KHL
Medvescak – Dinamo Minsk 2:5 (end)
final
Medvescak Zagreb
2:5 (1:1, 0:1, 1:3)
HC Dinamo Minsk
Wednesday 19.11.2014, 20:00 • Dom Sportova • KHL
     
    58:53
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    And Medvescak have indeed been punished for that! After Jonathan Cheechoo smacked the left hand post ALEXANDER MATERUKHIN receives on the tip of the crease, and he makes no mistake! It's 2:5! Assists- Alexey Kalyuzhniy and Matt Ellison
     
    58:41
    Dinamo can look forward to taking a very well needed three points now, but despite that fourth the hosts' goaltender is still on the bench!
     
    58:37
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    That is most certainly that now! Dinamo break out from their own zone, and inches out of Medvescak's zone RYAN VESCE hits the empty net! It's 2:4! Assists- Charles Linglet
     
    58:11
    With still just under two minutes to go Calvin Heeter has already been swapped for the extra skater!
     
    56:46
    Kalyuzhniy! He could have finished it! Chasing down a loose puck Matt Ellison whips it across the face of goal glove side, and Alexey Kalyuzhniy with the goal at his mercy hits only Kelvin Heeter's pads!
     
    52:33
    Carle! That was the chance to bring his team level! On the tip of the slot slightly to the left Mathieu Carle is all on his own with the goalkeeper, but Danny Taylor makes an excellent pad save to keep him at bay!
     
    46:49
    Goal for Medvescak Zagreb!
    It seemed as though they were falling out of the game, but they have real hope now! BRANDON SEGAL wrists the puck fiercely on the right faceoff circle, and it sneaks under Danny Taylor's blocker and in! It's 2:3! Assists- Patrick Bjorkstrand
     
    42:08
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    That could prove to be such a crucial goal in this game! ARTUR GAVRUS moves in past the blue line, wrists early, and it catches the goaltender completely unawares flying high into the left hand corner! It's 1:3! Assists- Lukas Krajicek
     
    34:54
    The visitors have picked up a needless penalty here though to create some extra pressure for themselves, as for high sticking defenceman Ilya Shinkevich has been ordered to take a brief rest
     
    34:29
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    Finally the Belorussians have struck for the second time, this time the goalkeeper is helpless! Artur Gavrus strips his opponent of the puck on the right wing, and with a two on one on his hands he dishes to DMITRIY MELESHKO far post who hits the net! It's 1:2! Assists- Artur Gavrus and Alexander Kulakov
     
    32:56
    How many opportunities do Dinamo want, they're knocking on the door like never before! Ryan Vesce sprinting in blocker side has his wrister kept out with the glove, and on the following rebound Jonathan Cheechoo and co. fail to stuff it beyond the goalkeeper from every angle possible!
     
    31:17
    Wright! An unexpected feed from behind the net to the left post is picked up by James Wright, who has his one timer beaten away by the goaltender's blocker when having no time to think!
     
    28:09
    Nick Bailen goes on a stunning skate showing some quite wonderful skills powering in from the left hand boards, and on the eventual rebound Dmitriy Meleshko is denied by an instinctive glove save! That just had to go in!
     
    27:25
    Vesce! The chances are coming and going for both sides! The puck lands on to the stick of Ryan Vesce standing at an awkward angle to the left, and Calvin Heeter has to make a superb reaction pad save to keep it out!
     
    27:15
    The hosts are picking up serious momentum, however they have burst their own bubble here! Seconds after Bill Thomas rolled the puck against the netminder's body from point blank range, Medvescak captain Andrew Murray has been called for boarding
     
    24:17
    Leino! Just how didn't he hit the net, it was easier to miss! The puck smacks back off the boards to the right post, the goalkeeper is all at sea, Ville Leino has an empty net to aim at but he fires against a covering defender instead!
     
    22:27
    Medvescak are a bit shaky defensively but they have been gifted a powerplay to take the pressure off themselves, as Dinamo's Jonathan Cheechoo has been penalised for interference
     
    21:45
    Up skates Alexander Materukhin, he sharply cuts glove side, but he fails to slip it under Calvin Heeter! We play on still at 1:1
     
    21:45
    Out of virtually nothing Dinamo have been ranted a penalty shot! Alexander Materukhin was completely chopped down by Mark Flood when one on one, and the referees have indicated a penalty shot!
     
    19:31
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    Just as the period was drawing to a close Dinamo have their craved equaliser! The puck is flashed to the doorstep from the right where CHARLES LINGLET is steaming in, and he goes waterbottle on Calvin Heeter! It's 1:1! Assists- Ryan Vesce and Matt Ellison
     
    18:52
    Medvescak really are getting into some penalty trouble now! Dinamo will have a short five on three coming up here, as for delaying the game Mark Flood has been sent for a sit down!
     
    17:03
    Just as the hosts came back to full strength the whistle has been blown against them for the second time in a row, as forward Matt Anderson has been found guilty of holding
     
    15:01
    Nevertheless Dinamo have been handed with another powerplay chance of their own to get back on level terms already! Shaone Morrisonn has been punished for high sticking, and the home fans aren't happy about that at all!
     
    14:24
    Goal for Medvescak Zagreb!
    There is the breakthrough which has been coming closer! A mad goalmouth scramble erupts as Brandon Segal's effort to the left of the slot is stoned, and eventually on the rebound PASCAL PELLETIER taps home with the netminder out of position! Powerplay goal and it's 1:0! Assists- Martin St. Pierre and Brandon Segal
     
    14:03
    The second penalty has now been called and this time it's against Dinamo, as Nick Bailen has been handed a two minute minor for high sticking
     
    11:40
    Materukhin! Lurking by the left hand post Alexander Materukhin is dished with a wonderful cross ice feed, takes his time, but can only fire directly into the goalkeeper's chest! That was a real chance! And Medvescak are now of course back at full strength
     
    09:36
    We have the first penalty of the game here and it's against the hosts, as their defenceman Shoane Morrisonn has been penalised for high sticking
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Pelletier (Pierre, Segal), 47. Segal (Bjorkstrand) – 20. Linglet (Vesce, Ellison), 35. Meleshko (Gavrus, Kulakov), 43. Gavrus (Krajicek), 59. Vesce (Linglet), 59. Materukhin (Kalyuzhniy, Ellison)

    Medvescak Zagreb: Heeter (Owuya)- Carle, Morrisonn, Thomas, Leino, Anderson- Flood, Martinovic, Segal, Wright, Bjorkstrand- Kinrade, Popovic, Pelletier, Katic, St. Pierre- Glumac, Murray, Perkovich, Hedberg
    HC Dinamo Minsk: Taylor (Karnaukhov)- Krajicek, Goroshko, Ellison, Materukhin, Kalyuzhniy- Nogachyov, Bailen, Linglet, Vesce, Cheechoo- Shinkevich, Svarny, Kulakov, Meleshko, Gavrus- Lisovets, Drozd, Zakharov, Razvadovskiy
    Referees: Pavel Komarov, Yury Tsyplakov, Yury Ivanov, Alexander Nesterov
    Attendance: 5500