Lev – Metallurg M | 3:5 (end) |
Germany2 – Denmark | 3:2 (end) | | | USA – Slovakia2 | 6:2 (end) | | | Czech Republic – Russia | 3:2 (after OT) |
Canada2 – Switzerland | 3:2 (end) |
Derek OBrien
Goals and assists:
8. Ullstrom (Kapanen), 18. Azevedo (Zackrisson), 27. Nemec (Azevedo, Kapanen) – 4. Khabarov (Timkin), 19. Antipin (Zaripov, Mozyakin), 35. Antipin (Mozyakin), 41. Zaripov (Mozyakin), 45. Zaripov (Mozyakin, Kovar)
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Lev Praha:
Vehanen (Engren) – Mäenpää, Ševc, Oystrick, Němec, Gragnani, O'Byrne, Jaakola, Nakládal – Azevedo, Novotný, Zackrisson – Sekáč, Vrána, Thörnberg – Řepík, Kapanen, Ullström – Ridderwall, Cingel, Matai.
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Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Biryukov, Antipin, Tereschenko, Khabarov, Lee, Ibragimov, Malenkikh, Malinovsky – Mozyakin, Kovář, Zaripov – Kazionov, Potekhin, Paré – Kosov, Yunkov, Platonov – Timkin, Brent, Osala.
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Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Biryukov, Antipin, Tereschenko, Khabarov, Lee, Ibragimov, Malenkikh, Malinovsky – Mozyakin, Kovář, Zaripov – Kazionov, Potekhin, Paré – Kosov, Yunkov, Platonov – Timkin, Brent, Osala.
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They're really cliking today. From the left point, Mozyakin found DANIS ZARIPOV at the far side of the net and he one-timed it in for a power-play goal.
Assists: Sergei Mozyakin, Jan Kovar.
On the first rush of the third period, Mozyakin carried the puck into the Lev zone. Vehanen played him to shoot but he found DANIS ZARIPOV at the back door, and he put it in from a sharp angle.
Assist: Sergei Mozyakin.
A pass from behind the net out front to Mozyakin, who shot, Vehanen stopped it but there was a scamble and VIKTOR ANTIPIN forced it across the line for his 2nd goal of the game.
Assist: Sergei Mozyakin.
Kapanen had just missed the near-side post from in close, but Azevedo went back to the point to ONDREJ NEMEC, who absolutely blew it by everybody, including Koshechkin to put Lev back in the lead. Power-play goal.
Assists: Justin Azevedo, Niko Kapanen.
The dangerous Metallurg power play strikes. Mozyakin at the top of the circle to Zaripov down low, to VIKTOR ANTIPIN at the far side for the tap-in. Power-play goal.
Assists: Danis Zaripov, Sergei Mozyakin.
Long, lead pass to Patrik Zackrisson on the left wing, he posts up just inside the line and feeds JUSTIN AZEVEDO, whose long wrister beats Koshechkin low glove side for his 5th goal of the series.
Assist: Patrik Zackrisson.
What a start to this game. Lev rush up ice off the draw, the puck was dumped in but Metallurg couldn't clear the zone. Kapanen kept it in at the line and fed DAVID ULLSTROM in the slot, who fired a rocked blocker side on Koshechkin to tie this game.
Assist: Niko Kapanen.
Yvgeny Timkin led a Metallurg counter attack, circled the net and fed back to YAROSLAV KHABAROV, who blasted it from the point and just inside the post, with Denis Platonov providing a nice screen in front.
Assist: Yevgeny Timkin.