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Dinamo Riga
2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Friday 11.10.2013, 18:30 • Arena Riga • KHL
     
    60:00
    Game over. (20:35:50)
     
    59:46
    Mamashev's shot from the blue line goes wide.
     
    59:34
    Neftekhimik pulls goalie.
     
    58:01
    Milovzorov with a chance in front of the net, but the puck goes wide.
     
    57:37
    The pace of the game has reached its peak.
     
    55:09
    Dinamo has played well eliminating Neftekhimik's offensive attempts.
     
    Time-out for Dinamo Riga.
     
    51:47
    Neftekhimik is actively pushing Dinamo in their own zone.
     
    Today's attendance is 8250.
     
    49:43
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!

    Kyle Wilson makes a cross-ice pass to captain SANDIS OZOLINS who leaves no chance for Sudnitsin and returns Dinamo in the lead.
     
    48:36
    Mikhail Anisin (Neftekhimik) heads to the box for highsticking.
     
    46:43
    Milovzorov steals the puck and makes a dangerous wrist shot. Tellqvist once again is there with the big save.
     
    46:11
    Dinamo has managed to attack way more than the opponents in the first part of third period.
     
    45:00
    Neftekhimik rushes on a 3-on-1 attack and Mikael Tellqvist saves the day for Riga.
     
    42:38
    Ozolins makes a shot on net and is also the first one to make another shot from the rebound hitting the post.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Early in the second period Dinamo Riga played two whole minutes on the 5-on-3 powerplay, but failed to score on two wonderful chances. Later Riga earned several penalties, and Neftekhimik completely overtook the pace of the game, creating several great scoring chances and tying the game.

    SOG: 11 (26) – 15 (21)
    PIM: 10 – 6
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:40
    Home team at full strength.
     
    38:55
    A lot of passing around but no shots for Neftekhimik.
     
    37:43
    Dinamo clears the puck.
     
    37:40
    Pavlovs (Riga) heads to the box for tripping. Neftekhimik will play 5-on-3 for approximately 50 seconds.
     
    36:32
    Paul Szczechura (Riga) earns two minutes against Mikhail Anisin for tripping.
     
    34:35
    Goal for Neftekhimik!

    Dmitry Kosmachyov takes a heavy slap shot from the blue line and MARTIN CIBAK is first in front of the net to tip the puck from the back of Tellqvist's pads into the net.
     
    33:59
    Pavlovs and Cipulis controlling the puck in Neftekhimik's defensive end while shorthanded.
     
    33:11
    Hossa (Riga) heads to the box.
     
    33:11
    A 2-on-1 attack for Neftekhimik, but Marcel Hossa stops the play.
     
    29:59
    Radivojevic with a dangerous wrist shot on Tellqvist's net.
     
    29:35
    The recent powerplay has allowed Neftekhimik to attack more also after its end.
     
    28:04
    Home team at full strength.
     
    27:12
    Dinamo clears the puck.
     
    26:50
    Andris Dzerins (Riga) and Sergei Demagin (Neftekhimik) will both receive two minutes for roughing.
     
    26:42
    Taratukhin's shot on goal deflects from Tellqvist's pad.
     
    26:04
    Gunars Skvorcovs (Riga) heads to the box for tripping.
     
    23:45
    Hossa rings the post.
     
    23:21
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    22:50
    Miks Indrasis finds the rebound, dekes, but his backhand shot isn't good enough to beat Sudnitsin.
     
    21:50
    Hossa with a heavy slap shot from the right side, but Sudnitsin makes the save in time.
     
    21:21
    Dinamo will play 5-on-3 for the next two minutes as Demagin and Koukal (Neftekhimik) head to the box.
     
    21:17
    Indrasis feeds Szczechura, but Paul can't find the back of the net.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Early in the game Dinamo was undoubtedly the superior team creating several solid scoring chances, but later in the period Neftekhimik stepped up creating some action in front of Riga's net. In the last minute of the period Cipulis managed to open the score for Dinamo. 1:0 after 20 minutes.

    SOG: 15 – 5
    PIM: 0 – 0
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:12
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!


    Szczechura makes a pass to the front of the net, where MARTINS CIPULIS finds a gap between Sudnitsin's should and the post and makes it 1:0.
     
    18:42
    Neftekhimik has become increasingly more active.
     
    16:59
    Osala with a dangerous wrist shot from the middle of the zone.
     
    14:47
    Meija with a huge hit on the blue line.
     
    14:10
    Anisin alone on the counterattack, but Tellqvist makes the save.
     
    13:54
    Riga storming Neftekhimik's defensive zone.
     
    11:01
    So far Dinamo has managed to create more chances in front of Sudnitsin's net than Neftekhimik.
     
    09:25
    Hossa takes a shot from the blue line and Vojtech Polak is there to make another shot off the rebound.
     
    07:45
    Indrasis with a backhand shot on Sudnitsin.
     
    06:32
    Marcel Hossa feeds Kyle Wilson in front of the net, but Wilson fails to beat Sudnitsin.
     
    03:49
    Neftekhimik on the attack.
     
    00:31
    Paul Szczechura with a shot right of the face-off circle.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Cimermanis) – Rekis, Ozolins, Redlihs, Sotnieks, Robinson, Siksna, Pujacs – Kuzmenkovs, Skvorcovs, Wilson, Siksnis, Dzerins, Szczechura, Cipulis, Indrasis, Bukarts, Polak, Pavlovs, Hossa, Meija

    HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Sudnitsin (Mamedov) – Berezin, Kosmachyov, Belyakov, Shchitov, Belov, Mamashev, Romanov – Tolpeko, Cibak, Khokhryakov, Kulikov, Anisin, Osala, Koukal, Taratukhin, Demagin, Milovzorov, Alshevsky, Radivojevic, Yakimov

    Referees: Kulakov, Ravodin – Birin, Morozov.
     
    Dinamo Riga will tonight continue their home tour with a match versus Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, a team which hasn't managed to score for the past 120 minutes.

    Neftekhimik currently is ranked eigth in the Eastern Conference, but hasn't managed to score a single goal during the previous games, suffering a 0:2 loss to Lev and a 0:6 blowout to Medvescak.

    Riga, on the other hand, began the season surprisingly well until began to struggle while on the away tour in the Far East. Two days ago team suffered a 2:5 defeat versus Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

    In the previous game one of Riga's defenseman Oskars Cibulskis got a knee injury meaning that he is out for the rest of the season. Still, the team shouldn't worry too much about its lack of defensive depth.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:30.
    Commentary by

    Didzis Rudmanis

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 20. Cipulis (Szczechura), 50. Ozolins (Wilson, Hossa) – 35. Cibak (Kosmachyov)

    Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Cimermanis) – Rekis, Ozolins, Redlihs, Sotnieks, Robinson, Siksna, Pujacs – Kuzmenkovs, Skvorcovs, Wilson, Siksnis, Dzerins, Szczechura, Cipulis, Indrasis, Bukarts, Polak, Pavlovs, Hossa, Meija
    HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Sudnitsin (Mamedov) – Berezin, Kosmachyov, Belyakov, Shchitov, Belov, Mamashev, Romanov – Tolpeko, Cibak, Khokhryakov, Kulikov, Anisin, Osala, Koukal, Taratukhin, Demagin, Milovzorov, Alshevsky, Radivojevic, Yakimov
    Referees: Kulakov, Ravodin – Birin, Morozov
    Attendance: 8250