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Vondráček in OT, Červenka Brace — Pardubice Take Series Lead
Pardubice beat Sparta 4:3 in overtime in Game 5 of the Extraliga semi-final. Vondráček settled it at 73:02; Červenka braced; series lead at 3-2.
Vondráček in OT, Červenka Brace — Pardubice Take Series Lead
Pardubice beat Sparta Prague 4:3 in overtime at Enteria Arena to retake the lead in the Czech Extraliga semi-final series 3-2. Tomáš Vondráček converted a Petr Sobotka pass at 13:02 of the extra period for the winner; Roman Červenka scored twice in regulation, taking the play-off scoring lead with seven goals.
HC Dynamo Pardubice – HC Sparta Praha 4:3 OT (1:1, 1:1, 1:1, 1:0)
Goals: 12. Červenka (L. Sedlák, Čerešňák), 35. Kondelík (Košťálek, T. Dvořák), 54. Červenka (Kaut, Tourigny, power play), 73. Vondráček (Sobotka) – 13. Hrabík (Dzierkals), 26. Shore (Hyka), 59. Shore (Špaček, Krejčík).
Goalies: Will (Pardubice) – Stezka (Sparta). Penalties: 4:5. Power plays: 1:1. Attendance: 10,194 (sold out).
/series: 3-2 Pardubice/
Trade-and-counter for 60 minutes
Červenka opened in the 12th minute on a clean rush from Sedlák; Hrabík replied 60 seconds later. Shore put Sparta in front in the 26th, Kondelík tied it in the 35th, Červenka's power-play goal in the 54th gave Pardubice the lead — and Shore replied in the 59th to send the game to overtime. The teams combined for 65 shots in 60 minutes.
Vondráček ends it
Twelve minutes into the extra period, Petr Sobotka cycled the puck up the left boards and found Vondráček at the back post. The 27-year-old's wrist shot beat Stezka five-hole at 73:02. Pardubice's bench cleared.
Červenka closes on the scoring lead
The Pardubice captain's brace took him to seven goals in the play-offs — clear of the field. Six of those have come in the semi-final.
What it means
Pardubice now lead 3-2 and head to Prague for Game 6 with a chance to close out at O2 arena. Sparta have to win two straight, including one in Pardubice — a venue where the home side has not lost a play-off game this season.