KHL
Dynamo – Lokomotiv 1:0 (after OT) | Donbass – Riga 1:2 (end)
final/OT
Dynamo Moscow
1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0 - 0:0, 1:0)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Thursday 13.03.2014, 16:30 • Megasport Arena, Moscow • KHL
     
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    Dynamo Moscow won this very hard and balanced game finally by the shot of Volkov at the start of the second overtime. That was the fifth game of this pair, and Dynamo leads now 3:2 in aggregate. That was a very important victory today, when Dynamo wins the next one on Saturday, they'll be over against this very good Lokomotiv side.
     
    Game over.
     
    83:11
    Goal for Dynamo!
    And KONSTANTIN VOLKOV decides it finally! He's got a pass from Babenko, and from close range he beats Sanford in the end. Assists: Yury Babenko, Denis Kokarev.
     
    81:20
    Icing by Dynamo, there comes a throw before the target of Yeryomenko.
     
    81:08
    Penalties for Jalasvaara (DMS) and Redlihs (YAR), 2 minutes for roughing by both players.
     
    80:25
    Platt can't receive a pass, icing by Lokomotiv.
     
    80:01
    Second overtime began.
     
    Excellent goalkeepers today, and no goals after 80 minutes. Dynamo attacked very hard in the first overtime, but they couldn't beat Sanford. There comes the second overtime now, and we're waiting for the first goal of the game yet, which can decide this long game.
     
    80:00
    The first overtime ended.
     
    78:55
    Lokomotiv attacked without a shot again, no problems for Yeryomenko and Co.
     
    78:15
    Icing now by Lokomotiv, there comes a throw before the target of Sanford.
     
    77:40
    We're mostly in the neutral zone now, the teams recovering themselves.
     
    77:00
    Who can shot a goal today?
     
    76:00
    Dynamo stops a weak attack of Lokomotiv and go forward again.
     
    75:25
    Icing by Dynamo.
     
    74:50
    An inaccurate pass by Barantsev stops the attack of Dynamo now.
     
    73:35
    Lokomotiv attacks now, but no danger for Yeryomenko yet.
     
    73:00
    Offside by Dynamo now, there comes a throw.
     
    72:30
    Yeryomenko stops the quick counter attack of Lokomotiv well.
     
    72:00
    Good pass for Komarov before the target of Sanford, but he can't receive it well, the chance is over.
     
    70:50
    Dynamo combines in the offensive zone again, without a real shooting chance now.
     
    70:00
    The first half of the first overtime ends even without a goal, Yeryomenko and Sanford holds the clean sheet so far.
     
    69:00
    I don't know how long they can defense against these hard attacks if Dynamo.
     
    68:25
    Lokomotiv can't enter the offensive zone from the start of the overtime so far...
     
    67:50
    Sanford stops the attacks of Dynamo again... and again.
     
    67:05
    Hard times now for Lokomotiv, Dynamo attacks more and more, they want to decide it as soon as possible.
     
    66:30
    Great chance by Komarov now, but Sanford stops the puck in the end!
     
    65:58
    Icing by Lokomotiv now, and after that a time out by the away team.
     
    65:58
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    65:30
    Dynamo attacks again and again, but no real troubles for Sanford.
     
    64:05
    Kronwall anticipates the pass of Volkov well, and interrupts the attack of Dynamo.
     
    63:35
    Sanford saves a shot by Pestushko without any problems.
     
    63:00
    Lokomotiv's got the puck now, and they try to do some attacks.
     
    62:15
    The game flows now mostly in the neutral zone, without any chances.
     
    61:25
    Dynamo plays very aggressive now, they try to shoot from every position.
     
    60:55
    Wrong pass by Lokomotiv, the puck is by the home team again.
     
    60:25
    Dynamo won the faceoff and they're in the attacking zone immediately.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Stats of the 3rd period: shots total: 17:17, shots on target: 11:10, faceoffs won: 12:7, blocked shots: 3:2, hits: 7:2, foul against: 0:1, penalties in minutes: 2:0.
     
    So that's it, we're without a goal even after 60 minutes of play. Dynamo attacked much more in the last period, but they can't offer any real problems for keeper Sanford, except the hard shot by Pestushko in the last seconds. There comes the overtime, until one of the teams can decide this game.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:55
    A shot by Pestushko hits the bar in the end!
     
    58:40
    Dynamo tries to attack continuously, but the away team defends very well.
     
    58:15
    Lyubushkin stops an attack of Dynamo well.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes to go in the regular time of this game.
     
    57:40
    The Lok defenders sending the puck away from their defensive zone, Dynamo can start again to attack.
     
    56:30
    Dynamo attacks again, but without chances and creativity today.
     
    55:40
    We're in the neutral zone again, it looks more and more that there'll come an overtime.
     
    55:00
    Dynamo attacks now, but without a shot on Sanford's target.
     
    54:00
    Lokomotiv defends very hard this time, but that's no problem for the referees.
     
    53:35
    Averin stops Komarov very hard now, but the ref says "go on"...
     
    53:05
    The ref interrupts the game now, there comes the deciding period of this game?
     
    52:26
    Powerplay over, Dynamo at full strength again.
     
    52:15
    Great solo by Karsums was stopped by the defenders in the last second again.
     
    51:20
    Dynamo defends very well shorthanded so far.
     
    50:26
    Penalty for Pestunov (DMS), 2 minutes slashing.
     
    49:00
    That was a huge chance for Dynamo!
     
    48:40
    Great chance by Karpov now, but his shot from close range was cleared by Kronwall in the last second, from the goal line!
     
    48:05
    The puck is by Sanford now, who interrupts the game for a while.
     
    47:50
    An attacking try by Galimov ends without a shot.
     
    47:00
    Dynamo tries to attack now, but they can't really enter the offensive zone.
     
    46:35
    Karsums' got a pass, but his shot was saved again by Sanford.
     
    45:10
    Yeryomenko saves a backhand shot by Lyubushkin from the left circle.
     
    44:25
    A shot from the blue line was easily saved by Yeryomenko.
     
    44:00
    Lokomotiv plays a bit more active, but it seems not enough to beat Yeryomenko now.
     
    43:15
    We're mostly in the neutral zone again, no real dangers from both teams.
     
    42:35
    Sanford stops the puck now after a shot by Dynamo.
     
    42:05
    Konkov leads an attack now, Dynamo can't go out of their defensive zone.
     
    41:00
    Averin tries it more times from close range, but can't beat Yeryomenko.
     
    40:10
    Great solo by Pestushko on the right side, but his shot was saved by Sanford.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Stats of the 2nd period: shots total: 13:22, shots on target: 9:9, faceoffs won: 6:14, blocked shots: 3:1, hits: 9:2, foul against: 0:3, penalties in minutes: 6:0.
     
    No goals after 40 minutes in Moscow in a very balanced game. In this period Lokomotiv seemed to be a little better, but their attacking play, even in powerplay was poor. Dynamo tries it, but without any great chances. I don't know what happened to Dynamo, they ruled the regular season, but in the playoff against the 8th Lokomotiv Yaroslavl... Hard to tell, who will win this game, maybe in the 3rd period we'll be wiser.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:40
    Hard shot by Redlihs from close range, Yeryomenko saves it well.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period begins, we're even without a goal now.
     
    38:25
    Plotnikov's pass wasn't good for Redlihs in the end, the chance is over.
     
    37:50
    Quick solo by Kartayev now, but his shot ends in the side netting.
     
    37:15
    The game goes mostly in the neutral zone again, no real dangers for the keepers this time.
     
    36:15
    Not a great game for the lovers of attacking hockey so far...
     
    35:14
    Powerplay over, Dynamo at full strength again.
     
    34:50
    Novak's got the puck now and he sends it immediately away.
     
    34:10
    Lokomotiv can't enter the offensive zone now, that's a poor powerplay so far.
     
    33:35
    The ref interrupts the game now after a great fight by Kronwall for the puck.
     
    33:14
    But there's another penalty by the home team, this time it's Gorovikov (DMS), 2 minutes for cross-checking.
     
    32:53
    Powerplay over, Dynamo at full strength again.
     
    32:25
    An attacking try by Platt ends without a shot.
     
    31:35
    Kokarev's shot from the blue line wasn't dangerous, no problem for the away team.
     
    31:00
    Yeryomenko saves a shot by Plotnikov after the won faceoff.
     
    30:53
    Penalty for Koryagin (DMS), 2 minutes for holding.
     
    29:55
    Offside by Lokomotiv now, in the end of a promising attempt by Petrov.
     
    29:00
    The game is quite boring now, we're mostly in the neutral zone.
     
    27:25
    And Yeryomenko again! This thime he saves another hard backhand shot by Holos.
     
    26:45
    Yeryomenko saves a quick shot of Kartayev from the blue line.
     
    26:20
    Lokomotiv's got the puck now, but they can't really enter the offensive zone.
     
    25:38
    The powerplay is over, Dynamo at full strength again.
     
    25:10
    Yeryomenko saves well a deflected shot by Gorokhov from the blue line.
     
    24:30
    No real chances by Lokomotive in this powerplay so far.
     
    23:38
    Penalty for Novak (DMS), 2 minutes for interference.
     
    23:05
    Dynamo attacks hard in this second period, and they seem more dangerous now in the offensive zone.
     
    22:50
    That's a great day of Sanford so far...
     
    22:20
    Great chance by Mosalyov now, but his shot from very close range was well stopped by Sanford.
     
    21:55
    Bad pass by Karsums now, but the attack led by Yakovlev makes no problem for Dynamo.
     
    20:50
    Dynamo attacks well now, Lokomotiv is pressed into their defensive zone.
     
    20:15
    Sanford stops the puck after a hard shot by Novak from the blue line.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Stats of the 1st period: shots total: 22:14, shots on target: 10:7, faceoffs won: 7:7, blocked shots: 5:4, hits: 10:8, foul against: 2:1, penalties in minutes: 4:6.
     
    We're after a very balanced first period, with only one real chance (by Konkov), but without a single goal. Dynamo attacks more and combines well in the attacking zone, but that's not enough, no real dangers on Sanford's target so far.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:50
    No real chances in the last minute of this period by both teams.
     
    18:50
    Dynamo combines well in the attacking zone again, but without a shot there'll be no goals...
     
    17:40
    Dynamo attacks continuously, but without a real shooting chance now.
     
    16:57
    Powerplay over, Lokomotiv at full strength again.
     
    16:35
    Granak's shot from the blue line was saved again by Sanford.
     
    15:45
    Hard shot by Karsums now, Sanford saves it well.
     
    14:59
    Petrov's penalty is over, but Lokomotiv remains shorthanded.
     
    14:57
    Penalty for Sanford (YAR) after a foul on Karsums, 2 minutes for holding. Sprukts will take it instead of the keeper.
     
    14:25
    Dynamo's in the offensive zone continuously, but without a shot so far in this powerplay.
     
    13:50
    Good pass for Jalasvaara before the target of Lokomotiv, but his try makes no problem for Sanford.
     
    12:59
    Penalty now by Petrov (YAR), 2 minutes for interference.
     
    12:20
    Gorokhov sends the puck away from their defensive zone, it's by keeper Yeryomenko now.
     
    11:45
    The play flows now mostly in the neutral zone, we're without any dangers after that shot of Konkov.
     
    11:00
    Good pass by Platt now, but his teammates couldn't handle it, so the chance is over.
     
    10:39
    Both teams are in full strength again, we're back to 5 on 5.
     
    09:30
    Apalkov tries to make an attack now, but stopped by the defenders of Dynamo.
     
    08:39
    Penalty by Kokarev (DMS) and Platt (YAR), 2 minutes for roughing by both players.
     
    07:50
    Sanford saves after an attack by Kvapil and Koryagin.
     
    06:50
    A dangerous shot by Konkov hits the post, the puck is on the goal line, but Yeryomenko could collect it. The players of Lokomotiv celebrating, but it's not a goal.
     
    05:30
    A shot by Averin from a difficult angle goes into the side netting.
     
    05:00
    It's Mosalyov again, who tries it now from behind the goal, but Sanford collects the puck again.
     
    04:30
    Jalasvaara's pass from the neutral zone finds Mosalyov, but the end station is Sanford again.
     
    03:29
    Powerplay over, Dynamo at full strength again.
     
    02:55
    Dynamo tries it shorthanded now, Gorovikov skates away on the right side, but Sanford stops the puck after his attempt in the end.
     
    02:25
    No dangerous attacks by Lokomotiv in this powerplay so far.
     
    01:29
    The first penalty by Mironov (DMS), 2 minutes for roughing.
     
    01:20
    Now Dynamo in attack, but without a shot so far.
     
    00:40
    Yeryomenko stops the first attacking attempt of the away team.
     
    00:20
    The first faceoff won by Lokomotiv, now they're in attack.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Dynamo Moscow: Yeryomenko (Sharychenkov) – D. Vishnevsky, Novak, Komarov, Gorovikov, Pestushko – Solovyov, Jalasvaara, Karsums, Tsvetkov, Karpov – Granak, Mironov, Kokarev, Volkov, Babenko – Koryagin, Barantsev, Kvapil, Pestunov, Mosalyov

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Kronwall, Holos, Averin, Apalkov, Plotnikov – Vasilyev, Lyubushkin, Platt, Sprukts, Redlihs – V. Vishnevsky, Yakovlev, Konkov, Kartayev, Galimov – Gorokhov, Pashnin, Chernikov, Petrov, Musatov

    Referees: Ravodin, Gofman – Sadovnikov, Zakharenkov.
     
    But it's a very balanced pairing so far, the first game won Dynamo at home 3:2 after overtime, and the second one 2:1. But in Yaroslavl Lokomotiv was better, they won 2:1 first and then 3:2 after overtime. So there comes the next two games again in Moscow, this will be the first, and on 15 March comes the next game. Dynamo's got the better chance to win at home, let's see if they could do it or not!
     
    Thursday afternoon we'll see the fifth game between Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the first playoff round of the KHL. The current state is 2:2 between them, which is a big surprise, because Dynamo won the regular season in the KHL West, and Lokomotiv was only the 8th there.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:30.
    Commentary by

    Attila Varsányi

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 84. Volkov (Babenko, Kokarev)

    Dynamo Moscow: Yeryomenko (Sharychenkov) – D. Vishnevsky, Novak, Komarov, Gorovikov, Pestushko – Solovyov, Jalasvaara, Karsums, Tsvetkov, Karpov – Granak, Mironov, Kokarev, Volkov, Babenko – Koryagin, Barantsev, Kvapil, Pestunov, Mosalyov
    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Kronwall, Holos, Averin, Apalkov, Plotnikov – Vasilyev, Lyubushkin, Platt, Sprukts, Redlihs – V. Vishnevsky, Yakovlev, Konkov, Kartayev, Galimov – Gorokhov, Pashnin, Chernikov, Petrov, Musatov
    Referees: Ravodin, Gofman – Sadovnikov, Zakharenkov
    Attendance: 6920