DMS 2:4 LEV | Dynamo Moscow - Lev Praha (KHL)

KHL

Tipsport extraliga (CZE)

Avangard – Torpedo

1:0 (end)

Dynamo – Lev

2:4 (end)

final

Dynamo Moscow

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

Lev Praha

Friday 28.12.2012, 15:30 • Megasport Arena, Moscow • KHL

		Lev had a comfortable 4-0 3rd period lead before Dynamo made a big push and got 2 late goals, but it was too little, too late. Lev gets 3 big points in their playoff chase, while Dynamo remains atop the KHL standings. (18:50:43)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:44	Offside Lev. With the faceoff at the Dynamo blueline and 2 goals down, this game should be done.
	58:50	Lev shot down the ice just barely short of the open net.
	58:43	Puck goes out of play, faceoff in the Lev zone. Sharychenkov out for a 6th Dynamo attacker.
	58:15	Timeout Dynamo.
	58:15	Popperle makes a save on Tolpeka and holds on. This is going to be an interesting finish.
	57:24	Goal for Dynamo! An airborn shot/pass from Konstantin Volkov hits ALEXEI TSVETKOV in front and goes in. Don't go anywhere, this isn't quite done yet. Assist: Konstantin Volkov.
	57:03	Now Lev pushes back, chances for Bartecko and Surovy, Sharychenkov covers.
	56:00	Lev net dislodged. Faceoff inside. Dynamo again buzzing, but it's a bit late now.
	55:12	And now a scramble in front of Popperle, he manages to cover the puck.
	54:50	At the tail end of the power play, Leo Komarov tried to beat Popperle high to the stick side but he deftected it away.
	53:45	Lev ices . . .
	52:54	Juraj Mikus called for tripping Alexander Ovechkin in front of the net, who was about to get a good chance. Power play Dynamo.
	52:31	Shot by Michal Repik from the blueline handled by Sharychenkov, who hangs on.
	52:13	Puck goes out of play by the Lev bench, faceoff at the blueline.
	51:10	After Dynamo goes offside, Ondrej Nemec has been assessed a 10-minute misconduct for apparently yapping at the referee. The way he was holding his nose in the box seems to indicate he took a high stick that wasn't called. Teams stay 5 on 5.
	50:16	Goal for Dynamo! DENIS KOKAREV gets Dynamo on the board with a shorthanded goal--an amazing individual effort in which he beats to Lev players and then Popperle high to the stick side.
	48:51	Now Lev has a power play attempt as Konstantin Gorovikov is sent off.
	48:30	Two more huge saves bfrom Tomas Popperle, both backhanders. First Ovechin on the rush, then Granak right in front, both glorious chances to get Dynamo on the board.
	46:40	Offside Dynamo.
	45:33	Goal for Lev! Sharychenkov stopped the original high shot from Porseland, but the rebound was loose for TOMAS RACHUNEK, who banged it in for his second of the game. Assist: Mathias Porseland.
	44:43	Konstantin Gorovikov circles the net and tries to go high short side on Popperle, but he's given no room.
	43:55	And just after the penalty ends, Lev ices the puck, which is now whistled down. Dynamo now 0/6 with the man advantage.
	43:20	After a stretch of Dynamo passing around the perimeter but no shots, Lev ices. Once again great penalty killing.
	42:25	Ovechnkin once again buzzing on the PP, but he can't convert a one-timer on a pass from Komarov, Popperle sharp again.
	41:35	Now Lev called for too many players on the ice. It was a bad change at the bench. They'll have to kill another penalty, but at least they have a bit more breathing room up by 3 now.
	41:05	Down the other way, Popperle makes a save and holds it.
	40:55	Goal for Lev! A feed from Petr Vrana to JAKUB KLEPIS, who rips a one-timer past Sharychenkov. Assists: Petr Vrana, Tomas Rachunek
	40:31	Dynamo goes offside.
	40:12	Right off the opening faceoff, Jakub Voracek comes down and rips a shot high and wide, which deflects out of play.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Teams are on the ice and the third period will begin shortly.
		Lev cashed in early on the power play that period, then managed to weather three Dynamo attempts without even giving up many quality chances. They are in the driver's seat, up 2-0 after two, but Dynamo can explode offensively so this is far from over. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Dynamo: 12 (21), Lev 6 (18).
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:20	Lev gets some pressure, finally puck deflected out of play in the Dynamo zone with :09 left in the penalty.
	37:29	Now Lev will go to the power play as Denis Tolpeko knocks down Zdeno Chara with a cross-check in the netural zone.
	37:58	Puck is iced again and the rest of the penalty expires, now Dynamo back up the ice . . .
	37:10	Lev ice the puck into the back half of the minor.
	35:58	Now Dynamo back to the PP again as Lubos Bartecko goes off for goaltender interference.
	34:55	Popperle makes a save off Dominik Granak and holds for a faceoff. Granak likes to shoot from the point.
	33:35	Lev dodge a bullet, they're back at full strength still up by 2 . . .
	32:05	Lev ices to kill the rest of the Danielsson minor, Dynamo starts back up the ice still on the PP.
	31:30	Dynamo putting on pressure, and now Tomas Rachunek going off for tripping. Lev will be 2 men short for 28 seconds.
	10:02	Lev going back to the PK, Nicklas Danielsson called for slashing.
	29:15	Lev back at full strength now . . .
	28:15	Now a dangerous chance for Ovechkin at the side of the net--not the guy you want to leave open.
	27:16	Now a Lev penalty, Ondrej Nemec for holding the stick, it happened behind the net shortly after the SH breakaway. After a few seconds Dynamo will have the power play.
	27:10	At the tail end of the penalty, Denis Kokarev gets a shorthanded breakaway and shoots wide.
	26:50	Dynamo now intercepts and ices . . .
	22:24	Lev PP sets up for a one-timer from Lubos Bartecko that goes wide.
	25:40	Dynamo with a shorthanded chance, Gorovikov fed the puck and his shot held by Popperle for a faceoff in the Lev zone.
	25:18	Now Dynamo is getting another penalty, Leo Komarov for getting the stick up on Nathan Oystrick in front of the Lev net. This game could get out of reach for them if they give up another PP goal.
	23:40	Goal for Lev! They cash in quick on the power play, JAKUB KREJCIK unloads a heavy slapper from the point that beats Sharychenkov, who seemed screened on the play, to the blocker side.
	23:22	Richard Gyne now gets Dynamo's first penalty for holding against the boards in his own zone.
	22:53	A couple of stoppages in quick succession in the Lev zone. After the first, Marek Kvapil gets a quick shot from the point that Popperle catches for another faceoff.
	22:35	Now the puck comes to Popperle and he freezes it.
	22:25	Out of the box, Ovechkin ventures into the Lev zone, cuts in front but backhands the puck wide.
	21:49	Offside Lev. :20 left in their power play.
	21:12	Slap shot from Jakub Klepis, stationed at the point, Sharychenkov the save. :57 left in the penalty.
	20:09	Right off the opening faceoff, Alexander Ovechkin strips Jakub Voracek of the puck but is called for hooking. He seems perplexed by the call.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Teams now on the ice. 2nd period will begin shortly.
		Lev was dominant in that first period in the faceoff circle, winning 12 of 17 draws. Jakub Klepis was 3/3.
		And my apologies for the strange times in the first period. Other than the goal, all displayed times in the period were time remaining, not elapsed. Beginning in period 2, all times displayed will be the time elapsed in the game (out of 60 minutes).
		Shots on goal in the 1st period, Dynamo 9, Lev 12. Dynamo started out the more aggressive team, but Lev came back and seemed buoyed by killing off a couple of penalties. 2nd period will begin at 20:19 MSK, 17:19 CET, 11:19 EST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	00:04	Puck deflected out of play in the Dynamo zone. Faceoff inside with not much time left.
	00:38	Sharycheknov covers a loose puck at the side of the Dynamo goal.
	01:23	A wild scramble in the Lev crease with Popperle down and out, Dynamo had a player, Sergei Soin, at the far post who couldn't jam it in, then the puck is cleared.
	15:50	Goal for Lev! Right off the faceoff, TOMAS RACHUNEK, lined up at the right point, blasts the puck through Sharychenkov's legs. Assist: Jiri Hunkes.
	04:15	After a long sequence with no shots or stoppages, Dynamo called for icing.
	06:03	Icing Lev.
	06:31	Just after the penalty ends, Tomas Surovy streaks down the left wing and tries to pick the far post but Sharychenkov is quick with the glove and catches it.
	07:51	Now play is stopped because the net is dislodged. Faceoff in the Lev zone with 1:13 left in the penalty.
	08:05	Lev with a shorthanded 2-on-1 rush, no shot comes of it.
	08:20	Teed up for a slapper from Granak, blocked.
	08:38	Another Lev penalty coming, Nicklas Danielsson for tripping Leo Komarov just inside the blueline.
	09:39	Offside Dynamo on the pass. Faceoff will come at centre ice.
	11:05	Long slap shot from Tomas Rachunek, Sharychenkov stops and holds it.
	11:40	Good Lev pressure, they've really come on since killing that early penalty.
	12:00	Michal Repik with a wrist shot from teh top of the circle that Sharychenkov catches and holds. A couple of interesting lineup notes for Dynamo today. Sharychenkov starting instead of the usual Yeryomenko, and Nicklas Backstrom is out, replaced by Dmitri Pestunov on the top line with Ovechkin and Komarov.
	13:57	Lev's first great chance, it's Jakub Klepis with a backhander right in front. Great save Sharychenkov, normally Dynamo's backup goalie.
	14:40	Long distance shot from Gorovikov caught and held by Popperle.
	15:30	Lev now back to full strength, and they begin their first real offensive forray of the game.
	16:15	And now a shot from the slot from Dominik Granak late in the PP, Popperle stops and holds it.
	17:05	One-time slapper by Konstantin Volkov on the PP, Popperle gets a glove on it.
	17:30	Lev ices . . .
	17:57	Marcel Hossa gets the game's first penalty for cross-checking in the corner in the attacking zone. Danerous Dyamo power play goes to work.
	18:00	Physical start to this game, a lot of play in the corners and along the boards, not any shots yet.
	19:30	Early play moves deep in Lev zone . . .
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems of the Czech Republic and Russian Federation are finished, and the game will begin momentarily.
		Starting lineups: Dynamo Moscow: Sharychenkov (Yeryomenko) - Graňák, Gorokhov, Solovyov, Novák, Schadilov, Vishnevsky, Akishin - Pestunov, Ovechin, Komarov - Gynge, Gorovikov, Kvapil - Soin, Tolpeko, Konkov - Tsvetkov, Volkov, Kokariev. Lev Praha: Pöpperle (Kocian) - Němec, Oystrick, Chára, Krejčík, Porseland, Mikuš, Hunkes - Danielsson, Kristensen, Voráček - Vrána, Klepiš, Rachůnek - Bartečko, Surový, Hossa - Svoboda, Řepík, Cingel - Karamnov. Referees: Belov, Kiseliov - Michel, Shikhanov..
		This is a matchup between the Western Conference's #1 and #8 teams, Dynamo Moscow and Lev Praha, who would meet in the first round of the playoffs if the regular season finished this way. Dynamo is led by the trio of Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Ovechkin and Leo Komarov, while Lev's top offensive trio is Nicklas Danielsson, Erik Christensen and Jakub Voracek. The starting goaltenders will be Alexander Yeryomenko and Tomas Popperle, the same two that dueled October 9 in Prague--a game that drew a KHL record crowd of 16,317. In that game, Ovechkin scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 Dynamo win.
		Welcome. This game starts at 15:30 GMT, 19:30 MSK local time in Moscow, 16:30 CET in Prague, and 10:30 EST/07:30 PST in North America.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 51. Kokarev, 58. Tsvetkov (Volkov) - 16. Rachunek (Hunkes), 24. Krejcik, 41. Klepis (Vrana, Rachunek), 46. Rachunek (Porseland)

Dynamo Moscow: Sharychenkov (Yeryomenko) - Graňák, Gorokhov, Solovyov, Novák, Schadilov, Vishnevsky, Akishin - Pestunov, Ovechin, Komarov - Gynge, Gorovikov, Kvapil - Soin, Tolpeko, Konkov - Tsvetkov, Volkov, Kokariev.

Lev Praha: Pöpperle (Kocian) - Němec, Oystrick, Chára, Krejčík, Porseland, Mikuš, Hunkes - Danielsson, Kristensen, Voráček - Vrána, Klepiš, Rachůnek - Bartečko, Surový, Hossa - Svoboda, Řepík, Cingel - Karamnov.

Referees: Belov, Kiseliov - Michel, Shikhanov.

1st period
	17:57
	08:38
	15:50
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:09
	23:22
	23:40
	25:18
	27:16
	10:02
	31:30
	35:58
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:55
	41:35
	45:33
	48:51
	50:16
	51:10
	52:54
	57:24
Final