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The 2021–22 ZhHL season was the seventh season of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) since the league was established in 2015. It was the 27th season in which the women's ice hockey Russian Championship was contested. SKIF Nizhny Novgorod were the regular season champions after leading the league standings from November onwards.[1]
2021–22 ZhHL season | |
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League | Zhenskaya Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | Regular season 22 September 2021 – 30 March 2022 Playoffs 6 April–26 April 2022 |
Number of matches | 178 |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | KHL TV YouTube |
Regular season | |
Season champions | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
Top scorer | Anna Shokhina (Tornado) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Michela Cava (KRS) |
Finals champions | KRS Vanke Rays (2) |
Runners-up | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
The KRS Vanke Rays defeated SKIF Nizhny Novgorod in a sweep of the playoff finals to claim their second ZhHL Championship.
Team | Location | Home venue | Head coach | Captain |
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Agidel | Ufa | Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev | Denis Afinogenov | Maria Pechnikova |
Belye Medveditsy | Chelyabinsk | Yunost Sport Palace | Igor Znarok | Natalya Vorontsova |
Biryusa | Krasnoyarsk | Platinum Arena Krasnoyarsk | Alexander Vedernikov | Valeria Pavlova |
Dinamo-Neva | Saint Petersburg | Sports Palace "SPBGBU CFMC and VO" | Yevgeni Bobariko | Alyona Andryushchenko |
Yaroslavl | GUOR Ice Hockey Arena | Artur Nadrgulov | ||
KRS Vanke Rays | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Dayun Arena | Brian Idalski | Baiwei Yu |
Mytishchi* | Mytishchi Arena* | |||
MSMO 7.62 | Voskresensk | Podmoskovie Ice Palace | Alexander Syrtsov | Alina Ichayeva |
SKIF | Nizhny Novgorod | Nagorny | Igor Averkin | Angelina Goncharenko |
SKSO | Yekaterinburg | Kurganovo Sports Complex/KRK Uralets | Sergei Chistyakov | Yekaterina Lebedeva |
Tornado | Dmitrov | Sports Complex Dmitrov | Alexei Chistyakov | Anna Shokhina |
*Temporary relocation for 2021–22 season; †Team folded after 19 games played
The regular season began on 22 September 2021 and concluded on 30 March 2022, with the eight most successful teams securing playoff berths.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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1 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 36 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 149 | 45 | +104 | 91 | Playoff berth |
2 | KRS Vanke Rays | 36 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 96 | 53 | +43 | 82 | |
3 | Agidel Ufa | 36 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 171 | 60 | +111 | 81 | |
4 | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk | 36 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 113 | 70 | +43 | 69 | |
5 | Tornado Dmitrov | 36 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 143 | 93 | +50 | 68 | |
6 | Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg | 36 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 109 | 84 | +25 | 65 | |
7 | MSMO 7.62 Voskresensk | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 73 | 118 | −45 | 36 | |
8 | Belye Medveditsy Chelyabinsk | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 42 | 148 | −106 | 23 | |
9 | SKSO Yekaterinburg | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 58 | 158 | −100 | 21 | Did not qualify |
10 | Ice Wings Yaroslavl | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 145 | −125 | 4 |
The following skaters lead the league in points at the conclusion of games played on 30 March 2022.[3]
Player | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | |
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1 | Anna Shokhina | Tornado | F | 34 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 26 | 16 |
2 | Yelena Dergachyova | Tornado | F | 34 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 26 | 20 |
3 | Valeria Pavlova | Biryusa | F | 32 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 25 | 16 |
4 | Olga Sosina | Agidel | F | 32 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 41 | 18 |
5 | Landysh Falyakhova | SKIF | F | 36 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 41 | 14 |
6 | Aneta Tejralová | SKIF | D | 36 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 40 | 16 |
7 | Nina Pirogova | Tornado | D | 34 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 38 |
8 | Alyona Starovoitova | SKIF | F | 36 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 33 | 28 |
9 | Polina Bolgareva | Dinamo-Neva | F | 34 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 20 | 35 |
10 | Nicol Lucák Čupková | Agidel | F | 23 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 38 | 41 |
The following players were the top goal scorers of teams not represented in the top ten of the league, listed with their overall league rank:
The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage at the conclusion of games played on 30 March 2022, while playing a minimum of 840 minutes.[4]
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | SO | SV% | GAA | |
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1 | Valeria Tarakanova | SKIF | 16 | 946:00 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .954 | 1.14 |
2 | Maria Sorokina | Agidel | 21 | 1088:16 | 16 | 3 | 8 | .943 | 1.27 |
3 | Valeria Merkusheva | SKIF | 19 | 1056:43 | 14 | 4 | 6 | .935 | 1.53 |
4 | Dariya Gredzen | Biryusa | 27 | 1619:16 | 10 | 12 | 1 | .924 | 2.30 |
5 | Diana Farkhutdinova | Dinamo-Neva | 29 | 1621:01 | 16 | 11 | 3 | .924 | 2.15 |
6 | Anna Prugova | Agidel | 17 | 1020:56 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .920 | 2.12 |
7 | Milena Tretyak | Belye Medveditsy | 28 | 1713:32 | 5 | 24 | 1 | .909 | 4.03 |
8 | Anna Alpatova | MSMO 7.62 | 33 | 1778:16 | 9 | 20 | 2 | .907 | 3.21 |
9 | Yulia Volkova | Tornado | 32 | 1996:44 | 20 | 11 | 1 | .901 | 2.61 |
10 | Ravilya Ainullova | SKSO | 18 | 898:54 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .877 | 4.07 |
The 2022 ZhHL playoffs began on 6 April. The KRS Vanke Rays claimed their second ZhHL Championship on 26 April after concluding a three game sweep of SKIF Nizhny Novgorod.[5][6]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | SKIF | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Belye Medveditsy | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | SKIF | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Dinamo-Neva | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | Biryusa | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Tornado | 2 | ||||||||||||
KRS Vanke Rays | 3 | |||||||||||||
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SKIF | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | KRS Vanke Rays | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | MSMO 7.62 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | KRS Vanke Rays | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Tornado | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | Agidel | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Dinamo-Neva | 2 |
All game times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00) (1) SKIF vs. (8) Belye Medveditsy
6 April 2022 16:30 | Belye Medveditsy Chelyabinsk | 0–2 (0–2, 0–0, 0–0) | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | Yunost Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk Attendance: 115 |
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Milena Tretyak | Goalies | Valeria Merkusheva | Referees: Yekaterina Kiselyova Alina Polyakova Linesmen: Oksana Vdovina Diana Mokhova | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
17 | Shots | 39 |
9 April 2022 11:15 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Belye Medveditsy Chelyabinsk | Konovalenko Sports Palace, Nizhny Novgorod Attendance: 310 |
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Valeria Tarakanova | Goalies | Milena Tretyak | Referees: Yekaterina Kiselyova Alina Polyakova Linesmen: Oksana Vdovina Diana Mokhova | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 16 |
(2) KRS Vanke Rays vs. (7) MSMO 7.62
6 April 2022 17:00 | MSMO 7.62 Voskresensk | 0–7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3) | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | Podmoskovie Ice Palace, Voskresensk Attendance: 64 |
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Anna Alpatova | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referees: Elena Ivanova Elizaveta Kolchina Linesmen: Anastasia Vasilyeva Alina Moreva | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shots | 33 |
9 April 2022 14:00 | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | 5–2 (1–0, 2–0, 2–2) | MSMO 7.62 Voskresensk | Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi Attendance: 65 |
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Noora Räty Anastasia Ropotova | Goalies | Anna Alpatova Sofya Larova | Referees: Elizaveta Kolchina Anastasiia Kurashova Linesmen: Viktoria Kozhevnikova Margarita Kiseleva | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Shots | 12 |
(3) Agidel vs. (6) Dinamo-Neva
6 April 2022 13:00 | Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Agidel Ufa | Yubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg Attendance: 125 |
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Diana Farkhutdinova | Goalies | Maria Sorokina | Referees: Daria Abrosimova Darya Ermak Linesmen: Alina Vlasova Polina Danilova | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 13 min | |||||||||
24 | Shots | 25 |
9 April 2022 11:00 | Agidel Ufa | 0–2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg | City Sports Palace, Ufa Attendance: 355 |
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Anna Prugova | Goalies | Diana Farkhutdinova | Referees: Daria Abrosimova Darya Ermak Linesmen: Landysh Nurgalieva Aryna Orishchenko | |||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
32 | Shots | 34 |
10 April 2022 13:00 | Agidel Ufa | 3–4 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 2–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg | City Sports Palace, Ufa Attendance: 320 |
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Maria Sorokina | Goalies | Diana Farkhutdinova | Referees: Daria Abrosimova Darya Ermak Linesmen: Landysh Nurgalieva Aryna Orishchenko | |||||||||||||||||
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Shibanova Markova Mitrofanova Batalova | Shootout | Beloglazova Bolgareva Bulatova Vafina | ||||||||||||||||||
12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 25 |
(4) Biryusa vs. (5) Tornado
6 April 2022 17:00 | Tornado Moscow Oblast | 4–1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk | SC Dmitrov, Dmitrov Attendance: 748 |
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Yulia Volkova | Goalies | Darya Gredzen | Referees: Yana Zueva Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Yulia Lavelina Anastasia Letovaltseva | ||||||||||||||
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25 min | Penalties | 27 min | |||||||||||||||
10 | Shots | 8 |
9 April 2022 13:00 | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk | 3–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) | Tornado Moscow Oblast | Pervomaisky Ice Arena, Krasnoyarsk Attendance: 180 |
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Darya Gredzen | Goalies | Yulia Volkova | Referees: Yana Zueva Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Yulia Lavelina Anastasia Letovaltseva | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 27 |
10 April 2022 13:00 | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk | 2–3 OT (1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–1) | Tornado Moscow Oblast | Pervomaisky Ice Arena, Krasnoyarsk Attendance: 190 |
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Darya Gredzen | Goalies | Yulia Volkova | Referees: Yana Zueva Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Yulia Lavelina Anastasia Letovaltseva | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 32 |
All game times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00) (1) SKIF vs. (6) Dinamo-Neva
14 April 2022 16:30 | Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg | 2–3 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1) | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 150 |
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Diana Farkhutdinova | Goalies | Valeria Merkusheva | Referees: Daria Abrosimova Elizaveta Kolchina Linesmen: Arina Orishchenko Landysh Nurgaliyeva | ||||||||||||||
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26 min | Penalties | 45 min | |||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 10 |
17 April 2022 13:00 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 5–4 (0–1, 4–1, 1–2) | Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg | KRK Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod Attendance: 500 |
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Valeria Tarakanova | Goalies | Diana Farkhutdinova | Referees: Darya Ermak Elizaveta Kolchina Linesmen: Polina Danilova Diana Mokhova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 26 |
(2) KRS Vanke Rays vs. (5) Tornado
15 April 2022 18:00 | Tornado Moscow Oblast | 3–2 (0–0, 2–2, 1–0) | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | SC Dmitrov, Dmitrov Attendance: 740 |
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Yulia Volkova | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referees: Yana Zueva Aryna Ustinova Linesmen: Julia Lavelina Oksana Vdovina | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 31 |
18 April 2022 14:00 | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | 5–2 (2–1, 3–1, 0–0) | Tornado Moscow Oblast | Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi Attendance: 110 |
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Noora Räty | Goalies | Yulia Volkova | Referees: Yana Zueva Aryna Ustinova Linesmen: Julia Lavelina Anastasia Letovaltseva | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 min | Penalties | 27 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 22 |
19 April 2022 14:00 | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | 4–1 (1–0, 3–0, 0–1) | Tornado Moscow Oblast | Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi Attendance: 85 |
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Noora Räty | Goalies | Yulia Volkova Veronika Komissarova | Referees: Yana Zueva Aryna Ustinova Linesmen: Julia Lavelina Anastasia Letovaltseva | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 43 |
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in playoff point scoring at the conclusion of the semifinals on 19 April 2022.[7]
Nat | Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1 | Michela Cava | KRS Vanke Rays | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | |
2 | Emma Nordin | KRS Vanke Rays | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
3 | Anna Shokhina | Tornado | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | |
4 | Michelle Karvinen | KRS Vanke Rays | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
5 | Landysh Falyakhova | SKIF | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
6 | Susanna Tapani | KRS Vanke Rays | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
6 | Fanuza Kadirova | Dinamo-Neva | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
8 | Yelena Dergachyova | Tornado | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
9 | Alexandra Vafina | Dinamo-Neva | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
10 | Aneta Tejralová | SKIF | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
The following players were the top goal scorers of teams not represented in the top ten of the league, listed with their overall league rank (if available):
Belye Medveditsy was shutout in both games played and, as such, none of their players scored a point in the playoffs.
Top goaltenders
The following goaltenders lead the league in playoff save percentage at the conclusion of the semifinals on 19 April 2022.[9]
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | SO | SV% | GAA | |
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1 | Valeria Merkusheva | SKIF | 2 | 119:39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .953 | 1.00 |
2 | Noora Räty | KRS Vanke Rays | 5 | 273:56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .945 | 1.31 |
3 | Maria Sorokina | Agidel | 2 | 129:56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .939 | 1.39 |
4 | Diana Farkhutdinova | Dinamo-Neva | 5 | 307:31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .928 | 2.73 |
5 | Milena Tretyak | Belye Medveditsy | 2 | 119:37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .916 | 3.51 |
6 | Dariya Gredzen | Biryusa | 3 | 185:15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .915 | 2.27 |
7 | Valeria Tarakanova | SKIF | 2 | 119:39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .905 | 2.01 |
8 | Yulia Volkova | Tornado | 6 | 316:09 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .892 | 3.23 |
9 | Anna Alpatova | MSMO 7.62 | 2 | 83:29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .852 | 5.75 |
All game times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)
22 April 2022 16:30 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 1–3 (0–2, 1–1, 0–0) | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | KRK Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod Attendance: 370 |
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Valeria Merkusheva | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referees: Daria Abrosimova Elizaveta Kolchina Linesmen: Oksana Vdovina Polina Danilova | |||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 40 |
23 April 2022 13:00 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1) | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | KRK Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod Attendance: 500 |
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Valeria Tarakanova | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referees: Yana Zueva Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Landysh Nurgalieva Arina Orishchenko | ||||||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 22 |
26 April 2022 14:00 | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | 2–1 GWS (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi Attendance: 155 |
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Noora Räty | Goalies | Valeria Merkusheva | Referees: Yana Zueva Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Julia Lavelina Anastasia Letovaltseva | |||||
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Tapani Houston Miller Cava | Shootout | Starovoitova Kulishova Tejralová | ||||||
12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
43 | Shots | 41 |
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