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final
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
3:6 (0:0, 1:3, 2:3)
Ak Bars Kazan
Wednesday 12.03.2014, 13:00 • Sibir Sports Complex (capacity 7,500) • KHL
     
    Final word -
    Enormous support for Sibir Novosibirsk didn't help home team. Opening period was poor with good hockey with both teams focusing on making as little mistakes as possibly can. Second period offered home team not focused enough and guests scored three times before home team replied with a gola on their own. Some hopes remained for last period, but Ak bars added three more goals to lead 6:1 already before letting home team to ease the defeat with two more goals.
    Series is now tied at 2 apiece.
    Eurolivescores player of the game – Shaun Heshka (Ak Bars) (15:33:42)
     
    Game stats -
    Shots: Sibir Nobosibirsk 24, Ak Bars Kazan 28
    Faceoffs: Sibir 31/66, Ak bars 35/66
    Penalties: Sibir 35, Ak Bars 33
    Ice time leaders: Yegor Martynov (20:27 on ice, 32 shifts) for Sibir and Shaun Heshka (23:52 on ice, 29 shifts) for Ak Bars
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:37
    Crowd still supports Sibir very loud despite poor result
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left to play in third period
     
    57:46
    Goal for Sibir!
    Ivan LEKOMTSEV scores on powerplay with a rocket-shot from right side
     
    55:02
    Koskiranta fires from left side, Garipov deflects puck
     
    53:50
    Stepan Zakharchuk (Ak Bars). 20min. leaving the players bench
     
    53:50
    Stepan Zakharchuk (Ak Bars). 4min. leaving the players bench
     
    52:46
    Nikita Kvartalnov (Sibir). 2min. high-sticking
     
    52:46
    Nikita Kvartalnov (Sibir). 20min. game misconduct
     
    52:46
    Nikita Kvartalnov (Sibir). 5min. fisticuffs
     
    52:46
    Alexander Burmistrov (Ak Bars). 5min. fisticuffs
     
    51:45
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    50:57
    Dmitry Kugryshev shoots from right side, Garipov saves another shot
     
    50:08
    Dmitry Monya fires from left faceoff circle, Garipov goes on his knees and savves shot
     
    49:45
    Janne Pesonen (Ak Bars). 2min. cross-checking
     
    49:22
    Goal for Sibir!
    Ten seconds later Jonas ENLUND scores for home team, but they seem far from any success for now
     
    49:12
    Goal for AK Bars!
    This already looks as a disaster for Sibir – Tomas VINCOUR extends Ak Bars lead to five goals
     
    45:29
    Goal for AK Bars!
    Shaun HESHKA fires from distance on left side and beats Bespalov 3 seconds into powerplay
     
    45:26
    Sergei Shumakov (Sibir). 2min. hooking
     
    44:56
    Goal for AK Bars!
    Scorer is BELOV.
     
    43:37
    Ak Bars also tries to add another goal to their account; their attacks are very dangerous, but no changes occur for now on scoreboard
     
    41:56
    Sibir looks determined to score in opening minutes of third period. Some puching occurs in front of Garipov after one of the actions – no penalties are given
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:04
    Goal for Sibir!
    Scorer is KOSKIRANTA.
     
    39:00
    One minute left in second period
     
    37:22
    Sibir is trying to implement some pressure and they hold possession, but Ak Bars easily blocks all their attempts
     
    35:23
    Crowd remains supportive for Sibir, but home team looks shocked with the events happening in second period
     
    33:58
    Goal for AK Bars!
    Nice combination of Ak Bars attacking line finishes with Janne PESONEN sending puck into home net – powerplay goal
     
    32:58
    Team penalty (Sibir) 2min. for too many players on the ice – Dmitry Monya sits on penalty bench
     
    32:50
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    31:57
    Vyacheslav Belov fires from distance, Garipov stops and covers puck
     
    30:50
    Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars) gets 2min. penalty for roughing
     
    30:02
    Stepan Zakharchuk shoots from blue line, Bespalov saves
     
    29:16
    Yegor Martynov shoots from right side, Garipov saves
     
    27:51
    Nikita Bespalov replaces Koskinen in front of home goal
     
    27:51
    Goal for AK Bars!
    Mikhail VARNAKOV deflects puck in front of Koskinen after Shaun Heshka's shot from blue line – puck enters the net and Ak Bars doubles the lead – powerplay goal!
     
    27:02
    Alexander Romanov (Sibir) gets 2min. penalty for roughing
     
    25:49
    Home team at full strength.
     
    25:28
    Several consecutive shots come in to Koskinen, but home goalie steps up big and saves every shot
     
    23:49
    Igor Ozhiganov (Sibir) gets 2 min. penalty for throwing the puck outside the playing area
     
    22:16
    Sibir is trying to answer quickly, but Ak Bars seems more focused and determined at the beginning of second period
     
    20:34
    Goal for AK Bars!
    Ilya NIKULIN skates into attacking zone surrounded by three Sibir players and backhands shot from wide angle on right side. Puck surprises Koskinen and finishes inside home net.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:00
    One minute left in first period
     
    18:17
    The best feature of slightly dissapointing first period is sure crowd. They support home team big time, but the play itself isn't all that interesting
     
    17:12
    Shaun Heshka fires from blue line, Koskinen saves another shot
     
    15:50
    Alexei Kopeikin shoots from left faceoff circle, Garipov is focused enoigh to stop the shot
     
    14:37
    Focused defensive play continues on both sides and few shots are fired throughout period so far
     
    12:44
    Pesonen shoots from left faceoff circle, Koskinen defelcts puck into corner
     
    11:38
    KirilL Petrov shoots from right side, Koskinen deflects
     
    10:21
    Support from crowd continues and both teams are working hard. however, there are no stats changes for now
     
    08:58
    Nervous opening minutes in Novosibirsk – most actions are stopped in neutral zone
     
    07:05
    Artyom Lukoyanov fires from close distance, but Koskinen is focused and deflects dangerous puck
     
    05:47
    Jonas Enlund shoots from left side, Garipov saves
     
    04:06
    Both teams are trying to impose their style of play. Home team is obviously intending to score as soon as it is possible, but one has to be fair – Ak BArs do not allow any space in front of their goal
     
    02:47
    Sibir is having enormous support by crowd, but so far they couldn't organize any dangerous attack
     
    Ilya Nikulin fires from distance, Koskinen saves again
     
    01:06
    Janne Pesonen shoots first shot of the game, Koskinen is ready and stops first puck
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 13:00.
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 40. KOSKIRANTA, 50. ENLUND (Monya), 58. LEKOMTSEV (Monya) – 21. NIKULIN, 28. VARNAKOV (Nikulin, Heshka), 34. PESONEN (Heshka, Svitov), 45. BELOV, 46. HESHKA (Svitov, Nikulin), 50. VINCOUR (Tereshchenko, Petrov)

    HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen, Bespalov – Belov, Martynov, Alexeyev, Kutuzov, Karavayev, lekomtsev, Ozhiganov – Monya, Lehtera, Enlund, Kugryshev, Kopeikin, Koskiranta, Shumakov, Gubin, Sannikov, Romanov, Kvartalnov, Ignatushkin, Butuzov
    Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov, Barulin, Nikulin, Tokranov, Belov, Heshka, Zakharchuk, korneyev, Yarullin – Tereshchenko, Vincour, Petrov, Stapleton, Varnakov, Burmistrov, Svitov, Pesonen, Obukhov, Bodrov, Tkachyov, Lukoyanov
    Referees: Kiselyov, Buturlin – Birin, Medvedev
    Attendance: 7,400