Minsk “Dynamo” defeated “Lada” in the match of the regular championship of the KHL

Minsk “Dynamo” beat Togliatti “Lada” in “Minsk-Arena” in the match of the regular championship of the KHL. “Zubry” confidently controlled the course of the meeting, but in the third period almost allowed the opponent to make comeback, the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti”.

Earlier in the current season of the KHL, Dynamo Minsk suffered a defeat from Lada in a guest match in Togliatti with a score of 2: 4. To take revenge, Dynamo from the first minutes began to load the defense of the enemy. Several dangerous moments arose at the gate of Lada, but goalkeeper Nikita Podskrebalin repeatedly rescued his team. The Minsks methodically sat down, rolled the puck in the opponent's zone. According to the results of the first period, the following statistics of throws developed: 12 from Dynamo against six from Lada. But there were still zeros on the scoreboard.

In the second period, the “teeth” finally found the keys to the gate of N. Podskrebalin. At the very beginning of the match, Lada received a two-minute removal, the Minskers immediately took advantage of this. In the 23rd minute forward Stanislav Galiev realized the majority almost instantly after the transfers of forwards Christopher Tierney and Sam Enas - 1: 0!

Dynamo did not slow down and almost immediately continued to attack. Tolyatti tried to answer, but the Minskers caught the courage. In the 25th minute, defenseman Brady Lyle scored. After the transfers of defender Dmitry Kuzmin and striker K. Tierney, he effectively dealt with the defense of the opponent, applied a feint and sent the puck into the net - 2: 0!

“Lada” began to act more aggressively and made the goalkeeper of Minsk Zak Fukale nervous, but the “teeth” responded with pressure. Another removal of Togliatti once again gave Dynamo a chance to play in the majority. And the Minskers did not stand on ceremony.

In the 29th minute striker S. Enas scored the third puck. He was assisted by forwards Vladimir Alistrov and K. Tierney - 3: 0!

By the end of the second period, Lada was already playing to the limit. Another violation for rudeness sent the Togliatti hockey player to the penalty box, and the Minskers again received the majority.

In the 36th minute there was an episode that finally made Togliatti feel like catching up. After the throw of attacker Daniil Lipsky puck ricochet from the opponent's skate was in the goal - 4: 0!

And, of course, there was a fight. A scuffle broke out on the ice involving striker Bogdan Belkin and defender Alexander Lukin. Emotions were high.

The third period seemed to be a formality. But Lada was clearly not ready to give up. The beginning of the 20 minutes was nervous for Dynamo. In the 43rd minute, defender D. Kuzmin was removed for the cut and hard pressure began from Lada: one of the players at the time of a powerful throw even broke his club.

But it did not help - in the 48th minute, young defender Arseny Chukhraev lightningly reacted to the opponent's mistake, intercepted the puck, broke ahead and sent it into the goal. By the way, this is his first puck in the KHL! 5-0 - it would seem that the match is over: Dynamo relaxed a little and Lada immediately took advantage of this. In the 54th minute, striker Andrei Chivilev printed the gate of the “dents” – 5: 1.

Togliatti felt that comeback was still possible. Soon, another violation of Minsk residents left Dynamo in the minority. Lada punished the opponent: in the 57th minute, defender Jeremi Grolo with a powerful throw realized the second puck for Togliatti - 5: 2.

And that's where the fun started. Lada took a timeout and replaced the goalkeeper with an extra-field player - a va-bank bet. And it almost worked. After just 40 seconds, the Togliatti scored again. Forward Riley Savchuk sent the puck into the goal - 5-3.

Before the siren – a few minutes, and the “Dynamo” began hassle. “Lada” continued to press, not allowing the Minskers to calmly withdraw the puck from the zone. At the end, striker Ilya Usov received a penalty. “Dynamo” had to actually go into the mode of siege of its own gate. And the Togliatti scored again! Forward Nikita Setdikov reduced the gap to a minimum - 5: 4.

There were only four seconds left on the scoreboard. "Lada" rushed forward, but the final assault did not bring results. Serena! The victory was celebrated by Dynamo Minsk!

Head coach of the capital club Sergey Brylin summed up the meeting:

- A necessary, very necessary victory after a difficult departure. We played well most of the game, the ending was a bit smeared again. Victory is victory. A lot of guys today were successful, for many it was the first points in the league. So it's a good result.

Separately, the mentor noted the first puck in the KHL defender A. Chukhraev:

- Chukhraev has had many chances since the start of the season. It was good to see that he finally scored the first puck. I hope he keeps going and starts scoring regularly because he has moments in every game. I hope it gives him confidence. I am very pleased to see him progressing. I’m sure he feels in the game, helps his partners and creates chances. And I hope he finishes them.

The next match of Dynamo will be held at home on October 1. In Minsk-Arena, the “teeth” will meet with CSKA. Game starts at 19:30.

Photo by the press service of HC Dynamo-Minsk