Metallurg M – Lev | 7:4 (end) |
final
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
7:4
(1:1, 3:1, 3:2)
Lev Praha
Derek OBrien
Goals and assists:
5. Pare (Khabarov.), 24. Biryukov (Antipin, Zaripov), 37. Kosov (Timkin, Kazionov), 38. Kovar (Zaripov, Antipin), 44. Mozyakin (Kovar, Zaripov), 53. Zaripov (Kovar), 60. Yunkov (Pare) – 14. Ullstrom (Gragnani), 35. O'Byrne, 54. Thornberg (Nemec), 59. Azevedo (Novotny)
Referees: Odinš, Olenin. Linesmen: Sivov, Shelyanin.
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Metallurg Magnitogorsk:
Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Antipin, Biryukov, Khabarov, Tereschenko, Lee, Ibragimov, Metlyuk – Mozyakin, Kovář, Zaripov – Potekhin, Kazionov, Paré – Kosov, Yunkov, Platonov – Osala, Brent, Timkin – Malinovsky.
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Lev Praha: Vehanen, 41. Engren – Ševc, Mäenpää, Oystrick, Němec, Gragnani, O'Byrne, Jaakola – Zackrisson, Novotný, Azevedo – Ulström, Vrána, Thörnberg – Birner, Kapanen, Řepík – Ridderwall, Cingel, Matai.
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Lev Praha: Vehanen, 41. Engren – Ševc, Mäenpää, Oystrick, Němec, Gragnani, O'Byrne, Jaakola – Zackrisson, Novotný, Azevedo – Ulström, Vrána, Thörnberg – Birner, Kapanen, Řepík – Ridderwall, Cingel, Matai.
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Referees: Odinš, Olenin. Linesmen: Sivov, Shelyanin.
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It seems fitting that two teams who dominated their conferences through the first three rounds should go the distance. Metallurg was 12-2 while Lev was 12-3. Lev took games 1, 3 and 6, while Metallurg answered with wins in games 2, 4 and 5.
From the beginning, the series was billed as Metallurg´s offence against Lev´s defence, and we´ve seen plenty of that, but we´ve also seen great defence from Metallurg and great offence from Lev. And wouldn´t you expect two teams that are each one game away from claiming the championship of Europe´s top hockey league of being able to play any style?
Metallurg has outscored Lev 17-16 through six games, with each team winning a game in overtime. Each team has one main offensive catalyst. After being shutout along with the rest of his team in game 1, Metallurg´s Sergei Mozyakin has 5 goals and 8 assists in the last five games, and has set a new KHL record for combined points in the regular season and playoffs in a single season with 105. Meanwhile, Justin Azevedo has 7 goals and 3 assists for Lev in the series and has set a KHL record of his own, with goals in seven straight playoff games.
Monday night was the last KHL game of the season in Prague, and what a game it was. In an all-night see-saw battle, Lev tied it late and won in overtime, sending O2 Arena into bedlam.
The tying and winning goals were scored by Miko Mäenpää and Nathan Oytrick. With 11 points each, they're tied for the playoff scoring lead among defencemen.
Both teams have been dangerous on the power play all series -- in game 6, Lev were 2/2 on the power play, Metallurg 1/2. Both teams will definitely want to stay out of the penalty box in game 7.
It will again be Vasily Koshechkin and Petri Vehanen in goal.
Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Antipin, Biryukov, Khabarov, Tereschenko, Lee, Ibragimov, Metlyuk – Mozyakin, Kovář, Zaripov – Potekhin, Kazionov, Paré – Kosov, Yunkov, Platonov – Osala, Brent, Timkin – Malinovsky.
Lev Praha: Vehanen (Engren) – Ševc, Mäenpää, Oystrick, Němec, Gragnani, O'Byrne, Jaakola – Zackrisson, Novotný, Azevedo – Ulström, Vrána, Thörnberg – Birner, Kapanen, Řepík – Ridderwall, Cingel, Matai.
Referees: Odinš, Olenin. Linesmen: Sivov, Shelyanin.
First Lev Praha, wearing their road white uniforms with blue and red trim, red numbers, red NY Rangers-style pants and white helmets.
Next Metallurg Magnitogorsk, wearing their home navy blue uniforms with silver, red, and white trim, white numbers, navy blue pants and helmets.
This is Game 7 of the Gagarin Cup Finals, the last game of the KHL season!
Ullstrom didn't play game 6 ... he's been in and out of the lineup all playoffs since an injury against Donbass in round 2.
Pare won the draw back to Khabarov, Vehanen got a piece of his shot from the point but it trickled in behind him and FRANCIS PARE got his stick in there to tap it into the net to open the scoring.
Assist: Yaroslav Khabarov.
Gragnani with the wrister from the point through traffic and DAVID ULLSTROM with the deflection to tie this game.
Assists: Marc-Andre Gragani,
Shots on goal in the first period: Metallurg 7, Lev 18.
Quality scoring chances: Metallurg 3, Lev 7.
2nd period begins at 19:50 YEKT, 15:50 CEST, 09:50 EDT.
They were putting on pressure, and YEVGENY BIRYUKOV crept in from the point and fired a wrister that went through traffic and beat Vehanen high gove side to put Metallurg back into the lead.
Assists: Viktor Antipin, Danis Zaripov.
The puck came out of the corner to RYAN O'BYRNE at the point, who wristed it through a crowd and scores a tying goal for the second-straight game.
Kazionov lead the rush into the zone, the puck was knocked off his stick to Timkin, who turned and fed YAROSLAV KOSOV, whose long shot went through traffic and in.
Assists: Yevgeny Timkin, Dmitri Kazionov.
Metallurg's top line on the ice, and Zaripov took a high wrister from the right wing boards, deflected by JAN KOVAR back down to the ice, and it beats Vehanen low.
Assists: Danis Zaripov, Viktor Antipin.
Shots on goal in the 2nd period: Metallurg 8 (15), Lev 19 (37).
Quality scoring chances: Metallurg 5 (8), Lev 5 (12).
3rd period begins at 20:40 YEKT, 16:40 CEST, 10:40 EDT.
First SERGEI MOZYAKIN hit the goalpost on a breakaway, but they kept the puck in the zone and Kovar got the puck back to him and he one-timed it in the short side. Metallurg now with a big 3-goal lead.
Assists: Jan Kovar, Danis Zaripov
A turnover inside the Lev line, DANIS ZARIPOV takes the pass from Kovar and walks right in on Engren, beating him high glove side. That should do it.
Assist: Jan Kovar.
Well, they got on e back. Nemec carried the puck into the zone and took a long shot. Koshechkin stopped it, but the rebound got away from him and MARTIN THORNBERG fired it in. They're still down 3 goals with 6 minutes to go, though.
Assist: Ondrej Nemec.
Novotny finds JUSTIN AZEVEDO at the point, and he one-times it from the high slot beating Koshechin high to extend his goal-scoring streak to 8 games. Well maybe it's not over yet, but they still need 2 more.
Assist: Jiri Novotny.
They come into the Lev zone with an empty net, Pare from the boards to MIKHAIL YUNKOV for the easy goal.
Assist: Francis Pare.