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final/OT
Barys Nur-Sultan
5:4 (1:1, 2:2, 1:1, 1:0)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Sunday 09.03.2014, 12:00 • Sports Palace of Astana • KHL
     
    Barys have taken complete control of this series against Avtomobilist with a 5-4 victory today after overtime which has put them 2-0 up overall! The side from Yekaterinburg fought well and created enough chances of their own to win it, but giving up a penalty in overtime is always going to end in tears and Mike Lundin put a dagger into Avtomobilist's hearts. Thanks for following the game with us, and join us again soon for more breathtaking KHL playoff action! (15:18:20)
     
    Game over.
     
    77:39
    Goal for Barys! They have taken advantage of that chance and won the game in the process! Off an effort from the point the puck pops out to MIKE LUNDIN who finally manages to beat the heroic Kovar, powerplay goal and it's 5-4!
     
    77:08
    But just as I say that Nikita Tryamkin for high sticking has been sent to the penalty box and Barys have a fantastic chance here to finish this game off
     
    76:52
    Avtomobilist are doing a good job now of calming the game down and giving Kovar a breather
     
    75:26
    Barys commit icing. We have just under five minutes remaining in the first period of overtime
     
    73:54
    Starchenko and Rudenko battle away for the puck on the slot but Kovar stands tall. Avtomobilist are really hanging on here!
     
    73:07
    Three on two now for Barys, they play the puck nicely but Kovar is once again on his game!
     
    72:03
    Just how didn't the puck go in Kovar's net! Unbelievable stuff here in Astana! Boyd feeds off a rebound practically on the goal line, it seems impossible to miss but Kovar comes up with a magical save to keep this one going!
     
    71:24
    Eremeev gets in a bit of trouble when coming out for the puck behind his net and his defenders bail him out!
     
    69:43
    Dawes! Chances are coming and going in quick succession! Dawes is unmarked on the left, he finds himself one on one but he fires wide of the near post!
     
    68:11
    Upper! Massive chance there to win the game for Barys! He skates one on one with Kovar, puts the netminder on the ice but Kovar makes a wonderful save from Upper's backhand!
     
    68:01
    Three big chances come and go for both sides! Avtomobilist come close twice and Rudenko has a wrist shot denied alertly by Kovar!
     
    66:43
    After a long pause the referees have ruled it a no goal much to the dismay of the home crowd! We play on with the score still locked at 4-4
     
    66:43
    Barys have the puck in the net as Talgat Zhailauov tucks home on the slot but the referees are taking a second look at this to see if the net had already come off its moorings or if Zhailauov scored with his skate!
     
    65:39
    Rudenko! Picking up a backhand feed he snaps the puck against Kovar's body from the left faceoff circle!
     
    64:43
    Barker! His heavy slapper drifts just wide of the right hand post! It's been a good start to overtime from both sides
     
    64:21
    Nigel Dawes from the left plays the puck across the slot but it can't find anyone waiting
     
    62:19
    Avtomobilist get set up in the zone, but the eventual effort from the blue line is blocked by traffic in front of Eremeev
     
    61:25
    After a heavy slapshot the puck is lying on the crease and with Kovar already down the visiting defenders do brilliantly to keep it out!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 6. Rakhmanov (Upper), 26. Starchenko (Rudenko, Antropov), 40. Starchenko, 47. Bochenski (Lundin), 78. Lundin – 12. Deveaux (Lewandowski, Emeleev), 31. Chernov (Malykhin, Viklund), 35. Malykhin (Lepisto, Lazarev), 57. Megalinskiy (Demagin)

    Barys Nur-Sultan: Eremeev (Malgin)- Savchenko, Kudroc, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Barker, Lundin, Grebenschikov- Zhailauov, Dawes, Polischuk, Sagadeev, Bochenski, Gavrilin, Rudenko, Upper, Boyd, Starchenko, Rakhmanov, Antropov, Romanov
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovar (Lobanov)- Gusev, Zhuravlev, Viklund, Lepisto, Megalinskiy, Antonov, Tryamkin- Demagin, Lazarev, Fedorov, Lewandowski, Simakov, Golyshev, Chernov, Vyglazov, Gorbunov, Deveaux, Arkalov, Emeleev, Malykhin
    Referees: Sergeev, Vasiliev, Golovyov, Paley
    Attendance: 4070