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final
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
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    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