DMS 2:1 LEV | Dynamo Moscow - Lev Praha (KHL)

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Dynamo Moscow

2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0)

Lev Praha

Sunday 26.01.2014, 14:00 • KHL

		So Dynamo Moscow wins 2-1 to increase their KHL-leading point total to 105. Lev remains 3rd with 88. Both teams have one more game before the Olympic break. (16:26:52)
		Wow, very nearly another dramatic late tying goal for Lev -- this one would have been even more surprising, considering they had been 2 men short, and it was sooo close to going in. Azevedo had him beat but the backhander through the legs hit the inside of the left skate and slid just wide.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:49	Lev at full strength and a breakaway for Justin Azevedo, game-saving save by Alexander Lazushin on the deke attempt.
	59:23	Slapper from Ryazantsev, whistles wide, as one Lev penalty is over.
	58:50	Lev clear the zone, but they need to get posession.
	58:04	Komarov attempts a pass, deflected by Jaakola right to Vehanen, who covers.
	57:43	Timeout Dynamo. They clearly want to put this game away, and have a chance with a 2-man advantage for almost the rest of this game.
	57:43	And another Lev penalty coming as Martin Sevc chops at the hand of Pestushko behind the net and is called for slashing. Dynamo seem to want a major penalty for it, that's not happening but they do have a 2-man advantage late in this game with a 1-goal lead.
	57:22	Niko Kapanen is now being called for interference in the attacking zone, so with time running out this will deal a serious blow to Lev's comeback hopes.
	57:16	Clean faceoff win for Novotny and a shot from the point by Sevc, right on Lazushin, who covers again.
	57:12	Dynamo back at full strength, but Lev keeps the pressure on. We can expect this for the rest of the game. Another faceoff in the Dynamo zone.
	56:52	Another chance for Lev, first Gragnani shot from the half boards, Lazushin made the save, then stopped the rebound and covered with only :02 left in the penalty.
	56:38	Big chance for Lev, first Thornberg's slapper hit Lazushin in the arm, then Zackrisson on the rebound hit Lazushin in the shoulder as he came across. Dynamo then get a quick whistle that Lev doesn't like with :16 left in the penalty.
	56:13	Oystrick from the point, through a crowd and wide.
	55:42	Offside Lev with 1:12 left in the power play.
	54:54	Martins Karsums is getting a charging penalty for that hit on Jaakola. Dynamo bench not happy at all with the call and Lev heads back to the power play.
	54:43	Backhander by Jaakola goes wide and he's nailed just after he shoots.
	54:10	Dynamo back at full strength, Lev with better pressure that time but they're still down by a goal.
	53:40	Azevedo tries a backhand pass at the top of the crease trying to find Ullstrom but it doesn't get through and the zone is cleared.
	52:43	Finally a shot from Sevc and a glove save by Lazushin, who holds on with 1:16 left in the penalty.
	52:30	Azevedo tries to find Kapanen in front, just missed on the one-time attempt.
	51:59	Roman Derlyuk gets hist stick up trying to check Azevedo and he's getting called for a check to the hed and a 10-minute misconduct, so he's gone for the rest of regulation time. Lev hasn't got much going on the power play today, but it would be timely to do so now.
	49:35	Sevc barely keeps it onside at the point and shoots, stick save Lazushin.
	49:20	Dynamo threatening, Karpov with a shot at the side but Vehanen comes across and it hits him in the mask.
	47:40	Dynamo back at full strength, as Lev again not able to get much going on the power play.
	46:48	One-time blast from Oystrick, Lazushin might have got a piece of it.
	45:30	Konstantin Volkov trips Pacovsky in front of the Dynamo net, so Lev goes to the power play trailing by a goal.
	44:18	Tempers flaring again after the goal, Novotny comes out of the box and is hot, there's a long conversation with the referees, but we're going to get going now.
	44:18	Goal for Dynamo! The puck hit a stick in the slot and came right to LEO KOMAROV, who fired it in on the power play. Assists: Maxim Pestushko, Konstantin Gorovikov.
	43:54	It started with a hit by Komarov on Novotny, to which Novotny responded by giving Komarov a shot to the head. That was the original penalty and it's being called interference. Then we have off-setting minors to Karsums and Sevc after the whistle, so Dynamo back to the power play.
	43:54	Lev back at full strength but they're getting another penalty, and now players are pushing and shoving in the neutral zone, so we'll see how this comes out in the end.
	43:25	Gorovikov shoots through a crowd, hits Vehanen, falls in behind him and he falls on it, then is pushes over the goal line. The referee signals no goal emphatically, as the goalie was pushed in. :15 left in the penalty.
	41:40	Close call in the Lev zone, Tsvetkov is hauled down in the slot while shooting, the puck slides dangerously close to the goal line before being swept away by Gragnani. Niko Kapanen is going off for hooking. Dynamo is 0/1 on the power play.
	40:50	A Dynamo player is down in the corner, can't see who it is, crowd whistles in anger but play continues.
	40:27	Backhander from Pestushko is caught by Vehanen, and we get some pushing and shoving after the whistle. No penalties and faceoff inside.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are returning to the ice and the 3rd period faceoff is moments away.
		The second period was similar to the first. Dynamo hasn't been able to get much going today offensively, but they did finally tie this game in the last minute of the middle frame on a delayed penalty. We'll head to the 3rd period tied 1-1. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Dynamo 7 (16), Lev 9 (14). Quality scoring chances: Dynamo 3 (4), Lev 2 (5). 3rd period begins at 18:40 MSK, 15:40 CET, 09:50 EST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:05	Goal for Dynamo! They tie it in the last minute of the second period on a delayed penalty. Pestushko with the slap-pass from the point, finds ALEXEI TSVETKOV at the side of the net, and he fires it into the wide-open side. Assists: Maxim Pestushko, Konstantin Gorovikov.
	38:44	Lev rush, Ullstrom tried to find Azevedo with the pass but it was tipped away.
	36:22	Volkov gets the puck behind the Lev net and centres for Marek Kvapil but Petri Vehanen robs him on the one-timer from point-blank.
	36:00	Dynamo back at full strength, and I don't think Lev got a shot on Lazushin that power play. 0/2 today.
	35:41	Long pass misses and Lev is called for icing with :15 left in the power play.
	34:45	Gragnani with a big slapper from the point, deflected wide.
	33:56	Following a lengthy delay, we're getting a Dynamo penalty, Dmitri Vishnevsky for boarding, as he hit Kapanen who was turning at the boards with the puck.
	32:00	Scramble in the Dynamo crease, Ullstrom with a whack at it, puck kept out and play continues.
	31:53	Icing Dynamo.
	31:41	Kvapil's shoot-in goes off the end boards and to Vehanen, who covers.
	30:42	Maenpaa with a wrister from the point, tipped wide by Lazushin, back to Maenpaa again and he takes a slapper this time, caught and held by Lazushin.
	29:48	Offside Lev on the pass, faceoff at centre ice.
	29:00	Lev 4th line buzzing in the Dynamo zone now, Cingel and Pacovsky with chances, play continues.
	28:18	Clever pass by Kapanen, banking it off the end boards and around the net to Repik, who shoots quickly, pad save Lazushin.
	27:50	Lev moving the puck around in the Dynamo zone, but a pass misses and slides harmlessly to Lazushin, who covers.
	26:52	Vehanen makes a save on a shot by Ryazantsev and covers, seconds after Dynamo returned to full strength.
	25:50	No goal. Faceoff in the Lev zone, Dynamo remains on the power play for another 1:01.
	25:50	Mosalyov's centring pass is deflected and there's a big scramble in the crease. Dynamo sticks are in the air. We're going to video replay. There was a big scramble, but none of the replays I saw showed the puck in the net. We'll see what happens.
	25:47	Dynamo controlling in the Lev zone, slapper from Barantsev, pad save Vehanen.
	24:51	Jakub Nadladal is getting a tripping penalty resulting from a battle for the puck in the corner with Tsvetkov, so Dynamo going to the power play for the first time.
	23:50	Babenko gets a partial break but Gragnani hustles to cut him off and he doesn't get a shot away.
	22:53	Komarov's shot from the point might have been tipped in front, hits the pads of Vehanen in the butterfly and is cleared.
	22:34	Icing Lev.
	21:32	Lev rush, Zackrisson centres to Thornberg, whose shot hits the pad of a sliding Lazushin, then goes into the air, bounces off the ice and hits the goalpost before being swept away.
	21:18	Dynamo shoot-in goes off the end boards and right to Vehanen, who covers.
	20:10	Offside Dynamo.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The teams are on the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly.
		A relatively defensive first period of play, but one major Dynamo miscue led to the game's only goal so far, so Lev leads 1-0 on the road. Shots on goal in the 1st period: Dynamo 9, Lev 5. Quality scoring chances: Dynamo 1, Lev 3. 2nd period begins at 17:49 MSK, 14:49 CET, 08:49 EST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:08	Intentional offside Dynamo on the shoot-in, faceoff back in their own zone.
	17:35	Long Dynamo shoot-in headed wide, Vehanen covers it with pressure bearing down.
	16:15	Lev rush, Thornberg centres to Vrana in front, who backhands it right on Lazushin, then the rebound comes to Oystrick, who fires it just wide with room on the near side.
	15:30	Another Dynamo chance, kicked out by Vehanen.
	14:46	Play in the Lev zone, kept in at the point by Derlyuk and blasted on Vehanen, who holds on.
	11:19	Oystrick with a blast from the right wing boards sails wide of the far post, Lev pressure continues and finally the net is dislodged. Faceoff inside.
	10:08	Dynamo with their best chance so far, first a shot from the high slot by Volkov hits Vehanen in the shoulder, then a scramble in front with Kvapil trying to get a stick on it but Vehanen finally covers.
	08:05	Mosalyov with a low wrister off the draw, toe save Vehanen.
	07:58	Long Dynamo shoot-in from the neutral zone goes right on Vehanen, who covers.
	07:20	Icing Dynamo.
	06:36	Now a slapper from Andrei Mironov, right on Petri Vehanen and he holds on.
	05:53	Sopin shoots from the point, deflected just wide.
	05:10	Dynamo back at full strength but Lev pressure continues. Patrik Zackrisson takes a couple of one-timers from the slot, the first one is stopped by Lazushin and the second is blocked in front.
	04:30	Maenpaa the shot, caught and held by Lazushin with :33 left in the penalty.
	02:57	Now just after scoring Lev is going to the power play, as Janne Jalasvaara is called for holding.
	02:44	Goal for Lev! It is indeed a goal scored by JUSTIN AZEVEDO, on a costly turnover from Marek Kvapil. Unassisted.
	02:44	Turnover in the Dynamo Moscow zone, Justin Azevedo jumps on it and fires a shot that squeeks through the pads of Lazushin and trickles, it appeared just over the line before being swept away. It's being reviewed but it looked like a goal.
	01:30	Birner spins near the right wing boards and fires, just missing on the near side.
	00:22	Offside Dynamo.
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems of the Czech Republic and Russian Federation are complete, and the opening faceoff is moments away. Dynamo Moscow is wearing their familiar home blue uniforms with white trim and scripted "D" logo on the front, Toronto Maple Leafs-style striped socks, blue pants and helmets. Lev Praha is wearing their white road uniforms with blue and red trim and lion logo on the front, red NY Rangers-style pants and white helmets.
		Ondrej Nemec, the hero of the late comeback in Kazan, has been suspended 3 games and will miss today in Moscow, Tuesday in Podolsk, and then the first game after the Olympic break. He was the last player who had played in every Lev Praha game this season.
		Starting Lineups: Dynamo Moscow: Lazushin (Yeryomenko) – Vishnevsky, Mironov, Solovyov, Jalasvaara, Ryazantsev, Derljuk, Koryagin – Komarov, Gorovikov, Pestushko – Karsums, Tsvetkov, Mosalyov – Dugin, Babenko, Karpov – Kvapil, Volkov, Sopin. Lev Praha: Vehanen (Engren) – Ševc, Nakládal, Oystrick, Mäenpää, Gragnani, Jaakola, Mikuš – Azevedo, Novotný, Ullström – Zackrisson, Vrána, Thörnberg – Birner, Kapanen, Řepík – Pacovský, Cingel, Matai. Referees: Bělov, Odinš – Matyusha, Morozov.
		One of the more interesting early-season games at Tipsport Arena was a visit from Dynamo Moscow on September 21. In it, Lukáš Cingel and Niko Kapanen gave Lev a 2-0 lead before Dynamo Moscow scored once and then attacked furiously in the third period -- forcing Petri Vehanen to make 14 saves -- but to no avail. "We knew that they would come hard (in the third period) because they are a good team," said Vehanen afterward. "It wasn´t easy for us." It won´t be easy on Sunday, either, as the Lions try to go for the season sweep. Vehanen will likely get the call in goal again. Dynamo Moscow are, of course, the two-time defending Gagarin Cup champions with and are on the right track to make it a three-peat. They currently have the best record in the KHL with 102 points. They will be hungry for a victory against Lev, not only to avenge the loss in September, but also to get back on the winning track after losing 4-2 against Dinamo Riga on home ice on Friday. With 155 goals scored, Dynamo has the 3rd-ranked offence in the league. With great depth up front, they have eight players with 20 or more points and two with 30 or more -- Maxim Karpov with 31 and Leo Komarov with 30.Their leading goal-scorers are Martins Karsums with 17 (including 8 on the power play) and Maxim Pestushko with 16. They also have a trio of defencemen who contribute a fair bit offensively -- Filip Novák with 15 points, Maxim Solovyov with 14 and Dominik Graňák with 12. In goal, Alexander Yeryomenko has been the reason for much of the team´s success the past couple of season and he continues to be a dependable backstop on an offensive-minded team. He´s played 27 of their 47 games and has a stellar 1.84 goals-against average and .932 save percentage. It´ll be a tough game, to be sure, but one thing the Lions are not short on right now is confidence. They´ve won 11 of their last 13 games, and on Friday night in Kazan, showed real grit and determination in coming back twice -- including Ondřej Němec´s late equaliser with just 3 seconds left -- before winning in a shootout. Players described it as a playoff-style game, and they can probably expect another in Moscow, against a team that could realistically be a playoff opponent in the second or third round.
		Welcome. This game starts at 17:00 MSK local time in Moscow, 14:00 CET in Prague, 08:00 EST.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 40. Tsvetkov (Pestushko, Gorovikov), 45. Komarov (Pestushko, Gorovikov) – 3. Azevedo

Dynamo Moscow: Lazushin (Yeryomenko) – Vishnevsky, Mironov, Solovyov, Jalasvaara, Ryazantsev, Derlyuk, Koryagin – Komarov, Gorovikov, Pestushko – Karsums, Tsvetkov, Mosalyov – Dugin, Babenko, Karpov – Kvapil, Volkov, Sopin.

Lev Praha: Vehanen (Engren) – Ševc, Nakládal, Oystrick, Mäenpää, Gragnani, Jaakola, Mikuš – Azevedo, Novotný, Ullström – Zackrisson, Vrána, Thörnberg – Birner, Kapanen, Řepík – Pacovský, Cingel, Matai.

Referees: Bělov, Odinš – Matyusha, Morozov

1st period
	02:44
	02:57
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:51
	33:56
	39:05
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:40
	43:54
	44:18
	45:30
	51:59
	54:54
	57:22
	57:43
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