KHL
Admiral – Metallurg M 2:3 (after OT) | Novosibirsk – Ak Bars 3:6 (end) | Avtomobilist – Barys 1:2 (end)
Torpedo – Salavat Yulaev 2:4 (end)
final
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
1:2 (0:0, 1:2, 0:0)
Barys Nur-Sultan
Wednesday 12.03.2014, 14:00 • Uralets, Yekaterinburg • KHL
     
    That's all from me today, thank you for following the action live with us. Have a nice rest of the day! Until next time, goodbye! (16:32:15)
     
    Before we say goodbye, let's take a look at the series in the East:
    Metallurg Magnitogorsk – Admiral 3-1
    Barys Astana – Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 4-0
    Ak Bars Kazan – Sibir Novosibirsk 2-2
    Salavat Yulaev Ufa – Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 1-2 (G4 in progress).
     
    The Kazakh side becomes the first semi-finalist in the East, while joining Lev and SKA in the West that proceded to the semi-finals yesterday.
     
    Shots on goal: AVT 10 (30), BAR 5 (22)
    Faceoffs: AVT 9 (31), BAR 14 (32)
    Penalties: AVT 2 (12), BAR 2 (24)
    Ice leaders:
    AVT – Tobias Viklund – 21:53
    BAR – Mike Lundin – 25:38.
     
    Third period is behind us, Barys hold onto the lead and are through to the semi-finals! 2:1 the final score, 4-0 sweep in the series. The fans are chanting and a standing ovation for Avtomobilist, to mark the end of their most successful campaign in the KHL. Roman Savchenko got the game-winner in the 28th minute. All four games have been a lot equal and tied, Avtomobilist put a good effort against one of the best teams in the league. Barys needed overtime in Astana in both games to break the brave Russians, while they snapped 2:1 wins in both games in Yekaterinburg to win the series.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:56
    Barys win the faceoff, clear the puc and are through to the next round!
     
    59:55
    Timeout Barys to calm the players down. One last chance for Avtomobilist this season. Can they prolong it?
     
    59:39
    The post saves Avto after a shot from Barys and the puck ricochets out to the right. Before Avto had a huge opportunity from close range, but Yermeyev pulls off a miraculous save.
     
    59:10
    Zhailauov blocks the shot on the blue, can't chase it down the ice and score with the empty net.
     
    58:43
    Barys clear the puck away, Dmitry Upper chases it against another defenceman, but as it crosses the line icing is called. Upper wouldn't agree.
     
    58:25
    Timeout Avtomobilist. Kovar is pulled to the net.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes to go in the third period, Avtomobilist keep pressure on Barys.
     
    57:32
    Yeremeyev deflects a shot from far left, between the blue and the faceoff circle and keeps Barys ahead.
     
    The fact is Avtomobilist have more possession this final period, but they need to step up even harder to score tonight and get at least overtime.
     
    56:16
    Lazarev again gets in the zone through the right alley, snaps a shot from wide range, easy deflection for Yeremeyev.
     
    55:39
    Avtomobilist answer back on the other side, Yeremeyev has to stop it and hold on for the faceoff, the shot coming from outside the right circle.
     
    55:23
    The puck slides from the left boards towards the Avto's net, Konstantin Romanov eager to get to it, but Kovar at the post covers and clears with a low movement with his stick.
     
    54:13
    No goal on Avtomobilist! A great opportunity as the shot from the blue deflects off the boards and to the right of the net where Anton Lazarev finds himself with his back facing the net and can't strike the puck with a backhander before Yeremeyev gets back to cover the other end! Huge opportunity missed!
     
    Today's attendance is 5570 (100% full).
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 34. Malykhin – 23. Savchenko, 28. Romanov (Zhailauov)

    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovar (Lobanov) – Gusev, Zhuravlyov, Lewandowski, Yefimov, Yemeleyev – Lazarev, Viklund, Lepisto, Chernov, Malykhin – Fyodorov, Simakov, Megalinsky, Vyglazov, Rybnitsky – Postnikov, Golyshev, Streltsov, Deveaux, Tryamkin
    Barys Nur-Sultan: Yeremeyev (Malgin) – Dawes, Barker, Bochenski, Lundin, Boyd – Savchenko, Litvinenko, Rudenko, Starchenko, Antropov – Kudroc, Semyonov, Zhailauov, Upper, Romanov – Polishchuk, Sagadeyev, Gavrilin, Grebenshchikov, Rakhmanov
    Referees: Gashvilov, Ravodin – Gordenko, Tomilov
    Attendance: 5570 (100% full)