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final
Djurgården Stockholm
5:3 (2:2, 2:1, 1:0)
EV Zug
Friday 04.09.2015, 20:00 • Hovet, Stockholm • Champions League • 5 • Group 2
     
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    The win takes Djurgården to the next round together with Tappara while Zug is eliminated.
     
    After a third period with a lot of feelings and some ugly play Djurgården wins the game 5-3.

    Shots on goal in the third period 18-12.
     
    Game over.
     
    59:16
    Goal for Djurgården!
    Djurgården secures the win with an empty net goal by HENRIK ERIKSSON. Assisted by Marcus Sörensen.
     
    59:05
    Stephan leaves the net again.
     
    58:50
    Stephan back in net and Zug's chances should be gone off course.
     
    58:31
    Pierre-Marc Bouchard five minute major penalty plus game misconduct for kneeing.
     
    58:31
    Game misconduct for Zug after a kneeing stopping Djurgården to go for the open net.
     
    57:42
    Best chance for a long while for Zug. When Burgler picks up a rebound.
    Zug pulls the goalie
     
    57:06
    Icing by Zug.
     
    56:52
    Robin Alvarez comes one on one for Djurgården. Stephan saves with his shoulder.
     
    55:30
    Glove save by Stephan on a long range wrist shot by Ollas-Mattsson.
     
    55:27
    Last commercial break today. Djurgården players talk with their coach, Zug players do not...
     
    55:20
    Djurgården with a quick counter attack and gets a good chance to score.
     
    55:02
    First chance for Zug in a while, Bouchard manages a shot while lying down.
     
    54:30
    Time is starting to run out for Zug who needs to win this in regular time.
     
    53:15
    So close for Djurgården, the puck bounces on the goal line and Eriksson can't get his stick to it.
     
    53:00
    Djurgården with a good power play.
     
    51:38
    A Djurgården player goes down but no penalty call.
     
    51:12
    Reto Suri gets two minutes penalty for hooking. Four on four for five seconds, then a PP for Djurgården.
     
    50:55
    Livio Stadler with two hard shots on the power play but both over.
     
    50:20
    No chances on the pp so far for Zug, Djurgården with a nice block.
     
    50:05
    A lot of feelings right now and the referees' decisition are not always popular.
     
    49:16
    Sörensen gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    48:36
    Alexander Falk gets two minutes for holding, David Rundqvist gets two minutes for slashing. Zug's Alatalo gets two + two for roughing and unsportmanlike conduct
     
    48:36
    It seems like the play was whistled off before the breakaway.
     
    48:36
    Chaotic situation with a breakaway for Djurgården but he is hooked, at the same time a fight at another place on the ice so many penalties coming up.
     
    46:38
    Game on again and Armalis covers the puck again.
     
    Alexander Fällström who left the game in the second period is reported to have suffered a charley horse.
     
    46:35
    Thibaudeau with a shot from a bad angle. Armalis holds on to the puck and there is a faceoff but first a commercial break.
     
    45:35
    A lot off puck possesion for Zug right now but not many chances created out of it.
     
    44:39
    Stephan leaves his goal and clears a puck over the glass but it deflected off a Djurgården player so no penalty.
     
    44:24
    Offside by Zug.
     
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    43:25
    Marc Marchon with almost gives himself a great chance with some nice moves but is stopped in the last second, in the moment after finds a teammate in front of goal but he fails to control the puck.
     
    42:34
    Shot by Markus Nygren is deflected over.
     
    42:12
    Icing by Zug.
     
    40:48
    Zug full strength.
     
    40:27
    Double chances for Djurgården on the PP, Stephan with a great save to keep Zug in the game.
     
    40:01
    Djurgården starts with 48 seconds power play.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Teams enter the ice for the second period.
     
    Four minutes left to the start of the third period.
     
    Djurgården dominates the second period and shots on goal was 19-8. It will be interesting to see what Zug can do in the third period as they need to win to still have a chance to reach the playoff.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:10
    Sörensen with a good shot on the power play but Stephan saves.
     
    38:48
    Nolan Diem gets two minutes for tripping. Djurgården wanted that to be a major penalty for kneeing.
     
    38:48
    Djurgården's Cramo Top Scorer Alexander Fällström leaves the ice with an injury after a hard hit.
     
    38:27
    Johann Morant (Zug) and Mikael Ahlen (Djurgården) both gets two plus two for roughing. Still playing five on five.
     
    38:27
    A small fight after a save by Stephan.
     
    37:20
    Djurgården full strength.
     
    36:57
    Dario Bürgler with a weak shot from the left wing with no traffic in front, easy save for Armalis.
     
    35:50
    Chaotic situation in front of Djurgården's goal and Zug almost gets the equalizer.
     
    35:20
    Djurgården's David Rundqvist gets two plus two (holding + roughing) for while Zug's Pierre-Marc Bouchard gets two minutes (roughing). Zug's first power play of the game coming up.
     
    35:05
    Eriksson spins around at his shot hits the outside of goal.
     
    34:26
    Offside Zug and we have a commercial break.
     
    33:55
    Zug at full strength.
     
    33:38
    Hellström with the first shot of the power play from the blueline but it's wide.
     
    32:57
    But Zug clears the puck.
     
    32:50
    Djurgården with control.
     
    31:55
    Another penalty for Zug when Reto Suri gets two minutes for tripping. Five penalties for Zug and none for Djurgården so far.
     
    31:42
    Djurgården's Marcus Högström skates from end to end and has an attempt from close range ut Stephan leaves no gaps to score on.
     
    30:42
    A shot by Daniel Brodin deflects off a defender and Stephan covers the loose puck.
     
    29:50
    Lukas Vejdemo skates through for Djurgården but Stephan saves with his leg when Vejdemo tries the deke.
     
    29:20
    Marchon with a chance after another giveaway by Djurgården.
     
    29:03
    Icing by Djurgården.
     
    27:40
    Goal for Zug!

    A quick goal by Zug to stay in the game. Djurgården gives away the puck and LINO MARTSCHINI scores with a high shot from the slot. Unassisted.
     
    26:59
    Goal for Djurgården!

    Djurgården's third power play goal of the game on four attempts. A low shot by Cramo Top Scorer ALEXANDER FÄLLSTRÖM from between the face off circles finds the net. Assisted by Marcus Sörensen.
     
    26:06
    Zug's Samuel Erni gets two minutes penalty for slashing.
     
    25:05
    A lot of Djurgården right now. Another save by Stephan.
     
    24:57
    Markus Nygren hits the post for Djurgården!
     
    24:43
    A shot by Djurgården deflected over the glass and a faceoff in Zug's zone.
     
    24:27
    Another mistake by Djurgården's defense gives Bürgler a great chance from close range but Armalis makes a good save.
     
    23:47
    Djurgården comes two on one but the pass isn't good enough and Fällström doesn't get the angle to take a shot.
     
    22:45
    Zug first chance in the second period when Marchon takes a shot in the slot.
     
    21:56
    Djurgården pushes forward and Markus Nygren has a chance from close range but shoots wide.
     
    20:48
    Goal for Djurgården!

    Quick power play goal for Djurgården by MARKUS LJUNGH. Assisted by Robin Press.
     
    20:34
    Robin Grossmann (Zug) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    20:30
    Great chance for Sörensen after some nice dekes but he is tripped and there is delayed penalty call.
     
    20:06
    The second period starts with an icing by Zug.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    "I was lucky and got the puck and just banged it home", Djurgården's Adam Ollas-Mattsson says about his 2-1 goal.
     
    Next period begins at 20:51.
     
    2-2 after the first period feels like a fair result. A few mistakes on both ends has given some chances for both teams.

    Shots on goal in the first period 9-9.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:59
    Breakaway for Martschini (Zug) but Armalis saved it quite easily.
     
    18:24
    A chance for Zug after a long time without any chances at all but the forward just misses the deflection.
     
    17:44
    Icing by Zug.
     
    16:07
    Djurgården goes offside and we have a commercial break.
     
    14:32
    Goal for Zug!
    A nice play by Zug finds DANIEL SONDELL in the slot and he scores in the upper corner. Assisted by: Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Assisted by: Pierre-Marc Bouchard.
     
    13:25
    Great chance for Zug but Schnyder's shot hits the outside off the post.
     
    13:08
    Zug full strength.
     
    11:15
    Schnyder with a counter attack but he is forced to shoot from long range and Aramlis saves.
     
    11:08
    Pierre-Marc Bouchard two minutes for hooking.
     
    10:50
    Immonen with a deflection from close range, he is behind most of Zug's offense so far.
     
    10:29
    Djurgården dumps the puck and Stephan is forced to cover it and it's a face off on his right side.
     
    09:52
    Henrik Eriksson with a hard shot from the left wing, but it's over the bar.
     
    09:06
    Immonen almost gets a break away but is whistled off for offside.

    Commercial break.
     
    07:44
    Djurgården puts some pressure on Zug when a Zug player loses his stick. Zug sends the puck to icing.
    OLLAS-MATTSSON - 2:1
     
    06:07
    Goal for Djurgården!
    And Djurgården takes the lead again. A lucky bounce gives the puck to ADAM OLLAS-MATTSSON who beats Stephan with a hard shot. Assisted by: Markus Ljungh.
    IMMONEN - 1:1
     
    05:03
    Goal for Zug!
    A quick equalizer for Zug. Armalis saves an easy shot with his leg and JARKKO IMMONEN picks up the rebound and scores with a backhand. Assisted by: Pierre-Marc Bouchard.
    RUNDQVIST - 1:0
     
    04:28
    Goal for Djurgården!
    A nice power play goal for Djurgården is finished off with a cross pass that finds DAVID RUNDQVIST who finds the net. Assisted by: Linus Hultström.
     
    04:12
    Stephan holds on to a shot from the blueline and there is a faceoff in Zug's zone.
     
    03:53
    A chance for Djurgården on the power play but the shot is wide.
     
    03:18
    Djurgården goes offside.
     
    02:37
    Penalty for EV Zug (Morant).
     
    02:27
    Robin Alvarez almost get his stick to a bounce off the boards at the far post but is blocked.
     
    00:50
    Another save by Armalis and another faceoff in Djurgården's zone.
     
    00:37
    A partial breakaway for Zug but Armalis comes out big and saves.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    And here comes Zug in white jerseys.
     
    Djurgården's players in blue jerseys are on the ice, still waiting for Zug.
     
    Some notable scratches on the lineups today are Djurgården's Partrick Thoresen who still are recovering from injury and Zug's Josh Holden.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Djurgården Stockholm: Armalis (Tellqvist) – Högström, Holm, Fällström, Vejdemo, Sörensen – Hultström, Falk, Anderson, Brodin, Lundberg – Englund, Press, Nygren, Alvarez, Ljungh – Ollas Matsson, Eriksson (C), Rundqvist, Ahlen

    EV Zug: Stephan (Bader) – Ramholt, Grossmann, Immonen, Bürgler, Bouchard – Schlumpf, Sondell, Diem, Suri, Martschini – Alatalo, Morant, Schnyder (C), Marchon, Zangger – Erni, Stadler, Lammer, Volejnicek, Thibaudeau

    Referees: Gebei (HUN), Sjöqvist – Dahmén, Åhlén (All SWE).
     
    Welcome to this live coverage from Hovet in the southern parts of Sweden's capital Stockholm. Teams are on the ice warming up.
     
    In this game in Group B, Djurgården who are in second place with five points plays Zug who are in third place with zero points. Zug needs to win the game in regular time to still have the chance for a spot in the playoff round. If Djurgården takes one point or more they'll join Tappara to qualify from this group.

    The teams played each other in Switzerland last weekend. Djurgården won that game 3-2 in a close game where Zug almost came back from 0-3.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 20:00.

    Fredrik Pålsson

    Goals and assists: 5. Rundqvist (Hultström), 7. Ollas-Mattsson (Ljungh), 21. Ljungh (Press), 27. Fällström (Sörensen), 60. Eriksson (Sörensen) – 6. Immonen (Bouchard), 15. Sondell (Bouchard), 28. Martschini


    Djurgården Stockholm: Armalis (Tellqvist) – Högström, Holm, Fällström, Vejdemo, Sörensen – Hultström, Falk, Anderson, Brodin, Lundberg – Englund, Press, Nygren, Alvarez, Ljungh – Ollas Matsson, Eriksson (C), Rundqvist, Ahlen
    EV Zug: Stephan (Bader) – Ramholt, Grossmann, Immonen, Bürgler, Bouchard – Schlumpf, Sondell, Diem, Suri, Martschini – Alatalo, Morant, Schnyder (C), Marchon, Zangger – Erni, Stadler, Lammer, Volejnicek, Thibaudeau

    Referees: Gebei (HUN), Sjöqvist – Dahmén, Åhlén (All SWE)

    Attendance: 2529