SKE 3:2 NIT | Skellefteå AIK - HK Nitra (Champions League)

Champions League

Tappara – Djurgården	2:3 (after OT)	\|	Kärpät – Krefeld	4:1 (end)	\|	Lukko – Fribourg	4:2 (end)
Litvínov – Grenoble	6:4 (end)	\|	Skellefteå – Nitra	3:2 (5:2 after SO)	\|	Salzburg – SønderjyskE	7:2 (end)
Linz – TPS	2:3 (after OT)	\|	Mannheim – Neman	2:1 (end)	\|	Zürich – Gap	6:1 (end)
Växjö – Ingolstadt	4:2 (end)

after shootout (5:2)

Skellefteå AIK Sweden

3:2 (2:2, 0:0, 0:0 - 0:0)

HK Nitra

Thursday 27.08.2015, 19:00 • Skellefteå Kraft Arena • Champions League • Group 4

		Welcome. Game starts at 19:00.
		Skellefteå is back home after last weeks trip to Slovakia and Czech, a trip that ended up successful with two solid performances that did result in six points. The black and yellow team from Sweden opened this CHL-season in a impressive way with a 2-4 victory against HK Nitra, and followed that up with a shutout victory, 0-4, only to two days later in Czech, against HC Bili Tygri Liberec. The Swedes had full control of the tigers from Liberec and they now are big favourites to top their group in the first stage of CHL.
		Prior to last Thursday's CHL opening day for Skellefteå AIK, they didnt know much about HK Nitra. After the 2-4 victory in the soldout arena they know clash into eachother again and Marcus Pettersson, defenseman of Skellefteå AIK, states to Skellefteå AIKs official website that they now have found some keys to play against Nitra: - We have found some keys. Creating turnarounds against them is one, they often search for the long coast to coast passes from defensive zone, if we can find a way to break these passes we will get rewarded with plenty of 3 versus 2, and also 4 versus 2, turnarounds.
		You scored one goal against HK Nitra last Thursday, for your sake. How do you feel for this upcoming season? - I feel a lot stronger this year. Last year was like a rollercoaster, but as i said i feel stronger this year and im ready to earn my spot in this roster, says #8 Marcus Pettersson that looks to continue to play with #61 Fredrik Lindgren in the third line.
		According to the local newspaper, www.norran.se, Skellefteå will play with almost identical lineups as in the two first games. The only change is that Andrew Calof steps up to the first line with Janne Pesonen and Patrik Zackrisson and Terry Broadhurst goes the other way, and replaces Calof in the third line where he will play together with John Norman and Axel Holmström.
		They have traveled a long way, but now they are here in Skellefteå, Sweden. Im talking about the fans of HK Nitra that right now are getting in to the Skellefteå Kraft Arena. Almost 80 people in different ages, dressed in Nitra colors, will do their best to help their team to a victory here in Sweden.
Nitra fans in northern Sweden to watch a game against Skelleftea! Passion! 80 supportrar till HK Nitra har flygit till Skellefteå för att stötta deras favoritlag. Stort! #CHL #HKNitra #skeaik pic.twitter.com/Vmgs9KpFSz — Robin Lindgren (@robinlindgreen) August 27, 2015
		Starting lineups: Skellefteå AIK: Hanses (Svensson) – Burstrom, Heed, Pettersson M., Lindgren, Lundberg A., Lindholm A., Andersson – Lindholm P., Ericsson, Lunberg M. – Zackrisson, Calof, Pesonen – Pettersson A., Holmstrom, Broadhurst – Edstrom, Petterstrom, Forssell. HK Nitra: Valent (Trencan) – Ordzovensky, König, Milam, Mezei, Milo, Novak M., Guoth, Devecka – Stumpel, Kutalek, Novak L. – Stloukal, Slovak, Saliji – Pupak, Piacka, Bucek – Macik, Bajtek, Bene. Referees: Leppänen (FIN), Öhlund – Käck, Yletyinen (All FIN).
		Its thirteen minutes of waiting before this game will start. Both teams has left the ice after the warmup and as we speak the Zambonis are preparing the ice. HK Nitras fans is already in the stands and they look to be really excited to be here.
		In Skellefteå AIKs lineup we can see some changes since last game. Mattias Ritola, Sebastian Aho and Anton Öhman is still missing in the lineup due to injuries, added to the list of undressed players are now John Norman due to unknown reasons.
		Tonights starting goalies will be Erik Hanses for Skellefteå AIK and Michal Valent for guesting HK Nitra.
		The teams has entered the ice and both teams gets welcomed loudly by their fanclubs. Right now the fans of HK Nitra is more loud.
		The puck is about to be dropped. Lets get this show going!
	00:01	Game started.
		And we are LIVE!
		Skellefteå gets puck-possession and goes for the first attack.
	0:53	Andrew Calof transports the puck in to offensive zone and shoots towards the goal, Valent saves.
	1:07	Goal for Skellefteå! JANNE PESONEN capitalizes and puts the puck in the net after a beautiful opening pass from Andrew Calof, Valent stands no chance to save. Assisted by: Andrew Calof and Anton Lindholm
1:07. Janne PESONEN - 1:0
	1:30	Skellefteå has opened up in a impressive way and has full control of the match this far.
	2:00	Goal for Nitra! PETER KONIG SCORES in HK Nitras first shift in offensive zone. The defenseman advances from his defensive position and scores between the legs of Erik Hanses. Assisted by: Radoslav Macik.
2:00. Peter KONIG - 1:1
	2:50	Pär Lindholm, Skellefteå AIK, gets called 2:00 minutes for holding.
	3:05	HK Nitra sets up theirs PP and they look dangerous!
	3:13	Goal for Nitra! MAREK SLOVAK puts the puck in the open net and HK Nitra scores early in the Power play. This game changed quick. Assisted by Petr Stloukal and Peter Konig.
	3:55	Skellefteå tries to take back the match and goes offensive as soon as the puck has dropped after the stunning 1-2 goal from Nitra.
	5:20	Its a fantastic start of this game with two teams that both tries to play offensive and they both have succeded well thus far.
	6:05	Skellefteås fourth line creates some good quality chances but Valent in Nitras net stands tall.
	6:17	The first two minutes was all about Skellefteå, then Nitra stepped up and scored two goals in a short period of time and now the Slovaks looks really solid out there
	6:30	Marcus Pettersson goes for a quick shot from the blue line and Valent has some problems to see the puck but after some trouble he finds it and blocks. Faceoff to the left of Valent waiting.
	7:07	Skellefteå creates a fast turn around and Janne Pesonen gets a great chance to capitalize but Valent saves.
	7:18	Valent is under heavy fire right now, Skellefteå goes hard for the 2-2 puck.
	8:38	Pär Lindholm and Martin Lundberg almost capitalizes in another quick turnaround but Valent somehows saves it and we have another faceoff waiting.
	9:26	Matej Bene tries to do it all on his own at offensive blue line and gets called for offside.
	9:57	Erik Hanses saves a easy shot but then almost puts the puck in his own net after some strange sloppy actions.
	10:51	Pontus Petterström, Skellefteå, gets called 2:00 for holding.
	10:55	HK Nitra will play their second PP. Last time they capitalized early and got the lead, how will it go this time?
	10:59	Marek Slovak, HK Nitra, 2:00 minutes for high-sticking. A dumb penalty from the Slovakian player that didnt need to put his stick that high, but now he did and Nitras time in PP is over.
	12:20	The match has decreased in quality and both teams are playing kind of sloppy right now, and for the last few minutes.
	12:51	Home team at full strength.
	12:59	Visiting team at full strength.
	13:07	Faceoff to the left of Valent but Nitras Marek Slovak wins it and Nitra can go for the offensive zone.
	14:08	Tibor Kutalek shows off with a beautiful spin-o-rama pass behind his back, unfortunately his teammate doesnt react in time and Nitras scoring chance goes to waste.
	14:56	Michal Novak, HK Nitra, 2:00 minute for hooking.
	15:05	Skellefteå gets their first chance in PP and things will get tough for Nitra now.
	15:44	Goal for Skellefteå! JIMMIE ERICSSON SCORES and its a thing of beatuy. In the man advantage Skellefteå dominates and after some quick passes that puts your mind back to the Soviet era Jimmie Ericsson can tip the puck in to the open net. Skellefteå played 5-on-4. Assisted by. Patrik Zackrisson and Janne Pesonen
	16:34	Skellefteå is the better team right now and creates chances in every shift, HK Nitra looks tired after the impressive period in the middle of this period.
	18:35	Janne Pesonen plays physical and puts a HK Nitra defender to the ice,the home crowd loves this and chants for Pesonen.
	19:00	One minute remains of the first period.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		The first period is over and it has been a really interesting one with two offensive teams.
		Statistics of the first period: 1-0 (01:03) EQ Janne Pesonen (Andrew Calof, Anton Lindholm) \| 1-1 (02.00) EQ Peter Konig (Radoslav Macik) \| 1-2 (03:13) PP1 Marek Slovak (Petr Stloukal, Peter Konig) \| 2-2 (15:44) PP1 Jimmie Ericsson (Patrik Zackrisson, Janne Pesonen) Shots on goal: Skellefteå 14 – 5 Nitra. Penalty minutes: Skellefteå 2x2 minutes, HK Nitra 2x2 minutes.
		We will be back in approximately ten minutes with the start of the second period. 19.50 (CET) to be accurate.
		Even though HK Nitra has been playing solid and aggressive, they often get outplayed by a better and faster Skellefteå AIK and in the long run i have hard to see how the Slovaks will go home with three points from this match. But thats the beatuy of this game, things can change fast and Nitra might step up. So hang tight folks.
		Hello ladies and gentlemens, we are about to start the second period. Both teams has entered the ice. We have a very interesting and exciting period ahead of us, four goals in the first period gives us every reason to hope for a fun period.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:05	The puck has dropped and the second period is live.
	20:20	Nitra starts this period strong and puts good pressure in Skellefteås zone.
	20:56	A Nitra defender tries to shoot hard from the blue line but the puck goes high and over the glass.
	21:30	Andrew Calof gets the open net but fails to connect, how did he miss that?
	22:16	The guests started strong in this period but it only held for two shifts, then Skellefteå stepped up and right now they are creating chances in numbers.
	22:48	Matej Bene, HK Nitra, 2:00 minutes for hooking.
	22:50	Skellefteå gets another chance in PP and it will be a tough test for HK Nitras box play. Last time in PP for Skellefteå they played beautiful and scored a highlight reel goal.
	23:51	Marcus Pettersson fails on his onetimer from the blue line and Nitra can breathe out for a second when the puck goes all the way down to Skellefteås zone.
	24:48	Visiting team at full strength.
	25:00	HK Nitras box play goes big and kills the two minutes without any big trouble. Impressive from the Slovaks!
	25:52	Nitra goes offensive in a fast turn around and Samir Saliji gets a good chance but his onetimer gets saved by Erik Hanses, that was Nitras best chance this far in the second period.
	26:05	Lukas Novak, HK Nitra, 2:00 minutes penalty for tripping.
	26:13	Patrik Zackrisson gets a good chance but misses the open net widely.
	26:45	We have another penalty for HK Nitra. Branislav Mezei 2:00 minutes for hooking. Skellefteå will now play with a 2-man advantage for 80 seconds.
	27:11	Tim Heed tries two times from the blue line but misses both times. Close though.
	31:50	Im experiencing some serious troubles with the connection to the Wifi here in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, and that is why you havent seen any updates the last minutes. They are working to find the problem as we speak.
	32:00	Anyway, the last four minutes hasnt been much to write about. Its not that high paced game that we witnessed in the first period, both teams has stepped of the gas pedal and now seems to have a competition in sloppy passes.
	32:40	HK Nitras second line is dangerous in every shift though and especially Marek Slovak looks sharp tonight.
	33:34	Tim Heed cuts through the Nitra defense and fires away a dangerous shot to the goal but Michal Valent continues to go big with another nice save. So far the Slovakian goalie is the man of the match, with 23 saves this far.
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	33:44	Tim Heed fails to see a forechecking Nitra player and Radoslav Macik gets a breakaway, but Hanses saves and the game is still tied 2-2.
	34:26	Will we see a goal in any way before the second period is over? Right now the feeling is no, we havent seen any quality-chances this period. With some few exceptions, like Maciks breakaway.
	36:01	With four minutes remaining of the second period Valent gets forced to block the puck and we have a faceoff to the left of him.
	37:59	Jimmie Ericsson goes physical and crushes a Nitra defender to the wall. The wakeup call that Skellefteå needs right now? Might be so.
	39:01	One minute remains of the second period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		The second period ends scoreless and the match has really stepped down in quality and intensity. Both teams are struggling hard with their passes and often fails to deliver the puck to the correct target. It will be interesting to see how the last period will come up though, Nitra needs to push for that game winning goal and would really need to go home from this night with three points.
Close game, @skelleftea_aik – #hknitra 2–2 after 40 minutes. #CHL — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 27, 2015
		Statistics of the second period: No goals. Shots on goals: Skellefteå 13 (total 27) – 7 (total 12) Nitra. Penalty minutes: Skellefteå 0 minutes (total 4 minutes of penalty) Nitra 3x2 minutes (total 10 minutes of penalty)
		We will be back in approximately ten minutes with the third period. See you then!
		Both teams have entered the ice for the third period, who will win? Thats a great question that i have no clue about what to answer. Its anyones game.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:10	The third period is live!
	40:30	Tim Heed goes coast to coast carrying the puck and breaks through Nitras defense, the last outpost Michal Valent saves though. Could´ve been a highlight goal.
	41:55	Patrik Zackrisson hits the postbar! Skellefteå opens up the third period with aggression, speed and intensity.
	44:22	Once again the network is causing troubles and that makes it hard to update you with the events on the ice. Im really sorry for this.
	45:25	Skellefteå gets closer and closer to the next goal, Terry Broadhurst and Marcus Petterssons gets two high quality chances in a short period of time but both fails to connect and we still have a tie game.
	46:40	HK Nitra are a heavily sieged team right now but keeps on playing strong in their own zone and thats a big reason to the tied score. Skellefteå does their best to score by creating chances in every shift, and they have been dominating this period this far.
	48:28	Andrew Calof skates hard in the offensive zone but fails to connect when a Nitra-stick gets in the way.
		Today's attendance is 3106 .
	49:34	Skellefteå continues to play well and has been spending the last minutes in offensive zone. HK Nitra struggles to find a way in to the game right now.
	51:31	HK Nitra with their first offensive attempt in this period but it ends as soon as it begun when Niclas Burström, defender of Skellefteå, reads the play and breaks the Slovakian chances to create something.
	52:00	We have the last power break of the match. Eight minutes remains of the third period, we look to go in to a sudden death.
	52:10	Niclas Burström is the man in the spotlight right now, recently with a dangerous puck from the offensive blue line that Michal Valent has big troubles to find. But the Nitra goalie saves at last.
	53:35	Skellefteås offensive rush has cool downed a notch but the Swedish team still control this game.
	54:20	Things get tough again for Nitra when Skellefteås first line creates three-four high quality chances but Michal Valent continues to impress with plenty of big saves.
	55:40	Jozef Stumpel, HK Nitra, 2:00 minutes penalty for interference. Skellefteå AIK gets the golden opportunity to win this game with this man advantage.
	56:01	Skellefteå fails to set up their PP and struggles to get things in shape. Nitra can easily defend themselves.
	56:22	Branislav Mezei clears the puck and Skellefteå has to start over in their own zone.
	56:43	Andrew Calof skates hard and transports the puck in to an open area from where he delivers a hard shot to the goal, Valent saves.
	57:40	Visiting team at full strength.
	58:00	Two minutes remaining of the third period.
	58:50	Skellefteå steps on the gas pedal and applies a hard pressure in Nitras zone.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
		The third period also ends scoreless and this match will decide in sudden death, or in a shootout.
		Statistics of the third period: No goals. Shots at goal: Skellefteå 9 (total 36) – 1 (total 13) Nitra Penalty minutes: Skellefteå 0 minutes (4 minutes total) Nitra 2 minutes (12 minutes total)
		The overtime is about to begin. The teams will play 4-on-4.
	60:01	Overtime began.
2-2 after third period. Time for overtime 2-2 efter 3 perioder i Skellefteå OT väntar #chl — Bosse (@bossea13) August 27, 2015
	60:25	Skellefteå with the first attempt but Valent saves.
	60:45	Marcus Pettersson, Skellefteå, 2:00 minutes penalty for holding.
	60:45	Nitra will go into a 4-on-3 and now has the golden opportunity to bury the game winning goal.
	60:45	Stumpel wins the faceoff and Nitra sets up their PP.
	61:10	Erik Forssell clears the puck and Nitra has to start over in their own zone.
	61:30	Nitra fails to set up their man advantage and looks frustrated by this.
	62:00	Kutalek brings the puck in to the offensive zone and Nitra once again tries to setup their PP but once again they play sloppy with the puck and Fredrik Lindgren of Skellefteå can clear the puck.
	62:45	Home team at full strength.
	63:50	Hk Nitra is the team closest to a goal right now.
	64:21	We have a faceoff in the neutral zone with 39 seconds remaining.
	64:45	We are heading in to a shootout.
	65:00	Overtime finished.
		Yes, this match goes into penalty shots.
		Both teams will get 5 shooters each and if its still tied after that it will go into sudden death penalty shots.
		Skellefteå will start!
		Janne Pesonen will take the first penalty shot for Skellefteå AIK.
	1. series 0:0	Janne PESONEN fails.
	1. series 0:1	Jozef STUMPEL scores.
	2. series 0:1	Tim HEED fails.
	2. series 0:1	Tibor KUTALEK fails.
	3. series 0:1	Axel HOLMSTRÖM fails.
	3. series 0:2	Petr STLOUKAL scores.
	4. series 1:2	Erik FORSSELL scores.
	4. series 1:2	Marek SLOVAK fails.
	5. series 2:2	Jimmie ERICSSON scores.
	5. series 2:2	Simir SALIJI fails.
	6. series 2:2	Tibor KUTALEK fails.
	6. series 2:2	Erik FORSSELL fails.
	7. series 2:2	Lukas NOVAK fails.
	7. series 2:2	Janne PESSONEN fails.
	8. series 2:2	Josef STUMPEL fails.
	8. series 2:2	Jimmie ERICSSON fails.
	9. series 2:2	Petr STLOUKAL fails.
	9. series 2:2	Erik FORSSELL fails.
	10. series 2:2	Peter KONIG fails.
	10. series 2:2	Axel HOLMSTROM fails.
	11. series 2:2	Jameson MILAM fails.
	11. series 2:2	Patrik ZACKRISSON fails.
	12. series 2:2	Samuel BUCEK fails.
	12. series 3:2	Terry BROADHURST scores.
	65:00	Skellefteå AIK has won after the penalty shoot-out. The winning goal is scored by Terry BROADHURST.
65:00. Terry BROADHURST - 3:2
		Game over.
		Skellefteå wins in shootout after plenty of missed penalty shots. The man that wins it for Skellefteå is Terry Broadhurst.
		After a intense first period the match really stepped down big time and the last two periods wasnt something to write home about. Skellefteå now secured their spot in the playoffs with 8 out of 9 possible points. HK Nitra won their first points and now stand on second place with one point.
		1-0 (01:03) EQ Janne Pesonen (Andrew Calof, Anton Lindholm) \| 1-1 (02.00) EQ Peter Konig (Radoslav Macik) \| 1-2 (03:13) PP1 Marek Slovak (Petr Stloukal, Peter Konig) \| 2-2 (15:44) PP1 Jimmie Ericsson (Patrik Zackrisson, Janne Pesonen) \| 3-2 (SO) Terry Broadhurst Shots on goal: Skellefteå – Nitra 38-15 Penalty minutes: Skellefteå 3x2 minutes, HK Nitra 6x2 minutes.
		Andrej Kmeč (HK Nitra assistant coach): - We knew coming up here would be tough because Skellefteå AIK is a very good team and it was very hard out there tonight for sure and even though im very happy with one point against this team i feel like maybe we should have won this in the shootouts but failed to succeed in that stage. You now have one point and next game against Liberec will be a key game to clinch a playoff spot, what do you think about your chances? - Our chances is good i think, we´re gonna play against them on Saturday and if we win that match we will have a very good chance to clinch that playoff spot. But i think it will take a good effort to beat them, but i dont doubt my team. You had some great support in this game with many fans that had traveled with you to Sweden, that must be a nice feeling? - Yes indeed, they are incredible for us. They truly are our sixth player.
		Marcus Pettersson (Defenseman of Skellefteå AIK): With this victory you clinched the playoff spot and probably you´ll get the first place in the group, congratulations! - Thanks a lot, it is true that we are in the playoffs now and that has been our ambition since day one so thats a really good feeling. Regarding the first place we still have one match yet to play and we will aim our focus toward that game against Liberec first of all and then we can talk about the playoffs. - I think it will be a really fun playoff with a lot of Swedish teams just as last year
		Erik Hanses (Goaltender of Skellefteå AIK) - I think that we started this game really good and got that fast goal, but after that we just stopped playing good by some reason and they got two easy goals. Luckily we managed to tie the game before the buzzer of the first period. The second and third period wasnt much to talk about, just a bad icehockey game from both sides. And in the shootouts it seemed like we wouldnt see a end of this game, have you ever experienced a situation like this with so many penalty shots? - No i never experienced something like this, but i felt like i got better and better control of their shooters the longer the shootout proceeded and it was a nice feeling when Terry scored that game winner! (22:18:13)
After 12 rounds (!) of the shootout in the @skelleftea_aik – #hknitra, it's another win for the home side! pic.twitter.com/7WjuhFuJ6d — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 27, 2015

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 2. Pesonen (Calof, Lindholm A.), 16. Ericsson (Zackrisson, Pesonen), dec. goal Broadhurst – 2. Konig (Macik), 4. Slovak (Stloukal, Konig)

Shootout:

1. series:

0:0 Pesonen (SKE)

0:1 Jozef Stumpel (NIT)

2. series:

0:1 Tim Heed (SKE)

0:1 Tibor Kutalek (NIT)

3. series:

0:1 Axel Holmström (SKE)

0:2 Petr Stloukal (NIT)

4. series:

1:2 Erik Forssell (SKE)

1:2 Marek Slovak (NIT)

5. series:

2:2 Jimmie Ericsson (SKE)

2:2 Simir Saliji (NIT)

6. series:

2:2 Tibor Kutalek (NIT)

2:2 Erik Forssell (SKE)

7. series:

2:2 Lukas Novak (NIT)

2:2 Janne Pessonen (SKE)

8. series:

2:2 Josef Stumpel (NIT)

2:2 Jimmie Ericsson (SKE)

9. series:

2:2 Petr Stloukal (NIT)

2:2 Erik Forssell (SKE)

10. series:

2:2 Peter Konig (NIT)

2:2 Axel Holmstrom (SKE)

11. series:

2:2 Jameson Milam (NIT)

2:2 Patrik Zackrisson (SKE)

12. series:

2:2 Samuel Bucek (NIT)

3:2 Terry Broadhurst (SKE)

Skellefteå AIK: Hanses (Svensson) – Burstrom, Heed, Pettersson M., Lindgren, Lundberg A., Lindholm A., Andersson – Lindholm P., Ericsson, Lundberg M. – Zackrisson, Calof, Pesonen – Pettersson A., Holmstrom, Broadhurst – Edstrom, Petterstrom, Forssell.

HK Nitra: Valent (Trencan) – Ordzovensky, König, Milam, Mezei, Milo, Novak M., Guoth, Devecka – Stumpel, Kutalek, Novak L. – Stloukal, Slovak, Saliji – Pupak, Piacka, Bucek – Macik, Bajtek, Bene.

Referees: Leppänen (FIN), Öhlund – Käck, Yletyinen (All FIN)

1st period
	1:07
	2:00
	2:50
	3:13
	10:51
	10:59
	14:56
	15:44
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:48
	26:05
2nd intermission
3rd period
	55:40
After 3rd period
Overtime
	60:45
before shootout
	65:00
after shootout