JAR 2:1 CER | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)

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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:1)

Severstal Cherepovets

Thursday 21.02.2013, 16:00 • KHL

		Lokomotiv made it and equalizes the situation after first two matches. Kronwall scored the game winner in a 5-on-3 powerplay right at the beginning of the third period. Severstal then had some chances and tried a powerplay in the end without a goalie, but didn't manage to send this match into overtime. Have a nice rest of the week and keep watching coverages on eurolivescores.com. (18:24:39)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:21	Severstal pulled Koshechkin away.
	57:31	Visiting team timeout.
	56:30	Apalkov's shot stopped by Koshechkin.
	54:39	What a glove save by Sanford! Videll got past his defender and had a perfect position to equalize, but his shot ended in a glove of the home goalie.
	54:15	Sanford covered the puck and then suffered a slash from Kazionov. However, the referees won't give any penalties this time.
	53:50	Ketov's shot from a breakaway looked well, but Sanford's glove was quick enough.
	53:29	Nice save by Koshechkin took a chance away from Hagman.
	53:23	Chernikov's shot was deflected into the safety net above Koshechkin.
	52:35	Alexeyev tried to surprise Sanford with a finish from behind the goal, but he didn't succeed.
	52:18	Icing of Yaroslavl.
	51:41	Sanford didn't have to interfere against Kazinov's snap shot.
	50:09	Caslava got the puck out of Plotnikov's stick, but one of his team-mates just clears for icing.
	49:11	Shipachyov and Dixon have something to tell each other after an individual challenge.
	48:49	Lokomotiv has problems with crossing the offensive blue line.
	47:40	Alexeyev lost the puck on the boards and Severstal had to return back.
	46:49	Sanford managed to find the puck during a confusing situation in front of him and pauses the game.
	46:15	Lokomotiv finally gets the puck after they spent a great part of the game in their own zone.
	45:05	Great work by Caslava in the defense.
	44:11	It looked like Yegorshev helped himself with a foul, but the referees stay calm.
	42:39	Nice try from Linus Videll! He tried to turn around the goal and surprise Sanford with a quick finish on the far post. However, the home goaltender stopped the shot with his right pad.
	42:17	Berdnikov's shot was stopped by Sandorf's chest.
	41:01	Goal for Lokomotiv! What had to happen just happened! STAFFAN KRONWALL got a crossing pass on the circles and his slap shot found precisely the right top corner of Koshechkin's goal. 2:1! Assists: Alexander Guskov, Alexei Kalyuzhny
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		In the second period, Severstal managed to equalize. The goal came in a powerplay after Ryazantsev's one-timer. Otherwise, the game is quite even, but now, Lokomotiv has a great chance to get back in front with a double powerplay, which they will play for more than a minute in the beginning of the last period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:23	Huge chance for Lokomotiv with a 5-on-3 powerplay comes after Vadim Shipachyov's (CRP) foul for roughing.
	39:02	Stanislav Yegorshev (CRP) got a 2 minutes penalty.
	38:41	Goal for Severstal! There's the powerplay equalizer! ALEXANDER RYAZANTSEV got an ideal pass between the circles and blueline and his powerful one-timer found the way into the net. 1:1! Assists: Linus Videll, Mikhail Anisin.
	37:39	Kiselevich's wirst shot ends in Sanford's glove.
	37:02	Niklas Hagman (YAR) got a minor penalty for high-sticking.
	36:30	Kalyuzhny's shot from a breakaway blocked away by Koshechkin.
	34:49	Lokomotiv is at full strength and killed another penalty.
	34:35	Bad back pass on Kiselevich ends behind Koshechkin.
	33:58	Lokomotiv clears the zone.
	32:49	Mark Flood (YAR) got a minor penalty for holding.
	32:13	There is another commercial break after one of the Koshechkin's saves.
	31:37	Yury Petrov skates with the puck in circles around Koshechkin.
	30:10	Yegorshev has a tough time with Petrov on his back all the time.
	28:55	This time, it is icing, which stops Yaroslavl's attack.
	28:41	Another offside of Lokomotiv as Apalkov crossed the blueline a bit earlier.
	27:45	Great puck control from Plotnikov in the offensive zone, but the Russian didn't manage to finish his effort with a shot on goal.
	26:51	Kaluzhny couldn't play as the linesman signalized him an offside.
	25:29	Vishnevsky's shot didn't get past blocking Stolyarov.
	24:43	Icing of Severstal.
	24:05	Laakso's great defensive work meant Redlihs had to get rid of puck.
	23:15	The game moves in front of Sanford after a while.
	21:53	Severstal is at full strength, but Vadim Shipachyov got a misconduct penalty for his last foul, so he's staying out for ten more minutes.
	21:25	Kronwall's slap shot from the blueline ends in Koshechkin's glove.
	20:56	Home team at full strength.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		First period offered us only one goal. Daniil Apalkov opened the scoreline with a quick rebound and sent Lokomtiv into the lead. The game was paused a lot and we've seen some penalties as well. This results in the fact, that both teams will start the second period with one man in a penalty box.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:45	One more penalty for Vadim Shipachyov (CRP) before the first horn.
	18:56	During the break, Sanford's mask is being repaired.
	18:56	Maltsev (YAR) had an opportunity, but didn't beat Koshechkin and then got into a fight. Two minutes for him.
	18:23	Visiting team at full strength.
	18:08	Berdnikov poked away the puck and sent it towards Sanford.
	17:59	Lokomotiv holds the puck around Koshechkin.
	16:23	Powerplay for Yaroslavl. Denis Kazionov (CRP) got a minor penalty for the foul on Apalkov.
	16:18	Apalkov appeared alone between the circles, but he had the puck on backhand side and didn't even shoot.
	16:01	Offside stopped Videll's offensive effort.
	15:25	Both teams have some problems now with getting through the neutral zone with puck on sticks.
	14:12	Kazionov missed the net from the left side. Sanford can stay calm.
	13:31	Great defensive work from Ryazantsev this time, but the home team got back on puck immediately.
	12:02	Goal for Lokomotiv! The home side took the lead. Plotnikov turned around the goal and tried to beat Koshechkin on the near post. He was denied, but DANIIL APALKOV, who was waiting on the crease, found the unprotected puck and tapped it into the net to make it 1:0! Assists: Emil Galinov, Sergei Plotnikov.
	11:57	Kruchinin found the way how to get from behind the net in front of Koshechkin and tried his luck with a hidden shot. He was stopped by a glove save.
	11:14	Laakso and Redlihs had a little word fight in the corner behind Koshechkin.
	10:45	Nice Koshechkin's save againist a long range slap shot interrupts the game again.
	10:41	Icing of the players from Cherepovets.
	10:30	Kronwall lost his balance in the offensive zone and later also the puck.
	09:08	Lokomotiv pressed the players of Severstal and had some shots on goal, but they lacked an agressive player on the crease.
	08:06	Niklas Hagman had an opportunity to shoot on the blueline. His slap shot was stopped by Koshechkin's blocker.
	07:11	Flood will start another offensive play of his team from behind Sanford.
	06:41	After the first commercial break, there will be a face-off in front of Koshechkin.
	06:41	Stolyarov did an excellent job in the offensive zone, but his attempts weren't accurate enough to break the deadlock.
	05:24	Kalyuzhny wasn't agressive enough on the crease to succeed. Guskov's wirst shot from the right side then went wide.
	04:22	Both teams at full strength.
	03:55	No chances so far while both teams play in four men.
	02:22	The strength of both teams is equal again. Alexander Guskov (YAR) is sent out for interference.
	02:15	Nikita Alexeyev (CRP) gets a minor penalty in the beginning of the match.
	01:46	Alexeyev threw the puck onto Sanford, but the home goalie was well prepared.
	01:05	Semyonov's effort from the blueline was deflected and ended underneath Koshechkin's pads.
	00:58	Face-off by Koshechkin's right hand.
	00:29	Hagman had a first opportunity for the home team. Koshechkin was ready at his near post.
	00:01	Game started.
		The match is starting in a minute, just after the Russian anthem.
		Starting lineups: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Flood, Kronwall, Vishnevsky, Pashnin, Semyonov, Guskov, Yakovlev – Dixon, Hagman, Kalyuzhny – Redlihs, Chernikov, Petrov Y. – Plotnikov, Apalkov, Galimov – Kruchinin, Petrov O., Maltsev – Kartayev Severstal Cherepovets: Koshechkin (Peretyagin) – Yegorshev, Andersen, Laakso, Caslava, Popov, Kiselevich, Ryazantsev – Ketov, Stolyarov, Shipachyov – Berdnikov, Videll, Anisin – Bergfors, Medvedev, Kazionov – Kovyrshin, Alexeyev, Buchnevich – Zemchenko Referees: Bulanov – Streltsov, Tarasov.
		Welcome to the second match of the KHL play-offs first round between Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Severstal Cherepovets. In yesterday's game offered us a very tactical match. As it was during the mutual encounters during the regular season, the match was equal and the scoreline didn't change for a lot of times. In the end, Cherepovets was the luckier team and won 2:1 thanks to goals by Stolyarov and Shipachyov. Therefore Yaroslavl will be under a great pressure today, becuase two home defeats would mean a very unpleasent situation for the better side from this year's league table.
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.

Commentary by

Marek Kratochvíl

@marekratochvil

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 13. Apalkov (Galinov, Plotnikov), 42. Kronwall (Guskov, Kalyuzhny) - 39. Ryazantsev (Videll, Anisin)

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Flood, Kronwall, Vishnevsky, Pashnin, Semyonov, Guskov, Yakovlev – Dixon, Hagman, Kalyuzhny – Redlihs, Chernikov, Petrov Y. – Plotnikov, Apalkov, Galimov – Kruchinin, Petrov O., Maltsev – Kartayev

Severstal Cherepovets: Koshechkin (Peretyagin) – Yegorshev, Andersen, Laakso, Caslava, Popov, Kiselevich, Ryazantsev – Ketov, Stolyarov, Shipachyov – Berdnikov, Videll, Anisin – Bergfors, Medvedev, Kazionov – Kovyrshin, Alexeyev, Buchnevich – Zemchenko

Referees: Bulanov, Anisimov – Streltsov, Tarasov

Attendance: 9 000

1st period
	02:15
	02:22
	12:02
	16:23
	18:56
	19:45
1st intermission
2nd period
	32:49
	38:41
	39:02
	39:23
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:01
Final