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final/OT
Lev Praha
2:1 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0 - 1:0)
Medvescak Zagreb
Sunday 02.03.2014, 17:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL
     
    With 2 points, Lev now have 98 points, and will finish 3rd place in the Western Conference. With 1 point, Medvescak now have 89 and stay for now in 6th place, 1 point ahead of CSKA Moscow. 6th and 7th place will be determined on Tuesday, with CSKA at home against Dinamo Minsk and Medvescak visit Slovan Bratislava.

    If they remain 6th, Medvescak will be returning here to Prague for the start of the playoffs next Friday. If they finish 7th, their first-round opponent will be SKA St Petersburg. (20:52:52)
     
    Game over.
     
    61:58
    Goal for Lev!
    Right off the faceoff, Patrik Zackrisson won the draw back to Topi Jaakola, whose shot was beautifully re-directed by MARTIN THORNBERG into the net for the game-winning goal. Assists: Topi Jaakola, Patrik Zackrisson.
     
    61:53
    Thornberg from his familiar left-hand shot from the right wing, right on Dekanich, who holds on.
     
    61:21
    Vrana from the point, pad save Dekanich.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Both teams with a point, Lev now have 97 and Medvescak 89. Valuable for both teams in the jockeying for final playoff positioning. A second point would be valuable for each as well, and they'll battle for that in overtime and then, if nobody scores, a shootout.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:51
    Vrana with a wrister from a sharp angle, blocker save Dekanich.
     
    58:34
    Repik with a wrister, pad save Dekanich. Lev coming on, they want the 3 points.
     
    58:27
    A stretch pass tying to spring Murley on a breakaway is intercepted and Lev gets a chance the other way, hard slapper from Azevedo but Dekanich again keeps it out.
     
    58:05
    Icing Medvescak.
     
    58:00
    Dangerous rush from Jiri Sekac, who bowls his way through the defence, stopped by Dekanich, who's knocked back in his net but keeps the puck out.
     
    57:19
    Offside Medvescak again.
     
    57:05
    Offside Medvescak.
     
    56:45
    Topi Jaakola with a high wrister through traffic, caught and held by Dekanich.
     
    56:16
    Now a slapper by Vrana, right on Dekanich, who holds on.
     
    55:46
    Sekac tries to go five-hole from the high slot, stick save Dekanich.
     
    53:35
    A pass to the point misses and the puck goes back to the Medvescak zone, which will kill the rest of their power play.
     
    52:15
    Mark Popovic hammers Petr Vrana into the boards in the neutral zone, Lev fans whistle but play continues.

    Derek OBrien

    Goals and assists: 15. Novotny (Maenpaa, Azevedo), 62. Thornberg (Jaakola, Zackrisson) – 12. Ryan (Jessimen)


    Lev Praha: Vehanen (Engren) – Ševc, Mäenpää, Gragnani, Němec, Jaakola, O'Byrne, Nakládal – Azevedo, Novotný, Ullström – Sekáč, Vrána, Thörnberg – Zackrisson, Kapanen, Řepík – Ridderwall, Cingel, Pacovský – Matai
    Medvescak Zagreb: Dekanich (Brusk) – Martinović, Popović, Švarný, Foster, Katić, Klubertanz, O'Connor – Thomas, Murley, Cheechoo – Linglet, Vesce, Ellison – Jessimen, Ryan, Glumac – Kane, Murray, Björkstrand – Nyström

    Referees: Kulakov, Tsyplakov – Parfyonov, Golyak