RIG 1:3 JUG | Dinamo Riga - HC Yugra (KHL)

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Dinamo Riga

1:3 (1:1, 0:1, 0:1)

HC Yugra

Monday 24.12.2012, 11:00 • KHL

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		Dinamo Riga wasn't able to create much danger in the last period despite laying behind. Yugra defended well without major problems and with an empty netter they decided the match. For Yugra the three points mean the continuation of their playoff dream.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:27	Goal for Yugra! After Dinamo failed to get any shot on goal with the additional attacker on the ice, it was ANTON BUT who conquered the puck and scored into the empty net. Assisted by Kirill Safronov and Sergei Demagin.
	58:42	Tellqvist left his net.
	58:00	The last two minutes started.
	57:29	Skorokhodov skates into the center position but his shot goes wide aswell.
	56:33	Shot from the side by the guests but it goes wide...
	54:26	Break away for Sitnikov after he stole the puck from a Dinamo defender but Tellqvist gets his body into the shot and blocks it over the crossbar.
	53:37	Nice solo run by Galvins but his shot is stopped by Masalskis.
	52:28	Demagin takes a shot from the right wing after a Dinamo defender lost the puck to him. The shot goes towards the left corner of the Dinamo goal but Tellqvist makes the pad save.
	49:48	A back hander at the left corner is blocked by Masalskis and the following shot by Dzerins is stopped by the goalie aswell.
	48:25	It's hockey into one direction currently but you wouldn't have the feeling Dinamo would soon score a goal...
	46:31	Dinamo with a hard shot into the left bottom corner but Masaslkis gets a leg save.
	44:17	Huge save by Masalskis against a short-distance shot. He had almost no time to react but blocked the shot.
	42:33	Magogin with a shot from a central position but only into the gloves of Tellqvist.
	40:40	Masalskis had the puck covered but was attacked by Meija. Two Yugra players take revenge for their goalie.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Dinamo was relatively harmless in the second period. Yugra also didn't do more than necessary and their lead is rather surprising at this moment.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:51	Yugra gets a two-minute team penalty for having too many players on the ice. Sergei Demagin sits in the penalty box now.
	37:55	Combination between Giroux and Daugavins but at the second post the puck goes wide...
	36:00	Yugra concentrate on their defensive work. Whenever they have the chance they have a counter attack while Riga is really harmless at the moment.
	34:41	Yugra back at full strength.
	33:19	A Dinamo forward misses the puck at the second post. The goal would have been uncovered...
	32:41	Andrei Kuzmin (Yugra) gets two minutes for holding.
	32:36	Shot from a half left position is no problem for Masalskis.
	30:55	Good shot by Yugra but Tellqvist is there to block it.
	28:30	Dinamo tries to give the answer but without creating chances so far.
	26:50	Goal for Yugra! KONSTANTIN GLAZACHEV takes a rebound directly in front of the Dinamo net and has no problems to get the puck past Tellqvist to turn the game around ! Marek Troncinsky was the one who took the shot from the blue line before. That goal came out of nowhere ! Assisted by Marek Troncinsky and Alexander Rybakov.
	26:29	Riga now from the right wing but no problems for Masalskis.
	24:57	Dinamo with a shot from the blue line but a defender jumps into it and blocks the puck.
	24:01	Altaryov with a hard shot from the left wing but easy pad save for Tellqvist.
	23:13	Masalskis covers up the puck before the Riga forwards can get it.
	22:00	No shots on goal so far in the second period.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		In an even period without many scoring opportunities the result is a just 1-1.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:54	Ibragimov takes a shot from the blue line that was quite dangerous but the referees give offside.
	19:03	Easy save for Masalskis after a not so well placed shot.
	18:34	Twice a shot by Yugra is stopped already by a defender.
	17:21	Dinamo with trouble to create scoring opportunities despite having a lot of puck possession.
	16:18	A shot from the left wing at the height of the blue line is stopped by Masalskis at cost of a rebound but no Dinamo forward can get it on time.
	15:37	Big double chance for Riga but both times Masalskis keeps the puck out from a short distance - that was close !
	15:12	Marek Troncinsky (Yugra) gets two minutes for hooking.
	14:55	Yugra keeps the puck in the Dinamo zone but they don't get the puck through towards the goal...
	13:51	Pass from behind the net but the Riga forward misses the puck.
	11:38	Goal for Yugra! Just when the Dinamo penalty was over, IGOR SKOROKHODOV scores with a one-timer after having received a pass from behind the net by Vitaly Sitnikov ! Assisted by Vitaly Sitnikov.
	10:26	The Yugra penalty is over, now they have their first power play of the game.
	09:32	Jamie Johnson (Dinamo) gets two minutes for hooking - 4 on 4 now.
	08:39	A shot from the side by Jamie Johnson but it is blocked by the stick of a defender and Masalskis can cover the puck up.
	08:26	Marek Troncinsky (Yugra) gets two minutes for hooking.
	07:30	At the moment both teams have problems to get into the opponents' zone.
	06:40	Demagin with another shot, this time from a central position into the gloves of Tellqvist.
	05:41	Demagin tries it with a wrap-around but he slips and the chance is gone.
	02:54	Goal for Dinamo Riga! After a nice combination by the hosts the cross-pass in front of the Yugra goal comes to ALEXANDRE GIROUX and his one-timer goes past Masalskis for the early lead ! The Yugra goalie didn't look too well in this situation. Assisted by Paul Szczechura and Kaspars Daugavins.
	02:00	Dinamo takes a shot from the blue line but it is blocked by a defender. By now the Yugra penalty killing works well.
	00:50	Dmitry Altaryov (Yugra) gets two minutes for hooking.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Gudlevskis) - Redlihs, Galvins, Sotnieks, Carle, Lavins, Rekis, Porejs - Nizivjs, Indrasis, Johnson, Dzerins, Bukarts, Meija, Giroux, Daugavins, Szczechura, Pavlovs, Skvorcovs, Bicevskis, Biezais HC Yugra: Masalskis (Biryukov) - Troncinsky, Starosta, Safronov, Ibragimov, Pepelyaev, Grebeshkov - Altaryov, But, Demagin, Krysanov, Rybakov, Glazachev, Skorokhodov, Sitnikov, Magogin, Belyaev, Yatsenko, Kuzmin, Bocharov Referees: Belov, Komarov - Menshikh, Sadovnikov
		Dinamo Riga are in a good momentum with 7 points in the last four matches and even more important 4 in their last two on home ice, including a 4-1 against clear favourites Avangard Omsk. Still the team is second last in Western Conference with 36 points in as many games but with a win they could leave another two teams behind themselves. Guests Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk are in a significantly better position with 45 points in 35 games. They won two of their last three matches, including a 1-0 away in the last one against Spartak Moscow. If they want to make the playoffs they need every possible point and can't allow themselves a setback in Riga. If Riga can start a series or if Yugra gets closer to the playoff spots, we'll see soon.
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Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 3. Giroux (Szczechura, Daugavins) - 12. Skorokhodov (Sitnikov), 27. Glazachev (Troncinsky, Rybakov), 60. But (Safronov, Demagin)

Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Gudlevskis) - Redlihs, Galvins, Sotnieks, Carle, Lavins, Rekis, Porejs - Nizivjs, Indrasis, Johnson, Dzerins, Bukarts, Meija, Giroux, Daugavins, Szczechura, Pavlovs, Skvorcovs, Bicevskis, Biezais

HC Yugra: Masalskis (Biryukov) - Troncinsky, Starosta, Safronov, Ibragimov, Pepelyaev, Grebeshkov - Altaryov, But, Demagin, Krysanov, Rybakov, Glazachev, Skorokhodov, Sitnikov, Magogin, Belyaev, Yatsenko, Kuzmin, Bocharov

Referees: Belov, Komarov - Menshikh, Sadovnikov

1st period
	00:50
	02:54
	08:26
	09:32
	11:38
	15:12
1st intermission
2nd period
	26:50
	32:41
	38:51
2nd intermission
3rd period
	59:27
Final