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