KHL
Dinamo Minsk – Traktor 2:5 (end) | Lev – Vityaz 5:2 (end)
final
Lev Praha
5:2 (1:0, 0:1, 4:1)
Vityaz Podolsk
Wednesday 30.01.2013, 19:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL
     
    Lev Praha's dominance was finally rewarded in the third period, as they scored 4 times en route to a 5-2 win to close out their home schedule. The win gives them 66 points with 4 games left. They're still 9th in the conference, 2 points back of both Dinamo Minsk and Donbass Donetsk, but hold a game in hand on both. The loss virtually finishes Vityaz Chekhov. (21:32:38)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:35
    Slapper from the point by Brian Fahey caught and held by Popperle.
     
    59:31
    Timeout Vityaz.
     
    59:31
    Popperle covers the puck for a faceoff.
     
    59:19
    Another Vityaz power play as Jakub Krejcik gets called for hooking, then a 10-minute misconduct as he smashes his stick on the boards. This game is done, in any event.
     
    57:30
    Goal for Vityaz!
    YEVGENI TIMKIN puts the puck in on a scramble as Vityaz cashes in on the power play.
     
    57:03
    Petr Vrana gets 2 minutes for slashing and then a 10-minute misconduct after the whistle. Power play Vityaz.
     
    57:00
    Goal for Lev!
    Nicklas Danielsson's pass from the corner is tipped in by JIRI NOVOTNY. Assists: Nicklas Danielsson, Nathan Oystrick.
     
    56:33
    Tomas Popperle became a little too casual with the puck behind the net and almost led to a goal, he coughed it up but got back in time to stop Anton Korolyov's shot. Korolyov complained about something and received a 10-minute misconduct.
     
    56:02
    Offsetting minors for Jakub Nakladal and Artyom Panarin--didn't see what caused that call but the teams will play 4-on-4.
     
    55:00
    ...with Mikus caught deep, Vityaz came back 3-on-2. Stepanek made the save and covered the rebound.
     
    54:50
    Juraj Mikus pinches and feeds Gynge in front, whose shot is stopped in close...
     
    54:17
    Icing Vityaz. The intensity seems to be out of this game now as Vityaz doesn't have much fight left in them.
     
    52:54
    Vityaz comes down the ice and a shot attempt by Kudinov hits a Lev stick and goes out of play. Faceoff inside.
     
    52:30
    Juraj Mikus's shot from the point hit the side of the net just as the penalty expired.
     
    51:30
    Lev passing around the perimeter but not really shooting, one attempt was blocked . . .
     
    50:28
    Lev going to the power play now. Yakov Seleznyov called for interference in his own end.
     
    49:43
    Goal for Lev!
    The floodgates have opened. Lev much more active on the ice now while Vityaz players seem to be standing around. JAKUB NAKLADAL takes a pass as he slides in from the point and fires a wrister inside the post. Assist: Martins Cipulis.
     
    47:22
    Goal for Lev!
    Off the draw, RICHARD GYNGE snaps a beautiful shot over Lisutin's glove to give Lev a 2-goal lead. Assist: Jiri Novotny.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 20. Vrana (Birner, Nakladal), 43. Danielsson (Gynge), 48. Gynge (Novotny), 50. Nakladal (Cipulis), 57. Novotny (Danielsson, Oystrick) - 34. Seleznyov, 58. Timkin

    Lev Praha: Pöpperle (Kocián) - Oystrick, Nakládal, Lepistö, Němec, Mikuš, Porseland, Krejčík - Danielsson, Novotný, Gynge - Birner, Vrána, Řepík - Sekáč, Surový, Hossa - Cipulis, Karamnov, Niživijs - Rachůnek.
    Vityaz Podolsk: Lisutin (Denisov) - Seleznyov, Khafizullin, Golovkov, Malevich, Kudinov, Fahey, Tatalin, Dvurechensky - Panarin, Badyukov, Timkin - Podzinš, Hennessy, Korolyov - Sergeyev, Tikhomirov, Kulyomin - Gillies, Chernov, Belousov.
    Referees: Gashilov, Kadyrov - Metalnikov, Sirotkin