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final
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Ak Bars Kazan
Friday 28.02.2014, 14:00 • Ufa Arena • KHL
     
    On that note the final buzzer has sounded and Salavat Yulaev have claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over their Eastern Conference rivals Ak Bars! They had the initiative right from the start but only in the third period could they make the breakthrough as Teemu Hartikainen beat Konstantin Barulin. Ak Bars could never really find their A-game tonight but they still stay ahead of Salavat in the table. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you soon for more exciting KHL hockey action! (16:16:10)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:47
    It's now the final seconds and a big fight has erupted in the middle of the ice between Nikulin and Khlystov!
     
    59:05
    We're into the last minute already and Ak Bars have pulled their goaltender for the extra skater!
     
    57:18
    Hartikainen! He could have finished the game there and then! Ak Bars poorly lose control of the puck, Hartikainen receives it unmarked, one times it but only into Barulin's chest!
     
    56:30
    Salavat go offside
     
    55:48
    Stapleton! Big chance for the American forward! Korneev finds him right on the doorstep but Stapleton completely miss hits it when all alone!
     
    55:02
    Svitov! On the top left of the crease he one times it looking to go upstairs but Vasilevskiy just manages to get his body on it!
     
    54:46
    Salavat commit icing again. Their opponents really do need to start creating as time is running down
     
    53:30
    Kaygorodov makes a fantastic cross ice pass but his teammate can't control it as he skates in!
     
    52:49
    Icing now from Salavat. There are still very few chances on offer for either side but being one down that will be of more concern for the team from Kazan
     
    52:02
    Petrov shields the puck away from Babchuk, cuts to the net and backhands it across the slot but it finds only Vasilevskiy's waiting glove
     
    51:26
    Salavat are now back to full strength
     
    50:53
    Despite having good possession of the puck Ak Bars just cannot create any openings and they ice the puck
     
    49:26
    Ak Bars have chance here to get back into the game, Alexander Stepanov for holding his opponent with his stick has been sent to the penalty box
     
    46:33
    Schitov! After Ak Bars cough up the puck in their own zone Schitov slaps the puck with all his might and Tomas Zaborski on the crease just can't direct it on target!
     
    45:04
    Three on two breakaway for the visitors but Korneev fumbles the puck under his stick and his eventual pass into the crease is cleared!
     
    43:40
    Salavat do indeed deserve that goal and they're pressing in the Ak Bars zone looking to hit their opponents while they're down
     
    41:30
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev! Finally we have the breakthrough! TEEMU HARTIKAINEN just on the left finishes off a powerful attack with a wrist shot into the near post which leaves Barulin powerless! It's 1-0! Assists- Dmitriy Makarov and Arturs Kulda
     
    41:07
    And here are the statistics after the first two periods-

    Shots (on target)- 37 (24)- 27 (16)
    Faceoffs- 27-14
    Hits- 15-9
    Penalty minutes- 4-20
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 42. Hartikainen (Makarov, Kulda)

    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Vasilevskiy (Volkov)- Sopel, Kulda, Khlystov, Zinovyev, Zaborski- Vishnevskiy, Babchuk, Makarov, Filatov, Hartikainen- Zubarev, Schitov, Mirnov, Pihlstrom, Kaygorodov- Isangulov, Gurkin, Stepanov, Glukhov, Slepyshev
    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov)- Nikulin, Korneev, Tereschenko, Petruzalek, Petrov- Heshka, Medvedev, Stapleton, Pesonen, Burmistrov- Osipov, Zakharchuk, Svitov, Varnakov, Milovzorov- Yarullin, Obukhov, Tkachyov, Vincour
    Referees: Olenin, Ronn, Koposov, Otmakhov
    Attendance: 8020