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Dinamo Riga
2:3 (0:0, 2:2 0:1)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Monday 23.09.2013, 18:30 • Arena Riga (capacity 10,300) • KHL
     
    Final word:
    Dinamo Riga were considered favorites for today's game. Both teams were very cautious in opening period and crowd saw great up and down hockey in first few minutes only. Two great reactions of Sakari Salminen gave Torpedo two goal lead inside first 6:21 of second period, but home team got their act together and equalized the result in following ten minutes. To be fair, Dinamo was better team for most of the second period, but teams were levelled on score board before final twenty minutes of the game. Latvians were again more active side in final period, but also very unlucky to loose concentration in final minute and let Salminen score yet another – this time winning – goal. Anyway – Torpedo also deserved this win for taking everything what's been offered to them
    Eurolivescores man of the game – SAKARI SALMINEN (Torpedo). (21:08:17)
     
    The most time on ice:
    Dinamo Riga – Sandis Ozolins (24:53 on ice, 28 shifts), Mat Robinson (23:06, 26) and Rodrigo Lavins (18:49, 24)
    Torpedo – Juuso Hietanen (23:50 on ice, 26 shifts), Mikhail Grigoryev (21:56, 24) and Vladimir Denisov (20:27, 24)
     
    Shot summary overall:
    Dinamo Riga 31, Torpedo 18

    Faceoffs: Dinamo R. 35/63, Torpedo 28/63

    Penalty minutes – Dinamo R. 2, Torpedo 20
     
    Final period faceoffs – Dinamo r. 11/20, Torpedo 9/20
    Penalties – Dinamo R. -, Torpedo 2
     
    Third period shot summary:
    Dinamo Riga 11 – Kuzmenkovs 2, Nizivijs, Dzerins 2, Robinson 2, Szczechura, Cipulis, Hossa, Upitis
    Torpedo 5 – SALMINEN, Immonen, Krasnoslobodtsev, Kulyomin 2
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:25
    Home team timeout.
     
    59:25
    Goal for Torpedo!
    SAKARI SALMINEN benefits on deflected puck in front of Sedlacek's goal. Assistants Vadim Khomitsky and Tim Brent.
     
    58:41
    Juuso Hietanen shoots from distance on right side, Sedlacek is on the right place
     
    57:35
    Marcel Hossa fires from close distance on right side, Gelashvili holds his left post and saves the puck
     
    55:50
    Grigoryev fires from right side, Potapov gets rebound shot, but Sedlacek saves the situation for Dianmo
     
    55:25
    Torpedo is spending time inside Dinamo's zone, Sedlacek deflects several pucks
     
    53:25
    Hietanen shoots from distance on right side and hits the post...puck deflects and nothing happens
     
    52:58
    Hossa is fast into attacking zone, jumps to reach the puck and he does so while falling, Gelashvili is quicker and saves his net
     
    52:30
    Potapov tries to shoot from right side, Sedlacek reacts and deflects the puck
     
    51:03
    Torpedo at full strength.
     
    51:01
    Mat Robinson fires from distance on left side, Gelashvili deflects the puck
     
    49:51
    Dinamo is having hard time to come into attacking zone
     
    49:03
    Tim Brent (Torpedo) is penalized for boarding on Upitis
     
    47:33
    Several shots from blue line are fired to Gelashvili; all are blocked by Torpedo's defense
     
    45:55
    Kuzmenkovs tries to shoot from inbetween the circles and finishes injured because Torpedo defenseman's action
     
    45:22
    Hossa sends puck from behind the net into crowded place in front of Gelashvili...Wilson is unable to shoot and nothing happens
     
    44:46
    Dzerins backhands puck from behind the goal to Meija who is blocked by Torpedo defense
     
    44:00
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    44:00
    Kuzmenkovs fires another shot, Gelashvili saveshis net with real trouble
     
    43:30
    Kuzmenkovs fires from top of left circle, Gelashvili stops the puck
     
    42:35
    Puck bounces in front of Torpedo goal, several players try to play with it, but eventually gets cleared by Torpedo defense
     
    41:40
    Home team is supported loud by their supporters, teams equal on the ice in terms of play
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Faceoffs second period: Dinamo R. 15/22, Torpedo 7/22
    Penalties: Dinamo R. -, Torpedo 16
     
    Shot sumamry second period:
    Dinamo R. 13 – OZOLINS 4(1), Kuzmenkovs, Sotnieks, Wilson, Cibulskis, Indrasis, PAVLOVS 2(1), Hossa, Meija
    Torpedo 5 – Wolski, SALMINEN 2(2), Makarov 2
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:52
    Parshin provides great pass to Tim Brent in front of goal – Brent shoots from inbetween circles, Sedlacek saves and stops the puck
     
    37:47
    Gints Meija shoots from left circle, Gelashvili saves
     
    37:15
    Torpedo at full strength.
     
    36:24
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!
    Dinamo players combine with 5 on 3 situation on ice – VITALIJS PAVLOVS scores after previous assists by Ozolins and Hossa
     
    35:56
    Another distance shot, this time by Marcel Hossa, Gelashvili holds another puck
     
    35:42
    Ozolins fires from left circle, Gelashvili catches the puck
     
    04:45
    Vyacheskav Kulyomin (Torpedo) also is penalized for checking to the head and neck area – 2 min.
    He also gets 10 min. misconduct penalty
     
    35:15
    Pavel Valentenko (Torpedo) is penalized for slashing on Kuzmenkovs
     
    34:17
    Krasnoslobodtsev comes into attacking zone with speed, but gets confused in front of Sedlacek and chance to shoot fades
     
    33:25
    Andris Dzerins decides to fire from center of right circle – he hits his defenseman in skate
     
    31:57
    Puck goes up and down the ice, both teams are trying to impose their style of play. Torpedo probably a bit more active, but Dinamo also boosted by their powerplay goal
     
    28:05
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!
    SANDINS OZOLINS finishes the job after great pass provided by Kyle Wilson from behind the net. Aleksandrs Nizivijs also gets credited for assist.
     
    Vladimir Galuzin (Torpedo) sits on penalty bench for slashing – 2 min. minor
     
    26:21
    Goal for Torpedo!
    SAKARI SALMINEN gets bounced puck in front of Sedlacek's goal and handles it with great style into narrow gap to extend Torpedo's lead to two goals. It all happened after Alexander Makarov fired from blue line. Pass provider also credited – Jarko Immonen
     
    23:54
    Wojteh Wolski fires from top of circles after great assist by Brent – Sedlacek goes on his knees and holds the puck against his body
     
    23:25
    Robinson shoots from distance, Gelashvili deflects the puck
     
    20:44
    Goal for Torpedo!
    SAKARI SALMINEN stands in front of Sedlacek and covers his view. Brent passes the puck from left side to blue line, Hietanen shots and Salminen touches the puck in front of goal to beat Sedlacek. Powerplay goal!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Opening period faceoffs – Dinamo 8/19, Torpedo 11/19
    Penalties – Dinamo 2, Torpedo 2
     
    Opening period shot summary:
    Dinamo Riga 7 – Rekis, Sotnieks, Nizivijs, Szczechura, Cibulskis, Hossa 2
    Torpedo 8 – Wolski 2, Hietanen 2, Immonen, Brent, Makarov, Krasnoslobodtsev
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:33
    Sandins Ozolins (Dinamo R) sits on penalty bench for cross checking – 2 min.
     
    18:05
    Torpedo applying some pressure and spends time inside attacking zone, but manages no real threat to Sedlacek
     
    16:29
    Krasnoslobodtsev backhands great puck in front of Dinamo goal, but nobody's there to benefit on that
     
    15:49
    Marcel Hossa fires another puck, Gelashvili stops it again
     
    15:36
    Wilson fires from left hand board, Gelashvili catches the puck in his glove
     
    14:43
    Denisov shoots from right side, puk bounces off of Sedlacek
     
    12:27
    Sedlacek saves another shot by Juuso Hietanen from blue line
     
    12:25
    Sedlacek saves big chance after Wojtek Wojski provided great pass to Potapov in front of home goalie
     
    11:05
    Jarkko Immonen tries to endanger Sedlacek from right side, home goalie deflects the puck into his right corner
     
    08:10
    Torpedo currently more aggressive, they are trying to apply some pressure to Latvian side
     
    06:35
    Play is at the moment up and down, no real excitement on any side
     
    04:43
    Torpedo at full strength.
     
    03:50
    Hossa shoots from close post on right side, Gelashvili catches the puck
     
    02:43
    Pyotr Schastlivy (Torpedo) goes to penalty-box for interference – 2 min. minor
     
    02:44
    Krasnoslobodtsev shoots from right side, Sedlacek also goes on his knees and holds the puck
     
    01:55
    Cibulskis shoots from left side, Gelashvili goes on his knees and holds the puck
     
    00:45
    Denis Parshin passes the puck from right circle back to Vladimir Denisov who shots, Sedlacek deflects the puck
     
    00:01
    First faceoff won by home team
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Latvian National Anthem is performed by famous Latvian singer at Arena Riga
     
    Russian National Anthem is played
     
    Teams are coming on the ice
     
    Today's game is clash of two pleasant surprise teams. Dinamo Riga is third in Western Conference standings and in overall standings. Latvians have reached impressive 5 straight wins and added one SO win in 8 games played so far. Their goalies Mikael Tellqvist (7 games, Sv% 93.7) and Jakub Sedlacek (1 game, Sv% 94.4) are in great form, so are guys in front of them. Dinamo R. holds the record for least average scored goals against in KHL at the moment (avg 1.625 per game) and their goal scoring records are currently fourth in the league (avg 3.125 per game). Mat Robinson, the defenseman, is current team's point leader with 7 points (2 goals + 7 assists). Kyle Wilson and Paul Szczechura, both forwards are next with exact achievements – 6 points for 5 goals + 1 assist. Marcel Hossa also has 6 points (3+3) next to his name and there are several others close. Dinamo Riga destroyed Vityaz (6:1) in their last game two days ago; Latvians are considered favorites for today's game against Torpedo.
    Team from Nizhny Novgorod however doesn't come to Latvian capital with white flag. They surprised CSKA in Moscow two day ago (2:1) and they stopped »Army-team« in their anticipated winning streak, after they won two games earlier in the week, including derby against Gagarin Cup Champions Dinamo Moscow. Torpedo is currently on eighth place in Eastern Conference standings with three wins in seven games. Georgy Gelashvili (4 games, Sv% 94.9) and Vitaly Koval (3 games, Sv% 90.7) are in good form and whole team is quite good as far as defensive part of game is considered (avg 2.0 goals per game against). Scoring part of the game is not between the wordt in the league, but there's sure room for improvement (they score avg. 2.57 goals per game). Wojtek Wolski (6 points for 3 goals + 3 assists), Tim Brent (5 points, 1 goal + 4 assists) and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev (4 points for 1 goal + 3 assists) are current Torpedo's top point gatherers.
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    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 29. OZOLINS (Wilson, Nizivijs), 37. PAVLOVS (Ozolins, Hossa) – 21. Salminen (Brent, Hietanen), 27. SALMINEN (Immonen, Makarov), 60. SALMINEN (Khomitsky, Brent)

    Dinamo Riga: Sedlacek Cimermanis – Rekis Ozolins Wilson Hossa Meija – Sotnieks Robinson Kuzmenkovs Nizivijs Cipulis – Lavins Cibulskis Skvorcovs Dzerins Pavlovs – Siksna Siksnis Szczechura Indrasis Upitis
    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Gelashvili Mahkovtsev – Khomitsky Makarov Galuzin Potapov Kulyomin – Valentenko Hietanen Wolski Potapov Brent – Grigoryev Denisov Parshin Salminen Immonen – Belokhvostikov Zharkov Schastlivy Krasnoslobodtsev
    Referees: Nord, Sergeyev – Tomilov, Gordenko