Dynamo – Traktor 5:1 (end)
final
Dynamo Moscow
5:1 (0:1, 2:0, 3:0)
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Wednesday 04.09.2013, 17:30 • Luzhniki, Moscow, Russian Federation • KHL
     
    Shots on goal: DYN 8 (39), TRA 9 (20)
    Penalties: DYN 2 (10) TRA 0 (8) (19:48:09)
     
    Dynamo Moscow put a show in the end winning by a big difference. 5:1 final result, and Dynamo capitalize on their great play and performance today. Komarov, Soin and Tsvetkov in the end finish off Traktor to defend the Opening Cup title. Dynamo with this match sends the message to the rest of the league that they're a serious title contendet wishing to repeat last year's success.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:50
    Goal for Dynamo!
    Traktor gets smashed in the end. Kokarev gets the puck to ALEXEI TSVETKOV who gets it in the zone, goes 1-on-1 and scores past helpless Garnett!

    Assist: Kokarev.
     
    59:00
    One minute left in the 3rd period and probably the game.
     
    58:43
    Lauris Darzins fires to the net, Yeryomenko once again on the puck.
     
    58:24
    Yeryomenko saves once again. And then Dynamo clears.
     
    We found Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, the Russian national team coach in the VIP section.
     
    57:17
    Denis Kokarev shoots directly into Garnett.
     
    55:57
    Dynamo are still pushing hard and try to score another one, and Traktor putting some great defense now.
     
    55:16
    Kontiola gets the puck inside the zone but can't hold onto it for long.
     
    54:56
    Icing Dynamo.
     
    53:49
    Just as Vishnevsky gets back onto the ice, Lauris Darzins fires from the right post, but can't find space past Yeryomenko.
     
    53:32
    Kuznetsov gets a great pass on the right side and fires all alone, but Yeryomenko is highly concentrated today.
     
    53:08
    Ryabykin fires from the blue line, Yeryomenko ready to deflect.
     
    52:32
    Traktor manage to organize something with the man up and pass the puck around the zone trying to find an empty spot.
     
    51:49
    Dmitry Vishnevsky will get two minutes in the box to think about the tripping he comitted in front of the net putting his team on a penalty kill.
     
    51:25
    Konstantin Glazachev intercepts a pass in front of his own net, great defensive play.
     
    49:58
    A breakaway 2-on-1 for Dynamo, but Garnett saves, then Tsvetkov fires another one alone with the goalie but Michael Garnett is putting on a show.
     
    49:27
    Some smart passing inside the offensive zone from Traktor, but in the end Chistov's shot is deflected into the protective net.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 31. Pestushko (Komarov), 33. Babenko, 43. Komarov (Pestushko, Gorovikov), 45. Soin (Babenko, Glazachev), 60. Tsvetkov (Kokarev.) – 8. Darzins (Panov)

    Dynamo Moscow: Yeryomenko (Bocharov) – Barantsev, Novak, Jalasvaara, Solovyov, Granak, Vishnevsky, Koryagin, Mironov – Soin, Tsvetkov, Babenko, Glazachev, Kokarev, Gorovikov, Pestunov, Karsums, Pestushko, Mosalyov, Komarov, Kvapil
    Traktor Chelyabinsk: Garnett (Demechenko) – Guskov, Ryabykin, Katichev, Vasilchenko, Bondarev, Kondratyev, Flyagin, Mamashev – Popov, Darzins, Dugin, Glinkin, Kuryanov, Chistov, Kontiola, Bulis, Panov, Kostitsyn, Kuznetsov, Mokin
    Referees: Sergei Gusev, Eduard Odins – Alexander Zakharenkov, Alexander Sadovnikov