KHL
Dynamo – SKA St. Petersburg 4:2 (end)
final
Dynamo Moscow
4:2 (0:0, 0:2, 4:0)
SKA St. Petersburg
Tuesday 26.03.2013, 16:30 • Megasport Arena • KHL
     
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    In a spectacular race to catch up Dynamo Moscow not only tied the match early but they managed to get the game winner with just 7 (!) seconds left in regulation!!! In the end they even added an empty netter! This is a very crucial win for Dynamo as they now have a 3-0 lead in this best-of-seven series and could end it already tomorrow in game #4!

    Shots on goal: Dynamo 9 (23) – SKA 12 (29)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:59
    Goal for Dynamo!


    With an empty netter in the very last second of the match YURI BABENKO even makes it 4-2 for Dynamo!

    Assisted by Sergei Soin.
     
    59:53
    Goal for Dynamo!


    Andrei Mironov tries it with a powerful blue line shot and at the second post KONSTANTIN KASYANCHUK has all the time in the world and fires the puck in past the already beaten Ezhov for the very, very late game winner for Dynamo!!!!!!!!!! What a shock for SKA!

    Assisted by Andrei Mironov.
     
    59:52
    Kasyanchuk with the wrap-around but Ezhov stops him!
     
    58:48
    Next big save by Yeryomenko! SKA now are going for the goal with a lot of pressure!
     
    57:46
    The guests with a shot from a sharp angle but Yeryomenko allowed a rebound before he was able to cover the puck up!
     
    57:22
    Big hit against Tsvetkov on the wing!
     
    56:02
    Icing by SKA.
     
    55:06
    Thoresen with a back hander at the right circle, doesn't get past the crowd.
     
    53:21
    Another quick shot by the hosts after the following faceoff and this time the puck went over the crossbar!
     
    53:19
    After a won face off at the left circle the hosts had a good scoring opportunity but Ezhov paid attention!
     
    53:15
    Anything can happen here in the last minutes. Both teams have their chances and want to avoid overtime.
     
    51:30
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    51:05
    Long clearance by Derlyuk, gives the hosts a moment to take a breath.
     
    50:11
    Shot by Kalinin from just left to the Dynamo net, blocked by the goalie.
     
    49:47
    Thoresen with the big opportunity but his wrap-around at the left post is just stopped by Yeryomenko with a pad save!
     
    49:30
    Sergei Konkov (Dynamo) gets two minutes for slashing.
     
    49:00
    Dynamo have the momentum and are clearly dominating the third period so far!
     
    48:44
    Goal for Dynamo!


    After a video review the referees gave the goal for the home side! The puck went clearly in and ALEXEI TSVETKOV is the goal scorer!

    Assisted by Denis Kokarev.
     
    48:44
    Huge opportunity for Dynamo who just hit the goal post! It looked like the puck went in but the referees decided to let the play continue!
     
    48:30
    It's a completely open match by now with best chances on both side.
     
    47:49
    Fast 2-on-1 counter by the guests. In the end Varnakov was stopped by Yeryomenko from short distance!
     
    47:06
    Dynamo invest more again. Another short distance shot is blocked by Ezhov.
     
    45:21
    Kokarev comes from behind the net and then his shot from the right circle is deflected wide by Ezhov!
     
    44:02
    Mikhail Varnakov with a wrap-around, Yeryomenko with the pad save in the last moment!
     
    43:50
    Panarin with a fast attack over the left wing but against three opponents he loses the puck.
     
    41:58
    Another big chance for SKA! Igor Makarov hits Yeryomenko's mask from short distance with a powerful blast!
     
    41:18
    Several good opportunities already for SKA who want the direct answer!
     
    40:17
    Goal for Dynamo!


    What an amazing start by the home side into this period!!! Fast rush by them over the left wing, Ezhov allows a rebound and DOMINIK GRANAK puts the puck over the line at the right post!

    Assisted by Konstantin Gorovikov and Marek Kvapil.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    SKA continued to have the better opportunities and in the second period they finally used them to get a deserved 2-0 lead after 40 minutes! Dynamo have to improve a lot if they want to comeback in this match!

    Shots on goal: Dynamo 7 (14) – SKA 6 (16)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:33
    Alexandrov with a shot from a half left position that is blocked by a defender just before the hosts are back at full strength.
     
    38:59
    Prucha receives the puck at the second post but Babenko steals the puck from his stick just in the last moment!
     
    38:17
    Blue line shot by Kalinin but it is blocked by a defender.
     
    37:33
    Sergei Konkov (Dynamo) gets two minutes for interference.
     
    37:06
    Wrap-around attempt by the guests at the right post, save by Ezhov!
     
    36:15
    The penalty killing by the guest worked very well recently and now they are back at full strength.
     
    34:18
    Blue line shot by the hosts, save by Ezhov with his stick while falling to his back!
     
    34:15
    Kevin Dallman (SKA) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    33:50
    Goal for SKA!


    Blue line shot by the guests after a won face off at height of the left wing by Kevin Dallman and the puck is deflected into the net from short distance by TONY MARTENSSON to double the lead for the guests!

    Assisted by Kevin Dallmand and Viktor Tikhonov.
     
    33:04
    Petr Prucha with a shot from the left circle, no danger for Yeryomenko.
     
    31:33
    Shot by the guests from the right wing, blocked by Yeryomenko.
     
    31:01
    Yuri Babenko (Dynamo) gets two minutes for slashing.
     
    30:32
    On the other side of the ice Ezhov blocked a shot from short distance!
     
    30:10
    Burdasov with a dangerous cross-pass just in front of Yeryomenko but his team colleague didn't reach the puck!
     
    28:52
    Varnakov with a fast attack, his shot from a central position goes just past the right post!
     
    28:28
    Blue line shot by the guests at height of the right wing, goes wide.
     
    27:58
    Goal for SKA!


    Dangerous cross pass in front of the home side's net and VIKTOR TIKHONOV fires it in from short distance to give the guests SKA the lead!

    Assisted by Tony Martensson.
     
    26:29
    Pervyshin with a nice solo inside the Dynamo zone, tries it with a back hander from the right circle that goes just wide.
     
    24:34
    Double chance for Dynamo just when the guests were back at full strength.
     
    23:25
    SKA get a moment to take a breath and Prucha fires the puck towards the Dynamo net from the right wing. No danger though.
     
    22:24
    Igor Makarov (SKA) gets two minutes for hooking. It's the first penalty of the match.
     
    21:49
    Kokarev skates from behind the net towards the left circle, turns around and fires the puck towards the near corner but Ezhov is there with a save!
     
    21:15
    Icing SKA.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    In a very fast and entertaining first period SKA had more shots on goal and the better scoring opportunities but failed to use even one of them so that the score continues to be 0-0 after 20 minutes.

    Shots on goal: Dynamo 7 – SKA 10
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:11
    Back hander by Dynamo's Jalasvaara from the right circle, easy save for Ezhov.
     
    18:15
    Another big opportunity for the guests! After a long cross-pass towards the right circle one of their forwards appeared alone in front of Yeryomenko but was stopped in the 1-on-1 with the Dynamo goalie!
     
    17:33
    Back hander by Thoresen from the left circle, easy save for the goalie.
     
    16:13
    Makarov with a back hander after skating from the left wing, pad save by Yeryomenko from short distance!
     
    16:03
    Icing Dynamo.
     
    15:09
    Panarin with a shot for SKA from the right wing, into the gloves of Yeryomenko.
     
    14:37
    Martensson with a shot from just left to the Dynamo goal but the puck went high.
     
    13:49
    Dynamo play with early pressing now and set the guest defense under more pressure than during the start of the match.
     
    12:59
    Beautiful pass by Yuri Alexandrov who waited a long time before starting the attack for SKA but his team colleague was a bit too fast and there was an offside call.
     
    11:33
    Another one-timer by the guests and this time Yeryomenko had to make a pad save!
     
    10:56
    Kalinin with a hard shot from a central position but no real danger for Yeryomenko!
     
    10:37
    One-timer by Dynamo's Kvapil from the left wing, stopped by Ezhov.
     
    09:40
    Yeryomenko left his net to clear the puck at the right circle just before a SKA forward could get it!
     
    09:11
    Fedorov dumped the puck deep into the Dynamo zone but this led to a counter for home side that was stopped just in front of Ezhov!
     
    07:53
    Alexandrov with a shot from the right wing that goes wide and high.
     
    07:20
    SKA are clearly taking over the initiative in these first minutes of the game.
     
    06:43
    Tikhonov with a wrap-around at the right post, big pad save by the Dynamo goalie!
     
    05:59
    Dangerous no-look shot by the guests from the left circle and the puck went through the crowd but Yeryomenko blocked it to the side!
     
    05:28
    Long clearance by Dynamo and they can make a line change.
     
    04:17
    Shot for the guests by Mikhail Varnakov from the right circle, blocked to the side by Yeryomenko.
     
    03:58
    Great pass inside the neutral zone to Soin who was almost through alone but he wasn't able to controll the puck inside the guests' zone.
     
    03:11
    Offside against SKA as Tikhonov started too early.
     
    02:43
    Dynamo goalie Yeryomenko with a risky clearance when he played the puck towards the boards just past the stick of an opponent.
     
    01:15
    Offensive start in Moscow. Both teams had a shot on goal already that was quite dangerous.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Dynamo Moscow: Yeryomenko (Sharychenkov) – Novak, Granak, Derlyuk, Jalasvaara, Gorokhov, Mironov, Barantsev – Gorovikov, Mosalyov, Kvapil, Soin, Babenko, Konkov, Tsvetkov, Volkov, Kokarev, Sopin, Shibayev, Kasyanchuk, Lukin

    SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Kasutin) – Alexandrov, Dallman, Kalinin, Chudinov, Semenov, Pervyshin, Berdyukov – Martensson, Tikhonov, Thoresen, Panarin, Varnakov, Ramstedt, Prucha, Kucheryavenko, Makarov, Fedorov, Sigaryov, Artyukhin, Burdasov

    Referees: Bulanov, Belov – Shikhanov, Sivov
     
    Dynamo Moscow won both the first two matches of this KHL Western Conference final series on the road (3-2 and 4-2) against regular season winners SKA St. Petersburg. Today they could make a huge step towards the Gagarin Cup finals already while SKA have the chance to finally find into this series!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:30 GMT / 16:30 CET.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 41. Granak (Gorovikov, Kvapil), 49. Tsvetkov (Kokarev), 60. Kasyanchuk (Mironov), 60. Babenko (Soin) – 28. Tikhonov (Martensson), 34. Martensson (Dallman, Tikhonov)

    Dynamo Moscow: Yeryomenko (Sharychenkov) – Novak, Granak, Derlyuk, Jalasvaara, Gorokhov, Mironov, Barantsev – Gorovikov, Mosalyov, Kvapil, Soin, Babenko, Konkov, Tsvetkov, Volkov, Kokarev, Sopin, Shibayev, Kasyanchuk, Lukin
    SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Kasutin) – Alexandrov, Dallman, Kalinin, Chudinov, Semenov, Pervyshin, Berdyukov – Martensson, Tikhonov, Thoresen, Panarin, Varnakov, Ramstedt, Prucha, Kucheryavenko, Makarov, Fedorov, Sigaryov, Artyukhin, Burdasov
    Referees: Bulanov, Belov – Shikhanov, Sivov