Admiral – Neftekhimik 5:3 (end) | Medvescak – Avangard 2:6 (end)
final
Medvescak Zagreb
2:6 (0:4, 1:1, 1:1)
Avangard Omsk
Wednesday 10.12.2014, 19:30 • Dom Sportova • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and Avangard Omsk have continued their excellent form with a 6:2 thumping of Medvescak Zagreb in the Croatian capital! Their class was on show for everyone to see, and they won with a lot to spare. Denis Parshin with a double as well as Denis Kulyash, Chad Kolarik, Alexander Perezhogin and Nikita Pivtsakin found the net, with Mark Katic and Kurtis McLean replying for Medvescak. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more exciting KHL action! (21:44:29)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:41
    The final few seconds are now already being played out, with Avangard Omsk coasting to an expert 6:2 triumph away from home in Croatia!
     
    57:51
    That goal though of course still won't make any difference to the final outcome, although it will give Medvescak a bit of heart. Avangard are very satisfied with what they have already, and are visibly slowing the pace down
     
    56:23
    Goal for Medvescak Zagreb!
    It was a delayed penalty coming up against Avangard, but with the sixth man out there Medvescak get one back! A clever cross ice pass finds KURTIS MCLEAN lurking on the left faceoff circle, and he gives Konstantin Barulin no chance! It's 2:6! Assists- Mathieu Carle and Geoffrey Kinrade
     
    55:01
    Blatak! Miroslav Blatak wants to get in on the fun as he rockets in a slapshot, and with bodies crowding all around him Calvin Heeter keeps his concentration to crouch and field!
     
    51:51
    Roman Berdnikov outpaces his opponent pinned up against the right hand boards, sears it across the face of goal, and despite stretching hard a teammate can't get his stick on it
     
    50:38
    Medvescak drift offside. The Croatian team just have been nowhere near good enough today, the difference in class compared to Avangard has seriously told!
     
    49:09
    Andrew Hutchinson has a rare patch of daylight for himself, he takes his time, lets a pacy slapshot go, and the netminder makes a very neat save flashing leather under pressure!
     
    46:51
    Goaltender Konstantin Barulin has to duck out of the way here as he avoids getting his mask smashed by a slapper from the point. He hasn't had an awful lot of work to do so far, with all of the action coming at the other end
     
    44:52
    Medvescak commit icing. To the home fans' credit they're not letting their team go down without support, as some of the more passionate fans are still singing loudly!
     
    43:40
    Goal for Avangard!
    The sixth goal has now clattered in for Avangard, they're not going to show any mercy at all! NIKITA PIVTSAKIN slaps from distance, and it's too hot for Calvin Heeter to handle! It's 1:6! Assists- Vladimir Sobotka
     
    42:46
    Shaone Morrisonn now trickles in at a tight angle again to the left, backhands it across the slot, and Konstantin Barulin is first to it to kill the danger
     
    41:37
    Kostovic! Speeding past the blue line peeling to the left Dario Kostovic takes up the play, and sends a fearsome slapper wide of the near post!
     
    40:18
    The third frame is go! There may not be much doubt about who's going to win, but Medvescak won't want to be humiliated!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Statistics after the first two periods:

    Shots: 33-39
    Shots on target: 14-22
    Faceoffs: 26-19
    Hits: 14-9
    Penalty minutes: 27-0
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:47
    The home side are back at full strength as the final seconds of the period are upon us, the game is getting more and more fraught as time is rolling on!
     
    38:39
    Parshin! He could have already had a hat trick for himself! Set up blocker side on the doorstep Denis Parshin slaps the puck too hard, otherwise he was sure to hit the net!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 31. Katic (Pierre, Wright), 57. McLean (Carle, Kinrade) – 9. Kulyash (Semyonov), 14. Parshin (Gustafsson, Blatak), 17. Parshin (Pivtsakin, Sobotka), 20. Kolarik (Popov, Perezhogin), 22. Perezhogin (Pivtsakin), 44. Pivtsakin (Sobotka)

    Medvescak Zagreb: Dekanich (Heeter)- Flood, Morrisonn, Kolanos, Leino, Wright- Popovic, Carle, Thomas, Bjorkstrand, McLean- Kinrade, Hutchinson, Trotter, Katic, St. Pierre- Kostovic, Glumac, Perkovich, Hedberg
    Avangard Omsk: Barulin (Shilin)- Blatak, Gustafsson, Sobotka, Parshin, Kalinin- Lyamin, Kulyash, Berdnikov, Lemtyugov, Wandell- Kulik, Pivtaskin, Popov, Perezhogin, Kolarik- Goncharov, Semyonov, Rasskazov, Kuryanov, Shirokov
    Referees: Alexey Ravodin, Jyri Ronn, Juris Balodis, Alexey Medvedev
    Attendance: 4500