KHL
Novokuznetsk – Barys 3:2 (1:0 after SO) | SKA St. Petersburg – Riga 3:1 (end)
after shootout (1:0)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
3:2 (1:1, 0:0, 1:1 - 0:0)
Barys Nur-Sultan
Wednesday 11.02.2015, 13:00 • Kuznetskikh Metallurgov Arena • KHL
     
    65:00
    Goal for Metallurg Novokuznetsk!
    The winning penalty shot is scored by KAYDE FAIRCHILD!
     
    63:23
    Khlystov! Metallurg were close to that winning goal there! Defenceman Nikita Khlystov dances around the Metallurg defence, and thumps inches wide of the left post!
     
    53:23
    Rudenko! That was a brilliant showcase of skill from the Barys forward! Konstantin Rudenko with a stunning move takes out the entire Metallurg team powering forward, however he can't lift his backhander over Nikita Lozhkin's glove!
     
    52:25
    What pressure this is from Metallurg! After Nikita Popov's dump is tipped back on to the doorstep, the rebound is launched over the left corner! All the momentum is with the hosts!
     
    50:37
    Goal for Metallurg Novokuznetsk!
    The Kuznetskikh Metallurgov Arena takes lift off! SERGEY DOROFEEV winds up, and with a fantastic slap shot he goes water-bottle on Pavel Poluektov! Powerplay goal and it's 2:2! Assists- Alexander Romanov and Ryan Stoa
     
    49:42
    The referee has his arm up and it's for a penalty against Barys, as Canadian forward Nigel Dawes has been given a two minute minor for delaying the game
     
    47:17
    Goal for Barys!
    The Kazakh visitors take what could be a huge lead here! A clever combination play sets up ROMAN STARCHENKO, and closing down on the right he backhands clinically past Nikita Lozhkin! It's 1:2! Assists- Nikolay Antropov
     
    37:31
    Pavel Poluektov makes a sharp pad save to his right, shutting the five hole in time as he was almost caught out of position! The pace isn't letting up here in Novokuznetsk!
     
    37:18
    With almost two thirds of the match gone we finally have the first penalty! Alexander Komaristiy of Metallurg has been punished for interference, while Barys' Konstantin Rudenko has been handed four minutes for roughing making it a Metallurg powerplay!
     
    35:12
    Bochenski! That was almost Barys' second! A clever feed plays in Brandon Bochenski, and first time he thrashes the puck wide of the goalkeeper's blocker! The home crowd took a sharp intake of breath!
     
    32:34
    Metallurg work the puck to the far right post, and when off balance one of their forwards forces Pavel Poluektov into a flashy looking body save! He isn't being allowed to relax at all!
     
    19:47
    Just as a highly entertaining first period comes to an end Nigel Dawes is played in clean through from the left, he aims to round the netminder, however Nikita Lozhkin gets his glove out in time to shut him down!
     
    18:51
    Goal for Metallurg Novokuznetsk!
    It didn't look like coming, but Metallurg are back on terms! Mikhail Plotnikov twists all the way around the net to the right hand post, he squares it to the doorstep, and ALEXANDER KOMARISTIY taps in! It's 1:1! Assists- Mikhail Plotnikov
     
    10:21
    Zhailauov! What an opportunity to make it two already! Talgat Zhailauov charges in clean through one on one, and he's denied by a superb glove save by Nikita Lozhkin! How did he keep that one out!
     
    03:25
    You don't see goals like that everyday, and shockingly Rafael Khakimov has been pulled immediately for Nikita Lozhkin, that Kuznetskikh Metallurgov Arena crowd aren't impressed so far!
     
    01:59
    Goal for Barys!
    That is a rather strange goal! OLEG KVASHA takes aim from just outside Metallurg's zone, and somehow Rafael Khakimov watches it drift past him blocker side and in! It's 0:1!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 19. Komaristiy (Plotnikov), 51. Dorofeev (Romanov, Stoa), dec. goal Fairchild – 2. Kvasha, 48. Starchenko (Antropov)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Starchenko (AST)
    1:0   Fairchild (NOV)
    2. series:
    1:0   Pushkaryov (AST)
    1:0   Komaristiy (NOV)
    3. series:
    1:0   Dawes (AST)

    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Khakimov (Lozhkin)- Kamalov, Khlystov, Maltsev, Stoa, Romanov- Popov, Fairchild, Komaristiy, Malinovskiy, Plotnikov- Dorofeev, Gavrilychev, Sentyurin, Garifulin, Galimov- Kapotov, Skutar, Mityarkov, Kurepanov, Kosourov
    Barys Nur-Sultan: Poluektov (Laco)- Lundin, Dallman, Dawes, Boyd, Bochenski- Semyonov, Savchenko, Rudenko, Antropov, Starchenko- Blokhin, Bartulis, Zhailauov, Upper, Pushkaryov- Mikhailis, Rakhmanov, Kvasha, Polischuk
    Referees: Yakov Deev, Vladislav Kiselyov, Andrey Matyusha, Evgeniy Petov
    Attendance: 2358