End of the overtime

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 4-3. Tarmo Kasvi

Unexpected pass - Tarmo Kasvi breaks into position!

NHL98 forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

NHL98 gained the advantage in the last minutes

The puck is dropped. NHL98 initiates the atack

After a carom the puck as if reluctantly wanishes between the leg pads. Jergus Kolozvary falls on ice and miraculously presses it with his back!

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Oto Zadrazil!

An outstanding pass performed by Roland Pollak

A shot was good, the vision blocked for Jergus Kolozvary, but the puck got into a trapper as if attracted by a manget

Rockford Roadhogs sniper charges from the blue line!

Rockford Roadhogs charges

Beginning of the overtime

The end of the third period

Jergus Kolozvary saw every movement and it wasn't hard to parry the puck

Frank Butland delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Not for the first time Demian Maslak exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

A slack shot performed by Errol Van Loon. The goalkiper of NHL98 handels it quite easily

Due to the individual skill Errol Van Loon came to the shooting position, he shoots!

With his pass Errol Van Loon simply cuts apart NHL98 defence

A penalty. Teysto Innanen 2 minutes

Roughing by Teysto Innanen

Though after the second try, :shoter managed to get tge puck in the cage!

Goal. 3-3. Jens Glete

Jens Glete falling still shoots the cage

:foward breathes heavily - he crossed the blue line in a rush

A penalty. Peter Lauritsen 2 minutes

Peter Lauritsen gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

Jergus Kolozvary catches the puck in the air and hides it behind the defensemen

NHL98 defenders allowed Demian Maslak to shoot

With his pass Jens Glete simply cuts apart NHL98 defence

A penalty. Peter Lauritsen 2 minutes

Peter Lauritsen realized what he did and appologized. But it doesn't cancel the penalty

Players of NHL98 were struggling to get to the slot so hard that swept away the cage

Jergus Kolozvary gets the puck coldbloodedly while his fellow defensemen push the opponents aside

Demian Maslak slips between defenders, open for the pass – He gets it!

Jens Glete built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

Frank Butland played splendidly at the spot

Jergus Kolozvary manages to interlock the leg pads, a dull blow, the puck is settled

Rockford Roadhogs sniper charges from the blue line!

Roland Pollak does a buttonhook. Rockford Roadhogs is advancing

Defense acts rough and pacy, pushing the opponent's forwards away from the puck. The attack is dead by now

A penalty. Mojmir Smejkal 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Jergus Kolozvary catches the puck with his trapper - a perfect save for a slick magazine's cover!

Rockford Roadhogs greatly played the puck and Demian Maslak is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

Frank Butland gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Frank Butland rushes towards the cage

Jergus Kolozvary parries the puck

Oto Zadrazil flicks to the cage

Roland Pollak watches out for a partner to send a pass to

Players of Rockford Roadhogs were struggling to get to the slot so hard that swept away the cage

A penalty. Raoul Dolejs 2 minutes

Raoul Dolejs commits a faul

Indulis Ratkevics checks cleanly, skilfully twisting the baton

Hjalmar Hobok couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. NHL98 is with the puck

With no hint on violence, defense of Rockford Roadhogs closed all the clear zones and gained the puck

Dmitry Graba catches the puck surprisingly easy

Peter Lauritsen delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Peter Lauritsen corralled it and crosses the blue line

A powerfull pass failed. Crackling sound marked a broken baton

Jergus Kolozvary covers the puck being backed up by a defeseman, making a skate save. He shouldn't have yawned

Rockford Roadhogs greatly played the puck and Bronco Ronning is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

A long bomb across the blue line - Rockford Roadhogs is in the opponent's zone

The Rockford Roadhogs attack failed

Carlo Porsche wins face-off

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

An intense fight broke out at face-off! But however Frank Butland prooved to be faster and won it for his team

Roland Pollak overreacted a bit and his pass was easily readable. The puck is lost

A penalty. Tarmo Kasvi 2 minutes

Tarmo Kasvi gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

It is exactly for these kinds of shots the goalkeeper is equiped with trapper, and Jergus Kolozvary is good with it!

Jens Heiberg playfully handled the defender

:is on the blue line, spotts a partner, knock-on. Puck-chasers of Rockford Roadhogs entered the opponent's zone

Face-off is won by Mojmir Smejkal

Centres look cross at each other. Roland Pollak wins the duel

Some hustle on the slot of Rockford Roadhogs, several attempted shots but the puck never finds a way across the finishing tape

Bully-off to the right; Hjalmar Hobok with the puck – a chance!

Hjalmar Hobok exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

NHL98 owns the puck

Dmitry Graba put an end to one ow the most beautiful cominations of the day...what profeciency!

Ettore Cesari is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Meeting no active resistance players of NHL98 cross the blue line

A penalty. Errol Van Loon 2 minutes

Errol Van Loon realized what he did and appologized. But it doesn't cancel the penalty

Players of NHL98 initiate the attack

Seemingly the corner was vacant but Dmitry Graba appeared out of the blue on the puck's way!

Janick Imhasly took the defender away and he is ready to hit the target!

On an even keel fowards of NHL98 rolled into the zone

The NHL98 attack failed

A penalty. Virgile Charbonnier 2 minutes

We hear a whistle and it seems we have a penalty

All under control. Jergus Kolozvary plays confident

Due to the individual skill Errol Van Loon came to the shooting position, he shoots!

Rockford Roadhogs forwards gaind the insight of the situation and here they are in the opponent's zone

A penalty. Teysto Innanen 2 minutes

Teysto Innanen commits a faul

The puck is dropped. Rockford Roadhogs initiates the atack

Jergus Kolozvary managed to get back to the opern corner on time - the puck is locked in

Frank Butland shots

As Frank Butland entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

A penalty. Dante Guerzoni 2 minutes

Dante Guerzoni breaks the rules

With a quick wrist shot Chase Spears got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 3-2. Chase Spears

Chase Spears playfully handled the defender

Chase Spears exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

The whole ice is taken by the fights and whereever the puck appears - it is blocked by defensemen. A pass back. A loss

Dmitry Graba solved this puzzle choosing the right position

Blocked shot of Raoul Dolejs but he oriented quickly and gave another shot!

Chase Spears moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

Players of Rockford Roadhogs were unable to infiltrate the zone. Here comes the whistle. We have an offside

Centres look cross at each other. Roland Pollak wins the duel

With a quick wrist shot Frank Butland got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 2-2. Frank Butland

Frank Butland jumps out to the cage, he didn't managed to handle the puck on the move. Spin shot!

Rockford Roadhogs is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

A wrist shot....GOOOOOOOAAAAAL!

Goal. 2-1. Peter Lauritsen

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Peter Lauritsen is ready to shoot

NHL98 cought the opponent on change

Jergus Kolozvary saves his team!

Demian Maslak appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

Demian Maslak exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

Frank Butland leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

Off-side. Players of Rockford Roadhogs were too hasty

Dmitry Graba manages to interlock the leg pads, a dull blow, the puck is settled

Simon Fleming got the puck - that's a chance!

Simon Fleming shows magnificent stickwork and enters the opponent's zone

Mojmir Smejkal appeared to be more adroit at face-off

Jergus Kolozvary chose low position and luckily covered the corner with the leg pad

Blocked shot of Frank Butland but he oriented quickly and gave another shot!

Frank Butland is on the roll, thinking of no pass enters the zone himself

Jergus Kolozvary manages to interlock the leg pads, a dull blow, the puck is settled

Shot from the blue line!

An accurate pass. Rockford Roadhogs moves forward

A penalty. Laurette Harlet 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Off-side. Players of NHL98 were too hasty

Oto Zadrazil appears to be the first for a rebounce and sends the rubber disk in the cage!

Goal. 1-1. Oto Zadrazil

Oto Zadrazil is left alone on the slot!

On an even keel fowards of Rockford Roadhogs rolled into the zone

Dmitry Graba - quick movement with the leg pads and the puck finds no way to the cage!

Finally decided to involve the goalkeeper Fabrizio Giaiotti into the game – a shot!

The puck bounces back to the Rockford Roadhogs zone

Rockford Roadhogs owns the puck

Players of NHL98 were unable to infiltrate the zone. Here comes the whistle. We have an offside

Dmitry Graba showed extrordinary reaction skillfully parrying the shot with the shield

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Janick Imhasly is ready to shoot

Virgile Charbonnier shapes the attack and brings the puck to the opponent's zone

Robin Fretter meets the opponent on high speed! Puck, baton and gloves - all three are lost.

Dmitry Graba weighed the threat and acted accordingly, closing the angle for a shot

Laurette Harlet gained a phenomenal speed and is the first on the puck – shoots immediately

Tarmo Kasvi took the bit between his teeth

Dmitry Graba catches the puck in the air and hides it behind the defensemen

Tarmo Kasvi is left alone on the slot!

:is on the blue line, spotts a partner, knock-on. Puck-chasers of NHL98 entered the opponent's zone

Each player of NHL98 was honoured by presence of the puck after this face-off, as they established a foothold on the opponent's zone. But it didn't come to a shot anyway

A marvelous wrist shot by Chase Spears! Puck is in the net!

Goal. 1-0. Chase Spears

Chase Spears falling still shoots the cage

Chase Spears does a buttonhook. NHL98 is advancing

The puck is pressed to a board, the defensemen pushed away all the opponents

Jergus Kolozvary catches the puck surprisingly easy

Jens Glete shots!

Rockford Roadhogs forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

Jergus Kolozvary saves his team!

Steady passes, the puck wanders like in a maze – a moment!

The defender look worn-out, it's time to change, Rockford Roadhogs enters the zone efortlessly

Start of the first period