Ak Bars – Riga 2:3 (after OT) | Lev – Salavat Yulaev 1:0 (end)
final/OT
Ak Bars Kazan
2:3 (0:1, 2:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Dinamo Riga
Monday 12.08.2013, 13:00 • Tipsport Arena • Prague Hockey Cup
     
    The shootout means nothing in the end though, as it's Dinamo Riga who take two points from the opening game of the Prague Hockey Cup. Kyle Wilson's overtime winner the difference maker between the two sides (15:24:53)
     
    Game over.
     
    Dzerins shoots wide on the backhand and that's the end of the shootout. Ak Bars take it 2-0.
     
    Sedlacek stops Chris Bourque on his attempt, with a big stop on the Kazan forward's backhand effort
     
    His shot is then saved by Barulin. However we're still going!
     
    Mikail Varnakov shows soft hands and nets on the forehand to make it 2-0 Ak Bars. Bukarts must score
     
    Miks Indrasis shoots wide on his effort, still 1-0 Kazan
     
    Tim Stapleton comes in slowly and beats Sedlacek with a hard wrist shot. 1-0 Ak Bars in the shootout
     
    Barulin denies Szczechura with a great sprawling pad save
     
    Burmistrov rings the left post with his effort
     
    At the other end, Kyle Wilson gets the shot away which Barulin saves
     
    Tomas Vincour goes first for Ak Bars. He goes in with speed but his backhand effort is saved by Sedlacek
     
    And now it's time for the penalty shootout following the game.
     
    62:54
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!

    The Latvians take the extra point from today's game as KYLE WILSON hammers in the rebound off a Mat Robinson point shot.
     
    61:39
    Cibulskis lets rip with a wrist shot from the right point, which Barulin saves.
     
    61:09
    Troubling scenes for Ak Bars as Janne Pesonen takes a Konstantin Korneyev slapshot right on the side of his head.
     
    60:32
    Great early chance for Ak Bars. Mikhail Varnakov carries the puck in with speed, drops it to Medvedev who gives him the pass back. The Ak Bars forward goes behind the goal and tries the wrap around but Sedlacek just gets his pad in the way
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    The teams have been unable to work out a winner between them through 60 minutes, which means today's Prague Hockey Cup opener between Ak Bars Kazan and Dinamo Riga heads to overtime.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
    Commentary by

    Jon Rowson

    CZ@jonrowson

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 28. Burmistrov (Pesonen, Medvedev), 35. Stapleton (Varnakov) – 12. Szczechura, 40. Indrasis (Bukarts), 63. Wilson (Robinson)

    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) – Korneyev, Nikulin, Valiyev, Heshka, Panin, Osipov, Medvedev, Zakharchuk – Stapleton, Burmistrov, Varnakov – Pesonen, Tkachev, Petrov – Bourque, Vincour, Obukhov – Lukoyanov, Bodrov, Abdullin, Svechnikov, Faizullin – Head Coach: Valeri Belov
    Dinamo Riga: Sedlacek (Tellqvist) – Pujacs, Robinson, Redlihs, Sotnieks, Rekis, Cibulskis, Siksna – Hascak, Wilson, Hossa – Bukarts, Szczechura, Indrasis – Nizivijs, Dzerins, Meija – K.Ozolins, Kuzmenkovs, Cipulis, Sarkanis – Head Coach: Artis Abols