KHL
Dynamo – Donbass 4:2 (end) | Lev – Khabarovsk 5:2 (end)
final
Dynamo Moscow
4:2 (2:0,1:1,0:1)
HC Donbass Donetsk
Wednesday 31.10.2012, 16:30 • Megasport Arena • KHL
     
    Donbass outshot Dynamo in the final period, 10-5. For game, Donbass had 29 shots to 19 for Dynamo.

    In terms of actual gameplay, however, Dynamo was the superior team for most of the game. Donbass put up a valiant fight, but was not really able to get much sustained offensive attack for lengthy stretches of play. Most of the Donbass shots were of the routine variety, and the total scoring chances were actually slightly in Dynamo's favor.

    (18:37:28)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    58:35
    Tupparainen and Novak grappled near Dynamo net. No penalties.
     
    56:30
    Dynamo has been shutting down the passing lanes, and Donbass has been unable to get any forechecking pressure.
     
    51:43
    Goal for Dynamo!

    Dynamo controlled an offensive zone faceoff and the play moved in deep. Tsvetkov scored from a sharp angle with Kovarkov on the doorstep of the crease in front.
     
    50:02
    Nice concentration by Volkov to make a save with Wirtanen right in front of him to screen.
     
    45:31
    Goal for Donbass!


    Donbass got a 2-on-1 rush moments after the expiration of the Belukhin penalty. He received the puck as he exited the box, broke into the offensive zone and fed Pettersson. The Swede blasted home a one-timer.
     
    45:21
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    43:21
    Now Dynamo to the power play. Belukhin flipped the puck over the glass in the defensive zone and got a delay of game penalty.
     
    42:46
    Home team at full strength. Not much doing for Donbass on their second power play of the game.
     
    40:46
    Tsvetkov off for hooking. Crucial power play coming up for Donbass.
     
    40:01
    3rd period began.
     
    Dynamo outshot Donbass in 2nd period by a 10-7 margin; Donbass leading in total shots, 19-14.

    While anything can happen in hockey and a two-goal lead can disappear in a hurry, Dynamo seems to have this game pretty much under control. They've had the better of the play for the majority of the game, despite the shot total disadvantage.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    37:21
    Dynamo tried similar play to its last goal; pass missed connections this time.
     
    23:07
    Donbass gets the game's first power play. Kirill Knyazev goes off for an elbow.
     
    32:14
    Bäckström just finished his best shift of the game so far. No goal scored but he had the Donbass defense running around in their defensive zone.
     
    27:47
    Visiting team at full strength. Lots of pressure for Dynamo in the earlier part of the power play.
     
    25:47
    Dynamo to the power play. Puistola off for cross-checking.
     
    24:40
    Goal for Donbass!


    Podhradsky with a nice shot upstairs. Much needed power play goal for Donbass to stay somewhat close in the game.
    Commentary by

    Bill Meltzer

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 7. Kasyanchuk (Knyazev), 20. K. Volkov (Barantsev, Tsvetkov), 23. K. Volkov (Boikov), 52. Tsvetkov (K. Volkov) - 25. Podhradsky (Nedorost), 46. Pettersson (Belukhin, Dadonov)

    Dynamo Moscow: FORWARDS: 6 Sergei Soin; 9 Alexei Tsvetkov; 10 Konstantin Volkov; 11 Richard Gynge; 12 Yuri Babenko; 19 Denis Kokarov; 24 Dmitry Pestunov; 70 Konstantin Kasyanchuk; 72 Sergei Konkov; 83 Kirill Knyazev; 91 Marek Kvapil; 99 Nicklas Bäckström. DEFENSE: 4 Alexander Boikov; 8 Denis Barantsev; 14 Filip Novak; 46 Janne Jalasvaara; 50 Maxim Solovyov; 77 Ilya Gorokhov; 94 Andrei Mironov. GOALTENDER: 30 Alexei Volkov; [39 Alexander Sharychenkov].
    HC Donbass Donetsk: FORWARDS: 9 Alexei Ponikarovsky; 10 Fredrik Pettersson; 12 Jani Tuppurainen; 14 Vaclav Nedorost; 15 Petteri Wirtanen; 27 Denis Kochetkov; 34 Evgeny Belukhin; 63 Evgeny Dadonov Evgeny; 86 Tomas Matousek; 90 Maxim Kvitchenko. DEFENSEMEN: 4 Yuri Silnitsky; 5 Clay Wilson; 33 Anton Babchuk; 37 Peter Podhradsky; 41 Pasi Puistola; 43 Jaroslav Obsut; 92 Karel Pilar. GOALTENDER: 40 Erik Ersberg; [42 Dmitry Berezin].
    Referees: Roman Gofman, Rafael Kadyrov; Alexander Zakharenkov (L), Sergei Morozov (L)