Dynamo – CSKA 2:1 (after OT)
final/OT
Dynamo Moscow
2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0)
CSKA Moscow
Tuesday 12.03.2013, 16:30 • Megasport Arena • KHL
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:30 GMT / 16:30 CET.
     
    After a 3-0 win for Dynamo in game #1, higher seeded CSKA answered with a 2-1 in game #2. When Dynamo had their first home match in this best-of-seven series Dynamo restored their lead though with a 3-2 after overtime.

    If Dynamo can get a big step closer to the next round with a win in game #4 or if CSKA can tie the series again, we'll see in a few minutes.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Dynamo Moscow: Yeryomenko (Sharychenkov) - Granak, Gorokhov, Jalasvaara, Solovyov, Novak, Derlyuk, Mironov - Soin, Babenko, Konkov, Tsvetkov, Kokarev, Petruzalek, Gorovikov, Sopin, Lukin, Pestunov, Mosalyov, Kvapil

    CSKA Moscow: Stana (Proskuryakov) - Rylov, Ryasensky, Denisov, Markov, Gimayev, Kondratyev, Ozhiganov - Kvasha, Grigorenko, A. Radulov, Sprukts, I. Radulov, Shirokov, Zubov, Kugryshev, Prokhorkin, Zharkov, Davis, Barbashev, Lyubimov

    Referees: Gofman, Ronn - Birin, Medvedev
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    01:04
    Janne Jalasvaara (Dynamo) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    01:53
    Alexander Radulov with a shot from the right wing but the puck didn't get through.
     
    02:11
    A shot by the guests went just past several players who stood directly in front of the Dynamo net.
     
    03:04
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    03:08
    A Dynamo counter was stopped in the last moment when they tried to get into the CSKA zone.
     
    03:58
    Dmitry Pestunov twice with a good pass inside the guests' zone but his team colleagues waited to long with shots on goal. When Pestunov received the puck back he lost it to an opponent.
     
    05:00
    A fast game with opportunities on both sides is developing here in the first five minutes.
     
    06:01
    Alexander Radulov with a run over the left wing. As he found no team colleague who came with him he skated behind the net where he lost the puck.
     
    08:30
    Dynamo are slowly taking over the initiative.
     
    08:57
    A blue line shot by the home side was blocked by a defender.
     
    09:37
    Hard shot by a Dynamo forward from the right wing. The angle was a bit sharp and Stana was in the right corner on time.
     
    11:10
    CSKA take a lot of time when they try to get into the opponent's zone. They just had to break up several attempts to even get the puck into the netural zone.
     
    12:15
    Same situation. CSKA with a lot of passing in their own zone and then a long pass towards the Dynamo blue line was intercepted.
     
    13:04
    A guest defender wasn't able to keep the puck in the Dynamo zone so that the situation ended with an offside call when he tried to re-enter it.
     
    14:10
    Kvapil with a shot from short distance when he stood right to the CSKA net but the angle was extremly sharp and Stana easily covered the puck up.
     
    14:50
    Pass from the left wing by the guests but in the middle none of their players was able to controll the puck.
     
    16:12
    Goal for Dynamo!


    After a pass by Dominik Granak from the right wing it was SERGEI SOIN who revceived the puck in a central position. From short distance he then fired a shot into the corner past Stana who had no chances for a reaction!

    Assisted by Dominik Granak and Yur Babenko.
     
    17:45
    This Dynamo goal can only be good for the game as the guests were really passive for a while.
     
    17:54
    Wrap-around try by a CSKA forward, pad save by Yeryomenko.
     
    19:30
    CSKA are investing more now without creating real danger.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    Dynamo Moscow were the more active team in the first period but had to wait until the 17th minute when Sergei Soin opened the score for them. This lead came after CSKA had problems to initiate attacks for several minutes. Only after the 1-0 for Dynamo the guests work up again so that the game is completely open after 20 minutes,

    Shots on goal: Dynamo 7 - CSKA 6
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    21:57
    Goal for CSKA!

    Perfect start for guests CSKA into the second period. NIKOLAI PROKHORKIN scores the early equalizer!

    Assisted by Dmitry Kugryshev.
     
    23:30
    Dynamo try to give the fast answe but without having big opportunities so far.
     
    25:08
    Oleg Kvasha (CSKA) gets 2+10 minutes for a check to the head and neck area.
     
    25:53
    Gorokhov with a shot from a central position, pad save by Stana.
     
    26:37
    Double chance for the hosts but each time Stana made a save from short distance.
     
    27:03
    One-timer by Gorokhov from a half left position, cleared by Stana.
     
    27:08
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    28:26
    2-on-1 counter by the home side but Stana blocks the shot from short distance!
     
    29:49
    No look shot from the blue line at height of the right wing by a guest forward, easy save for Yeryomenko.
     
    30:48
    Dynamo's Tsvetkov with a nice solo inside the guests' zone but Stana blocked his backhander from short distance!
     
    31:40
    Sergei Konkov was left alone and had only a CSKA defender and goalie Stana in front of him but he missed the net from just a few metres distance!
     
    32:21
    Soin in the 1-on-1 against Stana but somehow he lost the puck just before the guest goalie! The rebound by a team colleague then went wide!
     
    32:52
    Lukin has the next good opportunity for Dynamo with a shot right to the CSKA net. The hosts are increasing their efforts and want the lead back!
     
    34:58
    Long puck possession by the guests in the Dynamo zone but they don't get a shot on goal.
     
    35:29
    Long distance shot by the hosts towards the left top corner. Easy glove save for Stana.
     
    35:43
    On the other side of the ice a one-timer by Alexander Radulov from a half right position was stopped by Yeryomenko!
     
    36:10
    Cross-pass by Ilya Zubov in front of the Dynamo net but the pass was not precise enough and went wide.
     
    36:58
    Kvapil with a one-timer from just a metre distance left to the guest net, big save by Stana!
     
    38:38
    Fast attack by the hosts. After the following back pass Soin was not able to get a shot on goal though!
     
    39:14
    Sergei Gimayev (CSKA) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    39:14
    Sergei Soin (Dynamo) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    39:32
    Denis Mosalyov (Dynamo) gets two minutes for tripping - 4 on 3 power play now for CSKA.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Early in the second period Prokhorkin scored the equalizer for guests CSKA. In the following time home side Dynamo had several big scoring opportunities but failed to use them so that the result is a 1-1 after 40 minutes.

    Shots on goal: Dynamo 12 (19) - CSKA 9 (15)
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    41:32
    Both teams are back at full strength. CSKA were not able to use the extra space on the ice.
     
    42:23
    Dangerous cross-pass in front of the Dynamo net, goes past all players there.
     
    45:00
    Everything is very open in the third period so far with chances on both sides.
     
    47:14
    Hard shot by a guest forward from a central position, into the gloves of Yeryomenko.
     
    48:00
    Looks like the teams don't want to risk too much at this stage of the match.
     
    48:53
    Jalasvaara with a shot from the left wing into the gloves of Stana. No danger at all.
     
    50:17
    Big opportunity for Dynamo with a one-timer from the second post but somehow Stana makes the save! Best chance of the third period so far!
     
    50:45
    Sergei Konkov with the next shot on goal for the hosts but Stana blocks his try from the right wing.
     
    52:00
    CSKA have a lot of trouble to create their own attacks. The pressing by Dynamo is immense.
     
    53:18
    Nobody attacks Kvasha and he tries it with a very hard shot towards the right corner, pad save by Yeryomenko! Best opportunity for the guests in this period.
     
    54:13
    One-timer for the hosts from the left wing and Konkov wasn't able to use the rebound with the net half open in front of him!
     
    55:09
    Big double chance for Shirokov! First his one-timer was stopped by Yeryomenko before he tried it again with the rebound but the Dynamo goalie kept the puck outside of his net!
     
    56:12
    Fast 2-on-2 counter by the hosts Dynamo but the past pass by Kokarev in front of the CSKA net didn't get to his team colleague Sopin!
     
    56:58
    Blue line shot by CSKA's Yakov Rylov and the guests fail to score with the rebound! Patrick Davis had the puck with the net wide open as Yeryomenko lay on his back but his shot went wide past the right post! What a waste!
     
    58:00
    Two minutes are left in regulation. Do we again see overtime between these two teams? Or does one of them get a lucky punch?
     
    59:41
    Break away for Jakub Petruzalek who was all alone on the right wing but he slipped when he tried to controll the puck! His shot from a sharp angle then was no danger anymore for Stana!
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    After ten boring minutes at the start of the third period both teams showed great hockey and wanted to decide the match in regulation but failed to use even best opportunities!

    For the second time within 24 hours we are going to see overtime between Dynamo and CSKA soon! Stay tuned!

    Shots on goal: Dynamo 9 (28) - CSKA 5 (21)
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:38
    Goal for Dynamo!


    A perfect pass towards the guests' net from the right wing by Yuri Babenko and SERGEI KONKOV not only wins the skating duel with a defender but also deflects the puck with his stick past Stana for the very early OT decision!

    Assisted by Yuri Babenko.
     
    Game over.
     
    With the first shot on goal in overtime Sergei Konkov not only won the match 2-1 for Dynamo but also gave his team a 3-1 advantage in this Western Conference semifinal series so that Dynamo now have three matchballs ahead of them!
     
    Thank you for following the game with us! (18:51:57)
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 17. Soin (Granak, Babenko), 61. Konkov (Babenko) – 22. Prokhorkin (Kugryshev)

    Dynamo Moscow: Yeryomenko (Sharychenkov) - Granak, Gorokhov, Jalasvaara, Solovyov, Novak, Derlyuk, Mironov - Soin, Babenko, Konkov, Tsvetkov, Kokarev, Petruzalek, Gorovikov, Sopin, Lukin, Pestunov, Mosalyov, Kvapil
    CSKA Moscow: Stana (Proskuryakov) - Rylov, Ryasensky, Denisov, Markov, Gimayev, Kondratyev, Ozhiganov - Kvasha, Grigorenko, A. Radulov, Sprukts, I. Radulov, Shirokov, Zubov, Kugryshev, Prokhorkin, Zharkov, Davis, Barbashev, Lyubimov
    Referees: Gofman, Ronn - Birin, Medvedev