NNO 2:4 UFA | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)

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)

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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

2:4 (0:0, 1:3, 1:1)

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Wednesday 12.03.2014, 16:00 • Trade Union Sport Palace (capacity: 5500) • KHL

		Final word - Nizhny Novgorod team was in big chance to gain 3-1 lead in this series on home ice. They were in fact predominant in every game stats possible except goals. Opening period did not impress. Home team took the lead in second, but allowed three goals to Salavat in final four minutes of period. Last period was a hunt for second and possible third goal, but Ufa players defended well. Ray of hope shone for Torpedo 2:10 before final buzzer, but they allowed guests to score emty-netter and that did it for the night. Eurolivescores player of the game – Arturs Kulda (Salavat Yulaev) (18:32:16)
		Game numbers - Shots: Torpedo 41, Salavat Yulaev 21 Faceoffs: Torpedo 41/66, Salavat Yulaev 25/66 Penalties: Torpedo NN 8, Salavat Yulaev Ufa 14 Ice time leaders: Pavel Valentenko (22:59 on ice, 27 shifts) for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Arturs Kulda (26:03 on ice, 27 shifts) for Salavat Yulaev
		Third period stats - Shots: Torpedo 12, Salavat Yulaev 4 Faceoffs: Torpedo 14/21, Salavat Yulaev 7/21 Penalties: Torpedo -, Salavat Yulaev 4
	60:00	Game over.
	59:00	One minute left in third period
	58:20	Gelashvili comes back on
	58:20	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! Yegor DUBROVSKY scores empty-net goal
	57:50	Goal for Torpedo! Jarkko Immonen fires a big shot and beats Vasilevsky
	57:36	Krasnoslobodtsev fires backhanded from right side, Vasilevsky saves another shot
	57:18	Juuso Hietanen fires from blue line on left side, Vasilevsky saves Salavat
	56:06	Gelashvili again leaves the ice, sixth skater comes on
	55:13	Wolski shoots from left faceoff circle, Vasilevsky deflects puck into his right corner
	53:45	Visiting team at full strength.
	52:56	Gelashvili returns to ice
	52:00	Gelashvili leaves his net, sixth skater comes on for Torpedo
	51:45	Home team timeout.
	51:45	Arturs Kulda (Salavat Yulaev). 2min. kneeing
	50:47	Visiting team at full strength.
	50:02	Home team spends powerplay time circling inside attacking zone, but so far they are unable to beat Vasilevsky
	48:47	Denis Tolpeko (Salavat Yulaev). 2min. high-sticking
	48:45	Lyuduchin shoots from close distance on right side, Vasilevsky saves with great reaction
	46:48	Alexander Makarov shoots from blue line, Vasilevsky deflects dangerous puck
	45:55	Denis Tolpeko shoots from right side, Gelashvili makes another save
	44:47	Arturs Kulda fires from distance, Gelashvili saves
	43:08	Nothin serious happens for now, play goes on mostly in neutral zone
	41:48	Play is currently up and down, actions and passes are not precise
	40:01	Georgy Gelashvili replaces Ivan Kasutin in front of Torpedo's goal
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Second period stats - Shots: Torpedo 15, Salavat Yulaev 12 Faceoffs: Torpedo 14/28, Salavat Yulaev 14/28 Penalties: Torpedo 4, Salavat Yulaev 2
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:29	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! Arturs KULDA fires from blue line, Kasutin has no vision and puck end behind his back
	39:00	One minute left in second period
	38:38	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! Igor MIRNOV effectively finishes quick counter-attack and provides first lead of the game for his team
	37:26	Immonen shoots from left side, Vasilevsky saves
	36:06	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! Ivan VISHNEVSKY fires big shot from right side and levels the result on powerplay
	35:39	Krystofer Kolanos (Torpedo) gets 2 min. penalty for slashing
	34:35	Valentenko shoots from distance, Vasilevsky deflects rocket-puck
	33:09	Home team at full strength.
	32:37	Penalty shot missed
	32:37	Penalty shot for 24.Nikita Shchitov (Salavat Yulaev). slashing. Penalty shot by 15.Alexei Badyukov (Torpedo)
	32:31	Igor Mirnov shoots from right side, kasutin saves
	31:09	Mikhail Grigoryev (Torpedo). 2min. slashing
	30:56	Alexander pankov fires from inbetween circles, Kasutin saves again
	29:45	Anton Slepyshev fires from wide angle on right side, Kasutin saves
	28:14	Kolanos shoots from right side, Vasilevsky saves
	26:50	Vasilevsky saves his team when Evgeny Skachkov came in front of him on fast breakaway
	25:33	Krasnoslobodtsev shoots from close distance on left side, Vasilevsky goes on his knees and saves his team
	24:01	Goal for Torpedo! Scorer is GALUZIN.
	22:35	Jarkko Immonen saves from inbetween faceoff circles, Vasilevsky saves
	21:17	Sakari Salminen shoots from left side, Vasilevsky saves
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		First period stats - Shots: Torpedo NN 14, Salavat Yualev Ufa 5 Faceoffs: Torpedo 13/17, Salavat Yulaev 4/17 Penalties: Torpedo 4, Salavat Yulaev 8
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:00	One minute left in first period
	18:11	Pressure continues, Salavat defends well
	16:37	Torpedo applies quite strong pressure and circles inside Salavat zone, but no shots are made
	15:29	Visiting team at full strength.
	13:29	Dmitry Makarov (Sal. Yulaev) gets 2 min. penalty for holding
	12:43	Torpedo is getting loud support from fans in packed Trade Union Sport Palace
	11:27	Home team at full strength.
	10:43	Visiting team at full strength.
	09:27	Mikhail Grigoryev (Torpedo) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
	08:55	Torpedo playing in full strength, Salavat Yulaev with four players
	08:43	Alexander Stepanov (Salavat Yulaev) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
	06:55	Vladimir Denisov (Torpedo). 2min. roughing
	06:55	Denis Tolpeko (Salavat Yulaev). 2min. roughing
	05:55	Salavat Yulaev looks betetr in recent minutes, but so far there are no changes on scoreboard
	04:07	Konkov fires from left side, Vasilevsky saves
	03:29	Visiting team at full strength.
	02:01	Evgeny Skachkov fails to beat Vasilevsky one-on-one
	01:29	Denis Tolpeko (Salavat Yulaev) gets 2 min. penalty for slashing
	00:01	Game started.
		Torpedo leads in series with 2-1
		Russian National Anthem is played
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 25. GALUZIN (Krasnoslobodtsev), 58. IMMONEN (Grigoryev) – 37. VISHNEVSKY (Koltsov, Kaigorodov), 39. MIRNOV (Zubarev, Kaigorodov), 40. KULDA, 59. DUBROVSKY

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Kasutin, Gelashvili – Hietanen, Makarov, Valentenko, Khomitsky, Grigoryev, Denisov, Belokhvostikov – Parshin, Salminen, Immonen, Galuzin, Krasnoslobodtsev, Skachkov, Wolski, Kolanos, Lyuduchin, Badyukov, konkov, Dvurechensky, Mishchenko

Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Vasilevsky, Sokhatsky – Sopel, Kulda, Vishnevsky, Shchitov, Zubarev, Koltsov, Isangulov, Vasilevsky – Makarov, Hartikainen, Pankov, Khlystov, Dubrovsky, Tolpeko, Mirnov, Pihlstrom, Kaigorodov, Mereskin, Stepanov, Slepyshev

Referees: Zakharov, Bulanov – Palei, Lazarev

Attendance: 5,600

1st period
	01:29
	06:55
	06:55
	08:43
	09:27
	13:29
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:01
	31:09
	35:39
	36:06
	38:38
	39:29
2nd intermission
3rd period
	48:47
	51:45
	57:50
	58:20
Final