RIG 1:2 LEV | Dinamo Riga - Lev Praha (KHL)

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Dinamo Riga

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Lev Praha

Saturday 28.12.2013, 16:00 • KHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
		Good evening and welcome to EuroLiveScores' coverage of today's game between Dinamo Riga and Lev Praha, set to face off at 16:00 CET.
		It's the battle of the fifth and sixth placed teams in the KHL Western Conference. Dinamo come into this came the higher ranked team of the two, and are looking to avenge a 2-1 shootout loss they suffered at the hands of their Czech opponents in October.
		Player to watch for Dinamo Riga – Kyle Wilson. Dinamo's Canadian sensation is currently fifth in scoring with 38 points, and has been incredibly impressive in his rookie season in the KHL. He's currently on a four game point streak. Player to watch for Lev Praha – Martin Thörnberg Lev's Swedish sharpshooter has 11 goals on the season so far. He's not afraid to shoot the puck, getting 126 shots on goal already. That's nearly 50 more than the next Lev forward.
		Starting lineups: Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Sedláček) – Rekis, Ozolinš, Redlihs, Sotnieks, Robinson, Pujačs – Begovs, Niživijs, Wilson, Szczechura, Johnson, Cipulis, Indrašis, Haščák, Pavlovs, Hossa, Upitis, Bicevskis Lev Praha: Vehanen (Engren) – Jaakola, Gragnani, Mäenpää, Ševc, Němec, Mikúš, Oystrick, Nakládal – Novotný, Azevedno, Zackrisson, Vrána, Klepiš, Ridderwall, Řepík, Ullström, Cingel, Sekáč, Thörnberg, Matai Referees: Kadyrov, Komarov – Birin, Medveděv.
		Captain Jiri Novtony leads Lev onto the ice in Riga
		Both the Czech and Latvian anthems conclude. It's almost hockey time in Riga.
		It's Vehanen vs Tellqvist in the cage, and we are underway
	00:01	Game started.
	00:30	Azevedo dumps the puck in but an early 2 on 1 for Dinamo comes the other way. Marcel Hossa takes it up the left wing and centres for Upitis, but Vehanen gets the pad down low and makes the save.
	01:50	Klepis brings the puck into the zone down the right wing, but his shot cannons off the leg of Pujacs and out of play.
	01:52	Dinamo ice the puck
	01:56	Topi Jaakola winds up and fires. His shot from the point takes a tip off the stick of Ridderwall but Tellqvist snares it in his glove
	02:12	Lev go offside
	02:35	Jamie Johnson brings the puck in with speed but his centering feed is off target. Novotny brings the puck up the ice and fires a wrister which Tellqvist saves easily.
	03:25	Thornberg tries to hammer one from the slot but it goes wide. Lev controlling early exchanges
	05:14	Michal Repik fires the puck low as he gains the zone. Tellqvist makes the glove save.
	06:45	Good save by Vehanen on a blast from the right point by Sotnieks
	06:55	Poor turnover by Lev in their own zone. Pavlovs gets the shot away but Vehanen makes the save with his shoulder and sends the puck over the glass
	08:46	Great solo effort by Michal Repik, who catches Ozolins flatfooted, but his shot is saved by Tellqvist with no rebound given
	10:41	Riga ice the puck. Faceoff in their zone
	11:20	And now Lev ice the puck
	11:38	Great chance for Klepis who was unleashed by a stretch pass, but he loses the handle and the chance is gone
	12:41	Poor turnover by Dinamo in their own zone by Robinson. Azevedo snatches the puck and gets the shot away quickly but it's another save for Tellqvist. Shots are 6-2 in favour of Lev.
	12:50	A wrist shot from the point by Maenpaa is right in Tellqvist's bread basket. Another save for the Dinamo goaltender
	14:29	Lev are still swarming over Dinamo. The majority of play has been on Tellqvist's doorstep.
	14:59	Dinamo fire a long, hopeful attempt from the neutral zone, but Vehanen covers the puck with Pavlovs crashing the net
	15:45	First penalty coming up against Dinamo. A tripping call against Rustams Begovs.
	15:52	Dinamo clear the puck 200 feet almost straight off the draw.
	17:20	Szczechura sends a centering feed looking for Bicevskis on a shorthanded break but the puck bounces over the latters stick
	17:45	Dinamo back to full strength. Poor powerplay
	19:06	Good zonal pressure by Dinamo sees Lev scrambling with a delayed penalty giving the Latvians the man advantage. Nakladal does well to stop Indrasis getting the shot away from the right slot, and Lev are able to touch the puck, but the play is whistled up as Nakladal is handed a penalty for an earlier cross check on Indrasis.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Dinamo struggled to set up in their 54 seconds of powerplay in the final minute of the period. Lev on the whole the better team, but Dinamo grew into the game as the period progressed. Shots on goal: Dinamo 4 Lev 8
		The players head back out onto the ice for the second period
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	21:06	Lev are back to full strength as Nakladal's penalty expires
	21:35	Good chance by Thornberg who brings the puck up the ice on his own. His shot goes high and out of play. Good work by the Swede though.
	21:54	Booming shot by Jaakola from the point but Tellqvist saves and covers
	22:55	Vehanen covers the puck with Hascak bearing down on him
	24:01	Goal for Dinamo! He's looked the most likely out of all the Dinamo players to create offence, and it's MARCEL HOSSA who gets the goal. Great play by Sandis Ozolins to join the rush,after getting the pass off Indrasis created the goal, as his wrist shot was saved well by Vehanen, but Hossa was first to the rebound, backhanding into the gaping net.
	25:37	Penalty coming against Lev. Two minute minor against Jiri Sekac for high sticking.
	27:24	Carnage in front of Vehanen. A Dinamo player is sent tumbling to the ice, the fans are calling for a penalty but nothing doing. Another poor powerplay as Sekac leaves the box
	28:59	Nemec fires a low wrist shot which causes Tellqvist problems, but the Swede is able to cover the puck at the second time of asking
	29:35	Novotny gets the shot away but it's another save for Tellqvist. Novonty bangs the glass with his stick in frustration.
	30:13	Great chance for Dinamo out in front. Robinson joins the rush and sends a backhand effort across the crease to Indrasis whose shot is saved. Mikus comes in after the play and barrels over Indrasis for no call
	31:30	It's all Dinamo now. They've got their tails up. Vehanen is forced to scramble across his crease to deny Pavlovs. The Finnish goaltender loses his mask in the process, forcing the whistle.
	31:45	Repik with another shot from long range but Tellqvist makes the save. Good shift by the Lev fourth line.
	33:35	Novotny dumps the puck in from the neutral zone after losing the handle. Tellqvist gets down and freezes the puck.
	33:55	Nizivijs shows his speed and is first to the loose puck on the right wing. He hammers a slapshot which Vehanen reacts to well and saves.
	34:39	Sekac bowls over Nizivijs with a huge hit in the Lev defensive zone.
	36:11	Novotny drops the puck for Azevedo, but the Canadian forward's shot is deflected by the leg of a Dinamo defenceman
	37:24	2 on 1 developed for Dinamo, but Begovs' pass to Cipulis was off target.
	38:25	Mikus loses the puck to Szczechura at the blueline. The Canadian forward leads a 2 on 1 break, but Mikus does extremely well to get back and lift Szczechura's stick and thwart the chance.
	39:34	Hossa gets a shot away after a great searching pass by Pujacs. Vehanen saves and sends it over the glass. Faceoff inside
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Dinamo have looked the better side in the second period. Hossa's goal in the 25th minute is the only one separating the two sides though as it's 1-0 Dinamo after the second. Shots on goal Dinamo 7 (11 in total), Lev 6 (14 in total)
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:29	Upitis' wrist shot is blocked and sails over the plexi
	41:50	Ullstrom tries to surprise Tellqvist by going shortside, but the goaltender makes the save
	42:46	Tellqvist was scrambling in his crease, and Zackrisson had the chance to level the score, but somehow the puck stays out.
	44:34	Great shift by Michal Repik. He's all over the ice. A shot by Nemec from the right wing is tipped by the Czech forward in front, but Tellqvist once again denies Lev.
	47:30	A slapshot from the neutral zone is saved by Vehanen, who holds on for the whistle.
	47:46	Hard to see how Lev are going to level the score at the moment. Dinamo look in control
	48:59	A long stretch pass eludes the Lev defencemen, giving Cipulis a breakaway. However, the Latvian forward fans on the forehand, and Ridderwall is able to get back to thwart the backhand attempt
	50:22	Repik has a chance at the back door but shoots wide.
	50:44	Under sustained pressure by Lev, Dinamo ice the puck
	53:56	Penalty shot coming for Dinamo. Another long stretch pass by the Latvians fools Lev. Oystrick comes in and barrels down Hossa, and it's been awarded as a penalty shot.
		Kyle Wilson will take the penalty shot for Dinamo
		Wilson comes in directly on Vehanen, but doesn't get all of his backhand attempt. Vehanen is able to make the save and it is still 1:0.
	55:30	Good zonal pressure for Lev. Maenpaa fires on net with traffic in front, but Tellqvist shows good positioning to stop the Finnish defenceman's attempt
		It's another save for Tellqvist. Great work by Nemec bring the puck out from the corner, who then fires a low, hard wrist shot, but Tellqvist makes the save once more.
	57:37	Lev have been peppering Tellqvist with long range efforts, and the Swede has been equal to all of them. He's already made ten saves in the third.
	58:05	Kyle Wilson breaks with speed down the left wing and fires a shot on goal. Vehanen makes the save.
	58:20	Vrana hammers a slapshot from the left wing which is kicked off. Thornberg, following the play, also lets rip, but Tellqvist saves and freezes the puck
	58:20	Timeout Lev
	58:31	Nemec feathers a shot from the point which is tipped over the glass behind Tellqvist. Faceoff inside
	58:31	Lev have pulled Vehanen.
	58:48	Goal for Lev! They've done it! Finally the pressure tells, and the Lions are level. Nemec elects for the slapshot this time round, and his low slapshot takes a wicked deflection on the way through and beats Tellqvist.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
		Ondrej Nemec's goal 82 seconds from time has given Lev a point which on another day they might not have got. Now the two teams head to overtime.
	60:01	Overtime began.
	61:37	Tellqvist gloves a Nemec one timer from a tight angle.
	62:59	Nothing doing yet in overtime between the two teams. End to end stuff but a lack of finish
	63:30	The stretch pass is killing Lev in this game. Wilson gets the feed on the left wing but Vehanen makes the save.
	63:48	Another chance for Wilson. He goes with the slapshot from an almost identical position, but Vehanen saves with his left shoulder
	64:51	Tight angle shot for Thornberg sails wide.
	65:00	Overtime finished.
		We're heading for a shootout in Riga. 1-1 after overtime
		Start of shootout.
		Nizivijs for Dinamo... Shoots wide
		Thornberg for Lev... Scores! A fantastic move to the backhand by Lev's top scorer fools Tellqvist and puts Lev on the board.
		Indrasis for Dinamo... Dekes out Vehanen put puts it wide
		Klepis for Lev... Scores! Jakub Klepis beats Tellqvist with a wrist shot that goes five hole. The Lions snatch two points in Riga!
		Lev Praha has won after the penalty shoot-out. Scorer is THORNBERG.
		Game over.
		Lev sneak back into this one. Nemec's equaliser with less than ninety seconds to go and a 2-0 victory in the shootout. It's two points for Lev and one for Dinamo (18:29:06)

Commentary by

Jon Rowson

@jonrowson

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 25. Hossa (Ozolins) – 59. Němec (Sekáč, Thörnberg), dec. p.s. Thornberg

Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Sedláček) – Rekis, Ozolinš, Redlihs, Sotnieks, Robinson, Pujačs – Begovs, Niživijs, Wilson, Szczechura, Johnson, Cipulis, Indrašis, Haščák, Pavlovs, Hossa, Upitis, Bicevskis

Lev Praha: Vehanen (Engren) – Ševc, Mäenpää, Oystrick, Němec, Jaakola, Gragnani, Mikúš, Nakládal – Azevedo, Novotný, Ullström – Sekáč, Zackrisson, Thörnberg – Ridderwall, Vrána, Klepiš – Matai, Cingel, Řepík

Referees: Kadyrov, Komarov – Birin, Medveděv

USA – Slovakia2	6:3 (end)	\|	Sweden2 – Finland	4:2 (end)	\|	Canada2 – Czech Republic	4:5 (1:2 after SO)
Russia – Switzerland	7:1 (end)

1st period
	15:45
	19:06
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:01
	25:37
2nd intermission
3rd period
	58:48
After 3rd period
Overtime
before shootout
Shootout

after shootout