KHL
Dinamo Minsk – SKA St. Petersburg 2:1 (2:1 after SO)
after shootout (2:1)
HC Dinamo Minsk
2:1 (0:0, 1:1, 0:0 - 0:0)
SKA St. Petersburg
Wednesday 24.12.2014, 17:30 • Minsk Arena • KHL
     
    HC Dinamo Minsk have indeed seen off the challenge of SKA Saint Petersburg 2:1 after the penalty shootout! The hosts showed their character today, and can be satisfied with the two points. Nick Bailen's effort was added on to by Ryan Vesce's winning penalty shot, with Jimmie Ericsson grabbing SKA's only marker. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more exciting KHL action! (12:33:56)
     
    Game over.
     
    65:00
    HC Dinamo Minsk has won after the penalty shoot-out!
    RYAN VESCE scores the winning penalty shot!
     
    5. series
    2:1
    Evgeniy Ketov smacks the crossbar! It's all over now!
     
    5. series
    2:1
    Up steps Ryan Vesce again, and he scores exactly like he did the first time! 2:1!
     
    4. series
    1:1
    Dmitriy Kalinin also misses, as he blasts over the right hand post with the backhand!
     
    4. series
    1:1
    Ryan Vesce, who has already hit the net, has his second attempt, but this time he can't beat Mikko Koskinen's right pad!
     
    3. series
    1:1
    Andrey Stepanov can win it here for Dinamo, but no! He's denied by a wonder Mikko Koskinen save on the line! Sudden death it is!
     
    3. series
    1:1
    Pyotr Khokhryakov skates in with pace, again goes blocker side, and can't force it home!
     
    2. series
    1:1
    The home crowd rises for Jonathan Cheechoo, however their home favourite lashes over the bar!
     
    2. series
    1:1
    SKA's second taker is Evgeniy Ketov, and he cuts to the left before making it 1:1 expertly!
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Here's Ryan Vesce for Dinamo, and he fires home into the right hand corner! 1:0!
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Patrick Thoresen skates up first for SKA, cuts blocker side, but can't force it beyond Danny Taylor's right pad!
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Statistics after overtime:

    Shots: 48-55
    Shots on target: 25-26
    Faceoffs: 35-28
    Hits: 17-16
    Penalty minutes: 12-12
     
    Penalty shots it is! It's been a hard fought battle out there, and if Dinamo are going to carry on their six game winning streak they're going to do it the hard way!
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:50
    With a faceoff coming up deep inside Dinamo's zone SKA have taken a timeout, they know that this is a huge opportunity to take the win right here!
     
    64:50
    The final few seconds of overtime have already begun, and it does look as though penalty shots are going to have to decide the difference between these two!
     
    62:03
    The bobbling puck is thrown over SKA's defence, home forward Matt Ellison charges it down, and before he can take it under his spell Mikko Koskinen takes it up and freezes
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 38. Bailen (Kulakov, Meleshko), dec. goal Vesce – 37. Ericsson (Khafizullin, Thoresen)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Thoresen (PET)
    1:0   Vesce (MIN)
    2. series:
    1:1   Ketov (PET)
    1:1   Cheechoo (MIN)
    3. series:
    1:1   Khokhryakov (PET)
    1:1   Stepanov (MIN)
    4. series:
    1:1   Vesce (MIN)
    1:1   Kalinin (PET)
    5. series:
    2:1   Vesce (MIN)
    2:1   Ketov (PET)

    HC Dinamo Minsk: Taylor (Milchakov)- Bailen, Goroshko, Kalyuzhniy, Cheechoo, Szczechura- Nogachyov, Kaznadey, Linglet, Ellison, Vesce- Lisovets, Shinkevich, Kulakov, Meleshko, Materukhin- Chernook, Drozd, Stepanov, Razvadovskiy
    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Ivannikov)- Kalinin, Rukavishnikov, Martensson, Ericsson, Thoresen- Kuteikin, N Belov, Ketov, Dadonov, Shipachyov- Chudinov, A Belov, Ponikarovskiy, Barabanov, Kadeikin- Y Alexandrov, Khafizullin, Kablukov, Burdasov, Khokhryakov
    Referees: Vladislav Kiselyov, Eduard Odins, Yuris Balodis, Yakov Paley