NNO 6:2 UFA | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)

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Novosibirsk – Ak Bars

3:2 (after OT)

Torpedo – Salavat Yulaev

6:2 (end)

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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

6:2 (2:1, 0:1, 4:0)

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Sunday 16.03.2014, 14:00 • Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod • KHL

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		Shots on goal: TOR 14 (29), SAL 7 (31) Faceoffs: TOR 18 (40), SAL 15 (34) Penalties: TOR 11 (25), SAL 11 (23) Ice leaders: TOR – Vladimir Denisov – 21:03 SAL – Arturs Kulda – 21:57.
		There will be some more penalties at the end of the game, but it won't spoil the joy for the home fans and Torpedo who survive the first elimination match and will have to face Salavat in Ufa for Game 7. An unbeliveable period by Torpedo scoring 4 goals in 20 minutes and a huge win for them to demolish Salavat prior to that final game.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:18	Sergei Sentyurin (TOR) and Brent Sopel (SAL) both get 5 min major penalties for fighting. 5-on-5 continues.
	59:18	We have a fight! Brent Sopel (SAL) and Sergei Sentyurin (TOR) drop the gloves and decide to deal with each other using their fists and after exchanging a few hits before the fight druing play and a couple during the fight – Sentyurin comes out victorious. Unfamiliar scene for the KHL but finally we've seen one!
	58:16	A scramble in front of Salavat's goal after Roman Lyuduchin couldn't have deked out the defence and take a shot but got his feel on the netminder. Nothing serious coming out.
	57:06	Both teams at full strength.
	56:48	Goal for Torpedo! They've started to finish their opponents off! Sakari Salminen looks like he's about to shoot from the point but instead feeds for JARKKO IMMONEN on the left post whose first shot gets deflected by Sokhatsky and then on the second attempt he sneaks it through. Assist: Sakari Salminen.
	56:25	Interference called on Alexander Mereskin (SAL) – Torpedo with the man advantage.
	56:06	Torpedo are in no hurry to form an attack so they hold onto the possession in the zone and move the puck around before going on the offense.
	55:06	Both Teemu Hartikainen (SAL) and Pavel Valentenko (TOR) get called for roughing and it will be 4-on-4.
	55:06	A bit of pushing and shoving in front of Torpedo's net between Hartikainen and Valentenko as nerves start to work.
	53:40	Torpedo are back to full strength. A couple of shots, but nothing too serious from Salavat during the powerplay.
	53:03	Teemu Hartikainen gets a good feed from the middle on the right post, but Kasutin doesn't let that one in.
	51:40	Vadim Khomitsky (TOR) is called for tripping. Can the shocked visitors strike back?
	51:13	Goalie change for Salavat: OUT – Andrei Vasilevsky IN – Vladimir Sokhatsky.
	51:13	Goal for Torpedo! This one might as well be over! SAKARI SALMINEN fires on a bounce off a defenceman after a shot taken from the blue, the puck gets through between the goalie and the left post.
	50:48	Torpedo get denied at the blue as Salavat are playing a good penalty kill.
	50:31	No organization in the zone by Torpedo.
	49:15	Alexander Stepanov (SAL) gets called for tripping to the box and Torpedo will have another chance to further exploit the momentum change.
	48:25	Goal for Torpedo! They restore a two-goal lead just like in the first period! A shot was directed on the net from the point, Vasilevsky was able to deflect it but only to before the crease on the left post where SAKARI SALMINEN was waiting and didn't have many problems sending it across the goal line.
	47:55	Goal for Torpedo! Out of nothing, Torpedo are ahead again! Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev on the left wing has to skate to behind the goal line and sends a beautiful centering pass across the crease to the right edge where VLADIMIR GALUZIN oen-times a perfect shot and restores the lead.
	47:27	Sakari Salminen jumps into the zone over the right but is double-teamed and gets his feed blocked before it could get to the middle.
	45:56	After a defensive mistake from Salavat, Torpedo get an opportunity in the slot, though the shot can't surprise Vasilevsky.
	45:38	Torpedo trying in the zone but can't establish an organized offense.
	44:33	Khlystov releases a quick wrister from the right faceoff point, Ivan Kasutin catches the puck in his glove and holds on.
	43:30	Just as Skachkov gets back in he drives the puck over the left alongside the boards and fires upon reaching mid-circle, but the shot can't find the way to the net.
	43:20	Torpedo are back at full strength.
	42:19	Arturs Kulda fires another one from the same spot, still no change on the boards.
	41:49	Salavat try from the blue line in the middle after a feed lined with it from the right, the one-timer goes wide to the right.
	41:20	Evgeny Skachckov (TOR) starts the period with a tripping call and a visit to the box.
	40:26	But they're quick in the zone putting Ivan Kasutin to a challenge from the right wing, easy save.
	40:10	Immediately Salavat ice the puck.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		A period marred by penalties, Salavat with more of the play, though Torpedo woke up towards the end. It's all squared after 40 minutes and the third period might turn the story and get us the winner. Either going to Game 7 or ending the story tonight. We'll see. Don't miss the third period at approx. 15:47 CET, 18:47 MSK, 10:47 EDT.
		Shots on goal: TOR 4 (15), SAL 14 (22) Faceoffs: TOR 7 (21), SAL 11 (17) Penalties: TOR 10 (14), SAL 4 (12).
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:46	Icing Salavat going on the attack. That has to hurt.
	39:00	One minute left in the second period.
	38:47	Good quick break 3-on-1 for Salavat, though with lots of time and space they can't beat Kasutin with a shot from outside the slot on the right.
	38:29	Vasilevsky makes another save on the backhander from the right circle and forces another draw.
	38:11	Dump from the right by Torpedo, the puck stops behind the goal line on the right and Salavat are the first to it.
	37:26	A good centering pass to the slot by Salavat could have resulted in a goal from short range, but Kasutin was focused and didn't let the puck through the five-hole.
	36:46	Torpedo wait a long time before going down the ice, but then can't organize transition and are offside in the middle.
	35:22	Torpedo try with a shot from the right circle, it gets blocked and deflected to another forward and out of the rink. The draw to the neutral.
	34:56	Holding call agains Salavat Yulaev, it's Alexander Stepanov (SAL) who was holding his opponent on the offense. This period is getting marred by penalties as the game turns physical.
	33:05	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! YEGOR DUBROVSKY scores a powerplay tally to tie the score just as Wolski was getting back so it will annull the other penalty. Dubrovsky stroke one up from the left circle and Kasutin couldn't see the puck through the scramble before it was too late. Assists: Ivan Vishnevsky, Dmitry Makarov.
	32:29	After the deflected shot from Kasutin, Torpedo able to clear the danger away.
	32:12	After hitting the post, Salavat continue the pressure and Ivan Kasutin is the man to save Torpedo now.
	31:56	Another penalty – Vadim Khomitsky (TOR) gets called for interference, 5-on-3 for Salavat.
	31:08	High-sticking is the call on Wojtek Wolski (TOR) and Salavat will have their third powerplay of the period. But before the draw could take place Antti Pihlstrom (SAL) and Alexei Potapov (TOR) got a bit of shoving and pushing so they'll all go to the box. Powerplay remaining for Salavat.
	30:35	Torpedo are back at full strength.
	30:19	Salavat get into the zone, Torpedo are there to clear. That could sum up the play lately.
	28:57	A hard shot from the left at the point, Pihlstrom screens Kasutin, but the puck never makes it through a lot of traffic.
	28:35	Hooking call on Pavel Valentenko (TOR) and Salavat get another opportunity on the powerplay.
	27:43	Immonen behind the net and feeds from the right, too many bounces in the slot force the puck to slip away and Salavat are down the ice.
	27:08	Salavat break out over the right wing, but the shot gets stopped by focused Kasutin and he holds on for the commercial break.
	26:48	Icing Salavat, Torpedo will get back to before Vasilevsky.
	26:21	Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev fires from the point, wide to the left. Neither team are able to establish dominant play.
	24:24	Icing against Salavat as they dump the puck from a bit too far.
	24:16	A dump in from Sibir from the middle, Salavat regain possession.
	23:29	Torpedo are back at full strength.
	22:46	Salavat establish the offense in the zone, a couple of back-and-forth passes, in the end a shot from Bretn Sopel from the left wing, Kasutin makes another save.
	22:12	A shot from the blue by Salavat, Kasutin deflects with ease.
	21:41	Salavat Yulaev back to full strenght, Torpedo are shorthanded.
	21:29	Mikhail Grigoryev (TOR) gets called to the box for cross-checking. 4-on-3 coming up for Salavat.
	21:24	Neither team able to get anything serious in the zone and the play is mostly end-to-end.
	20:01	1:33 left 4-on-4.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Sibir Novosibirsk are though to the semifinals after a win over Ak Bars Kazan in the second overtime.
		Shots on goal: TOR 10, SAL 8 Faceoffs: TOR 14, SAL 6 Penalties: TOR 4, SAL 8. Second period coming up at around 14:55 CET, 17:55 MSK, 09:55 EDT.
		What a crazy end to the period! An action-packed first 20 minutes of this game 6 with a goal-galore in the end. Torpedo overall better with more chances in the zone and a deserved lead, although it should have remained a two-goal lead. They will probably press even more in the second period.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:59	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! What a crazy end to the period! DMITRY MAKAROV ends the period with a goal 4-on-4 on a shot following a faceoff in the left faceoff spot of the Torpedo zone. Assist: Brent Sopel.
	19:41	Arturs Kulda (SAL) and Roman Lyuduchin (TOR) get called to the box for roughing as emotions and nerves started to work now. 4-on-4.
	19:33	Goal for Torpedo! Just as the powerplay starts, JARKKO IMONEN is in the right place to put the deflected puck off the goalie from the slot into the empty net while Vasilevsky was sitting on the ice. Quickly Torpedo build on the lead. Assist: Pavel Valentenko.
	19:20	Alexander Stepanov (SAL) gets called to the box for intereference on Evgeny Skachkov.
	19:00	One minute to go in the first.
	18:57	Goal for Torpedo! Just as I was to write no shots lately have been made and Torpedo puts great pressure on the defence in the zone, DENIS PARSHIN takes the puck in the zone on the right side, turns back and enters the high slot flipping the pass into the upper right corner, leaving Vasilevsky helpless. Assist: Vladimir Galuzin.
	18:11	Teemu Hartikainen fires from the right slot directly into Ivan Kasutin, he makes the save and holds on.
	17:07	Sakari Salminen was looking to get the pass in from the left, but it was only dumped and went across the line for icing.
	16:43	Not for long though as we have another change of possession.
	16:14	Salavat restart from behind their net but get backchecked with a high-forecheck Torpedo play, forcing a transition mistake and Torpedo are now in the zone.
	15:40	Icing Salavat on the left following the draw.
	15:33	What seemed like a slow dump in gets covered by Vasilevsky who holds on and freezes the clock.
	15:15	The visitors are back with five on the ice.
	14:38	Salavat deny Torpedo again in the zone and their second powerplay is more sterile than effective.
	13:29	A nice combination in the zone, Salminen gets the puck from the left edge of the slot to the left post, it's immediately forwarded into the slot right before the crease, but no one could deflect it in and the defence clear.
	13:15	Torpedo will get another opportunity on the powerplay. Vitaly Proshkin (SAL) gets called for tripping.
	13:08	Alexei Kaigorodov tries a shot on a backdoor pass at the blue, Kasutin deflects again.
	12:19	Ivan Kasutin makes a stick save from the right at the blue, keeps the puck aside on the left.
	12:08	Evgeny Skachkov gets into the zone on the left, is marked very well so he can't release a shot on goal, but the pass backwards to the blue line gets a shot on net, Vasilevsky keeps it away.
	11:36	A shot on net from the blue as Torpedo enter the zone and will have a draw deep before Vasilevsky.
	11:23	The game turns physical as Torpedo were on the attack and get hammered into the boards, no penalties were asigned however and the game continues.
	10:44	Salavat fire from the point on the left, Ivan Kasutin is focused and closes down on it stopping the clock.
	10:30	At least 5-6 clerances kill enough time for Torpedo to defend with the man down, they're back to full strength.
	09:34	Salavat just can't get anything dangerous on the net during this powerplay, Torpedo manage to clear every opportunity.
	09:04	Twice so far, great penalty killing unit for the hosts.
	08:51	Torpedo clear the zone.
	08:30	Mikahil Grigoryev (TOR) will ride the box after getting the call for high-sticking.
	08:22	Icing as Torpedo clear the puck after this mini-pressure from Salavat.
	08:12	Salavat have now put a couple of shots on Kasutin, but nothing too important.
	06:46	Sergei Bernatsky skates into the zone in the middle and receives a feed into space, has a lot of time and space in front, but his hard shot still can't beat Vasilevsky in net. Dominant play by Torpedo so far!
	06:19	Sakari Salminen fires from the point on the left, wide to the near post.
	05:39	Maxim Osipov gets into the zone slightly on the left, tightens to the middle and fires from the high slot, but the shot can't beat Vasilevsky.
	04:47	A nice feed to the slot from the right sideboards by Torpedo, the one-timer misses the net close to the left.
	04:32	Salavat Yulaev back to full strength. Not the best of powerplays for Torpedo, but it wasn't at all bad.
	04:13	Another clearance from Salavat.
	03:46	A hard slapper from the left wing by Torpedo aiming for the far post, goes wide to the right.
	03:20	After another save from Vasilevsky Salavat manage to clear down the ice.
	02:42	Vadim Khomitsky receives a pass to the left circle from the blue by Pavel Valentenko, but the shot gets deflected off Vasilevsky's chest.
	02:32	Sergei Sentyurin drives in quick over the left but gets tripped by Arturs Kulda (SAL) and Torpedo will go on their first powerplay tonight.
	01:16	First deflection for the visiting netminder, Vasilevsky had to deflect a deflection from short range.
	00:16	A good opportunity on the visitors right at the start coming in from the left, though the feed to the slot was too far to the back and uncatchable for the joining forward.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Kasutin (Gelashvili) – Wolski, Hietanen, Salminen, Immonen, Bernatsky – Valentenko, Galuzin, Parshin, Khomitsky, Krasnoslobodtsev – Grigoryev, Badyukov, Denisov, Skachkov, Lyuduchin – Konkov, Osipov, Sentyurin, Belokhvostikov, Potapov Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Vasilevsky Andrei (Sokhatsky) – Makarov, Sopel, Kulda, Hartikainen, Pankov – Vishnevsky, Shchitov, Mereskin, Khlystov, Dubrovsky – Zubarev, Mirnov, Pihlstrom, Kaigorodov, Vasilevsky Alexei – Isangulov, Stepanov, Proshkin, Slepyshev, Zaborsky Referees: Ravodin, Odins – Birin, Morozov.
		The Russian national anthem is over and the game should start soon.
		Series (Salavat lead 3-2): Salavat – Torpedo 1:3 (08/03/2014) Salavat – Torpedo 0:1 (09/03/2014) Torpedo – Salavat 1:2 3OT (11/03/2014) Torpedo – Salavat 2:4 (12/03/2014) Salavat – Torpedo 4:2 (14/03/2014) Game-winners: G1 – Mikhail Grigoryev – 29th min G2 – Krys Kolanos – 25th min G3 – Alexander Stepanov – 114th min G4 – Arturs Kulda – 40th min G5 – Yegor Dubrovsky – 47th min.
		Best players (playoffs): Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Evgeny Skachkov (F) – 4 points (1+3) Mikhail Grigoryev (D) – 3 points (2+1) Wojtek Wolski (F) – 2 points (1+1) Salavat Yualaev Ufa: Alexei Kaigorodov (F) – 4 points (0+4) Yegor Dubrovsky (F) – 3 points (3+0) Igor Mirnov (F) – 3 points (3+0)
		Warm welcome everyone! It's KHL again, Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Game 6 between Torpedo and Salavat Yulaev. Currently Salavat are ahead in the series 3-2 thanks to away wins in Nizhny Novgorod and breaking the curse of home ice in Game 5. Namely, in the first 4 games the visitors were victorious.
		Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.

Commentary by

Alan Ilijic

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 19. Parshin (Galuzin), 20. Immonen (Valentenko), 48. Galuzin, 49. Salminen, 52. Salminen, 57. Immonen (Salminen) – 20. Makarov (Sopel), 34. Dubrovsky (Vishnevsky, Makarov)

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Kasutin (Gelashvili) – Wolski, Hietanen, Salminen, Immonen, Bernatsky – Valentenko, Galuzin, Parshin, Khomitsky, Krasnoslobodtsev – Grigoryev, Badyukov, Denisov, Skachkov, Lyuduchin – Konkov, Osipov, Sentyurin, Belokhvostikov, Potapov

Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Vasilevsky Andrei (Sokhatsky) – Makarov, Sopel, Kulda, Hartikainen, Pankov – Vishnevsky, Shchitov, Mereskin, Khlystov, Dubrovsky – Zubarev, Mirnov, Pihlstrom, Kaigorodov, Vasilevsky Alexei – Isangulov, Stepanov, Proshkin, Slepyshev, Zaborsky

Referees: Ravodin, Odins – Birin, Morozov

Attendance: 5600

1st period
	02:32
	08:30
	13:15
	18:57
	19:20
	19:33
	19:41
	19:59
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:29
	28:35
	31:08
	31:56
	33:05
	34:56
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:20
	47:27
	47:55
	48:25
	49:15
	51:13
	51:40
	55:06
	56:25
	56:48
	59:18
Final