MET 3:2 SIB | Metallurg Magnitogorsk - HC Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)

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Lev – Donbass

3:4 (after OT)

Metallurg M – Novosibirsk

3:2 (end)

Barys – Salavat Yulaev

5:2 (end)

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Metallurg Magnitogorsk

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

HC Sibir Novosibirsk

Saturday 22.03.2014, 12:00 • KHL

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		Sibir dominated the third period and were rewarded with the second goal by Dmitry Monya in their race to catch up but they failed to force overtime in the end! Metallurg just concentrated on defense and counters which yesterday went wrong although the team went on to win in OT. Today the defensive tactic was just enough for Metallurg to beat Sibir 3-2! With a 2-0 lead for Metallurg in the best-of-seven series, they favourites could decide this series already in the next two games in Novosibirsk! Shots on goal: Metallurg 2 (20) – Sibir 15 (30)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:52	With the net empty Sergei Mozyakin misses the goal with a shot from the left wing!
	59:38	After a cross-pass in front of the net a Sibir player just misses the puck!
	59:30	Icing is called against Metallurg. Guests Sibir use this for a timeout!
	59:16	Mikko Koskinen leaves the SIbir net for an additional attacker – all or nothing for the guests!
	59:05	The guests still had no opportunity to pull out their goalie!
	58:44	Jan Kovar receives a long clearance deep inside the Sibir third but fails to controll the puck and Sibir are back in offense again!
	58:00	Two minutes are left on the clock and it's just a question of time until Sibir pull out their goalie for an additional skater!
	57:52	A pass from behind the net by Sibir's Kugryshev back towards the blue line is just missed by guest defender Lekomtsev...
	57:14	Sibir forward Jonas Enlund tries it with a wrap-around but just when he goes for a shot into the right bottom corner he is stopped by the home goalie Koshechkin!
	56:30	Metallurg are trying to keep the puck as far away from their net as possible and are just concentrating on defense – and if possible counter chances!
	54:39	The guests are back at full strength and we continue with 5 vs 5 hockey.
	54:05	Several long clerances by the guest defense keep Metallurg far away from their net.
	53:29	Metallurg are back at full strength and have a short power play themselves now.
	52:39	Alexander Romanov (Sibir) gets two minutes for slashing. The game continues with a 4-on-4 situation! This penalty could be very crucial... !
	52:24	Two Sibir forwards miss a cross-pass just in front of the Metallurg goal!
	51:29	Evgeny Grigorenko (Metallurg) gets two minutes for throwing the puck outside the playing area. Sibir have the big chance now to tie the match in power play!
	50:55	Goal for Sibir! A bit surprising the guests are able to cut the deficit to the half! DMITRY MONYA received a pass by Konstantin Alexeyev inside the middle period, skated towards the right circle and beat Koshechkin with a hard shot into the left corner! 3-2 only! Can Sibir come back again in the third period just as yesterday?! Assisted by Konstantin Alexeyev.
	50:28	Francis Pare has the puck on the left wing but fails to find a team mate in a good scoring position...
	49:20	Metallurg's Danis Zaripov loses the puck on the left wing.
	48:09	The hosts are back at full strength. The time is running out slowly but steadily for guests Sibir!
	47:29	It took the guests from Siberia a long time to really get their power play formation into position but now they almost scored with a tripple chance! First Dmitry Monya tried it from short distance after coming from the right wing. The rebound came to a Sibir defender whose shot from the blue line was blocked by the Metallurg defense aswell before Vyacheslav Belov was stopped during his scoring attempt from the right circle when he couldn't get the puck past the already beaten Koshechkin!
	46:09	Dmitry Kazionov (Metallurg) gets two minutes for interference after stopping unfair Sibir forward Dmitry Monya on the left wing!
	45:15	Metallurg prepare their attacks very carefully, wait always a long time behind their own net in this period. With a 3-1 lead in their favour the hosts have no reason to risk anything. Sibir are forced to show somthing!
	43:59	Fast attack by the home side from Magnitogorsk but after receiving a pass close to the blue line Danis Zaripov couldn't surprise the guest goalie Koskinen with his shot from the right wing!
	42:30	The puck goes back and forth in an entertaining start into the third period.
	41:18	Almost the break away for the home side after a long pass towards the Sibir blue line but the last defender stops the Metallurg forward in the very last moment with fair methods!
	40:46	Just when Metallurg were back at full strength, Dmitry Monya received a pass from behind the net but with his one-timer from within the slot he failed to surrpise Koshechkin who deflects the pcuk wide!
	40:43	The hosts are back at full strength.
	40:32	With a man more on the ice due to the penalty against Jan Kovar late in the previous third, the guests start very aggressively and take over the initiative.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Sibir tied the game in power play early in the middle period but Metallurg answered almost immidiately, also with a man more on the ice. Afterwards Metallurg had the better scoring chances, dominated the period and were able to make it 3-1 with power play goal number 2 of the period! Shots on goal: Metallurg 7 (18) – Sibir 10 (15)
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:51	Long clerance by the home side deep into the Sibir third!
	39:25	Sibir are able to keep the puck inside the Metallurg third but not to create any danger at all despite having a man more on the ice.
	38:43	Jan Kovar (Metallurg) gets two minutes for holding.
	38:30	Metallurg are completely dominating the game right now. It's more likely that they score the 4th than that Sibir score the 2nd!
	36:48	Icing against Sibir.
	36:26	A pass by Francis Pare from the left wing is deflceted by a defender and leaves the Sibir defensive zone...
	35:02	Goal for Metallurg! The hosts needed a bit to find to their power play formation but now they have done the damage – 3-1 in power play! The top offensive line does all the work for Metallurg again! Danis Zaripov with a pass from the right circle finds line mate SERGEI MOZYAKIN close to the left circle and with a powerful one-timer into the left corner he beats Koskinen in the Sibir net! Assisted by Danis Zaripov.
	33:51	Yegor Martynov (Sibir) gets two minutes for hooking.
	32:37	Both teams are back at full strength and we continue with 5 vs 5.
	32:26	Sibir goalie Koskinen leaves his net to clear a long pass before a Metallurg forward can reach it!
	32:15	Sibir have a lot of trouble to even make it into the Metallurg zone.
	31:07	The Sibir penalty is over and they have 90 seconds of power play left!
	30:37	Jan Kovar (Metallurg) gets two minutes for holding. After half a minute of 4 on 4 hockey, Sibir will have a power play themselves!
	30:16	Shorthanded break away for Sibir but forward Jarno Koskiranta is stopped in the very last moment when he skated towards the right post!
	29:47	The Sibir defense clears the puck but it is stopped by a Metallurg player already inside the neutral zone!
	29:07	Yegor Martynov (Sibir) gets two minutes for tripping. So far Metallurg scored twice with the special teams on ice – first shorthanded, then in power play!
	28:46	Yegor Martynov's scoring attempt from the left wing goes straight into the gloves of Metallurg goalie Koshechkin. Sibir are intensifying their efforts though!
	27:27	Sibr defender Vyacheslav Belov tries it with a powerful one-timer from the blue line that goes just wide to the net after Koshechkin deflects the puck with his glove hand!
	27:16	Francis Pare waits for a face off and is pushed in the face by his Sibir opponent but the referees just ignore it...
	27:09	A Metallurg forward intercepts the puck inside the neutral zone and is stopped hard inside the Sibir third by two opponents but the game is stopped due to an offside call against the hosts.
	26:07	A powerful shot by Evgeny Biryukov from the left wing goes just wide to the left past the Sibir net...
	25:00	It's a completely open game in the first minutes of the middle period and everything can happen any time. Metallurg and Sibir are offering good playoff hockey in game #2.
	24:02	Sibir forward Dmitry Kugryshev receives the puck left to the Metallurg net, turns around and tries to fire the puck into the right top corner but the home defense is able to clear the situation!
	23:08	Long solo by Metallurg forward Evgeny Grigorenko but in the end he loses the puck inside the neutral zone just before reaching the Sibir blue line.
	22:07	Goal for Metallurg! What a spectacular start into the middle period! In power play Metallurg restore their lead! FRANCIS PARE received the puck on the left wing and from close to the left circle he found the hole in the guest defense to place the puck in the right corner! 2-1 Metallurg! Assisted by Chris Lee.
	21:33	Yegor Martynov (Sibir) gets two minutes for holding the stick.
	20:44	Goal for Sibir! Due to the penalty against Oskar Osala late in the first period, Sibir were allowed to start with a man more on the ice into the middle period and in power play they tie the game! After Koshechkin allowed a rebound after a blue line shot by Vyacheslav Belov it was Sibir team mate DMITRY MONYA who scored with the second attempt from short distance to make it 1-1! Assisted by Vyacheslav Belov!
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Metallurg dominated the first period and had more and the better opportunities than their opponents Sibir. The guests not only failed to use a 5 minute penalty after Metallurg's Tim Brent was sent off with a match penalty but they also got scored against during their long power play when Dmitry Kazionov was able to use a mistake in defense. Only after the end of their five minute power play Sibir improved a bit and a defender hit the crossbar with a shot from the blue line! Shots on goal: Metallurg 11 – Sibir 5
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:45	2-on-3 shorthanded counter for Metallurg but they are not able to create more than a harmless distance shot from the left wing by Vladimir Malenkikh.
	19:13	Oskar Osala (Metallurg) gets 2+10 minutes for a check against the head! The second big penalty against a player of the home team in this first period.
	18:15	The guests are back at full strength and can be happy to not have been scored against!
	17:50	Danis Zaripov with a pass for Sergei Mozyakin who waits inside the slot but from short distance he misses the guest net to the right!
	16:56	A powerful blue line attempt by Metallurg defender Rinat Ibragimov goes just wide!
	16:15	Two minute team penalty against Sibir for having too many players on the ice. Nikita Kvartalnov sits down in the penalty box.
	15:59	A scoring attempt by Sergei Mozyakin from close to the right circle is deflected by a defender and goes wide significantly...
	15:04	Both teams are back at full strength. Metallurg were able to use the additional space a lot better than their opponents from Siberia.
	14:43	Evgeny Grigorenko's shot from the right circle is not placed well enough and goes straight into the gloves of Koskinen!
	14:06	Metallurg's Mikhail Yunkov carries the puck into the Sibir third left completely on his own, skates behind the net and gives a pass to team mate Sergei Mozyakin whose shot from the left circle is deflected wide by Koskinen! Good opportunity for Metallurg to increase their small lead!
	13:04	Jan Kovar (Metallurg) gets two minutes for interference. Alexander Kutuzov (Sibir) gets two minutes for roughing. The game continues with a long 4 on 4 situation!
	13:04	3-on-3 attack for the guests but they skate into an offside position.
	12:11	Sibir win a face off at the right circle inside the Metallurg third and defender Ivan Lekomtsev tries it with a powerful shot from the blue line but the puck goes inches wide to the left post!
	12:05	Another blue line shot by the guests, this time from close to the right wing, but Koshechkin stops the puck and even avoids a rebound.
	11:17	Sibir are becoming stronger since their power play ended! A 2-on-2 rush is finished by Dmitry Monya but his one-timer from just left to the right circle is caught by Koshechkin!
	10:46	WIth a blue line shot a Sibir defender hits the crossbar of the Metallurg net! Koshechkin would have been completely chanceless!
	10:08	Both teams are back at full strength. Currently both sides are trying to calm down the game a bit.
	09:14	The five minute penalty against Metallurg is over and they have a short power play themselves now! Not only wasted Sibir the long power play but also did they get scored at – the momentum clearly is on Metallurg's side!
	08:42	One-timer by Metallurg defender Viktor Antipin from the blue line but Koskinen makes a pad save to the side!
	08:08	Ivan Lekomtsev (Sibir) gets two minutes for hooking after stopping a Metallurg forward on the right wing to avoid a break away! The game continues with a 4-on-4 before Metallurg get a power play themselves for the first time today!
	06:29	Goal for Metallurg! And this icing call against Sibir has serious consequences! DMITRY KAZIONOV won the face off at the left circle but lost the puck to Sibir defender Andrei Plekhanov left to the net. Plekhanov and a team mate then crashed into each other, lost the puck and Kazionov found himself alone in front of the net and beat Koskinen in the 1-on-1 to score the 1-0 for Metallurg shorthnaded! What a strange situation! Without assist!
	06:23	Another icing call against the guests after a long pass was not stopped at the Metallurg blue line. Almost half the penalty is over and Sibir still couldn't create any danger.
	06:07	Icing against Sibir.
	05:30	With several long clearances the home side avoids that the Sibir power play formation can get into position!
	04:14	Tim Brent (Metallurg) gets 5+20 minutes for interference and misconduct and receives a match penalty! Bitter for the home side! Sibir get a five minute power play in which they can score without the power play ending. Yaroslav Kosov sits down in the penalty box for Metallurg!
	04:14	Sibir forward Dmitry Monya is laying on the ice injured after being hit very hard by Metallurg's Tim Brent! He receives treatment by the Sibir medical staff on the ice and they check how serious he is injured!
	03:40	After a pass by Jan Kovar from within the slot towards the right circle it is line mate Danis Zaripov who tries to beat Sibir goalie Koskinen with a wrap-around but the Fin shows a quick reaction and keeps the "zero" against with a pad save!
	02:27	Yaroslav Khabarov tries it with a shot from the left wing at height of the blue line but fails to surprise guest goalie Mikko Koskinen.
	01:15	Home side Metallurg immidiately takes over the initiative and has long puck possession without starting a serious attack yet.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Antipin, Biryukov, Tereshchenko, Khabarov, Lee, Ibragimov, Malenkikh – Mozyakin, Zaripov, Kovar, Pare, Kazionov, Potekhin, Platonov, Kosov, Yunkov, Timkin, Brent, Osala, Grigorenko Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen (Bespalov) – Belov, Martynov, Alexeyev, Kutuzov, Lekomtsev, Ozhiganov, Plekhanov – Monya, Lehterä, Enlund, Kugryshev, Kopeikin, Koskiranta, Shumakov, Gubin, Sannikov, Karamnov, Romanov, Kvartalnov, Ignatushkin Referees: Ronn, Olenin – Lazarev, Putilin
		Metallurg Magnitogorsk – 1st in the Eastern Conference during regular season – knew it would be a tough Conference semifinal series against Sibir Novosibirsk after the outsiders from Siberia threw out two-time Gagarin Cup winners Ak Bars Kazan in the first playoff round. Game #1 on Friday didn't disappoint. Metallurg won 3-2 in overtime after Sibir were able to tie the game after a two-goal deficit with a double late in the third period before Sergei Mozyakin scored the match winner for Metallurg in the 67th minute! In the end Metallurg's top scoring line made the difference again with all of the three frowards (Sergei Mozyakin – Jan Kovar – Danis Zaripov) scoring one goal! Game #2 should be a close one aswell. If Metallurg can add the important second win or if Sibir come back to tie the best of seven series, we'll see very soon!
		Welcome. Game starts at 07:00 ET / 12:00 CET / 15:00 MSK / 17:00 local time in Magnitogorsk.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 7. Kazionov, 23. Pare (Lee), 36. Mozyakin (Zaripov) – 21. Monya (Belov), 51. Monya (Alexeyev)

Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Antipin, Biryukov, Tereshchenko, Khabarov, Lee, Ibragimov, Malenkikh – Mozyakin, Zaripov, Kovar, Pare, Kazionov, Potekhin, Platonov, Kosov, Yunkov, Timkin, Brent, Osala, Grigorenko

HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen (Bespalov) – Belov, Martynov, Alexeyev, Kutuzov, Lekomtsev, Ozhiganov, Plekhanov – Monya, Lehterä, Enlund, Kugryshev, Kopeikin, Koskiranta, Shumakov, Gubin, Sannikov, Karamnov, Romanov, Kvartalnov, Ignatushkin

Referees: Ronn, Olenin – Lazarev, Putilin

1st period
	04:14
	06:29
	08:08
	13:04
	16:15
	19:13
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:44
	21:33
	22:07
	29:07
	30:37
	33:51
	35:02
	38:43
2nd intermission
3rd period
	46:09
	50:55
	51:29
	52:39
Final