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final
Dinamo Riga
3:1 (1:0, 0:0, 2:1)
Avangard Omsk
Friday 15.11.2013, 18:30 • Arena Riga (capacity 10,300) • KHL
     
    Final word -
    It wasn't particulary nice game. Full of fighting spirit – yes; but no great hockey. Both teams were precautious too much. Dinamo was supported by magnificent crowd inside Arena Riga and that probably gave them extra boost in crucial moments. Avangard was surprisingly active, good in during some time-periods, but very innefective. Bottom line – deserved win for Latvian side, but it could have easily gone the other way too.
    Eurolivescores player of the game – Mikael Tellqvist (Dinamo) (20:58:47)
     
    Game stats -
    Shots: Dinamo R. 17, Avangard 27
    Faceoffs: Dinamo R. 29/63, Avangard 34/63
    Penalties: Dinamo R. 12, Avangard 18
    Ice time leaders: Mat Robinson (25:50 on ice, 28 shifts) for Dinamo R. and Alexander Popov (20:07 on ice, 23 shifts) for Avangard
     
    Third period faceoffs: Dinamo R. 7/19, Avangard 12/19
    Penalties: Dinamo R. 2, Avangard -
     
    Third period shot sumamry:
    Dinamo R. 5 – Sotnieks, WILSON, HOSSA, Bicevskis 2
    Avangard 8 – Lyamin 2, Vorobyov, SHIROKOV, Blatak, Popov, Perezhogin, Berdnikov
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:16
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!
    Kyle WILSON wins puck and scores into empty Avangard net
     
    58:48
    Goal for Avangard!
    Denis Kulyash shoots from blue line on left side, Sergei SHIROKOV deflects puck in front of goal and Avangard scores – powerplay goal!
     
    58:05
    Mathieu Garon leaves his goal, Avangard adds sixth skater to ice
     
    58:05
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    58:05
    Kristaps Sotnieks (Dinamo R) gets 2min. penalty for holding
     
    58:00
    Two minutes remain in third period
     
    57:20
    Avangard is agressive, tries to score, but home team defends well so far
     
    55:42
    Lyamin fires another distance missile, Tellqvist remains unbeaten
     
    54:59
    Kirill Lyamin shoots from blue line, Tellqvist stops puck and covers it
     
    53:18
    Miroslav Blatak shoots from distance, Tellqvist deflects
     
    51:45
    Alexander Popov tries from right hand side board – Tellqvist adds another save to his today's stats
     
    50:20
    Alexander Perezogin shoots from left faceoff circle, tellqvist stops another puck
     
    49:03
    Dmitry Vorobyov shoots from blue line on left side, tellqvist makes another save
     
    48:10
    Roman Berdnikov shoots from right side, Tellqvist stops puck
     
    47:40
    Bicevskis fires again, garon deflects and covers puck at the end
     
    46:12
    Kristaps Sotnieks shoots from left side, Garon stops puck
     
    44:57
    Maris Bicevskis shoots from left side, garon deflects puck into corner
     
    43:47
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!
    Kyle Wilson wins faceoff on the left side, backpasses puck to Marcel HOSSA who fires immediately and beats helpless Mathieu Garon
     
    40:49
    Both teams playing in full strength
     
    40:40
    Dinamo applies pressure, but fires no serious shots – Avangard remains one goal behind
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Second period faceoffs: Dinamo R. 11/23, Avangard 12/23
    Penalties: Dinamo R. 8, Avangard 14
     
    Second period shot summary:
    Dinamo R. 6 – Ozolins, Redlihs, Sotnieks, Szczechura, Pavlovs, Bicevskis
    Avangard 10 – Kuryanov, Blatak, Kulyash 2, Semin 3, Kostitsyn, Pivtsakin 2
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:00
    One minute left in second period
     
    38:49
    Sandis Ozolins (Dinamo R) gets 2min. penalty for roughing
     
    38:49
    Maxim Goncharov (Avangard) also gets extra 2min. penalty for roughing
     
    38:49
    Maxim Goncharov (Avangard)gets additional 10min. penalty for checking to the head and neck area
     
    38:49
    Maxim Goncharov (Avangard) gets 2min. penalty for checking to the head and neck area
     
    38:42
    Dinamo at full strength.
     
    38:35
    Denis Kulyash fires a rocket from blue line, Tellqvist catches puck and gets standing ovations
     
    37:55
    Miroslav Blatak hits post, Tellqvist keeps his net clean
     
    36:42
    Mikael Tellqvist (Dinamo) also gets additional 2 min. penalty – goalie penalty
     
    36:42
    Sandis Ozolins (Dinamo R) gets 2min. penalty for roughing
     
    36:02
    Sandis Ozolins shoots from distance, Garon deflects puck into corner
     
    36:00
    Anton Kuryanov fires from right side, home goalie saves dangerous shot
     
    34:38
    Sergei Kostytsin shoots from roght faceoff circle, Tellqvist first deflects and then grabs bounced puck
     
    33:09
    Dinamo Riga at full strength.
     
    32:48
    Semin fires again, Tellqvist makes another save
     
    32:13
    Dmitry Semin shoots from right side, Tellqvist deflects
     
    31:48
    Pivtsakin shoots from distance, Tellqvist saves
     
    31:09
    Vitalijs Pavlovs (Dinamo) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
     
    30:27
    Paul Szczechura fires from left side, Garon deflects puck into corner
     
    29:40
    Kristaps Sotnieks shoots from inbetween circles, Garon saves and stops puck
     
    28:17
    Play is quite pale on both sides in recent minutes and goes on mainly in neutral zone
     
    26:48
    Nikita Pivtsakin shoots from distance, Tellqvist manages to keep his net empty
     
    25:20
    Dmitry Semin fires from top of right faceoff circle, Tellqvist goes on his knees and stops another puck
     
    24:33
    Denis Kulyash shoots from blue line, Tellqvist stops puck
     
    23:01
    Maris Bicevskis fires from right hand side boards, garon deflects puck into corner
     
    21:48
    Krisjanis Redlihs shoots, Garon deflects
     
    20:55
    Vitalijs Pavlovs shoots from right side, garon deflects first puck of second period
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    First period faceoffs: Dinamo R. 11/22, Avangard 11/22
    Penalties: Dinamo R. 2, Avangard 4
     
    First period shot summary:
    Dinamo R. 6 – Redlihs, Kuzmenkovs, SOTNIEKS, Szczechura, Pujacs, Hossa
    Avangard 9 – Kuryanov, Shirokov, Goncharov, Blatak, Popov, Kulyash, Perezhogin, Kalinin, Berdnikov
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:00
    One minute left in first period
     
    18:36
    Dinamo Riga at full strength.
     
    17:32
    Puck circles inside Dinamo's defensive zone, but all attempts for shot are eventually blocked by good Riga defending
     
    16:36
    Paul Szczechura (Dinamo R) gets 2min. penalty for high-sticking
     
    15:48
    Maxim Goncharov fires from distance, Tellqvist deflects puck
     
    14:10
    Crowd makes extreme noise supporting Latvian team. They keep up with defending their lead and they are good at it for now
     
    12:40
    Avangard's pressure continues, Tellqvist keeps his net empty so far
     
    11:11
    Roman Berdnikov shoots from left side, Tellqvist deflects puck into corner
     
    09:48
    Guests are trying to impose some sort of pressure. Home team is well supported by crowd and blocks Avangard for now
     
    08:20
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!
    Kristaps SOTNIEKS wins puck on red line, skates into attacking zone and shoots. Garon's view is blocked by his defenseman; puck surprises him and enters the net at top left corner.
     
    07:10
    Marcel Hossa fires from left side, garon is focused and deflects puck
     
    06:17
    Dmitry Vorobyov (Avangard) gets 2min. penalty for throwing the puck outside the playing area
     
    05:49
    Alexander Popov shoots from top of right faceoff circle, Tellqvist saves
     
    04:30
    Avangard Omsk at full strength.
     
    03:57
    Georgijs Pujacs shoots from blue line, Garon saves
     
    03:06
    Paul Szczechura tries to sneak puck in right from behind the goal, garon is ready and blocks it
     
    02:44
    Krisjanis Redlihs fires from distance, garon makes his first save of the game
     
    02:30
    Denis Kulyash (Avangard) gets 2min. penalty for kneeing
     
    02:05
    Sergei Kalinin shoots from right side board, Tellqvist saves another shot
     
    00:56
    Perezhogin shoots from right side, Tellqvist saves again
     
    00:20
    Sergei Shirokov fires first puck of the game – Tellqvist is focused and records first save
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Latvian National Anthem is singed by Vocal Quartet Riga
     
    Russian National Anthem is played
     
    Dinamo welcomes Avangard in Riga for today's KHL game. Latvian side is doing well in current campaign and they fully deserve respect for their performances. Dinamo sits on third position in Western Conference standings. Their last game was SO win vs. Barys at Arena Riga two days ago. They sure intend to keep winning streak alive today.
    Avangard is not all that good in this season. They are 12th in Eastern Conference standings. That's far from play-off positions. However they didn't give up to grab playoff spot, but they need persistance in their results. They have played some good games in october, but failed to impress on others. Their last game was a defeat against CSKA in Moscow. Can they surprise Dinamo in Riga today?
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:30.
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. SOTNIEKS (Rekis), 44. HOSSA (Wilson), 60. WILSON – 59. SHIROKOV (Kulyash)

    Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist Cimermanis – Rekis Ozolins Wilson Bukarts Hossa – Robinson Pujacs Nizivijs Szczechura Cipulis – Redlihs Sotnieks Indrasis Hascak Pavlovs – Augstkalns Kuzmenkovs Skvorcovs Sarkanis
    Avangard Omsk: Garon Mezin – Kulyash Pivtsakin Shirokov Semin Kostitsyn – Baranka Blatak Kuryanov Popov Perezhogin – Lyamin Goncharov Kalinin Kazionov Ivanov – Vorobyov Dervuk Zherebtsov Kazakov Berdnikov
    Referees: Bondar, Golovlyov – Cherenkov, Palei
    Attendance: 9,390