Kärpät – Köln 3:2 (after SO) | Pardubice – Linköping 3:6 (end) | Lukko – Nottingham 6:2 (end)
Salzburg – JYP 4:0 (end) | Kloten – HV71 0:5 (end) | Bolzano – TPS 4:2 (end)
Djurgården – Eisbären 3:2 (end) | Luleå – Hamburg 6:0 (end)
final
Luleå Hockey
6:0 (1:0, 2:0, 3:0)
Hamburg Freezers
Friday 05.09.2014, 20:05 • Coop Norrbotten Arena • Champions League
     
    There is the final buzzer, and Lulea have continued their fine form in the tournament with a thumping 6:0 triumph over the Hamburg Freezers! Lulea were never troubled in truth, as they simply outclassed their opponents in every department. Per Ledin opened up the scoring, before Lennart Petrell, Niklas Fogstrom, Lucas Wallmark, Jonathan Granstrom and finally Daniel Zaar made the three points more than safe. Thanks for following the game with us, and join us again soon for more exicting Champions Hockey League action! (22:34:22)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:53
    We're now into the final few seconds with Lulea cruising to a very straightforward 6:0 triumph over the Hamburg Freezers!
     
    59:29
    Karl Fabricius almost adds a seventh as tricking his way down to the left of the slot he can only hit the goalkeeper's body from point blank range! He will be annoyed with himself for not doing better there!
     
    57:46
    Lulea have taken their foot off the gas as the final buzzer is nearing, and Hamburg are carving out a few decent openings for themselves! And crouched down glove side Daniel Larsson takes a hold of a pacy wrister.
     
    55:18
    Icing is committed by Hamburg as the pace of the game is just starting to drop now.
     
    53:50
    Daniel Larsson, who has been much a spectator in this period so far, fields a bouncing dump from distance into his crease as to not take any chances. The ultras section of fans inside the arena today are making a very nice atmosphere for the Lulea players to feed off!
     
    52:28
    Thomas Oppenheimer for Hamburg skating off the boards on the left twists all around the net, but his whipped pass across is cut out at source!
     
    51:43
    Lulea kept the puck in their opponents' zone well without creating any real goalscoring chances and it's a five on five hockey game again
     
    49:43
    The visitors could do with keeping out of the penalty box to make their task just a bit easier but they keep on fouling constantly, the latest to be handed a two minute minor is Thomas Oppenheimer for slashing.
     
    48:06
    For Hamburg surely now it has to be a job of damage limitation, they don't want to be on the end of a total blowout!
     
    47:23
    Goal for Luleå!
    Lulea's powerplay really is hot today! The Hamburg defence is just dumbfounded as a feed to the left hand post from the opposite side is rifled home by DANIEL ZAAR! Powerplay goal and it's 6:0! Assisted by: Per Ledin and Lucas Wallmark.
     
    45:29
    Just to put the heat on the forlorn Hamburg Freezers even more Adam Mitchell of the Germans has been called into the penalty box for cross checking. They really haven't been in the game at all today!
     
    45:06
    Goal for Luleå!
    They're running away with it now! Sebastien Caron just cannot grab hold of a backhanded dish across from the left, and JONATHAN GRANSTROM pokes it over the line with the tip of his stick! It's 5:0! Assisted by: Chris Abbott and Cam Abbott.
     
    44:49
    Lulea look to have relaxed just a little after their fourth goal, and Garrett Festerling's wrist shot from the blue line is taken well by the home netminder through heavy traffic.
     
    42:32
    Kevin Schmidt of Hamburg charges into the attacking zone from deep, wrists in strongly from the left to force Daniel Larsson into his first save of the period
     
    41:33
    Goal for Luleå!
    That should surely seal the points now! Once again excellent build up play lets LUCAS WALLMARK have a clear shooting opportunity on the right faceoff circle, and he whips the puck into the near corner! Powerplay goal and it's 4:0! Assisted by: Kristian Nakyva.
     
    41:01
    But as soon as the stanza gets underway the Germans find themselves on the penalty kill again, Thomas Oppenheimer for elbowing has been punished.
     
    40:20
    The third and deciding period is underway! Hamburg have to do something special to try and turn the Lulea tide!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Statistics after the opening 40 minutes of play:

    Shots on target: 22-16
    Saves made by the goalkeeper: 16-19
    Penalty minutes: 2-10
     
    They have been dominant right from the off today, and those second period markers have really put Lulea in complete control now. Hamburg have to try and cling to hope, but it would be a real miracle if they were to get back into things.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:28
    We're now already into the final seconds of the second period with Lulea sitting very pretty now with three goals to their name!
     
    38:12
    Goal for Luleå!
    The Swedes really are cruising now! Hamburg defenders just calmly watch as NIKLAS FOGSTROM skates in patiently down the right, and he clinically wrists the puck off the far post and in! It's 3:0! Assisted by: Karl Fabricius.
     
    36:40
    Sebastien Caron in rather dramatic style emphatically dives on to a bobbling puck in his crease as it tricked in from the right.
     
    34:54
    Lulea have survived that scare and they're back at full strength.
     
    34:02
    How didn't that go in, that was Hamburg's best chance of the day so far for sure! A Lulea defensive mix up lets in Philippe Dupuis, but while his backhanded effort is stoned somehow no one can stab home the rebound from point blank range!
     
    32:54
    But from that play Lulea have been punished themselves, for interference Lennart Petrell has been called into the penalty box.
     
    32:54
    Cehlarik! Dished with a low cutting cross ice pass on the left Peter Cehlarik can only find the netminder when completely unmarked to the left of the slot!
     
    30:56
    Lulea really are just toying with their opponents, Hamburg are pinned inside their own zone just about all the time and are finding it hard to get out
     
    27:03
    Hamburg are indeed back at full strength having survived another scare. At two down though they need to start creating themselves.
     
    27:00
    Zaar! Daniel Zaar lets another gaping opportunity pass him by as he whacks the puck well off target with the goalkeeper out of position by the left faceoff circle! You have to hit the target in that sort of situation!
     
    25:03
    The Germans will have to go back to defending already though, Matthew Pettinger for holding the stick has been sent to the penalty box.
     
    24:41
    Hamburg manage to get set up in their opponent's zone for a prolonged amount of time, but the hosts do eventually manage to clear their lines
     
    22:24
    Kevin Clark off a faceoff draw on the left gets away a pacy snapshot, but it's comfortable for Daniel Larsson for catch. Hamburg really need to get the next goal if they want to have any hope of getting back into things!
     
    21:40
    Goal for Luleå!
    You can't give away five on threes against this quality of opposition! The puck is worked from the point down low to the right, and as it's sneaked into the slot LENNART PETRELL bundles it in! Powerplay goal and it's 2:0! Assisted by: Cam Abbott and Stephen Dixon.
     
    20:57
    Lucas Wallmark blasts high and wide of the far post when in a very promising position to the right of the crease. And just seconds before that Daniel Zaar cracked a fearsome slapper inches wide of the right post!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:01
    At the end of the first period Philippe Dupuis of Hamburg was punished for slashing,meaning that it's a five on three for Lulea at the start of the second!
     
    Statistics after the first period:

    Shots on target: 10-9
    Saves made by the goalkeeper: 9-9
    Penalty minutes: 0-8
     
    Lulea were the big favourites before the game and so far they are living up to that tag, having completely dominated over the Hamburg Freezers in the first set of 20 minutes. They are only one to the good though, and they will feel the need to add to their tally.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:51
    It's now the final seconds of the opening period with Lulea completely in charge here despite only leading by one!
     
    19:38
    Wallmark! Neat and very tidy build up play frees up Lucas Wallmark by the right hand post, he waits for the goaltender to go down, but he somehow fails to hit the target! What an opening that was!
     
    18:50
    Before the period is out we have another piece of foul play, Jerome Flaake for hooking has probably left Hamburg on the penalty kill for the start of the second stanza
     
    17:32
    Lulea look to have calmed down defensively now and are dictating the pace of the game again, they really do look full of confidence
     
    15:42
    Peter Cehlarik speeding in to the right of the slot only just can't get his stick on to an inviting cross ice dish! Has he made contact he would have been sure to score with the netminder already helpless!
     
    13:57
    All of a sudden Lulea seem a little ragged defensively as Patrick Pohl and then Brett Festerling try their luck, but both times Daniel Larsson gets his body in the way
     
    12:55
    Out of nothing Hamburg could have been on terms already though! Stripping his opponent at the top of the slot Phillippe Dupuis makes a fantastic opportunity for himself, but he contrives to wrist weakly into the goalkeeper's pads!
     
    11:29
    Lulea are keeping the puck well away from their opponents, Hamburg just cannot get possession at all so far!
     
    09:23
    To their relief the Germans are now back at full strength though and they'll be looking to weather the heavy Lulea storm
     
    09:16
    Seconds after having his right hand post rattled with a thumping effort from between the circles Sebastien Caron watches Cam Abbott fire wastefully high and wide when completely open on the crease! Hamburg's goal is living a charmed life!
     
    07:51
    Wallmark! That should really have been two! Picked out with a wonderful cutting cross ice pass Lucas Wallmark is fed at the right of the slot, but he's heroically shut out by Sebastien Caron!
     
    07:23
    Hamburg have to be careful not to give themselves a mountain to climb early on! And they are already going on the penalty kill again with Kevin Clark this time being guilty of high sticking.
     
    07:14
    Goal for Luleå!
    You can't say it hasn't been coming! Lucas Wallmark moving in dangerously by the right faceoff circle wrists in on net, a goalmouth scramble erupts and PER LEDIN taps it home! Powerplay goal and it's 1:0! Assisted by: Lucas Wallmark.
     
    05:33
    We have the first penalty of the day and it's against the Hamburg Freezers, Kevin Clark for cross checking has been penalized.
     
    05:06
    Savillahti-Nagander! Finding space at the point moving in down the right Per Savilahti-Nagander opts for a heavy slapper, but it's directly down the goalkeeper's throat!
     
    04:24
    Patrick Kloepper for Hamburg on the left faceoff circle chucks the puck across goal, but it's too high and Daniel Larsson catches comfortably.
     
    03:15
    Visiting goaltender Sebastien Caron opts to freeze a loose puck as it rolls into the slot from behind the net on the right. He can probably expect to be very busy today!
     
    02:18
    Lulea commit icing. It's certainly been a positive start from the hosts, and already they look to be controlling the game holding the puck away from their opponents.
     
    01:13
    Abbott! Lulea could and should have gone ahead almost immediately! Cam Abbott is picked out from the right hand boards all on his own on the slot, but he contrives to wrist wide of the far post!
     
    00:15
    Here we go inside the Coop Norrbotten Arena! It certainly isn't a sell out, but Lulea will be wanting to carry on their superb Group K form here!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The teams are now out on to the ice, and it's time to get underway!

     
    Starting lineups:

    Luleå Hockey: Larsson (Lassinantti)- Savilahti-Nagander, Nakyva, Cam Abbott, Chris Abbott, Granstrom- Kukan, Sandstrom, Dixon, Cehlarik, Petrell- Fagerudd, Hjelm, Wallmark, Zaar, Ledin- Oskarsson, Forsberg, Mannberg, Fogstrom, Fabricius

    Hamburg Freezers: Caron (Kotschnew)- B Festerling, Oppenheimer, Dupuis, Kraemmer, Pettinger- Westcott, Schmidt, G Festerling, Pohl, Jakobsen- Klassen, Clark, Sertich, Mitchell, Flaake- Cabana, Kloepper, Verelst

    Referees: T. Metsälä (FIN), M. Nord (SWE) – A. Ahlström (SWE), E. Yletyinen (SWE).
    Big support for home team: On the way to Luleå for chl premiere. On vacation to go to hockey. Everything for my loved Lulea Hockey.
    Hamburg Freezers landed in Sweden and even Jerome Flaake gives a "thumbs up".
     
    Hamburg have flattered to deceive in the competition so far, with no points so far and only one goal to their credit. That came in losing to Lulea at home 1:4, and in their second home match in Hamburg they fell to Finns Lukko Rauma 0:3.
     
    Group K threatened to turn into a two horse race between Lulea and Lukko Rauma, and that's how it's turning out with both those teams on six points and Hamburg and the Nottingham Panthers with nothing to show for their efforts so far. Lulea have been flawless so far, winning incidentally against Hamburg Freezers in Germany 4:1 on matchday. They then proceeded to completely thrash Nottingham 10:1 in England.
     
    The Champions Hockey League has got off to a flying start, with goals and drama a plenty in just about every game played so far. Fans around the continent are really being treated brilliantly.
     
    Hello and welcome to this Group K Champions Hockey League match between Lulea Hockey and the Hamburg Freezers. The Swedish hosts are big favourites to take the win today, but Hamburg won't be wanting to roll over easily.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 20:05.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 8. Ledin (Wallmark), 22. Petrell (Abbott C., Dixon), 39. Fogstrom (Fabricius), 42. Wallmark (Nakyva), 46. Granstrom (Abbott Ch., Abbott C.), 48. Zaar (Ledin, Wallmark)

    Luleå Hockey: Larsson (Lassinantti)- Savilahti-Nagander, Nakyva, Cam Abbott, Chris Abbott, Granstrom- Kukan, Sandstrom, Dixon, Cehlarik, Petrell- Fagerudd, Hjelm, Wallmark, Zaar, Ledin- Oskarsson, Forsberg, Mannberg, Fogstrom, Fabricius
    Hamburg Freezers: Caron (Kotschnew)- B Festerling, Oppenheimer, Dupuis, Kraemmer, Pettinger- Westcott, Schmidt, G Festerling, Pohl, Jakobsen- Klassen, Clark, Sertich, Mitchell, Flaake- Cabana, Kloepper, Verelst
    Referees: T. Metsälä (FIN), M. Nord (SWE) – A. Ahlström (SWE), E. Yletyinen (SWE)