Metallurg Magnitogorsk Rallies Late to Edge Dinamo Minsk in KHL Thriller
MAGNITOGORSK, Russia (Interstat) — Metallurg Magnitogorsk scored three third-period goals to erase a two-goal deficit and defeat Dinamo Minsk 5-4 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Saturday at Arena Metallurg.
The home side led 2-0 after the first period on tallies from Vladimir Tkachyov and Daniil Vovchenko. Dinamo Minsk’s Vitaly Pinchuk scored twice, cutting the lead to 2-1 in the second and 4-2 in the third. Stanislav Galiyev then scored twice in the final 3:17, tying the game at 4-4 with 50 seconds remaining.
But Metallurg’s Ruslan Iskhakov and Sergei Tolchinsky scored 50 seconds apart midway through the third to secure the comeback win. Metallurg Magnitogorsk improved to 39-11 across all competitions, while Dinamo Minsk fell to 27-20.