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HC Dinamo Minsk Belarus

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

Spartak Moscow

Saturday 29.12.2012, 17:00 • KHL

		An early third-period goal by Janne Niskala has decided the match. In the end the only question was whether or not Lars Haugen would earn the shutout and the Norwegian Dinamo goalie did. (19:14:45)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:28	Leg save by Haugen who still has to fear for his shutout.
	59:00	Last minute of regulation has started.
	58:05	Cory Murphy (Dinamo) gets two minutes for tripping.
	57:26	Shot from the left wing by Dinamo, goes wide.
	56:41	Break away chance for Dinamo but the shot is saved by Yakhin.
	55:57	Yakhin with a save after a fast attack by the hosts and the following shot by Irgl.
	54:39	Shot from a half right position, easy save for Haugen.
	54:37	Both teams back at full strength.
	52:37	Vladimir Denisov (Dinamo) gets two minutes for hooking.
	51:42	Dinamo receives a team penalty for too many players on the ice and Libor Pivko takes a seat in the penalty box.
	51:32	Just before the end of their power play a Dinamo player breaks his stick in a good scoring position.
	51:06	Easy glove save for Haugen when he faced a shot from the left wing.
	49:12	At the second post a Dinamo forward gets the puck in a good scoring position but his shot goes wide !
	48:10	Dinamo already with several chances in their five-minute powerplay.
	46:36	Stefan Ruzicka (Spartak) gets 2+5+10+20 and Dinamo now has a five-minute powerplay.
	46:36	And another fist fight - this time between Niskala and Ruzicka. The Spartak player had provoked his opponent with a hard check and then several hits...
	46:08	Ruzicka comes from behind the net, turns around and fires the puck into the gloves of Haugen !
	45:32	A hard blue line shot by Dinamo goes just wide.
	44:19	Yakhin stops a Dinamo break away in the last moment!
	43:25	Goal for Dinamo Minsk! A pass back to the blue line comes to JANNE NISKALA, he skates a few metres and fires the puck into the left corner - the early decision in this match? Assisted by Libor Pivko and Teemu Laine.
	42:58	Chernook and Ankudinov want to go for a fight but the refeers did eveything to stop them from doing so.
	42:22	Spartak tries to take over the initiative.
	40:18	Already the first shot of the second half by Dinamo - from the left wing it just goes wide.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Dinamo had the better opportunities during the middle period and in power play they were able to double their lead. Spartak once more lacks offensive power but nothing is decided yet and there are at least full 20 minutes still to come.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:30	Spartak back at full strength.
	39:26	Pad save by Yakhin when Dinamo tried it again from the blue line.
	38:33	Another blue line shot by the hosts and a Spartak defender can just clear the rebound.
	38:13	Very nice combination by Dinamo during this power play. Tic-tac-toe and in the end a blue line shot is stopped by Yakhin.
	37:30	Denis Bodrov (Spartak) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
	33:54	Goal for Dinamo Minsk! Libor Pivko gives the puck to the left wing. ZBYNEK IRGL skates towards the center position and fires the puck past Yakhin to double the Dinamo lead in power play ! Assisted by Libor Pivko.
	33:45	Good pressing by Dinamo. They had twice a good chance recently but both times the puck went wide by inches.
	33:06	A Dinamo forward finally takes a shot but it is blocked by a defender.
	32:06	Denis Bodrov (Spartak) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
	29:30	Spartak is getting stronger again right now. They had a couple of good opportunities recently.
	27:02	Dinamo back at full strength.
	25:57	Spartak with a shot from the blue line, save by Haugen.
	25:02	Alexander Kitarov (Dinamo) gets two minutes for hooking.
	24:18	A shot from the side by Stapleton is blocked by a defender.
	22:44	First half of both teams crash into each other while trying to get the puck in front of Haugen before Dinamo can't use the following break away and only gets a face off.
	20:11	Dinamo back at full strength.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		In an even period without many chances a penalty shot transformed by Goeff Platt gave Dinamo a 1-0 lead. On the other side Spartak had the chance to get a penalty shot goal themselves before but Anatoly Nikontsev couldn't use it !
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:58	Almost the equalizer ! The puck comes out of the crowd in front of the Dinamo net and lays free, but a defender can clear the situation.
	18:11	Alexander Kitarov (Dinamo) gets two minutes for tripping.
	17:43	Goal for Dinamo Minsk! GOEFF PLATT dekes out Yakhin in his penalty shot attempt and earns the lead for Dinamo ! Without assist.
	17:43	Break away for Dinamo but Platt is stopped in the last moment via tripping by Jaroslav Obsut - penalty shot.
	16:09	A Spartak forward is in a center position, tries to hit the puck with a one-timer but misses it and the puck is out of the Dinamo zone...
	15:27	A fast attack by Dinamo but their forward is stopped by two defenders and has to take an early shot that goes wide.
	14:26	No look shot by Dinamo, also goes wide.
	13:59	Spartak with the next shot but this time it goes wide.
	13:20	Radivojevic appears completely free at the left post but his shot is stopped by Haugen from a short distance.
	12:00	Only one team is trying to get closer to the opponent's goal and that is surprisingly enough Spartak Moscow.
	08:00	It's a rather slow begin in Minsk. Not many chances fo far despite the penalty shot for Spartak.
	06:52	Nikontsev goes for the right corner but his penalty shot attempt goes wide !
	06:52	Break away chance for Spartak but in the last moment Anatoly Nikontsev is stopped with a foul by Janne Niskala - penalty shot.
	06:27	Easy save for Haugen against a shot from the right wing.
	05:47	Stefan Ruzicka (Spartak) gets two minutes for slashing.
	01:01	Tim Stapleton (Dinamo) gets two minutes for interference.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Dinamo Minsk: Haugen (Shelepynov) - Denisov, Niskala, Krajicek, Goroshko, Murphy, Chernook, Nogachyov - Irgl, Pivko, Laine, Platt, Stapleton, Stas, Kulakov, Meleshko, Kitarov, Lopachuk, Mikhalyov, Drozd, Khuzeyev Spartak Moscow: Yakhin (Suchkov) - Bodrov, Obsut, Shefer, Shchitov, Mamkin, Morrisonn, Vasilyev, Zheldakov - Yunkov, Suglobov, Radivojevic, Nikontsev, Ruzicka, Bushuyev, Zhukov, Petrov, Ankudinov, Gubin, Romanovsky, Medvedev Referees: Kadyrov, Komarov - Parfyonov, Sysuyev
		Dinamo Minsk is 5th in Tarasov Division with 48 points in 37 games and thus significantly better positioned than Spartak Moscow, last in the same division, with only 35 points in 37 games. Dinamo earned 10 points in their last four matches on home ice - they have played two thirds of a six game home stint so far - while Spartak only won one of their last seven games. Dinamo's topscorers are Tim Stapleton (30 pts), Teemu Laine (28 pts) and Zbynek Irgl (22 pts) along with Goeff Platt and Cory Murphy (both 21 pts). On the other side Spartak can count with Stefan Ruzicka (14 pts) and Mikhail Yunkov and Branko Radivojevic (both 13 pts). When both teams met in October, Spartak Moscow gained a solid 4-1 home win but today Dinamo are the favourites.
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 18. Platt (pen.), 34. Irgl (Pivko), 44. Niskala (Pivko, Laine)

HC Dinamo Minsk: Haugen (Shelepynov) - Denisov, Niskala, Krajicek, Goroshko, Murphy, Chernook, Nogachyov - Irgl, Pivko, Laine, Platt, Stapleton, Stas, Kulakov, Meleshko, Kitarov, Lopachuk, Mikhalyov, Drozd, Khuzeyev

Spartak Moscow: Yakhin (Suchkov) - Bodrov, Obsut, Shefer, Shchitov, Mamkin, Morrisonn, Vasilyev, Zheldakov - Yunkov, Suglobov, Radivojevic, Nikontsev, Ruzicka, Bushuyev, Zhukov, Petrov, Ankudinov, Gubin, Romanovsky, Medvedev

Referees: Kadyrov, Komarov - Parfyonov, Sysuyev

1st period
	01:01
	05:47
	17:43
	18:11
1st intermission
2nd period
	25:02
	32:06
	33:54
	37:30
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:25
	46:36
	51:42
	52:37
	58:05
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