JHC Spartak – Krasznaja Armija 1:2 (after OT)
final/OT
JHC Spartak Moscow
1:2 (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 0:1)
Krasznaja Armija
Sunday 27.04.2014, 15:00 • Sokolniki Arena • MHL
     
    That was simply breathtaking, but with Krasnaya Armiya winning 2-1 in overtime to level the series up at 3-3 we'll be treated to more fantastic passionate hockey from these two teams! It's been a thrilling series and one that will be decided in a winner takes all seventh game! Ivan Silaev for Krasnaya Armiya opened up the scoring in the second period before Arkhip Nekolenko in the third period took us into overtime, where a highly controversial Artem Prokhorov goal won it for the visitors to keep them alive in the series. Thanks for following the game with us, and be sure join us on Tuesday evening for the seventh and deciding game of this MHL final series! See you then. (17:57:15)
     
    Game over.
     
    Crazy scenes in Sokolniki have followed! I have never witnessed such scenes before! Krasnaya Armiya players are diving everywhere around the ice in delirious celebration, Igor Shesterkin slaps his stick against the boards in frustration and looks almost on the verge of tears. The visitors then go to the dressing room, but Spartak stay out and force the referees into watching a replay of the goal, stating that a high stick was involved! Eventually the referees again make it clear that it was a clean goal, and despite shouting and vehement protests Spartak are forced to leave the ice!
     
    76:32
    Goal for Krasnaya Armiya! Unbelievable! Just after the powerplay expired they get that all important goal to force this series into a deciding seventh game! Artem Blazhievskiy has a monstrous slapper from the point deflected in by ARTEM PROKHOROV to at last leave Shesterkin helpless, it's 2-1! Assists- Dmitry Ogurtsov and Artem Blazhievskiy
     
    76:29
    Spartak are now back to full strength
     
    76:18
    A big rebound pops out from Shesterkin's pads and on the rebound the puck is somehow sent over the crossbar!
     
    75:33
    Blazhievskiy! Artem Blazhievskiy from the right faceoff circle slaps a strong one timer just wide of the far post!
     
    74:29
    And now it's Krasnaya Armiya's time to have a fantastic powerplay chance to win this game and keep their title hopes alive! For tripping Igor Lapshov
     
    73:02
    Yudov! Egor Yudov can't stretch far enough to get his stick on a flying puck across the slot! Krasnaya Armiya have survived that scare and they're back to full strength
     
    72:32
    Vladimir Peshekhonov on the left of the crease just can't gather the puck as it slides on to his stick!
     
    71:02
    Out of nothing Spartak are going on the powerplay, a powerplay chance to win the Kharlamov Cup! Krasnaya Armiya have been called for having too many men on the ice and Kirill Kovalevskiy will sit this one out for his team
     
    70:58
    Maxim Mamin almost breaks through one on one but at the last minute he loses control of the puck!
     
    70:37
    Georgy Makkaev from the center of the zone forces Shesterkin into this time a routine glove save. Spartak need to start relieving the pressure, that timeout hasn't helped at all
     
    69:08
    Shesterkin! How many times do I have to say his name! Shiksatdarov on a wonderful skate to the right backhands from a tough angle, it looks as though it's beaten the goalkeeper but Shesterkin somehow gets there! He's working miracles!
     
    68:44
    And Spartak have taken a well needed timeout, they're only relying on Shesterkin to keep them in this one!
     
    68:30
    Kovalevskiy! What a fantastic chance to win the game for his side! Unmarked on the doorstep Kirill Kovalevskiy slaps the puck against Shesterkin's pads from point blank range! Spartak are getting lucky here!
     
    67:50
    Krasnaya Armiya are suddenly really going for it! At first the puck is slapped wide of the far post from the left of the crease, and then Shesterkin is flying all around the place to somehow keep it out!
     
    66:42
    Shesterkin! What a save from the highly talented netminder! As the puck is backhanded from the right going up high Igor Shesterkin flashes leather!
     
    65:58
    The pictures are back with Spartak just having had a couple of shots denied by Alexander Samoilov's glove!
     
    62:31
    We do again seem to have unfortunately lost pictures from the Russian capital, we hope that they will reappear again soon!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 46. Nekolenko – 39. Silaev (Blazhievskiy), 77. Prokhorov (Ogurtsov, Blazhievskiy)

    JHC Spartak Moscow: Shesterkin (Trushkov)- Solovyov, Alexeev, Vorobyov, Khatsey, Krutikov- Sorokin, I Nekolenko, Kucherkov, Peshekhonov, Ipatov- Ermakov, Demidov, A Nekolenko, Pavlyukov, Yudov- Pelevin, Ablaev, Lapshov, Boldin, Klechkin
    Krasznaja Armija: Samoilov (Shupinskiy)- Ogurtsov, Voronkov, Podluboshnov, Silaev, Prokhorov- Blazhievskiy, Makkaev, Mamin, Sharov, Timirev- Vorobyov, Ogienko, Shiksatdarov, Kramskoy, Kovalevskiy- Kucherov, Svetlakov, Kashtanov, Krasheninnikov, Kuzmenko
    Referees: Gofman, Belov, Matyukhov, Parikov
    Attendance: 5040