Lev – Metallurg M 3:5 (end)
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Lev Praha
3:5 (2:2, 1:1, 0:2)
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Thursday 24.04.2014, 19:00 • KHL
     
    Now we've got a mix up after the game's over. Nakladal and Sevc for Lev are in the middle of it, Timkin for Metallurg and now a full-out fight between Ryan O'Byrne and Oscar Osala.
     
    58:35
    Lev head up ice, Vehanen goes back to the bench.
     
    57:53
    Wrister from Oystrick, save Koshechkin, Vrana the rebound and another save and he covers. Vehanen returns to the net for the faceoff.
     
    57:40
    Lev win the draw, Vehane goes off for a 6th attacker.
     
    57:08
    Now another Metallurg penalty, Sergei Tereschenko 4:00 for high-sticking, so a Lev 5-on-3 for :09 and they'll be on the power play the rest of regulation time unless they take a penalty themselves.
     
    55:18
    Dmitri Kazionov is called for hooking, so Lev with another chance on the power play.
     
    55:11
    Today's attendance: 17 073 ... which breaks the league attendance record set Tuesday night.
     
    50:59
    The puck is cleared out of play from the Metallurg zone and, after the officials confer, Denis Platonov is given a minor penalty for delay-of-game. It's crucial at this point for Lev to cash in on this chance.
     
    46:19
    Repik forces a turnover behind the net, feeds Kapanen out front for the one-timer, right on Koshechkin, who holds on.
     
    44:07
    Timeout Lev after being scored on twice in 3:29. They've got their work cut out for them now, down by 2.
     
    44:07
    Goal for Metallurg!
    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.
     
    43:37
    And now Ondrej Nemec gets called for holding the stick, so a 4-on-3 power play for Metallurg.
     
    43:18
    And after the whistle we have off-setting penalties, Yevgeny Beryukov of Metallurg and Patrik Zackrisson of Lev, so we'll play 4-on-4.
     
    42:23
    Lev almost answers, Matai out front to Nakladal in from the point for the one-timer but Vasily Koshechkin makes a big pad save.
     
    40:38
    Goal for Metallurg!
    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.
     
    38:10
    2-on-1 Metallurg at the tail end of the penalty, Kovar to Mozyakin but he one-times it wide. I think a Lev back-checker got his stick in there to affect the shot. Metallurg back at full strength.
     
    36:08
    Vladimir Malinovsky called for interference in the neutral zone. Lev to the power play, 1/1 today.
     
    34:02
    Goal for Metallurg!
    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.
     
    32:19
    Lev keep the pressure up and Koshechkin robs Petr Vrana from point blank, and he holds on.
     
    28:23
    And now Metallurg threaten ... who else, but Mozyakin to Zaripov for the one-timer, save by Vehanen with :46 left in the penalty.
     
    27:40
    Shorthanded 2-on-1 for Lev, Thornberg passed to Zackrisson but he fanned on the bouncing puck.
     
    27:09
    Another penalty coming as Ondrej Nemec takes down Danis Zaripov and is called for tripping. Lev don't like the call, but Metallurg going to the power play, 1/2 in this game.
     
    26:02
    Goal for Lev!
    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.
     
    25:09
    Now Lev will get their first power play of the game as Dmitri Kazionov takes the feet out from under Calle Ridderwall and is called for tripping.
     
    22:10
    Now Lev's Ryan O'Byrne getting a penalty for a slash to the arm of Oscar Osala, who did a good job of selling it. Magnitika back to the power play, 1/1 today.
     
    18:12
    Goal for Metallurg!
    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.
     
    17:46
    Metallurg with control off the draw, they get a shot and then there's a big scramble right in front of Vehanen, who finally covers with 1:39 left in the penalty.
     
    17:25
    Now Metallurg will get the first power play of the game, as Jiri Sekac is called for tripping in his own zone.
     
    17:13
    Goal for Lev!
    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.
     
    09:25
    End-to-end action continues. First Timkin nearly gets a break for Metallurg but is forced off the puck, then Lev go 2-on-1 the other way, Petr Vrana holds the puck and tries to beat Koshechkin but is stopped, and he finally covers the puck.
     
    07:10
    Goal for Lev!
    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.
     
    06:18
    Metallurg 2-on-1 rush and Danis Zaripov one-times it off the goalpost! Very nearly 2-0.
     
    03:57
    Goal for Metallurg!
    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.
     
    01:55
    A giveaway in the Lev zone and Francis Pare one-times it from the slot, right on Petri Vehanen, who makes a glove save or the first save of the game and it's a big one.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    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)

    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.
    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Biryukov, Antipin, Tereschenko, Khabarov, Lee, Ibragimov, Malenkikh, Malinovsky – Mozyakin, Kovář, Zaripov – Kazionov, Potekhin, Paré – Kosov, Yunkov, Platonov – Timkin, Brent, Osala.