Nitra – Vitkovice 0:5 (end) | IFK Helsinki – TPS 5:4 (2:1 after SO) | Kärpät – Sparta 0:1 (after OT)
Lukko – HV71 3:4 (end) | SaiPa – Tappara 4:2 (end) | HC Pilsen – Lugano 3:3 (end)
Färjestad – Liberec 2:0 (end) | Växjö – Munich 4:3 (end) | Skellefteå – JYP 4:2 (end)
Frölunda – Yunost 5:0 (end) | Djurgården – Kuopio 2:1 (end) | Bern – Salzburg 3:3 (end)
Zürich – Wolfsburg 5:2 (end) | Fribourg – Košice 4:1 (end) | Zug – Eisbären 1:2 (end)
Linköping – Davos 2:3 (end)
final
Frölunda Gothenburg
5:0 (1:0, 3:0, 1:0)
Yunost Minsk
Tuesday 11.10.2016, 19:00 • Frölundaborgs Isstadion, Göteborg • Champions League • 1/32 Finals
     
    Game over. (21:11:33)
     
    58:32
    Penalty for Yunost Minsk (Dmitri Meleshko – 2 min., holding).
    Penalty for Yunost Minsk (Alexander Kogalev – 2 min., delay of game / displaced goal net).

    Frölunda will end this game on the 5 on 3.
     
    57:53
    The game is on quite a dead end as Frölunda control what's happening right now. Minsk can't create enough to make this a game right now and with just 2 minutes left it's quite clear that Frölunda will advance to next round.
     
    50:44
    Minsk are back on full strength.
     
    48:44
    But just a couple of seconds later, Pavel Razvadovski gets 2 minutes for playing the puck out of the bounds.
     
    48:37
    Minsk are back on full strength.
     
    46:37
    A scrum occurs after the whistle and the referees draw just one penalty. Minsk's Sergei Sheleg goes to the box 2 minutes for Roughing and Frölunda will get the powerplay.
     
    45:54
    Goal for Frölunda!
    SIMON HJALMARSSON chops on a loose puck in front of Tryanichev and gets the puck past the Russian goaltender and we have an aggregate 7-3-lead for Frölunda.
    Assisted by: Victor Olofsson
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Frölunda controlled the 2nd period quite well and eventually got off for a great one on the scoring board as they scored three goals and created themselves a 4-0 lead in this game and 6-3 lead on aggregate going into the 3rd period.

    Shots: 34-11 (19-4, 15-7)
    PIM: 2-8 (0-4, 2-4)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    39:03 Henrik TÖMMERNES - 4:0
     
    39:03
    Goal for Frölunda!
    Frölunda's d-man HENRIK TÖMMERNES just lifts the puck on the net from his left d-man position and the goaltender of Minsk, Alexander Tryanichev, can't see anything due to a Frölunda player who's blocking his sight. Score is 4-0 in this game and Frölunda have the aggregate lead of 6-3.
    Assisted by Carl Grundström and Nicklas Lasu.
     
    39:00
    There's one minute left of the 2nd period.
     
    37:59
    Minsk kills this penalty and are back on full strength.
     
    35:59
    Sabakhudin Kovachevich, Minsk, goes to the box 2 minutes for Slashing.
    33:18 Patrik CARLSSON - 3:0
     
    33:18
    Goal for Frölunda!
    In powerplay, PATRIK CARLSSON snipes the puck in the net to make it 3-0 and 5-3 total. Assist by Johan Sundström and Henrik Tömmernes.
     
    32:43
    Minsk draw another penalty for Too Many Players and Frölunda will start their third powerplay of the game shortly.
     
    28:30
    A really long attack by Frölunda now and the Minsk players are extremely tired, but they can't manage to get the puck out of the zone until now, about 2 minutes after the puck entered the zone.
     
    26:25
    Frölunda creates a turnover and Nicklas Lasu is close to score his second goal of the game, but Tryanichev makes a great save with theh shoulder.
     
    26:00
    Great period by Minsk now, as they got Gustafsson a bit off balance when he tried to play the puck behind his net. But the chance turned out without a capitalize.
     
    24:49
    Frölunda are back on full strength.
     
    23:30
    Minsk creates a couple of great chances, for example both Konstantin Zakharov and Anton Yeliseyenko creates two great chances from the slot, but none can beat Gustafsson in the net.
     
    22:49
    Frölunda are penalized for the first time of the game. Johan Sundström goes to the box 2 minutes for Holding.
     
    21:05
    Goal for Frölunda!
    Frölunda wins an offensive face off and ROBIN FIGREN gets the puck, gets past his opponent and puts the puck in the net via the goal post. 2-0 Frölunda in the game and they're up 4-3 on the aggregate score.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The 1st period turned out quite as we expected it to do with a home team who wanted to go offensively against a more defensive Minsk. Alexander Tryanichev in the net of Minsk played an extraordinary 20 minutes, saving 18 of the 19 shots against.

    Nicklas Lasu scored the lone goal of the period with just 1:35 to go and with 1-0 on the board, we have a tied aggregate score of 3-3.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
    18:25 Nicklas LASU - 1:0
     
    18:25
    Goal for Frölunda!
    Frölunda ties the aggregate score (3-3) with the first goal of the game as Sebastian Stålberg sets up NICKLAS LASU on the turnover, who scores an elegant goal.
     
    16:30
    Minsk's goaltender Alexander Tryanichev deliver a huge save when Robin Figren is set up lonely in front of the net from Kristian Vesalainen. Tryanichev makes a post-to-post-movement out of this world and stops the puck with his trapper.
     
    15:00
    Solid penalty kill by the Belarusians and they are back on the full strength.
     
    13:00
    Minsk level up their game a bit an creates a long attack, but when Frölunda are trying to make a turnover, they instead draw a penalty.
    Klemen Pretnar, 2 min's Interference.

    Frölunda's 2nd PP coming up shortly.
     
    11:23
    Good powerplay by Frölunda, but Yunost Minsk plays solid and are back on full strength.
     
    10:00
    Frölunda gets close. First, Patrik Carlsson hits the crossbar and then they have a puck underneath the goalie Alexander Tryanichev, but no goal that time.
     
    09:23
    Minsk draws the first penalty of the game and it's for playing with too many players. First powerplay of the game coming up.
     
    08:55
    Great chance for Minsk as Anton Yeliseyenko sets up Jesse Niinimäki in front of the net but Johan Gustafsson saves the shot that time.
     
    08:34
    Frölunda's intensity has increased a bit and they're pushing hard to tie the aggregate score. Shots on goal are 5-1 in Frölunda's favor so far.
     
    5:04
    Minsk's first shot on goal comes after 5:04 played after the game so far mostly has been played in their defensive zone.
     
    03:42
    The start of the game has been pretty much as expected. Frölunda owns the puck while Minsk defends really good.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Players have entered the ice and we're getting ready for the first faceoff.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Frölunda Gothenburg: Gustafsson (Bakala) – Tömmernes, Westerlund, Nørstebø, Sigalet, Nyberg, Donovan, Gunnarsson – Vesalainen, Lundqvist, Figren – Ehn, Lasu, Stålberg – Grundström, Sundström, Rosseli Olsen – Hjalmarsson, Carlsson, Olofsson – Karlsson.

    Yunost Minsk: Milchakov (Tryanichev) – Nogachyov, Kovachevich, Sheleg, Pretnar, Ryadinski, Goroshko, Usenko, Chernook – Corso, Meleshko, Kogalev – Razvadovski, Abakunchik, Zakharov – Niinimäki, Yeliseyenko, Mikhnov – Yefimenko, Turkin, Karakulko.

    Referees: Massy (SUI), Holm – Pihlblad, Lundgren (All SWE).

    Frölunda is a defending champion.
     
    Frölunda miss forward Casey Wellman tonight, the young forward Joni Ikonen ain't playing tonight either.
    They get d-man Jonathan Sigalet back after he's been out due to a suspension. Forward Robin Figren has also been out due to a suspension.

    Minsk plays with the same players as in the last game against Frölunda.
     
    Tonight we're in Frölundaborg, located in the Swedish city Gothenburg, for the return game between Swedish Frölunda HC and Belarusian Yunost Minsk.

    Minsk won the first game 3-2 and will advance to the next round by a win or tie tonight. In case of a loss with one goal, an overtime will occur (10 minutes, 3 vs 3 – shootouts occur if no goal after those 10 min's).

    In case Frölunda win with 2, or more, goals – they will avance to the next round.
     
    Defending champions Frolunda again take to home ice n the Round of 32 trailing, although not by the two goals they were behind to Ingolstadt last season.

    Pär Johansson, Frolunda assistant coach, said of the game, ”It is do or die for us. Yunost Minsk's defensive players are big and strong and the team possess a lot of skilled individual talent offensively. The key for us is to play with speed and discipline.”
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:00.
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    Efraim Larsson

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 19. Lasu (Stålberg), 22. Figren (Vesalainen, Lundqvist), 34. Carlsson (Sundström, Tömmernes), 40. Tömmernes (Grundström, Lasu), 46. Hjalmarsson (Olofsson)

    Frölunda Gothenburg: Gustafsson (Bakala) – Tömmernes, Westerlund, Nørstebø, Sigalet, Nyberg, Donovan, Gunnarsson –
    Vesalainen, Lundqvist, Figren – Ehn, Lasu, Stålberg – Grundström, Sundström, Rosseli Olsen – Hjalmarsson, Carlsson, Olofsson – Karlsson.
    Yunost Minsk: Tryanichev (Milchakov) – Nogachyov, Kovachevich, Sheleg, Pretnar, Ryadinski, Goroshko, Usenko, Chernook – Corso, Meleshko, Kogalev – Razvadovski, Abakunchik, Zakharov – Niinimäki, Yeliseyenko, Mikhnov – Yefimenko, Turkin, Karakulko.
    Referees: Massy (SUI), Holm – Pihlblad, Lundgren (All SWE)
    1st game
    04.10.2016
    Yunost - Frölunda 3:2

    Goals and assists: 13. Turkin (Karakulko, Yefimenko), 24. Razvadovski (Zakharov, Goroshko), 32. Chernook (Mikhnov, Yefimenko) – 6. Vesalainen (Lundqvist), 56. Wellman (Tömmernes)