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final
HC Dinamo Minsk
2:3 (1:0, 0:1, 1:2)
Ak Bars Kazan
Friday 15.02.2013, 17:00 • KHL
     
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    In an even period Ak Bars gained a two-goal lead. When it looked like they already had decided the match, a late goal by Alexander Kulakov brought Dinamo back into fighting distance. In the last minute of regulation Dinamo played with an additional skater instead of their goalie but none of the teams was able to score anymore.

    While Dinamo missed a big opportunity to qualify for the playoffs, Ak Bars cut the distance towards Avangard Omsk to just one point in their fight for the first place in the East.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:55
    Dinamo with a long pass into the Ak Bars zone, they don't get close to the guest net.
     
    59:26
    Almost a Dinamo player gets the puck at the second post but he misses it!
     
    59:21
    Now also the guests from Kazan take a timeout.
     
    58:54
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!


    With a one-timer from the right wing ALEXANDER KULAKOV brings hope back for the home side when they had pulled their goalie out of his net!

    Assisted by Janne Niskala and Cory Murphy.
     
    58:25
    Timeout Dinamo.
     
    57:10
    Goal for AK Bars!


    JARKKO IMMONEN decides the match for Ak Bars! His one-timer from the blue line went past Haugen! He had a clear view but the shot was extremly hard and he had barely time to react!

    Assisted by Denis Kulyash and Janne Pesonen.
     
    56:19
    Next dangerous attack by Ak Bars but this time the shot was blocked by a defender.
     
    55:58
    Haugen clears the puck with his stick just before an opponent could get it but he almost scored into his own goal!
     
    55:34
    Goal scorer Golubev with a shot from the right wing, not that dangerous for Haugen.
     
    54:37
    Next chance for Dinamo, this time it is Alexander Kulakov who is stopped by Barulin. Dinamo are now absolutely back in controll of the game.
     
    54:16
    Tim Stapleton with a big chance from a few inches distance only while waiting at the second post against Barulin but the guest goalie stays the winner in this duel!
     
    53:17
    Teemu Laine received the puck in the neutral zone, skated into the Ak Bars zone and tried it with a distance shot immediately. No danger for Barulin.
     
    52:50
    Alexander Kulakov with a shot from the left wing, into the gloves of Barulin.
     
    52:18
    Counter by Ak Bars over the right wing but the last cross pass in front of Haugen was not precise enough and the chance is gone.
     
    51:10
    The Dinamo fans are supporting their team very well despite the shock of the goal against! Depending on the result of the Donbass-Slovan game, Dinamo could make the playoffs already this evening with a win over Kazan.
     
    49:13
    Goal for AK Bars!


    Out of the blue DENIS GOLUBEV turned the result around in favour of the guests! He received the puck at the blue line, skated a few metres past the left wing and fired the puck into the right top corner! No chance for Haugen!

    Assisted by Ilya Nikulin and Evgeny Bodrov.
     
    47:30
    The game has lost a lot of its class at the start of the third period. Can only become better until the end of it.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. Irgl (Hirschovits, Laine), 59. Kulakov (Niskala, Murphy) - 29. Kapanen (Morozov, Zaripov), 50. Golubev (Nikulin, Bodrov), 58. Immonen (Kulyash, Pesonen)

    HC Dinamo Minsk: Haugen (Kovalyov) - Karalahti, Denisov, Krajicek, Niskala, Murphy, Chernook, Nogachyov - Mikhalyov, Platt, Stapleton, Irgl, Hirschovits, Laine, Kulakov, Meleshko, Kitarov, Lopachuk, Drozd, Pivko
    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Perevozchikov) - Nikulin, Korneyev, Kulyash, Panin, Zakharchuk, Khomitsky, Yarullin - Zaripov, Kapanen, Morozov, Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov, Tereshchenko, Petrov, Zherdev, Bodrov, Golubev, Lukoyanov
    Referees: Bukin, Zakharov - Metalnikov, Sirotkin