Admiral – Neftekhimik 5:3 (end) | Medvescak – Avangard 2:6 (end)
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Admiral Vladivostok
5:3 (1:2, 1:1, 3:0)
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Wednesday 10.12.2014, 11:00 • Fetisov Arena • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and Admiral Vladivostok have defeated HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in a 5:3 thriller! It was a simply fantastic game of hockey, with goals galore and plenty of talking points. Niclas Bergfors is the real hero for Admiral netting a hat trick, and Sergey Barbashyov and Shaun Heshla also netted. For the visitors Matt Anderson, Mikhail Zhukov and Igor Makarov hit the target. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more pulsating KHL action! (13:19:22)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:52
    The final seconds are ticking by now, with Admiral heading towards a hard fought 5:3 victory on home ice!
     
    59:22
    Stanislav Alshevskiy pulls to the left hand post, sneaks it across, and before anyone can get on the end of it Ivan Nalimov sweeps it up. It doesn't look as though Neftekhimik are even going to pull their goaltender!
     
    56:23
    A timeout has now been taken by Admiral, they don't want to let this victory slip out of their hands having made such an effort to come back from behind!
     
    56:23
    Maxim Rybin goes on an amazing skate blocker side for Neftekhimik, finds himself one on one, but just as he's preparing to celebrate he's shut down by an brilliant Ivan Nalimov glove save practically on the goal line!
     
    55:31
    Goal for Admiral!
    Neftekhimik have completely fallen apart, and Admiral are loving every minute of it! The puck pops out to the left of the crease, and with the netminder out of position NICLAS BERGFORS snipes it in! Powerplay goal and it's 5:3! Assists- Denis Osipov and Richard Gynge
     
    55:07
    And to make matters worse for the flailing Neftekhimik their head coach has been penalised for unsportmanlike behaviour, and Admiral have a golden opportunity to almost certainly finish the game as a contest! Forward Tim Stapleton will sit this one out for his team
     
    55:07
    Goal for Admiral!
    The comeback is complete! Admiral have come from 1:3 behind to move ahead for the first time today! SHAUN HESHKA lets rip slightly to the right on the blue line, and after a small deflection the goaltender is left helpless! It's 4:3! Assists- Felix Schutz and Konstantin Makarov
     
    54:24
    Zemchyonok! The puck falls back to Artyom Zemchyonok at the point, he absolutely blasts it, and the netminder is relieved to see that crash over his blocker and the bar!
     
    53:49
    Richard Gynge beats his opponents for sheer pace on the right flank, lashes it across looking for a telling deflection, but no one can get to it first before Alexander Sudnitsyn
     
    52:31
    Stapleton! The Admiral defence gets in a right mess as Tim Stapleton is on his own on the left faceoff circle, he fires, and Ivan Nalimov shuts the five hole in time to keep the game level!
     
    50:40
    The momentum is all with the hosts now, they are riding on a wave of emotion! You have to say that they are favourites now, although Neftekhimik will want to ride this storm out and go again!
     
    49:41
    Goal for Admiral!
    The Fetisov Arena explodes with joy, their team has tied it up! NICLAS BERGFORS wriggles free skating on to the doorstep, and he snaps home over the goalkeeper's blocker! It's 3:3! Assists- Richard Gynge and Jan Kolar
     
    49:27
    Bergfors! Finally Admiral create something as Niclas Bergfors charges down the right, wrists with power, and Alexander Sudnitsyn watches it fly inches wide of the far post!
     
    47:13
    Admiral as you would expect are seeing all the puck, but at the moment not being able to do an awful lot with it, Neftekhimik are making it very difficult for their opponents drive through them
     
    44:08
    Schutz! Felix Schutz opens up on the right faceoff circle, instead of shooting himself lashes it across the crease, and the onrushing Konstantin Makarov just isn't fast enough to catch up with it!
     
    42:01
    Tim Stapleton skates away on a Neftekhimik breakaway all by himself on the left wing, he's forced out wide, and his eventual effort doesn't challenge Ivan Nalimov near post
     
    41:41
    Neftekhimik's Alexander Sudnitsyn clings on to a dump from deep. He can expect to be a very busy man as time rolls on!
     
    40:13
    The third period is go! Admiral have pulled themselves back into the picture with that late second goal, and will be confident of completing the comeback!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Bergfors (Zubov), 35. Barbashyov (Kuznetsov, Lisov), 50. Bergfors (Gynge, Kolar), 56. Heshka (Schutz, Makarov), 56. Bergfors (Osipov, Gynge) – 3. Anderson (Stapleton), 16. Zhukov (Rybin, Eronen), 29. Makarov (Zhukov)

    Admiral Vladivostok: Nalimov (Proskuryakov)- Osipov, Heshka, Gynge, Bergfors, Zubov- Zemchyonok, Kuzmin, Makarov, Schutz, Lisin- Lisov, Kolar, Gorshkov, Ushenin, Li- Belyakov, Sokolov, Barbashyov, Kuznetsov, Ivanov
    HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Sudnitsyn (Kolppanen)- Berezin, Ryasensky, Milovzorov, Polygalov, Ivanov- Kalashnikov, Eronen, Stapleton, Anderson, Zdunov- Kosmachyov, Amirov, Makarov, Zhukov, Rybin- Bilalov, S Alshevskiy, Y Alshevskiy, Mnikhovich, Khokhryakov
    Referees: Denis Bondar, Alexander Sergeev, Konstantin Gordenko, Viktor Tomilov
    Attendance: 5500