Helsinki
Moscow Region
End of game
Game stats: Shots: 78-33 ; Shots on goal: 38-24 ; Goals: 5-2 ; Faceoffs: 35-18 ; Blocked shots: 5-25 ; Hits: 17-19 ; Foals against: 1-3 ; Penalty: 8-8
Saves on third: Biryukov 14, Zapolski 7.
Stats of 3rd period: Shots: 25-10 ; Shots on goal: 17-7 ; Goals: 3-0 ; Faceoffs: 13-8 ; Blocked shots: 1-4 ; Hits: 9-6 ; Foals against: 0-0 ; Penalty: 0-0
End of 3 period
Anttila wrister, Biryukov saves. Anttila again at another attack, Biryukov catches that one too.
Two minutes remaining of third period.
It is Huhtala´s turn to score.
Eeli Tolvanen and the hat trick.
Lepistö from the line, saved.
Regin´s slap shot to fishnets after Biryukov save.
Tolvanen, second goal tonight.
Palola from corner, Biryukov holds.
Kind of expecting feeling on the ice at the moment. Both teams are playing safe and everybody waits who´ll score. Great spots at both end while writing this...
Palola, sidebar
N. Jensen reaches for upper corner, a bit high.
Regin, Palola, Regin and shot is wide.
Afinogenov shoots, Zapolski saves.
Young Tolvanen steals the puck and makes ok wrister, Biryukov takes that one.
Begin of 3 period
If first period was Vitjaz´s, this second was clearly Jokerit´s. We´ll see who takes the third and the game.
Saves on second period: Biryukov 13, Zapolski 4.
Stats of 2nd period: Shots: 33-6 ; Shots on goal: 15-4 ; Goals: 2-0 ; Faceoffs: 9-6 ; Blocked shots: 2-12 ; Hits: 2-13 ; Foals against: 0-0 ; Penalty: 0-2
End of 2 period
One minute remaining of the second period.
Jokerit puts pressure at Vitjaz zone, at the end Kivistö shoots from the line, Biryukov closes the puck.
Gilroy should´ve shot from that spot.
Palola at great spot, Biryukov saves that one too.
Weird or very late icing call.
Golovkov alone at Zapolski´s net, Z`s glove is fast.
Kulagin from the corner almost surprises Zapolski, not quite though.
Regin´s wrister is good, Biryukov is also good.
Penalty. Vityaz. 59. Voronkov Yegor 2 min. Throwing the Puck Outside the Playing Area
Teams at full strength.
Begin of 2 period
This first period was Vitjaz´s period eventhoug goals were kind of easyones. Jokerit got into the game at the end of period.
Saves in first period: Biryukov 6, Zapolski 11.
Stats of 1st period: Shots: 20-17 ; Shots on goal: 6-13 ; Goals: 0-2 ; Faceoffs: 13-4 ; Blocked shots: 2-9 ; Hits: 6-0 ; Foals against: 1-3 ; Penalty: 8-6
End of 1 period
One minute remaining of the 1st period.
Or I am not sure about the interference, anyways puck went into the net after the whistle.
Puck in the Vitjaz net but there was goalie interference and goal is no good.
Penalty. Vityaz. 43. Petrakov Ivan V. 4 min. High Sticking
Teams at full strength.
Jokerit has four skaters.
Semenov, berries for Zapolski.
Vitjaz has 5 on 3 for almost a minute.
Penalty. Jokerit. 12. Anttila Marko 2 min. Boarding
Kopeikin shoots, Zapolski saves.
Penalty. Jokerit. 7. Lauridsen Oliver 2 min. Boarding
Teams at full strength
Mozik´s slap shot to fish nets from Zapolski´s save
Regin´s wrister hardly saved by Biryugov.
Penalty. Jokerit. 71. Jensen Niklas 2 min. Roughing
Penalty. Vityaz. 61. Afinogenov Maxim 2 min. Roughing
Puck bounces at Vitjaz net, Jokerit has a momentum now. Let´s see if they can score.
Teams at full strength.
Very good box play by Jokerit so far.
Tolvanen made a nice wrister just second before Joensuu takes tripping penalty at attacking zone.
Penalty. Jokerit. 6. Joensuu Jesse 2 min. Tripping
Lundin from the line. Stops to the wall of players before Biryukov.
Rissanen makes a goof hit against Vyglazov. Vyglazov takes some breaths after the hit.
First "attack" of the game and the puck is in the Jokerit net. Big mistake for defence
Begin of 1 period
Goalkeeper:
30. Zapolski Ryan (Jokerit).
39. Biryukov Mikhail (Vityaz).
Begin of game
Interesting game tonight. Jokerit has won five in a row, Vitjaz has won four from five.
Starting line ups:
HK Vitjaz: GK Biryukov, LD Golovkov, RD Semenov, LW Mekeyev, C Nikulin, RW Afinogenov
Jokerit: GK Zapolski, LD Lepistö, RD Lundin, LW Jensen N., C Regin RW Palola
Referees tonight Konstantin Olenin and Yuri Oskirko. Linesmen Dmitry Golovlev and Aleksander Otmahov.
Teams enter the ice for the warm up. Jokerit in blue jerseys, Vitjaz in white.
Monday night at Hartwall Arena, Jokerit meets HK Vitjaz in KHL.