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after shootout (1:0)
HC Dinamo Minsk
2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 1:0 - 0:0)
Severstal Cherepovets
Thursday 23.01.2014, 17:00 • Minsk Arena (capacity: 15,086) • KHL
     
    Final word -
    Severstal was slightly better team in first period but their play faded later. They didn't look as the team who fights for possible playoff spot. Home team who sits on the bottom of Western Conference had nice audience,of 8,100, but only filled their Arena to some 60%. Crowd got loud in final period when home team equalized and pressed hard to win in regular time. They failed, but they continued with good play in overtime period. They failed to win the game on penalty-shot in OT period, but eventually deservedly took extra point at SO.
    Eurolivescores player of the game: Andrei Stas (Dinamo Minsk) (19:33:24)
     
    Game in numbers -
    Shots: Dinamo Mn 31, Severstal 22
    Faceoffs: Dinamo Mn 33/58, Severstal 25/58
    Penalties: Dinamo Mn 12, Severstal 8
    Ice time leaders: Lukas Krajicek (23:28 on ice, 30 shifts) for Dinamo Minsk and Bogdan Kiselevich (22:50 on ice, 26 shifts) for Severstal
     
    Game over.
     
    HC Dinamo Minsk has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    Scorer is ALEXEI KALYUZHNY.
     
    Vadim Berdnikov (Severstal) vs 40.Dmitry Milchakov (Dinamo Mn). Save
     
    Alexei Kalyuzhny (Dinamo Mn) vs 33.Jakub Stepanek (Severstal). Goal
     
    Pavel Chernov (Severstal) vs 40.Dmitry Milchakov (Dinamo Mn). Goal.
     
    Richard Lintner (Dinamo Mn) vs 33.Jakub Stepanek (Severstal). Goal
     
    Linus Videll (Severstal) vs 40.Dmitry Milchakov (Dinamo Mn). Save
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Overtime stats -
    Shots: Dinamo Mn 3, Severstal -
    FAceoffs: Dinamo Mn 3/4, Severstal 1/4
    Penalties: Dinamo Mn -, Severstal -
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:16
    Irgl misses goal from crowded place in front of goal
     
    63:38
    Materukhin tries to trick Stepanek, but guests' goalie is focused and saves penalty-shot
     
    63:38
    Penalty shot for Lexander Materukhin
     
    62:25
    Mons fires from wide angle on right side, Stepanek deflects
     
    61:38
    Irgl skates into attacking zone with high speed and fires dangerous shot, but Stepanek saves
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Third period stats -
    Shots: Dinamo Mn 12, Severstal 5
    Faceoffs: Dinamo Mn 10/16, Severstal 6/16
    Penalties: Dinamo Mn 4, Severstal 6
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    58:50
    Dinamo spends time inside Severstal zone and some excitements occur in front of guests goal, but no changes on scoreboard
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left in third period
     
    57:16
    Niclas Andresen shoots from blue line on other side, Milchakov also saves
     
    56:44
    Richard Lintner fires from distance, Stepanek saves
     
    55:53
    Severstal also intends to take extra point as they themselves circle inside Dinamo zone in attempt to score second goal
     
    54:32
    Dinamo at last gets loud support of previously silent crowd and applies some pressure in obvious hunt for the leading goal
     
    52:53
    Kalyuzhny shoots from left side, Stepanek saves
     
    51:13
    8,100 attendance was publicly announced at Minsk Arena. Nice number, however, capacity of Arena is 15,086
     
    49:15
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    49:15
    Home team at full strength.
     
    48:58
    Nikontsev shoots from inbetween faceoff circles and almost beats Milchakov; home goalie saves his team with fantastic reaction and deflects puck with his left leg-pad
     
    47:15
    Ilya Kaznadei (Dinamo Mn). 2min. roughing
     
    47:15
    Vadim Berdnikov (Severstal). 2min. roughing
     
    46:59
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    46:59
    Home team at full strength.
     
    46:38
    Milchakov covers easy puck to break a period of non-interesting play by both teams
     
    44:59
    Ivan Usenko (Dinamo Mn). 2min. throwing the puck outside the playing area.
     
    44:59
    Anatoly Nikontsev (Severstal). 2min. interference
     
    43:53
    Vitaly Kiryushchenkov fires from left side, Stepanek deflects puck
     
    42:27
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    Andrei Stas ties the game at one apiece after he fires twice in two seconds
     
    41:45
    Stanislav Kalashnikov (Severstal) gets 2 min. penalty for hooking
     
    41:15
    Gennady Stolyarov fires from left side, Milchakov saves Dinamo
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Second period stats -
    Shots: Dinamo Mn 7, Severstal 7
    Faceoffs: Dinamo Mn 11/16, Severstal 5/16
    Penalties: Dinamo Mn 2, Severstal 2
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:55
    Stas fires from distance, Stepanek saves and covers the puck
     
    39:00
    One minute left in second period
     
    38:20
    Materukhin shoots from right faceoff circle, Stepanek saves
     
    36:20
    Kalashnikov shoots from wide angle on left side, Milchakov saves and deflects puck
     
    34:58
    Teemu Lakso got hurt in one of the actions as he hit the bar on boards with his head. Medical assistance is needed and Laakso leaves the ice
     
    33:36
    Play looks quite pale at the moment as both teams are losing puck on consecutive actions mostly in neutral zone
     
    32:10
    Milchakov clears dangerous situation in front of his goal
     
    30:36
    Alexei Yefimenko (Dinamo) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
     
    29:32
    Stepanek skates out of his goal to get the puck behind his goal, but puck deflects and catches Stepanek in no man's land...luckily for Severstal no Dinamo player is there to benefit on the situation
     
    27:58
    Anatoly Nikontsev shoots from close distance, Milhakov saves again
     
    26:36
    Nikolai Stasenko fires, Milchakov deflects puck into corner
     
    25:02
    Ilya Kaznadei shoots from distance, Stepanek stops puck
     
    23:58
    Lukas Krajicek shoots from blue line, Stepanek deflects puck
     
    22:30
    Yefimenko shoots from left side, Stepanek deflects puck
     
    21:34
    Nikolai Stasenko (Severstal). 2min. boarding.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Opening period stats -
    Shots: Dinamo Mn 9, Severstal 10
    Faceoffs: Dinamo Mn 9/22, Severstal 13/22
    Penalties: Dinamo Mn 6, Severstal -
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:00
    One minute left in first period
     
    18:59
    Home team at full strength.
     
    18:01
    Mons finds himself in chance to score another goal from close distance, but Michalkov saves the situation for home team
     
    17:40
    Lintner shoots from left faceoff circle on SH fast counter attack, Stepanek saves
     
    16:59
    Andrei Stas (Dinamo) gets 2 min. penalty for high-sticking
     
    16:10
    Goal for Severstal!
    Evgeny MONS scores close distancewhile he was falling from in front of goal
     
    14:47
    Home team at full strength.
     
    13:50
    Severstal circles inside Dinamo zone, but no shots are made by now
     
    12:47
    Andrei Stas (Dinamo) gets 2 min. penalty for hooking
     
    10:56
    Irgls shoots from roght faceoff circle, Stepanek saves
     
    09:34
    Period of Dinamo's dominance was quickly over – Severstal is applying quite strong pressure in recent minutes
     
    08:10
    Home team at full strength.
     
    07:42
    Milchakov saves his team with miraculous savea fter uck got deflected off of his defenseman
     
    06:10
    Ilya Kaznadei (Dinamo) gets 2 min. penalty for hooking
     
    05:03
    Bogdan Kiselevich shoots from distance, Milchakov saves
     
    03:42
    Dinamo Mn looks more active in opening minutes; no goals scored so far
     
    02:05
    Surovy shoots backhanded, Stepanek stops and covers another puck
     
    01:05
    Alexei Yefimenko shoots from inbetween faceoff cirlces, Stepanek deflects puck
     
    00:24
    JAkub Stepanek stops first puck of the game
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Belarus National Anthem is played
     
    Russian National Antheim is playing inside Minsk Arena
     
    Dinamo Minsk sits on bottom of Western Conference and is far far from KHL playoffs in this season. Although people in Minsk were somehow optimistic at the start of season they were proven wrong as Dinamo dissapointed. Severstal is on 10th place on West, but they trail 10 points behind Lokomotiv and will probably also miss playoffs. They didn't give up entirely yet though. Therefore we can expect Cherepovets side to act in attacking manner in front of Minsk crowd. Tema's last results: Dinamo suprised Barys in Astana and won after SO procedure. Severstal scored 7 on home game against Vityaz. Both teams are obviously in good form and good game can be expected.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:00.
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 43. STAS (Kalyuzhny), dec. p.s. KALYUZHNY – 17. MONS (Videll)

    HC Dinamo Minsk: Milchakov Lalande – Krajicek Goroshko Lintner Nogachyov Shinkevich Kaznadei Usenko – Kalyuzhny Stas Materukhin Irl Yefimenkpo Surovy Zakharov Kitarov Kiryushchenkov Drozd Dadonov Osipov
    Severstal Cherepovets: Stepanek Tryanichev – Caslava Kiselevich Andersen Laakso Stasenko Yevseyenkov Kalashnikov Popov – Berdnikov Nikontsev Stolyarov Videll Mons Chernov Kuvayev Kazakovtsev Kovyrshin Zemchenko Monakhov Dedunov
    Referees: Gusev, Safiullov – Metalnikov, Sirotkin
    Attendance: 8,100