MIN 2:5 CLJ | HC Dinamo Minsk - Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)

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Dinamo Minsk – Traktor

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HC Dinamo Minsk Belarus

2:5 (2:1, 0:3, 0:1)

Traktor Chelyabinsk

Wednesday 30.01.2013, 17:00 • KHL

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		Dinamo had a good first period with a nice comeback but after a terrible middle period they never found back into the game again. In the end Vladimir Antipov made everything clear for Traktor early in the third. For Dinamo this loss is a setback in their playoff ambitions while Traktor ended their three-game road trip with a success.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:24	Razin against two defenders gets a shot on goal but Haugen was there.
	58:44	Good combination between Stapleton and Platt but Mezin made the save.
	58:33	The guests are back at full strength.
	58:00	With two minutes left to play in regulation the Minsk Arena is getting empty as the fans know their team has lost already.
	57:18	The home side with a nice, long combination but in the end the decisive pass to Meleshko lacked precision and the chance was gone.
	56:33	Evgeny Kuznetsov (Traktor) gets two minutes for stick holding. Now he can calm down a bit.
	55:33	Kuznetsov with an great individual perfomance in this scene but it was just a little too much and he stayed without a goal!
	54:13	Jere Karalahti (Dinamo) gets two minutes for roughing.
	53:12	Panov almost gets his second for Traktor. Haugen only made the save with his second save.
	51:05	Dinamo are playing with just not enough offensive power in recent minutes.
	49:19	Traktor are back at full strength.
	48:07	Last chance for Dinamo to change this result in their favour during this power play.
	47:19	Andrei Mezin (Traktor) gets two minutes for throwing the puck outside the playing area. The penalty is served by his team colleague Maxim Yakutsenya.
	47:02	Geoff Platt with a good chance from the left wing but Mezin is there to make the save and to keep the comfortable lead for Traktor.
	44:58	The guests are back at full strength.
	44:50	After the new setback Dinamo look very much done on the ice. A comeback is not really likely with their current performance.
	42:58	Jan Bulis (Traktor) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
	42:29	Goal for Traktor! VLADIMIR ANTIPOV leaves the game more or less decided. Traktor now have a three-goal lead! Assisted by Maxim Yakutsenya.
	41:48	Dinamo couldn't really benefit from the power play. They get a team penalty for too many players on the ice which is served by Mikhalyov - 4 on 4 now.
	40:52	Alexei Vasilchenko (Traktor) gets two minutes for holding.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		In a very one-sided second period Traktor Chelyabinsk scored three consecutive goals and earned a solid 4-2 lead. Dinamo goalie Lars Haugen did not always make the calmest impression. His team colleagues were rather invisible offensive-wise, too. That'll be a lot of hard work if Dinamo want to come back in the last 20 minutes.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:00	One minute left in the period and Traktor still have not enough. Their latest attack was stopped on the right wing though.
	37:16	Goal for Traktor! KONSTANTIN PANOV received the puck just before the blue line, skated two metres and then fired the puck into the far corner to double the guest lead!
	36:52	Mikhalyov with a shot from a half right position, Mezin just deflected the puck over the crossbar.
	35:42	Fast attack by Dinamo but the following shot from a central position was not precise enough and just found its way into the gloves of Andrei Mezin.
	35:00	A lot of long passes recently on both sides of the ice. The teams are neutralizing themselves.
	33:29	Another shot by Traktor from the right wing. Dinamo looks really impressed after the two fast Traktor goals.
	31:59	Wrap around opportunity for Dinamo but Mezin was in the corner on time.
	30:31	And the guests from Chelyabinsk continue with their pressure. Karpov with another shot on goal for them.
	28:12	Goal for Traktor! MAXIM YAKUTSENYA scores the double for Traktor. Just in front of the Dinamo net he made a deke and fired the puck past Haugen! What a shock now for Dinamo! Assisted by Anton Glinkin.
	27:33	Goal for Traktor! MAXIM KARPOV with the penalty shot that goes in! He hit Haugen from a short distance but from the body of the Minsk goalie the puck went in just next to the goal post. Quite a lucky one for the Traktor forward!
	27:33	Lukas Krajicek with a hooking penalty against Maxim Karpov - penalty shot for Traktor!
	25:45	Jere Karalahti (Dinamo) gets two minutes for slashing.
	25:00	The home side can free themselves a bit more of thre pressure now.
	24:36	After 40 seconds of power play Haugen still had nothing to do and now the puck is behind the Traktor net.
	23:56	Libor Pivko (Dinamo) gets two minutes for hooking.
	23:00	Slow start into the middle period, the game has calmed down significantly.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Dinamo started well into the game but Traktor shocked them with a goal during a counter attack. After about ten minutes of play, Dinamo took over the initiative again and turned the result around completely. They even had several other big chances to even increase their lead.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	18:36	Traktor are back at full strength.
	18:03	Niskala from the blue line, into the gloves of Mezin.
	17:00	Next good opportunity for Dinamo. Out of the crowd Dinamo just hit the left goal post!
	16:36	Andrei Kostitsyn (Traktor) gets two minutes for a check against the head and neck area and ten minutes miscodunct penalty - A 5 on 3 now for Dinamo.
	16:28	Blue line shot by Dinamo, save by Mezin.
	15:51	Alexander Shinin (Traktor) gets two minutes for tripping.
	14:49	Almost the answer by Traktor. After a cross-pass in front of the Dinamo net Kontiola's shot was stopped by Haugen.
	13:33	Goal for Dinamo Minsk! TIM STAPLETON gets the puck in the neutral zone, skated through two defenders and fired it into the far corner to turn the game around completely! Assisted by Cory Murphy.
	11:57	Goal for Dinamo Minsk! The following face off was won by Dinamo. The puck came back to the blue line, the shot from there was stopped by Mezin but the rebound was brought over the goal line by ANDREI MIKHALYOV for the equalizer! Assisted by Janne Niskala.
	11:50	Next break away for Dinamo but again Mezin was able to get the back hander!
	09:50	2-on-1 break away for Dinamo and Sergei Drozd tried it with a direct shot. A pass to his team colleague who was in a better shooting position would have been more effective.
	09:16	After a won faceoff Traktor had the next chance but Haugen was there with a pad save.
	07:29	Goal for Traktor! Dinamo forward Libor Pivko lost the puck in the Traktor zone and this led to a counter attack that was finnished perfectly by VALERY NICHUSHKIN who deked out Haugen to get the puck into the right bottom corner for the early guest lead! Assisted by Anton Glinkin.
	06:40	Just when their power play ended Dinamo had the next opportunity but the one-timer from a half left position was stopped by Mezin.
	06:38	The guests are back at full strength.
	05:29	Blue line shot by Dinamo and the rebound from a short distance is stopped with problems by Mezin as he didn't really see the puck.
	04:38	Gennady Razin (Traktor) gets two minutes for interference.
	04:17	Great attack by Traktor. Young star forward Evgeny Kuznetsov received the puck at the blue line, skated a few metres, turned a round with a nice move and passed the puck to his team colleague whose shot was stopped with a glove save by Haugen!
	03:41	First shot on goal by the guests, easy save for Haugen.
	03:12	Stas with a shot from a sharp angle. Dinamo keep the speed high.
	01:31	Now a shot from the left wing by the hosts, blocked by guest goalie Mezin.
	00:45	The first dangerous situation of the game. Minsk forward Irgl had a break away but his back hander was blocked in the last moment by a defender!
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Dinamo Minsk: Haugen (Shelepnyov) - Karalahti, Denisov, Krajicek, Niskala, Murphy, Goroshko, Nogachyov - Platt, Stapleton, Irgl, Kulakov, Meleshko, Kitarov, Drozd, Pivko, Laine, Lopachuk, Mikhalyov, Stas Traktor Chelyabinsk: Mezin (Garnett) - Quint, Ryabykin, Shinin, Vasilchenko, Katichev, Razin, Nesterov - Chistov, Bulis, Kuznetsov, Kontiola, Yakutsenya, Panov, Popov, Kostitsyn, Antipov, Dugin, Glinkin, Nichushkin, Karpov Referees: Odins, Anisimov - Shikhanov, Mikhel
		Dinamo Minsk are 7th in Western Conference with 68 points in 48 games. Currently they have a five-point advantage towards the non-playoff spots, that they could even increase with a win against today's guests Traktor Chelyabinsk. Traktor are 4th in Eastern Conference with 89 points in 49 games and already qualified for this year's Gagarin Cup playoffs. Dinamo have won four of their last five matches, including the last two on the road against league newcomers Lev Prague (2-1) and Slovan Bratislava (2-1) who are among their biggest competitors in the playoff race. Traktor had a four-game winning streak at home before losing twice on the road against top teams Dynamo Moscow (0-2) and SKA St. Petersburg (1-5). At the end of October Traktor gained a 2-0 win on home ice against Minsk. If Dinamo can come closer to the playoff qualification or if Traktor can finnish their road trip with a success, we'll see soon.
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Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 12. Mikhalyov (Niskala), 14. Stapleton (Murphy) - 8. Nichushkin (Glinkin), 28. Karpov (pen.), 29. Yakutsenya (Glinkin), 38. Panov, 43. Antipov (Yakutsenya)

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

Traktor Chelyabinsk: Mezin (Garnett) - Quint, Ryabykin, Shinin, Vasilchenko, Katichev, Razin, Nesterov - Chistov, Bulis, Kuznetsov, Kontiola, Yakutsenya, Panov, Popov, Kostitsyn, Antipov, Dugin, Glinkin, Nichushkin, Karpov

Referees: Odins, Anisimov - Shikhanov, Mikhel

1st period
	04:38
	07:29
	11:57
	13:33
	15:51
	16:36
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:56
	25:45
	27:33
	28:12
	37:16
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:52
	41:48
	42:29
	42:58
	47:19
	54:13
	56:33
Final