Traktor unlucky against Sibir in hockey lottery
First period
Both teams had their fair share of penalties in the first period. Sibir eventually
took one shot more than Traktor. But most importantly for the visitors, they
managed to open the score at the hands of Sergey Shumakov. Traktor had to pick
up momentum which they successfully did; however, it did not bring many
goal-scoring chances. Maksim Yakutsenya was the most prolific player in this respect;
he gave out passes like hot cakes as well as took shots, but all to no avail;
Sibir hung on to the lead and had several opportunities on goal in the power
play, but Traktor showed their penalty killing skills and kept the decent goal
margin heading to the break.
Second period
Traktor began the period with one-man disadvantage, successfully managed to
kill the penalty and had a monstrous three-on-one scoring chance, but Panov
failed to execute a pass. The game’s tempo died down a bit, but then the visitors
exploded with their second goal when Kudroč blasted a heavy mid-zone shot that
found the net. Traktor responded with Bulis’ two crease shots miraculously
turned away by Jeff Glass. Sibir reciprocated with a one-on-one that saw
Garnett make the save and keep Traktor in the game. The team thanked their
goaltender right before the buzzer. Fans were already heading towards
concession stands when Vladimir Antipov revived Traktor’s hopes to save the
game.
Third period
The final period of the contest was evenly matched, but Traktor was the
eventual winner as the home team managed to tie the game. Highlights of the period
include Garnett’s jaw-dropping save, Yakutsenya’s injury (Maksim got hit in the
face with the puck and left the ice); and of course, Kostitsyn’s goal-scoring
effort which received arguably one of the biggest pops in the history of
Traktor Arena. Both teams also exchanged goal-scoring chances towards the end
of the period; Garnett neutralized a one-on-one, Glinkin hit the bar fractions
of seconds before the horn. It was only fitting that both teams had to find out
who is better in the overtime.
Overtime and penalty shootouts
Overtime did not bring any substantial chances on goal as the game rolled into
penalty shootouts. Traktor once again came up at the short end of the stick in
the shootouts; Sibir got the victory after Jonas Enlund’s successful effort.
Stats and details
Traktor vs. Sibir 2:3 SO (0:1, 1:1, 1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
Goals: Shumakov (Fedorov, Drugov), 5 (0:1); Kudroč (Romanov, Lehterä),
29 (0:2 – PP); Antipov (Dugin), 40 (1:2); Kostitsyn (Glinkin, Bulis), 47 (2:2);
Enlund, 65 (2:3 – game-winning penalty shot).
Traktor (Chelyabinsk)
Garnett;
Quint – Ryabykin (A), Karpov – Popov – Kuznetsov,
Belov – Vasilchenko, Yakutsenya – Bulis – Kostitsyn,
Shinin – Katichev, Panov (A) – Dugin – Antipov (C),
Klimontov – Razin, Glinkin – Osnovin – Chistov.
Sibir (Novosibirsk)
Glass;
Zaytsev (A) – Lekomtsev, Enlund – Lehterä (A) – Krivonozhkin (C),
Kudroč – Kulda, Kopeykin – Nikulin – Drugov,
Kutuzov – Alekseyev, Bobrov – Romanov – Sannikov,
Ignatovich – Karavayev, Shumakov – Fedorov – Malyshev.
Penalty Minutes: 8 (6+2+0) - 14 (4+4+4+2).
Shots: 36 (9+14+10+3) - 28 (10+6+8+4).
Faceoffs Won: 34 (10+12+10+2) - 30 (8+11+8+3).
Time on Ice: Belov (26:27), Kuznetsov (22:30), Ryabykin (22:08) - Zaytsev (24:33), Enlund (23:08), Lehterä (23:07).
Power Play Goals: 0-1.
Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov (Moscow), Eduard Odins (Riga, Latvia).
Linesmen: Sergey Morozov (Moscow Oblast), Yakov Paley (Magnitogorsk).
December 30, 2012. Traktor Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia. Attendance – 7000.