final
HC Donbass Donetsk
3:4
(2:3, 1:1, 0:0)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Tyler Bilton
Goals and assists:
1. NEDOROST (Dadonov, Kiiskinen), 8. KOCHETKOV (Varlamov), 30. ROBITAILLE (Kaspar, Kagarlistky) - 6. APALKOV (Kalyuzhny, Flood), 7. KRUCHININ (Plotnikov), 15. KRONWALL, 39. PLOTNIKOV (Averin)
Referees: Komarov, Rogachyov - Streitsov, Tarasov
Attendance: 4010
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HC Donbass Donetsk:
Holt, Laco - Wilson, Bartulis, Podhradsky, Peretyagin, Tereschenko, Kolar - Pettersson, Kagarlistky, Nedorost, Wirtanen, Robitaille, Kiiskinen, Kaspar, Kochetkov, Donika, Varlamov, Dadonov, Nikoforov
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford, Koelsnik - Vishnevksy, Kronwall, Pashnin, Flood, Yakovlev, Amirov - Hagman, Plotnikov, Redlihs, Chernikov, Petrov, Averin, Apalkov, Kruchinin, Trunyov, Kalyuzhny, Lyuduchin, Kartayev
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford, Koelsnik - Vishnevksy, Kronwall, Pashnin, Flood, Yakovlev, Amirov - Hagman, Plotnikov, Redlihs, Chernikov, Petrov, Averin, Apalkov, Kruchinin, Trunyov, Kalyuzhny, Lyuduchin, Kartayev
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Referees: Komarov, Rogachyov - Streitsov, Tarasov
Attendance: 4010
Lokomotiv sits 4th in the Western Conference, while Donestk is just hovering outside of a playoff spot at 9th spot.
Scorer is NEDOROST. Assistant Dadonov, Kiiskinen. Beautiful passing play, leads to a tip on net by Kiiskenen and Sanford thought he had it, but the puck slipped loose and Nedorost is right on the door step, untouched, and slaps home the loose puck. Even Strength
Scorer is APALKOV. Assistted by Kalyuzhny, Flood.
Powerplay goal as Flood fires a shot on net, and APALKOV is there to to jump on the rebound.
Scorer is KRUCHININ. Assistant Plotnikov. Another goal, to take the lead. KRUCHININ is fed a pass from Plotnikov as he drives the net and tips it pass Holt. Even Strength
Scorer is KOCHETKOV. Assisted by Varlamov.
After a timeout by the Donbass bench boss, Donbass responds right off the faceoff by getting a shot on Sanford, and again, Sanford thinks he has it, but the puck slips loose and KOCHETKOV is there to pounce the loose puck, slapping it into the back of the open net. Even Strength
Powerplay goal for Lokomotiv as they waste not time on the man advantage. Kronwall picks the puck off the wall and backpaddles along the blue line then releases a quick, hard wrist shot at net. Holt was screened and couldn't see the puck.
Shots are 15-12 for Lokomotiv.
Scorer is ROBITAILLE. Assistant Kaspar, Kagarlistky. Lokomotiv caught puck watching as Donbass makes a nice passing play. Kagarlistky to Kaspar, and then Kaspar breaks down the left side of Sanford. Kaspar then dishes a backhand pass to Robitaile as he drives the net, and Robitaille just taps in perfect feathered pass pass Sanford. Even Strength
Scorer is PLOTNIKOV Assisted by Averin. A bad turnover right in Donbass' slot leads to Lokomotiv taking the lead late in the second period.
Averin, pokes the puck lose as Nedorost tries to skate through the slot, the puck lans on Plotnikov's stick and he dekes out Holt and tucks in the game leading goal. Even Strength
Special teams did not go in Donbass' favor as they were unable to capitalize on two powerplay opportunities in the third period.
Donbass has 2 wins, 2 losses, and 1 shootout loss in January as they face Vityaz on January 24. Lokomotiv will now travel to Riga, to face a slumping Dinamo Riga club on January 22.
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