The end of the third period

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

All under control. Stefan Lenard plays confident

Due to the individual skill Mats Frimansson came to the shooting position, he shoots!

Griffins players entered the zone without a hitch

Two of Minsk Rangers players are against just one defenseman, a pass towards the far post! Goooaaal!

Goal. 5-3. Ashton Crosby

Griffins defenders allowed Ashton Crosby to shoot

Minsk Rangers charges

The cage was empty but some player of Griffins stood up in front of the puck. He seemes to have recalled the Tarasov's phrase "Protect the cage!"

Minsk Rangers players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Roberts Raudseps shoots

As Schrotter Schega entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

The Griffins attack failed

Ladislav "Krutov" appeared to be more adroit at face-off

Stefan Lenard is the last obstacle for the puck on its way and he's unbreakable - it was parried!

Dzhaska Sallinen goes to the cage – swing, shot!

Dzhaska Sallinen charged through to the oponent's zone lika knife through butter

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

Players of Minsk Rangers do well defending, leaving no chance to the oponent in their zone

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

With a quick wrist shot Doron Kuhbauer got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 4-3. Doron Kuhbauer

It seemed that from nothing there is a moment at the cage

Minsk Rangers skipped a beat and Guntis "Balderis" is in the zone already

Pekka Pitkanen pressed the puck to the ice and tucked himself up getting ready for a face-off

The defence of the Griffins has failed. Janis Lusis shoots!

Nikolay Gerasimov shows magnificent stickwork and enters the opponent's zone

In the meanwhile Leo Herzog makes a breakaway.....And leaves Stefan Lenard no chance!

Goal. 4-2. Leo Herzog

It's not a child's play to sneak through the defence to the cage - Leo Herzog did it!

Dominique Pinot shapes the attack and brings the puck to the opponent's zone

Annoying people at the slot weren't an issue as Stefan Lenard is strong

Griffins greatly played the puck and Aigars "Opulskis" is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

The defender couldn't reach the puck and stop the pass. What a dangerous misfortune.

A pass in the middle of nowhere and Griffins loses control over the puck

Griffins gained the advantage in the last minutes

The puck is dropped. Griffins initiates the atack

Stefan Lenard parries the shot

Aigars "Opulskis" goes to the cage – swing, shot!

Griffins holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

Each player of Minsk Rangers 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 penalty. Johannes Freud 2 minutes

Johannes Freud gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

Centres look cross at each other. Ladislav "Krutov" wins the duel

A nice hip-check. Sergey Lilov gained the puck

An eager beaver Rudolf Meissnitzer achieved his goal and ended the attack

Radion Kosorukov plays on the edge, but luckily seizes the puck

A penalty. Arefiy Chmykhov 2 minutes

Arefiy Chmykhov gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

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

Row of passes, attackers kept the puck, it's time to shoot - Janis Lusis is in favourable position!

Forwards of Minsk Rangers entered the zone of Griffins

A penalty. Doron Kuhbauer 2 minutes

Doron Kuhbauer breaks the rules

Faceoff in the centre ice, Minsk Rangers is with the puck

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

A penalty. Ladislav "Krutov" 2 minutes

A penalty within the team Griffins

Nikolay Gerasimov couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Minsk Rangers is with the puck

A terribly misfortunate pass performed by a player of Minsk Rangers. Attack was bogged down

A terribly misfortunate pass performed by a player of Griffins. Attack was bogged down

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

With a backhand shot Roberts Raudseps puts the puck in a corner, leaving the goalkeeper a failure!

Goal. 4-1. Roberts Raudseps

Intuitive pass, the puck is on the hook - Roberts Raudseps is ready to shoot!

Minsk Rangers players entered the opponent's zone with no efforts

Desmond Larkins overreacted a bit and his pass was easily readable. The puck is lost

A nice hip-check. Arefiy Chmykhov gained the puck

Several players of Minsk Rangers attempted to enter the zone in parallel, but the liney pauses the game, calling it offside

Yulian Kadtsyn couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Minsk Rangers is with the puck

Just waving by guesswork Stefan Lenard found the puck in the trapper

Guntis "Balderis" appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

Forwards of Griffins entered the zone of Minsk Rangers

Ladislav "Krutov" couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Minsk Rangers is with the puck

A wrist shot....GOOOOOOOAAAAAL!

Goal. 3-1. Leo Herzog

Bully-off to the right; Leo Herzog with the puck – a chance!

Dominique Pinot is in the opponent's zone

Edmondo Orlando pressed the puck to the ice and tucked himself up getting ready for a face-off

Minsk Rangers sniper charges from the blue line!

On an even keel fowards of Minsk Rangers rolled into the zone

Edmondo Orlando gets the puck coldbloodedly while his fellow defensemen push the opponents aside

Janis Lusis jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as Minsk Rangers keeps on advancing

An extremely powerfull hip-check by Shael Toomey. An unfit person could be hospitalized after such a thing. Minsk Rangers gets the puck

Trifon Sobolevskiy appeared to be more adroit at face-off

Squeezed between his own sluggish defesemen, Edmondo Orlando manages to writhe himself free and press the puck in this mess!

The goalkeeper’s view is closed! Point-blank shot!

Fight in the centre, a pass and Janis Lusis is already in the opponent's zone

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

Johannes Freud grabs the puck from Aigars "Opulskis"

Peteris "Veselov" leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

A crashing hip-check demonstrated by Poul "Hatulevs"

Edmondo Orlando acts harsh but manages to get hold of the puck!

Janis Lusis slips between defenders, open for the pass – He gets it!

Nikolay Gerasimov watches out for a partner to send a pass to

In a short, slack flick Roberts Raudseps shots through the goalie.

Goal. 3-0. Roberts Raudseps

Roberts Raudseps appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

Forwards of Minsk Rangers entered the zone of Griffins

Ashton Crosby is the first at putback....GOOOOOAAAAAL!

Goal. 2-0. Ashton Crosby

Ashton Crosby jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

Ashton Crosby is in the opponent's zone

Edmondo Orlando rushes to the open corner and parries the shot with his shield

Eugen Birnbaum shots!

Minsk Rangers players decided to enter the opponent's zone with a dump shot

All under control. Edmondo Orlando plays confident

Ashton Crosby scraped the puck out of the tangle of fighting – he goes to the cage!

Thanks to his personal performance Trifon Sobolevskiy made himself comfortable in the Griffins zone

A penalty. Bruno "Skosirev" 2 minutes

Rough play by Bruno "Skosirev". Minor penalty, no doubt

A penalty. Radion Kosorukov 2 minutes

A penalty within the team Griffins

Face-off is won by Igor Bednar

Edmondo Orlando was strong at the base, all caught up and locked in

Janis Lusis shoots!

A sprint drive! Janis Lusis enters the zone

Edmondo Orlando pushes his shield in front of the puck and it flies high up in the air

It seemed that from nothing there is a moment at the cage

Roberts Raudseps exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

The puck is held by Minsk Rangers

Goalie parries the shot, the puck is left on the slot sliding and Edmondo Orlando just falls over it - the puck is not going anywhere

Janis Silinsmits flicks from the blue line…

Meeting no active resistance players of Minsk Rangers cross the blue line

Janis Silinsmits almost tore the net apart with his shot from the blue line! And the goalie had nothing to do with it

Goal. 1-0. Janis Silinsmits

There’s a moment at the Griffins cage!

An outstanding diagonal pass to Cam Langlais and he is already in Griffins zone

The Minsk Rangers attack failed

Yulian Kadtsyn was a little better at the spot

Stefan Lenard felt the moment and closed the vavant corner

Griffins players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

Griffins forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

Forwards spent quite a time thinking the attack over and lost the puck

A crashing hip-check demonstrated by Mats Frimansson

The Griffins attack failed

Dzhaska Sallinen overreacted a bit and his pass was easily readable. The puck is lost

Stefan Lenard manages to interlock the leg pads, a dull blow, the puck is settled

Every pass is accurate - Leo Herzog goes for the shot!

Entered the zone around the boards, a cross!

Minsk Rangers owns the puck

With no visible efforts Edmondo Orlando parries the puck

Eugen Birnbaum flicks from the blue line…

Minsk Rangers holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

Start of the first period