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
     
    65:00
    HC Dinamo Minsk has won after the penalty shoot-out!
    RYAN VESCE scores the winning penalty shot!
     
    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!
     
    59:54
    Jimmie Ericsson almost forces his way down one on one, but he's clattered into when shaping to shoot! SKA aren't happy at all, however no penalty has been called on the play!
     
    59:03
    With already under a minute remaining Dinamo have taken a timeout. This game is really on a knife's edge, and any mistake could prove to be fatal!
     
    57:33
    Szczechrua! Wow, that had the Minsk Arena on its feet! Paul Szczechura bursts clean through, cuts left, and Mikko Koskinen makes a fantastic flying save to keep his team level!
     
    55:13
    Dadonov! That was an ideal chance to perhaps give SKA all the points! Evgeniy Dadonov has a two on one on his hands down the right flank, he takes on this shot himself, and he's stoned by the goalkeeper's glove!
     
    47:50
    The referees aren't being given time in which to draw breath, and now Dinamo forward Sergey Drozd has made the home crowd very unhappy by being called for slashing
     
    45:32
    The visitors are beginning to get into penalty trouble here, and defenceman Dinar Khafizullin has been punished for interference against his opponent giving Dinamo their second powerplay on the bounce
     
    43:06
    The referee has his arm up and it's for a penalty against SKA, as their forward Alexey Ponikarovskiy has been sent for a sit down as a result of tripping
     
    42:08
    Materukhin! What an opportunity to give Dinamo the lead for the first time today! Alexander Materukhin is picked out on his own on the doorstep, he twists directly around, and the emerging Mikko Koskinen makes a superb diving save to keep the game level!
     
    37:51
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    What a reply from Dinamo! The Minsk Arena explodes into life! NICK BAILEN twists around to the left faceoff circle, wrists with power, and Mikko Koskinen reacts too late to keep it out! It's 1:1! Assists- Alexander Kulakov and Dmitriy Meleshko
     
    36:31
    Goal for SKA!
    There was a feeling that a goal was coming, and it's gone SKA's way! JIMMIE ERICSSON powers his way down the right wing, wrists near post, and he catches the netminder cold! It's 0:1! Assists- Dinar Khafizullin and Patrick Thoresen
     
    36:13
    A goalmouth scramble erupts here as the puck is whacked in from the right flank, Alexey Ponikarovskiy hacks away for it, and in the end Danny Taylor manages to lay on it to kill the danger!
     
    34:43
    SKA's Vadim Shipachyov has too much pace for the entire Dinamo back line, one on one he opts to go with the backhand upstairs, but Danny Taylor reads his tactic to make the save!
     
    34:08
    As SKA are back at full strength Dinamo have a two on one, Charles Linglet takes on the shot bearing down on the right, and he can only hit the netminder's midriff! Mikko Koskinen is on his game today!
     
    33:22
    Cheechoo! That looked sure to go in! Jonathan Cheechoo is brilliantly picked out charging all alone to the right of the crease, and Mikko Koskinen makes a superb save near post!
     
    32:23
    Nogachyov! Andrey Nogachyov thumps the puck with all his might blocker side from the point, and it smacks the side netting with some in the Minsk Arena thinking it had actually gone in! A goal is getting closer and closer!
     
    31:36
    As soon as Dinamo are back to full strength they've earned a man's advantage for themselves too! SKA defenceman Andrey Kuteikin has been handed a two minute minor for interference
     
    29:35
    Dinamo's discipline is letting them down at times and another penalty has been called against them, with forward Matt Ellison being found guilty of delaying the game
     
    27:32
    Stepanov! Andrey Stepanov strips his opponent of the puck glove side, cuts to the slot all alone, and has his backhanded shut down by Mikko Koskinen! The openings are coming now!
     
    27:06
    Martensson! That was very close to finding its way in! Tony Martensson rather in hope that in expectation takes aim from the left hand boards, and only at the last minute does the goalkeeper react!
     
    21:01
    Dmitriy Kalinin blasts the puck from the blue line, and he puts his hands up in triumphant fashion! It has been reviewed on video though, and it's a no goal! We play on at 0:0!
     
    19:50
    Just before the first period was about to end Dinamo are going to have to defend on the penalty kill again, as for high sticking against Vadim Shipachyov Paul Szczcheura has been penalised
     
    18:42
    Kalyuzhniy! The momentum is well and truly with Dinamo now! Alexey Kalyuzhniy gathers up the puck at an awkward angle on the left he lashes it across, and after a cunning deflection the goaltender spreads himself big to cover!
     
    17:34
    Koskinen! For the first time today Mikko Koskinen is called into serious action! Glove side he has to deal with two sharp wristers from point blank range. and he does excellently to block both of them!
     
    15:19
    We have a fight on our hands! Pavel Chernook has completely taken out SKA forward Evgeniy Dadonov, and his teammate Dmitriy Kalinin has gone over to him to have a few words, or more like a few punches! Both are off to the penalty box for roughing minors
     
    11:14
    Dinamo are slowly finding their feet and they've been rewarded with a powerplay, as SKA's Andrey Kuteikin has been called for hooking
     
    02:29
    We have a very early penalty here and it's been handed against the hosts, with defenceman Pavel Chernook being punished for interference
    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