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after shootout (0:1)
Medvescak Zagreb
1:2 (0:0, 0:0, 1:1)
Severstal Cherepovets
Monday 27.01.2014, 19:30 • Zagreb Arena • KHL
     
    Severstal rode their luck in overtime, but largely thanks to their heroic goalkeeper Jakub Stepanek they held out and claimed the extra point with a 2-1 victory after penalty shots! They were much the better team for the first two periods before Sergey Monakhov struck early in the third, only to then be immediately pegged back by Bill Thomas's effort for Medvescak. The Russians weren't to be denied though and Linus Videll struck the winning penalty shot. Severstal claim the two points, whereas Medvescak get the one. Thanks for following the game with us, until next time! (22:12:13)
     
    Game over.
     
    The winning penalty shot is scored by LINUS VIDELL
     
    Matt Ellison has to score, but he can't find the net! Jakub Stepanek is the hero and it's Severstal's victory!
     
    Linus Videll goes for the left hand corner and finds it, 1-0!
     
    Bill Thomas steps up now for the hosts, but again Stepanek is there!
     
    Vadim Berdnikov is denied by Dekanich!
     
    Medvescak shoot first with Mike Glumac, but his attempt up close at the left hand post is covered with ease by Stepanek
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Somehow Severstal have survived, and this game is going to have to be decided by penalty shots! The winner today will get two points, whereas the loser will still get one
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:58
    Stepanek has to make another excellent pad save!
     
    64:41
    Stepanek makes an unbelievable double save at his near post from Ryan and Veske! How did he keep the puck out!
     
    64:30
    If we don't see a goal in these last 30 seconds of overtime, we are heading to a penalty shootout
     
    64:01
    Berdnikov from he right hand boards puts in a slapshot which Dekanich sees well
     
    63:35
    Thomas puts in a great shift for Medvescak, finds Cheechoo on the crease who can't even hit the target!
     
    62:59
    Dekanich covers up a loose puck trickling along towards his goal
     
    61:34
    Evgeniy Mons skates away on a fast breakaway for Severstal, but his snapshot from the left looking for the top left hand corner flies off target
     
    60:43
    Cheechoo! He battles for the puck hard at Stepanek's near post and flashes a pass across the face of the goal!
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 44. Thomas (Murley, Cheechoo) – 43. Monakhov, dec. p.s. Videll

    Medvescak Zagreb: Dekanich (Brust)- O'Connor, Kluberantz, Popovic, Svarny, Martinovic, Foster, Katic- Thomas, Nystrom, Glumac, Murray, Cheechoo, Veske, Ryan, Murley, Kane, Jessiman, Iggulden, Bjorkstrand, Ellison
    Severstal Cherepovets: Stepanek (Tryanichev)- Stasenko, Andersen, Caslava, Kalashnikov, Popov, Kiselevich, Evseenkov- Kuvaev, Berdnikov, Zemchenko, Videll, Mons, Chernov, Nikontsev, Gogolev, Monakhov, Kovyrshin, Buchnevich, Dedunov
    Referees: Zakharov, Kulakov, Maytak, Pronskyh
    Attendance: 13200