KHL
Dynamo – Lokomotiv 1:0 (after OT) | Donbass – Riga 1:2 (end)
final
HC Donbass Donetsk
1:2 (0:1, 1:1, 0:0)
Dinamo Riga
Thursday 13.03.2014, 18:00 • Druzhba Arena • KHL
     
    There's the final buzzer, and despite a heavy Donbass onslaught Dinamo Riga have held out and claimed a 2-1 victory that keeps them alive in the series! They had to endure some serious pressure in the third period but thanks to heroic goalkeeping from Jakub Sedlacek they get their second win in the series to make it 3-2 overall in their opponent's favour. Gints Meija opened up the scoring in the first period before in the second stanza Lauris Darzins made it two, but Donbass replied through a Tuomas Kiiskinen powerplay marker. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more breathtaking KHL hockey action! (20:21:52)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:48
    Sedlacek pushes a strong wrist shot out in front of him glove side as we move into the final few seconds of the match
     
    59:22
    Donbass build up but Wilson's eventual slapshot is blocked well by traffic in front of him!
     
    58:55
    Donbass have pulled their netminder in favour of the extra skater with time running out!
     
    57:22
    Szczechura all on his own in the opposing zone has a wrist shot from distance deflected wide. Dinamo are clinging on by the skin of their teeth
     
    56:45
    Dadonov wrists a very dangerous shot just over the crossbar when well positioned!
     
    55:35
    Wirtanen! Wow what a chance to finally get the home side back on level terms! Sedlacek gives up a poor rebound on a weak Podkhradskiy effort from the right hand boards, Petteri Wirtanen has the goal begging to be hit but he slides it wide of the left post! And Dinamo have taken a well needed timeout
     
    55:10
    Podkhradskiy! Spinning away from his defender his backhand pass across the crease isn't turned in by Laine!
     
    53:38
    The away side commit icing with just over six minutes remaining in the third period
     
    53:22
    Right off the faceoff draw the puck is slapped in from distance and Laco comes slightly out of his net to take it up
     
    53:19
    Dzerins! Picking up the loose puck at the blue line he drives in and fires into Laco's chest
     
    52:35
    It's icing again from Dinamo. They are really riding their luck as Donbass are pressing them further and further back
     
    51:51
    Fedotenko! He has a teammate free at the left post begging for the puck but Fedotenko loses control of it!
     
    50:51
    Just after a backhand attempt sailed wide of the left post Ruslan Fedotenko from point blank range misses the net when it seemed easier to score!
     
    50:08
    Wirtanen from the right hand boards dumps the puck into the crowded crease looking for a telling deflection but it goes right through
     
    49:21
    Laco spreads himself out well to intercept a cross ice pass into the crease with attackers coming on to it
     
    48:25
    Dadonov shows off fantastic handling skills as he beats almost the entire Dinamo defence on the left, he tries to stuff the puck under Sedlacek but the goalkeeper comes out on top again!
     
    47:49
    Dinamo ice the puck as they are coming under some serious pressure now
     
    47:31
    Kaspar now from the right faceoff circle wrists powerfully directly into Sedlacek's chest who holds on solidly
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 39. Kiiskinen (Wirtanen, Laine) – 18. Meija (Darzins), 28. Darzins (Ozolins, Szczechura)

    HC Donbass Donetsk: Laco (Leighton)- Konev, Piganovich, Laine, Wirtanen, Kiiskinen- Wilson, Podkhradskiy, Dadonov, Fedotenko, Yakutseniya- Kolar, Bartulis, Blagoi, Varlamov, Kaspar- Silnitskiy, Toryanik, Belukhin, Zakharov
    Dinamo Riga: Sedlacek (Tellqvist)- Ozolins, J Redlihs, Darzins, Szczechura, Bukarts- Pujacs, Robinson, Hossa, Dzerins, Nizivijs- K Redlihs, Sotnieks, Cipulis, Bicevskis, Meija- Upitis, Begovs, Skvorcovs
    Referees: Ronn, Sergeev, Putulin, Nesterov
    Attendance: 4012