Mozyakin, Magnitka fight back
25 Apr 2014 | Alan Ilijic
Irrepressible Sergei Mozyakin picks up four points in a memorable evening for Magnitka's fans. Series is now tied at 2 and moving to Magnitogorsk, but Metallurg are on fire.
Seven
points for Metallurg's first-line, four of them for indestructible Sergei
Mozyakin. Lev have now recorded a home loss, Magnitka are on fire, coming home
for Game 5 and this could literally go any side now.
Sergei
Mozyakin specialized in assisting two forwards in Game 4 - twice for Viktor
Antipin to level the score 2:2 and 3:3, but then to Danis Zaripov for his 8th
and 9th tallies in the playoffs that lifted Metallurg high above Lev.
Trading
comebacks from Metallurg's lead to open the game early, when Yaroslav Khabarov
scores at 3:57, to Lev's lead by the end of the first period - David Ullstrom
anulled the lead and Justin Azevedo turned the game around. A minute later
Mozyakin-Zaripov-Antipin connection ties the score again.
After
fireworks in the first period both teams scored one apiece in the second frame
- Ondrej Nemec lifts Lev at 26:02, while Antipin racks up his second of the
night tying the score once again.
Not
a minute into the third period the same connection with different scorer - Antipin-Mozyakin-Zaripov
get the lead for Metallurg before they secured the win on a powerplay 4 minutes
later.
Danis
Zaripov picked up 3 points on the night (2+1), just as Viktor Antipon while Jan
Kovar had two assists.
The
series now move back to the Eastern Conference champion's home arena in
Magnitogorsk, a game that could prove crucial in the outcome.