The end of the third period

Players of Blacksmith Novokuznetsk were struggling to get to the slot so hard that swept away the cage

With a quick wrist shot Aloisio Muccetti got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 4-0. Aloisio Muccetti

Aloisio Muccetti shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

Not for the first time Terho Laihiala exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

After the shot puck is stuck somewhere in goalie's gear

Events unfold rapidly - Darren Tonelli is brought for the shot!

Ragnhild deStockfleth exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

A penalty. Ezio Zanini 2 minutes

Ezio Zanini realized what he did and appologized. But it doesn't cancel the penalty

Aloisio Muccetti securing a pass couldn't see the opponent. He falls onto the ice gathering ice chips. It was hard on him

Players of Blacksmith Novokuznetsk lose the puck

An intense fight broke out at face-off! But however Aloisio Muccetti prooved to be faster and won it for his team

Players of zubrs were unable to infiltrate the zone. Here comes the whistle. We have an offside

Annoying people at the slot weren't an issue as Filimon Zychenkov is strong

Combination, pass goes by - Kindl Moritz is alone!

On an even keel fowards of Blacksmith Novokuznetsk rolled into the zone

A penalty. Villads Jeger 2 minutes

Rough play by Villads Jeger. Minor penalty, no doubt

A penalty. Grigory Prudnikau 2 minutes

Grigory Prudnikau couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

Jimmy Backer is a pure magnet of a man - the puck preffers him to a vacant corner once again

Unexpected pass - Petr Filipchik breaks into position!

Petr Filipchik exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

A wrist shot....GOOOOOOOAAAAAL!

Goal. 3-0. Terho Laihiala

Terho Laihiala shoots against the defenseman

Aloisio Muccetti built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

Skilfully turning around, Kindl Moritz decides to perform a backhand shot and makes it a goal!

Goal. 2-0. Kindl Moritz

Kindl Moritz is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Blacksmith Novokuznetsk is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

A penalty. Siarhei Biadula 2 minutes

A penalty within the team zubrs

Filimon Zychenkov rushes in front to meet the forward who falls over him though the puck is pressed to the ice by a goalkeeper

Blacksmith Novokuznetsk sniper charges from the blue line!

Terho Laihiala does a buttonhook. Blacksmith Novokuznetsk is advancing

A penalty. Enrico Paganino 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

A penalty. Rikke Ostergaard 2 minutes

Rough play by Rikke Ostergaard. Minor penalty, no doubt

Jimmy Backer is unfailing!

Bertram Lilholt goes to the cage – swing, shot!

zubrs is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

A push, Seykk Puljujarvi smacks the board with his face and the puck is lost

Jimmy Backer weighed the threat and acted accordingly, closing the angle for a shot

It's not a child's play to sneak through the defence to the cage - Villads Jeger did it!

Thanks to his personal performance Seykk Puljujarvi made himself comfortable in the Blacksmith Novokuznetsk zone

Jimmy Backer catches the puck with his trapper - a perfect save for a slick magazine's cover!

Torsten Beer shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

Simon Maly manages to perform an excellent drive!

Centres look cross at each other. Simon Maly wins the duel

A penalty. Kastaa Royhka 2 minutes

Rough play by Kastaa Royhka. Minor penalty, no doubt

Just waving by guesswork Jimmy Backer found the puck in the trapper

Torsten Beer falling still shoots the cage

Torsten Beer built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

Simon Maly appeared to be better at face-off

Players of Blacksmith Novokuznetsk start their attack

A penalty. Jean-Louis DeBlois 2 minutes

Jean-Louis DeBlois couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

With no visible efforts Filimon Zychenkov parries the puck

It seemed that from nothing there is a moment at the cage

A long bomb across the blue line - Blacksmith Novokuznetsk is in the opponent's zone

Berthol Giliati meets the opponent on high speed! Puck, baton and gloves - all three are lost.

Filimon Zychenkov is forced to intervene, but manages the shot with no efforts

There’s a moment at the zubrs cage!

With his pass Carl Eisler simply cuts apart zubrs defence

Jean-Francois-Albert Labatte wins face-off

Jimmy Backer is forced to intervene, but manages the shot with no efforts

The goalkeeper’s view is closed! Point-blank shot!

Jurg Amstutz is in the opponent's zone

With no hint on violence, defense of Blacksmith Novokuznetsk closed all the clear zones and gained the puck

Simon Maly played splendidly at the spot

Ragnhild deStockfleth loses control over the puck

Ragnhild deStockfleth gains the puck for his team

Kastaa Royhka overreacted a bit and his pass was easily readable. The puck is lost

A penalty. Karl Strand 2 minutes

Karl Strand gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

Filimon Zychenkov saves his team!

Unexpected pass - Terho Laihiala breaks into position!

:is on the blue line, spotts a partner, knock-on. Puck-chasers of Blacksmith Novokuznetsk entered the opponent's zone

After a carom the puck as if reluctantly wanishes between the leg pads. Filimon Zychenkov falls on ice and miraculously presses it with his back!

It seemed that from nothing there is a moment at the cage

Thanks to his personal performance Carl Eisler made himself comfortable in the zubrs zone

Filimon Zychenkov showed extrordinary reaction skillfully parrying the shot with the shield

Ales Kucerka delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as Blacksmith Novokuznetsk keeps on advancing

Filimon Zychenkov parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Jean-Louis DeBlois took the defender away and he is ready to hit the target!

Ragnhild deStockfleth does a buttonhook. Blacksmith Novokuznetsk is advancing

A penalty. Lindsay Owchar 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

Filimon Zychenkov rushes to the open corner and parries the shot with his shield

There’s a moment at the zubrs cage!

With his pass Aloisio Muccetti simply cuts apart zubrs defence

Aloisio Muccetti appeared to be more adroit at face-off

Norbert Hilferding is stronger at the spot

A save performed by Filimon Zychenkov. Not brilliant but calm though

Bully-off to the right; Ales Kucerka with the puck – a chance!

Ales Kucerka looms up on the blue line, asks for the puck and gets it

Faceoff in the centre ice, Blacksmith Novokuznetsk is with the puck

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

An absolutely powerful shot by Terho Laihiala and the puck shakes the net of the cage!

Goal. 1-0. Terho Laihiala

Bully-off to the right; Terho Laihiala with the puck – a chance!

Not for the first time Aloisio Muccetti exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

Jimmy Backer saves his team!

zubrs players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Bertram Lilholt shoots

Bertram Lilholt exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

The puck is held by zubrs

Filimon Zychenkov pressed the puck to the ice and tucked himself up getting ready for a face-off

Terho Laihiala shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

:foward breathes heavily - he crossed the blue line in a rush

Jimmy Backer parries, the puck wasn't left on the slot for good but quckly pressed down

zubrs players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

zubrs holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

Jimmy Backer felt the moment and closed the vavant corner

Andres Delamuraz gained a phenomenal speed and is the first on the puck – shoots immediately

The defender look worn-out, it's time to change, zubrs enters the zone efortlessly

Centres look cross at each other. Aloisio Muccetti wins the duel

Filimon Zychenkov catches the puck with a trapper

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Irinej Yugov is ready to shoot

Blacksmith Novokuznetsk players decided to enter the opponent's zone with a dump shot

A penalty. Bertram Lilholt 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

Daniel Turek was a little better at the spot

Petr Filipchik couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. zubrs is with the puck

The puck hits the pad's edge and almost crosses the cage line - Jimmy Backer manages to throw it away just in time

Torsten Beer crossed the entire opponent's zone and was behind the cage, pass to the slot. Dangerous!

The puck bounces back to the Blacksmith Novokuznetsk zone

A penalty. Ragnhild deStockfleth 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Players of zubrs initiate the attack

The puck bounces off from the pad and keeps on rolling just in front of the cage but finally Filimon Zychenkov manages to win it over

Intuitive pass, the puck is on the hook - Carl Eisler is ready to shoot!

Entered the zone around the boards, a cross!

Berthol Giliati plays on the edge, but luckily seizes the puck

Aloisio Muccetti played splendidly at the spot

A terribly misfortunate pass performed by a player of Blacksmith Novokuznetsk. Attack was bogged down

Face-off, Norbert Hilferding gnaws the puck out

After a carom the puck as if reluctantly wanishes between the leg pads. Jimmy Backer falls on ice and miraculously presses it with his back!

Unexpected pass - Jurg Amstutz breaks into position!

Not for the first time Jean-Francois-Albert Labatte exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

After the shot puck is stuck somewhere in goalie's gear

The goalkeeper’s view is closed! Point-blank shot!

Blacksmith Novokuznetsk forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

With no visible efforts Jimmy Backer parries the puck

zubrs players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

:is on the blue line, spotts a partner, knock-on. Puck-chasers of zubrs entered the opponent's zone

With no visible efforts Jimmy Backer parries the puck

The defence of the Blacksmith Novokuznetsk has failed. Bertram Lilholt shoots!

Bertram Lilholt hastily crosses the blue line around the board

Jimmy Backer manages to move on time and parry the puck

Jurg Amstutz scraped the puck out of the tangle of fighting – he goes to the cage!

An accurate pass. zubrs moves forward

Blacksmith Novokuznetsk gained the advantage in the last minutes

They won't let the oppent reach the blue-lined frontier

The puck hits the pad's edge and almost crosses the cage line - Jimmy Backer manages to throw it away just in time

Finally decided to involve the goalkeeper Seykk Puljujarvi into the game – a shot!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as zubrs keeps on advancing

Simon Maly loses the puck out of the blue

Start of the first period