Romazan Memorial Tournament. Traktor finishes third in overall standings

Coaching staff made some changes to the lineup. Ryabykin was back in action, completely healing from a minor injury, whereas Kokuyov was left off the lineup.

First period
Traktor constructed the first attack of the match - Dugin could not outplay Metallurg's #2 goalie, Aleksandr Pechurskiy. It did not take long for the hosts though to pull ahead - Zaripov took an accurate half zone shot to make it 1:0. Traktor answered back momentarily; Kuryanov and Chistov had the chance to tie it up - Pechurskiy was confident and did not allow anything. Right after that Traktor was left 4-on-5; during these trouble times Garnett had to stop a vicious slapshot by Chris Lee. Valery Belousov was in the mood conducive to experiments, thus Kostitsyn, who started out as second line's center, was moved to the left while Bulis returned to his well-familiar position on the ice. Both teams took a breather right until the last minute when Dugin averted a sure-fire goal, disposing of the puck fractions of a second before O'Reilly could put it away. 0:1 as the opponents headed for an intermission.

Second period
Mozyakin and Antipin could double hosts' lead right off the bat, but there was one man who had something to say about it - Michael Garnett. Those two shots must have angered Traktor quite a bit, and the black and white team quickly tied the game at the hands of Popov. But the score was not tied for long - Grigorenko quickly pulled hosts ahead for the second time in the match. The opponents continued to throw wild punches; Traktor barely avoided hitting the canvas when Potekhin hit the post. Visitors got back at Metallurg with Kostitsyn's uppercut going just wide of the goal. Metallurg then got closer a knockout blow when Mozyakin converted a power play chance. Before the horn Traktor had a scoring chance at the hands of Dugin and a power play attempt, but did not gain any dividends.

Third period
Ryabykin could pull one back in the very first shift, but missed the corner by an inch. Some time later the third line created another scoring chance, but Pechurskiy stopped the threat. That was the last breath of life for Traktor in this game; O'Reilly and Timkin formalized the rout. 5:1 the final score; Traktor takes the third place in the overall standings and two individual prizes in tow.

Game details

METALLURG VS. TRAKTOR– 5:1 (1:0, 2:1, 2:0)

Goals: Zaripov (O'Reilly), 7 (1:0); Popov (Darzins), 22 (1:1); Grigorenko (Kamenev), 23 (2:1); Mozyakin (O'Reilly, Zaripov), 36 (3:1 - PP); O'Reilly (Lee), 55 (4:1); Timkin (Metlyuk, O'Reilly), 56 (5:1).
Shootouts: Darzins (0:1), Zaripov (0:1 - denied by goaltender), Chistov (0:2), O'Reilly (1:2), Kontiola (1:3), Mozaykin (1:3 - denied by goaltender).

Metallurg (Magnitogorsk)
Pechurskiy;
Antipin – Biryukov (A), Mozyakin (C) – O'Reilly – Zaripov,
Lee – Ibragimov, Grigorenko – Hodgman – Timkin,
Tereshchenko – Khabarov, Potekhin – Kamenev – Platonov (A),
Metlyuk – Malenkikh, Kosov – Malinovskiy – Schenfeld.

Traktor (Chelyabinsk)
Garnett;
Mamashev – Bondarev, Chistov (A) – Kuryanov – Panov (C),
Ryabykin (A) – Vasilchenko, Kostitsyn – Bulis – Kontiola,
Kondratyev – Katichev, Darzins – Dugin – Popov,
Flyagin – Klimontov, Glinkin – Osipenko – Tsybin.

PIM: 4 (0+2+2) - 14 (4+2+8).
PP goals: 1-0.
Shots: 43 (19+10+14)- 42 (12+13+17).
Faceoffs won: 39 (10+11+18)- 26 (9+7+10).

Referees: Aleksey Vasilyev (Saint-Petersburg), Sergey Kulakov (Tver).
Linesmen: Anton Ponomarenko, Yakov Paley (both - Magnitogorsk).

August 28, 2013. Metallurg Arena, Magnitogorsk, Russia. Attendance - 7000.