MIN 4:3 MET | HC Dinamo Minsk - Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)

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Dinamo Minsk – Metallurg M	4:3 (after SO)

after shootout

HC Dinamo Minsk Belarus

4:3 (0:2, 2:0, 1:1)

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Friday 30.11.2012, 17:00 • KHL

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		In a close, at times very hard and always emotional match Dinamo Minsk not only turned around completely a two-goal deficit but also came back after the late equalizer to win the extra point in shootout and to beat the big favourites from Magnitogorsk !
		Game over.
	65:00	GOAL FOR DINAMO MINSK! TIM STAPLETON gets the game winner in shootout !
		Malkin's shot is saved by Rinne.
		Irgl scores for the hosts. He deked out the goalie and through the five-hole.
		Rinne with the save against Kazionov.
		Shootout are beginning.
		Both teams had good opportunities in the five-minute overtime but the goalies saved their teams. Now the shootout has to find the winner !
	65:00	Overtime finished.
	64:19	Good chance at the second post for Dinamo but their forward doesn't get the puck.
	64:02	Rinne has a problem with his skates and goes to the bench to get it fixed.
	64:02	Justin Hodgman is through in a 2 on 1 but his shot from a short distance is stopped. A pass would have been the better solution !
	63:14	Big break away chance by Malkin but Rinne gets his legs in front of the puck !
	62:52	Metallurg back at full strength.
	61:45	Scoring chance by Murphy is stopped and also the following shot by Pavelski.
	60:52	Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg) gets two minutes for tripping - 4 on 3 now.
	60:19	First chance in overtime through Malkin but Rinne makes a leg save.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		Dinamo managed to turn around the game early in the third period but in the second half of the period the guests became again more active and scored the deserved equalizer with less than four minutes left in regulation. Each team has won one point already - overtime waits.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:54	Malkin with a shot from the right wing. Hits the chest of Rinne.
	59:00	Last minute of regulation. A goal could happen at any time. It's back and forth now.
	57:35	Huge break away chance for Dinamo ! Great save by Ahonen !
	56:14	Goal for Metallurg! The guests with a nice attack, looked almost like a power play, then they find the hole with a cross-pass just in front of the Dinamo goal and at the second post CAL O'REILLY can fire the puck into the net for the late equalizer ! Assisted by Denis Platonov and Sergei Mozyakin.
	55:12	Dinamo can keep the puck in the Metallurg zone, Zbynek Irgl tries to get the rebound after a blue line shot but Ahonen covers the puck up.
	52:59	Alexei Bondarev (Metallurg) gets two minutes for hooking.
	52:30	Dinamo is now concentrating on counter attacks while Magnitka can't create enough pressure.
	50:25	It needs three Magnitka players more than 10 seconds to steal the puck from Alexander Kitarov...
	49:25	Another scuffle involving four players...
	48:52	Justin Hodgman with the chance from a short distance and shortly afterwards he is attacked by an opponent, leading almost to another fist fight...
	48:22	Lukas Krajicek (Dinamo) gets two minutes for slashing.
	48:08	A long distance shot by Dinamo goes through a bunch of players but somehow stays out of the net.
	47:05	Dinamo is looking for the early decision...
	46:09	A misdirected pass by Khabarov almost leads to the next one for Dinamo !
	45:43	Easy glove save by Rinne...
	44:30	Metallurg is looking for the immediate answer. They already created some danger in front of Rinne.
	43:49	GOAL FOR DINAMO MINSK! Alexander Kvitarov with a pass to the free-standing GEOFF PLATT who gets the puck easily over the goal line to turn the game around completely for the hosts ! Assisted by Alexander Kvitarov and Teemu Laine.
	42:30	Relatively calm period so far...
	40:01	3rd period began.
		Dinamo was able to draw level in a period full of penalties. The guests from Magnitogorsk couldn't keep their nerves under control and let the fists speak... A hard contested third period can be expected !
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	37:56	Dmitry Kazionov (Metallurg) gets four minutes for roughing.
	38:35	Almost another fist fight between Niskala and Zdunov. A lot of emotion in the game...
	37:56	The game gets really, really nasty. Dmitry Kazionov beats Geoff Platt terribly and the Dinamo player's face is covered allover with blood.
	37:37	GOAL FOR DINAMO MINSK! JANNE NISKALA is left completely free and his blast from a half right position goes past Ahonen for the equalizer ! Second power play strike by the hosts for the come back. Assisted by Cory Murphy.
	37:04	Oleg Tverdovsky (Metallurg) gets two minutes for hooking.
	37:04	Dmitry Meleshko with a shot from a short distance but he is stopped from scoring by Oleg Tverdovsky with foul play and his shot goes past the left post.
	36:36	Again it's Kulakov whose shot only finds the gloves of Ahonen. The following face off almost leads to the equalizer but Ahonen covers the puck up with his body.
	35:11	On the other side Ahonen has to clear twice against Alexander Kulakov.
	34:42	Several good tries by Magnitka but Rinne keeps the puck out of his net.
	33:02	Tim Stapleton looks for a team colleague but the last pass in front of the goal is intercepted by the Metallurg defense.
	31:48	Joe Pavelski with a shot from a half right position past the left post.
	30:00	Lots of penalties in the last minutes and many breaks avoid a fast game with many scoring chances...
	29:22	Andrei Stas (Dinamo) gets two minutes for hooking.
	27:39	Justin Hodgman (Metallurg) gets five minutes for the fist fight.
	27:39	Andrei Mikhalyov (Dinamo) gets five minutes for the fist fight.
	27:39	Heavy fight between Andrei Mikhalyov (Dinamo) and Justin Hodgman (Metallurg) after Mikhalyov had checked Mats Zuccarello brutally into the boards from behind !!
	27:02	Good chance for Dinamo. Ahonen can save a shot from a short distance!
	25:56	A shot from a very sharp angle from the right wing almost goes behind Ahonen...
	22:24	Dmitry Kazionov (Metallurg) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
	22:24	Geoff Platt (Dinamo) gets two minutes for roughing.
	22:03	GOAL FOR DINAMO MINSK! Pass from the left side by Zbynek Irgl and TIM STAPLETON who stands in the center position deflects the puck into the net to cut the lead to the half !!! Assisted by Zbynek Irgl.
	21:28	Evgeny Malkin (Metallurg) gets two minutes for roughing.
	20:01	2nd period began.
		The match began relatively slow but then a Metallurg double within less than two minutes gave the guests a deserved two-goal lead after the first period.
	18:48	Alexander Kulakov (Dinamo) gets two minutes for hooking.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	17:32	Goal for Metallurg! MATS ZUCCARELLO takes another rebound and gets the puck over the line into the half-empty net. Assisted by Justin Hodgman and Dmitry Kazionov.
	16:50	A cross-pass from the right wing by Dinamo only hits the net...
	15:50	Goal for Metallurg! DMITRY KAZIONOV is the first one who reacts after a rebound and gets the puck over the line for the Magnitka lead in power play. Assisted by Yaroslav Khabarov and Mats Zuccarello.
	15:22	Malkin leaves the puck for Gonchar at the blue line but his shot hits only the chest of Rinne.
	14:17	Teemu Laine (Dinamo) gets two minutes for interference.
	13:30	The guests from Magnitogorsk have huge problems to set up attacks. They are really careful.
	12:29	Fast attack by the hosts but the Magnitka defense is attentive.
	11:25	Joe Pavelski is overrun by a defender and Ahonen can cover the puck up.
	10:14	Dinamo is back at full strength. The Metallurg power play was really weak.
	09:14	First power play minute is over and Magnitka didn't have a single shot on goal...
	08:14	Lukas Krajicek (Dinamo) gets two minutes for hooking.
	07:50	Very nice work by the Dinamo defense. They don't let the guests come close enough to their goal.
	06:33	Wrap-around try by the hosts but they don't get the rebound.
	06:18	Andrei Stas into the gloves of Ahonen.
	04:22	Shot by Metallurg forward Sergei Mozyakin but not very precise, it is easily blocked away by Rinne.
	03:15	Metallurg back at full strength. Nothing noteworthy happened so far...
	01:15	Alexei Bondarev (Metallurg) gets two minutes for tripping.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Dinamo Minsk: Rinne (Kovalyov) - Karalahti, Niskala, Krajicek, Denisov, Murphy, Chernook - Stapleton, Irgl, Pavelski, Platt, Stas, Laine, Mikhalyov, Kulakov, Kitarov, Lopachuk, Drozd, Meleshko, Khuzeyev Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Ahonen (Gelashvili) - Antipin, Biryukov, Gonchar, Khabarov, Bondarev, Misharin, Tverdovsky - Kulemin, Lisin, Malkin, Mozyakin, O'Reilly, Zuccarello, Hodgman, Platonov, Zdunov, Kazionov, Kosov, Yakubov, Potekhin Referees: Olenin, Belyayev - Zakharenkov, Pavlov
		Dinamo Minsk is second-last in Tarasov Division with 33 points in 29 games. At the moment the Belarussians are not in their best momentum with five consecutive losses, including a terrible performance at home in the last match against the last in the KHL table Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (3-6) who before had los 14 matches in a row. Today's guests Metallurg Magnitogorsk with many lockout stars are themselves not in a too comfortable situaton with only two wins in their last seven matches. And they were not only beaten by the power houses of the league like it was the case against Avangard Omsk but also against outsiders Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (2-3, 1-2 OT) and Vityaz Chekhov (3-4 OT). Still the team is third in Kharlamov Division and with a win in regulation today they even could comes as close as to just one point to division leaders Ak Bars Kasan. It'll be interesting to see which of the two teams can stop the downward trend for now.
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 23. Stapleton (Irgl), 38. Niskala (Murphy), 44. Platt (Kvitarov, Laine), 65. Stapleton - 16. Kazionov (Khabarov, Zuccarello), 18. Zuccarello (Hodgman, Kazionov), 57. O'Reilly (Platonov, Mozyakin)

HC Dinamo Minsk: Rinne (Kovalyov) - Karalahti, Niskala, Krajicek, Denisov, Murphy, Chernook - Stapleton, Irgl, Pavelski, Platt, Stas, Laine, Mikhalyov, Kulakov, Kitarov, Lopachuk, Drozd, Meleshko, Khuzeyev

Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Ahonen (Gelashvili) - Antipin, Biryukov, Gonchar, Khabarov, Bondarev, Misharin, Tverdovsky - Kulemin, Lisin, Malkin, Mozyakin, O'Reilly, Zuccarello, Hodgman, Platonov, Zdunov, Kazionov, Kosov, Yakubov, Potekhin

Referees: Olenin, Belyayev - Zakharenkov, Pavlov

1st period
	01:15
	08:14
	14:17
	15:50
	17:32
1st intermission
	18:48
2nd period
	21:28
	22:03
	22:24
	22:24
	27:39
	27:39
	29:22
	37:04
	37:37
	37:56
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:49
	48:22
	52:59
	56:14
After 3rd period
Overtime
	60:52
before shootout
Shootout
	65:00
after shootout