KHL
Metallurg M – Salavat Yulaev 1:0 (after OT)
final/OT
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0)
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Friday 11.04.2014, 15:00 • Metallurg Ice Arena • KHL
     
    METALLURG MAGNITOGORSK is the second finalist of this season of KHL and it will fight with LEV PRAHA for the cup! Both of these teams went through playoffs like a knife through a butter and it will be very interesting series to watch! (17:31:30)
     
    Shots on goal – 38:24.
    Penalties – 1:1.
    Bully – 28:20.
     
    61:14
    Game over.
     
    61:14
    Goal for Metallurg!
    IT IS OVER! The whole arena exploded with joy when Potehin found YAROSLAV KHABAROV from behind the net who sent Metallurg to the finals with his shot in the top right corner of the net! Assist: Bogdan Potehin.
     
    60:45
    Timeout of Ufa.
     
    60:45
    Icing of visitors.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Shots on goal – 34:24.
    Penalties – 1:1.
    Faceoffs – 27:17.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:00
    The last minute of the third period.
     
    58:07
    Offside of Salavat.
     
    55:48
    Vasilevski stopped two rebound shots of Makarov and Hartikainen.
     
    55:02
    And again.
     
    54:53
    Icing of Ufa.
     
    53:52
    Zubarev aimed in Koshechkin's chest from the blue line.
     
    53:23
    No shots on both sides.
     
    51:13
    The home team is in full strength, Ufa couldn't get a single shot on the net.
     
    50:18
    Magnitogorsk clears the puck twice in a row.
     
    49:13
    Khabarov gets called in for roughing.
     
    47:59
    Malinovsky completely missed from the right circle.
     
    47:01
    Koshechkin and Vasilevski were forced to make easy saves.
     
    45:07
    No chances on both sides.
     
    44:18
    Yunkov sent the puck in the offensive third.
     
    42:41
    Koshechkin deflected Glukhov's wrist shot from between the circles with his blocker.
     
    41:55
    Koshechkin deflected Isangulov's weak shot from the blue line.
     
    41:00
    Another careful beginning of a period.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 25:18.
    Penalties – 0:1.
    Faceoffs – 18:10.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:10
    Icing of Ufa.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period.
     
    38:38
    Khlystov was slashed over his glove, but referees missed that.
     
    38:05
    Ufa has the puck in its defensive third under control.
     
    37:25
    Kovar was completely alone in front of the net, but Mozyakin decided to shoot and he missed. What an awful decision.
     
    35:04
    Koshechkin deflected Slepyshev's shot from the left circle with his blocker.
     
    34:21
    Ufa cleared the puck without and icing.
     
    33:00
    Magnitogorsk is much more active now.
     
    32:33
    Pare's shot from the right circle was caught by Vasilevski as well.
     
    30:28
    Slepyshev aimed in Koshechkin's chest from the right side.
     
    29:37
    Vasilevski showed another great save, this time he denied Yunkov by lifting his pad!
     
    28:10
    No shots on both sides in the last two minutes.
     
    25:37
    The videoreferee confirmed this amazing save of Vasilevski!
     
    25:37
    Vasilevski has maybe just shown the best save of the season! Mozyakin's shot was deflected to completely undefended Antipin, who was shooting in the empty net, but Vasilevski denied his shot with his glove on the goal line!
     
    24:59
    Yunkov's shot from the left circle was caught in Vasilevski's glove.
     
    24:36
    Kovar just sent the puck to Ufa defenders.
     
    24:05
    Ufa is slightly more active now.
     
    23:18
    Koshechkin deflected Stepanov's shot from between the circles.
     
    22:10
    Ibragimov's slapshot from the blue line was caught in Vasilevski's glove.
     
    20:59
    Both teams play very defensive at the beginning of the second period.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 7:7.
    Penalties – 0:1.
    Faceoffs – 8:4.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:00
    The last minute of the first period.
     
    18:32
    Ufa is in full strength, not the best powerplay of Metallurg.
     
    18:01
    Mereskin didn't find anyone in front of Koshechkin's net.
     
    17:26
    Mozyakin aimed in the chest of Vasilevski from the right circle.
     
    17:20
    Metallurg is in the offensive third, but it's not shooting.
     
    16:32
    Slepyshev gets called in for delaying the game.
     
    15:25
    No chances on both sides. Metallurg lost pressure it had at the beginning of this period.
     
    13:08
    A nice pass of Koshechkin to Zaripov, who missed the net in a very good position.
     
    12:17
    Tim Brent went in a breakaway, but he was denied by Koshechkin as well!
     
    10:45
    Glukhov found a rebound shot, but Koshechkin was quick enough and stopped this scoring chance with his pad!
     
    9:29
    Sopel surprised Koshechkin from behind the net, but he was stopped by one of Metallurg's defenders.
     
    8:24
    Another pressure of Metallurg, but Ufa defended this one as well.
     
    6:58
    Koshechkin caught Pihlstrom's shot from the left circle in his glove.
     
    5:18
    Makarov missed the bouncing puck in front of the net.
     
    4:20
    It looked like an icing of Ufa, but the game continues.
     
    3:55
    No shots on both sides.
     
    2:40
    Magnitogorsk is much more active so far and wants to take an early lead.
     
    2:00
    Tereshchenko's weak shot from the blue line was easily deflected by Vasilevski.
     
    0:41
    Potehin didn't surprise Vasilevski from behind the net.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

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

    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Vasilevski (Sokhatsky) – Sopel, Kulda – Zubarev, Koltsov – Vishnevskiy, Proshkin – Isangulov, Vasilevski – Mereskin, Khlystov, Dubrovsky – Mirnov, Pihlstrom, Kaigorodov – Makarov, Hartikainen, Zaborsky – Stepanov, Glukhov, Slepyshev

    Referees: Bulanov, Ronn – Dedyulya, Metalnikov.
     
    If Metallurg wins today, it will meet Lev Praha in the KHL finals. Ufa has to win 3 matches in a row to prevent that situation.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 62. Khabarov (Potehin)

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechurski) – Biryukov, Antipin – Khabarov, Tereshchenko – Ibragimov, Lee – Malenkikh – Mozyakin, Zaripov, Kovar – Potehin, Kazionov, Pare – Yunkov, Kosov, Platonov – Malinovsky, Osala, Brent – Timkin
    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Vasilevski (Sokhatsky) – Sopel, Kulda – Zubarev, Koltsov – Vishnevskiy, Proshkin – Isangulov, Vasilevski – Mereskin, Khlystov, Dubrovsky – Mirnov, Pihlstrom, Kaigorodov – Makarov, Hartikainen, Zaborsky – Stepanov, Glukhov, Slepyshev
    Referees: Bulanov, Ronn – Dedyulya, Metalnikov