"Dinamo" loses to the second weakest team of the Western Conference "Sochi" for the third time in the season

“Dinamo” gave up 2: 3 (0: 1, 2: 2, 0: 0) to “Sochi”, who had already won twice in mutual matches this season.

Deniss Paršins and Miks Indrašis scored in the Riga team.

In the first period, the puck was more often in the “dynamic” defense zone, with the home team playing a more active game at the edges of the field from time to time. The pressure in the sixth minute paid off, as an error in the defense zone allowed Malt Stormval to get the puck, who beat Stanislav Galimov out of the “mustache”. The attacker’s first shot got stuck in the “guard wall”, so Galimov was not at peace with the actions of his teammates shortly before the goal was lost.

The second period also started unsuccessfully for the Rigans, as Igors Rudenkovs doubled the lead in the second minute. “Sochi” managed to score after a quick transition in the attack, while three Rigans players were still “stuck” in the “Sochi” defense zone. Nine minutes later, “Dinamo” was unable to deliver the puck to the middle of the field after a throw into their defensive zone, as a result of which “Sochi” quickly went to the goal, Stormval from the close distance reaching the safe 3: 0.

Less than three minutes after the lost goal, “Dinamo” ‘s attack was completed by Paršins, who was the first to hit the goalkeeper in front of the goalkeeper. One goal deficit was returned by the Rigans for 17 seconds until the end of the period, with Indrašis sending a strong puck from the throw-in circle to the top corner of the goal.

In the third period, the reserve goalkeeper Zeins Makintairs took part in the game from the first minute. A moment later, “Dinamo” also played in the majority, but no equalization was achieved. In the fourth minute of the period, “Dinamo” were pressed into their defense zone for a long time, so Makintairs deliberately dropped his helmet shortly before a good goal opportunity and received a two-minute penalty, which was not realized later.

In the middle of the third, Sotnieks was in the position of a good throw, but his throw was repulsed. With just over four minutes left in the match, Dinamo got a chance to play in the majority. The guests were not able to use this opportunity either, but for the rest of the time, “Sochi” did not increase its lead, although “Dinamo” played with six hockey players on the field for the last minute and a half.

Dinamo previously had a three-game away series, in which Beijing’s Red Star won 5: 4 overtime, but before that Moscow’s Dynamo lost 1: 6 and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 1: 3. These matches were followed by a home game against Novosibirsk “Sibirj”, which was superior with 3: 2.

The “Sochi” team did even worse, because the last victory was won five games ago, beating the Riga club 3: 1. After a defeat (0: 7) against Moscow’s CSKA, Minsk’s Dinamo was 3: 2, Helsinki’s Jokerit celebrated its success with 3-0, and the last two duels lost 3: 5 and 1: 4 to Moscow. “Spartakam” and CSKA.

The two teams had already met twice before Saturday’s match this season. In October, “Sochi” won at home with 4: 2, but in mid-November the guests were superior with 3: 1.

In total, in the KHL championship, the two units have met 16 times so far, of which only two times were won by the Rigans.

After the game with “Sochi”, on the last day of November, the people of Riga will meet with “Vitjaz” from the Moscow region, represented by Kaspars Daugaviņš.

Pēteris Skudra has taken three goalkeepers, ten defenders and 16 attackers on this trip.

Due to a minor injury, Gļebs Zirjanovs, one of the most visible hockey players of recent times, has remained in Riga. Meanwhile, Emils Ģegeris and Canadian defender Morgan Eliss were sent to the farm club “Zemgale” / LLU. On Saturday, however, it became clear that Eliss had terminated its contractual obligations with Dinamo by mutual agreement.

Also, away Mick Tumananov and forwards Kārlis Bucenieks, Deniss Fyodorovs, Danila Larionovs, Gustavs Millers, Rūdolfs Polcs, Ģlebs Prohorenkovs and Patriks Zabusovs will not be included in the away games, as the players have returned to the Russian Youth Hockey League (MHL).

Dinamo “with 12 points in 28 matches is in the last place in the Western Conference and in the whole league, while” Sochi “has spent two more games and accumulated 21 points, being in the position higher.

Last season, “Dinamo” took the penultimate place in the Western Conference and in the entire league, not qualifying for the Gagarin Cup for the sixth year in a row.

Riga “Dinamo” lineup for away games:

goalkeepers – Stanislav Galimov, Ilya Proskurjakov, Zein Makintair;

guards – Jānis Jaks, Matthew Mayonnaise, Roberts Mamčičs, Jordans Marejs, Ernests Ošenieks, Rīss Skārlets, Kristaps Sotnieks, Tony Sunds, Ondržejs Vitāseks, Kristaps Zīle;

attackers – Daniels Bērziņš, Rihards Bukarts, Pāvels Černovs, Lauris Dārziņš, Mārtiņš Dzierkals, Jevgenijs Gračovs, Konstantīns Komareks, Miks Indrašis, Dāvids Levins, Jaisis Lipons, Zeks Michels, Deniss Paršins, Gunārs Skvorcs, Gunārs Skvorcs.