JAR 3:4 DON | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - HC Donbass Donetsk (KHL)

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final/OT

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

3:4 (0:0, 1:2, 2:1, 0:1)

HC Donbass Donetsk

Monday 16.09.2013, 17:30 • Arena 2000 • KHL

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		In a high-class match Donbass were a little more active and twice gained a two-goal lead but in power play Lokomotiv fought back and extended the match to overtime where Evgeny Razin gave the well-deserved extra point to Donbass! Shots on goal: Lokomotiv 1 (23) – Donbass 1 (26)
		Game over.
	63:46	Goal for Donbass! With their first scoring attempt of this overtime the guests win the match 4-3 and gain the extra point – keeps the damage in reasonable limits after they threw away twice a two-goal lead in regulation! After a pass by Evgeny Dadonov it was EVGENY RAZIN whose shot from the right circle first hit the back of Sanford before it went into the back of the net! Assisted by Egeny Dadonov.
	63:22	Excellent scoring position for the hosts but a Donbass defender throws himself in between!
	62:05	Crash between two players inside the neutral zone.
	61:09	2-on-2 attack by the home side but the last cross-pass just in front of Leighton goes wrong and the forward ar the second post can't reach the puck!
	60:01	Overtime began.
		Lokomotiv played with heart and passion in the third period and never gave up, even when Donbass restored their two goal lead. Instead the hosts were able to punish the guests from Ukraine who caused several unnecessary penalties, with two late power play goals by Alexei Vasilyev to force overtime! Shots on goal: Lokomotiv 13 (22) – Donbass 7 (25)
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:29	Dangerous situation in front of the Loko net when a pass from the right wing went just by every player and the net!
	59:00	One minute left to play and Lokomotiv throw everything into offense to try to even gain the full count of points in regulation!
	57:51	Goal for Lokomotiv! With the momentum – and one man more during the power play – on their side, the hosts are able to tie the game!!! Another one-timer by ALEXEI VASILYEV finds its way into the net – better said into the right top corner – past Leighton who couldn't react fast enoguh and raise his glove hand! Assisted by Ilya Gorokhov and Anton But.
	57:32	Shots by Ilya Gorokhov from the left wing are twice blocked by the guest defense.
	57:07	Oleg Piganovich (Donbass) gets two minutes for a check to the head and neck area. The guests are putting the fruits for all their hard work in this match at risk!
	55:48	Goal for Lokomotiv! With a one-timer from the blue line just after his team won the face off ALEXEI VASILYEV brings home side Lokomotiv Yaroslav back into the match in power play and cuts the deficit to just one goal – 2-3 now! Assisted by Ilya Gorokhov.
	55:40	Jan Kolar (Donbass) gets two minutes for throwing the puck outside the playing area – a long 5 on 3 power play now for Lokomotiv!
	54:17	Vaclav Nedorost (Donbass) gets two minutes for interference.
	54:17	Lokomotiv's Emil Galimov tried to deke out Leighton but is stopped by the former NHL goalie!
	53:45	After their third goal of the evening the guests are finding their confidence back and seem to controll the game currently.
	52:12	Goal for Donbass! Is this the decision in favour of the guests? Sanford allows a rebound after a harmless looking blue line shot and EVGENY DADONOV who waited right to the next reacts first and fires the puck over the goal line for the 3-1 Donbass lead! Assisted by Jan Kolar.
	51:58	Break away opportunity for Lokomotiv through Daniil Romantsev but he has problems to gain speed and Clay Wilson is able to stop him inside the Donbass third!
	51:08	Big double chance for Jonas Holos who almost scored on his own rebound but Leighton covers the right corner up!
	49:55	Two minute team penalty against Lokomotiv for having too many players on the ice. Daniil Apalkov sits down in the penalty box for his side – 4 on 4 now.
	48:51	Gennady Razin (Donbass) gets two minutes for holding.
	48:37	Delayed penalty shown against Donbass and the hosts pull out their goalie for an additional attacker.
	48:17	A little fight between Loko's Sergei Plotnikov and Donbass' Peter Podhradsky after the guest defender had hit the Loko forward with his stick.
	45:23	A Lokomotiv blue line shot went just wide!
	44:30	Both teams have difficulties to keep the puck in these first minutes of the third period.
	44:08	A blue line shot by Teemu Laine is blocked to the side by Sanford.
	43:05	Icing by Donbass.
	41:51	A harmless distance shot by the guests from within the neutral zone earns them a face off in front of the Lokomotiv net at least.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Just when Lokomotiv were able to make it a more open game, Donbass scored a double in the second half of the period before Daniil Apalkov answered for Lokomotiv to make it 1-2 – with the third goal in less than four minutes! Shots on goal: Lokomotiv 6 (9) – Donbass 7 (18)
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:14	The Donbass power play formation with problems, a cross-pass for Clay Wilson goes wide and they have to break up their attack.
	37:42	Dangerous shorthanded counter attack by the hosts but the last pass was not precise enough so that the Donbass defense was able to clear the sitaution.
	37:37	Emil Galimov (Lokomotiv) gets two minutes for boarding.
	37:37	Out of the blue a harmless looking situation in the right corner of the Donbass third led to a major brawl involving half a dozen players from both sides!
	36:29	Goal for Lokomotiv! The game is gaining heat! Lokomotiv cut the guest lead to the half just one and a half minutes later! After a shot by Emil Galimov was blocked by Donbass goalie Leighton, the rebound came to DANIIL APALKOV who fired the puck past the crowd into the net – 1-2! Assisted by Emil Galimov.
	35:57	A precise shot by Petteri Wirtanen towards the right topc orner is caught by Sanford.
	35:01	Goal for Donbass! After a pass from behind the net OLEG PIGANOVICH doubles the Donbass lead from short distance! Assisted by Randy Robitaille and Oskars Bartulis.
	33:35	Donbass with a fast attack but the following long pass wasn't stopped at the Loko blue line in time – icing.
	32:42	Goal for Donbass! Just when Lokomotiv were finding completely into the game the guests get the overdue lead! With a lot of patience they passed the puck inside the Loko third before a one-timer from the blue line by Oleg Piganovich was deflected into the net by OSKARS BARTULIS past the surprised Loko goalie Sanford! Assisted by Oleg Piganovich.
	31:53	2-on-2 attack by the hosts but the following shot by Anton But from within the slot is blocked by a defender.
	31:10	Another icing by Donbass. The guests are having more problems with the Loko offense than in the previous period.
	30:39	Icing by the guests.
	30:26	Evgeny Belukhin stopped a rush by the Loko offense and went for a counter attack himself but had no chance against three opponent at the same time.
	28:19	Long clearance by the hosts and they are back at full strength.
	27:57	One-timer from just right to the Loko net but Sanford covered the bottom corner up in time!
	27:02	Huge opportunity for Donbass from short distance and the fans behind the Loko net already had seen the puck in but somehow it was deflected wide!
	26:19	Danil Romantsev (Lokomotiv) gets two minutes for high-sticking – a long 5 on 3 power play for the guests will follow!
	26:07	Another long clearance by the hosts whose penalty killing formation does a great job by now.
	25:35	Long clearance by the Loko defense and Donbass have to restart their attack.
	24:49	Jonas Holos (Lokomotiv) gets two minutes for throwing the puck outside the playing area. It's the first penalty of the game.
	24:17	Donbass' Oskars Bartulis tries it with a blue line shot but Sanford in the home team's net has no problems to get the save.
	22:30	The hosts are investing a lot more into their offense than in the previous period but the Donbass defense stands very well.
	21:34	David Ullstrom ended a fast Loko counter with a shot from a central position that went straight into the gloves of Leighton.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		An interesting first period with two hard-working teams but no really dangerous scoring opportunities ended. Guests Donbass looked a little more active and had far more shots on goal but at the end of the period also Lokomotiv were able to create more danger. Shots on goal: Lokomotiv 3 – Donbass 11
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:48	After great forechecking by the Donbass forwards Lokomotiv caused an icing.
	19:27	Offside call against Lokomotiv's Alexei Kruchinin.
	18:16	A distance shot from within the neutral zone forces Leighton to block the puck to the side but no Lokomotiv player could reach the rebound.
	17:34	A pass from behind the Donbass net comes to Jonas Holos who waited at the right circle but he wasn't able to get a shot on goal.
	16:04	Roman Blagoi received a pass at the Lokomotiv blue line but he crossed it a moment too early and was called back for an offside position.
	14:54	Sergei Plotnikov conqueres the puck inside the neutral zone but the Donbass defender is able to clear the situation himself afterwards by deflecting Plotnikov's shot from the left circle so that it goes wide and lands behind the net.
	13:33	4 or 5 players waited in front of the Lokomotiv net and out of the crowd the puck found its way towards the net but Sanford stopped it.
	12:00	The match goes back and forth currently without any major chances.
	10:19	Scoring opportunity for Donbass forward Evgeny Dadonov from the left circle immidiately after receiving a pass therebut Sanford blocks the puck with his chest!
	09:08	Icing by Donbass.
	08:30	So far the guests make the better impression and they have more puck possession in offense than their opponents.
	07:37	A Donbass blue line shot was blocked and almost led to a dangerous counter opportunity but a defender cleared the situation.
	07:16	Lukas Kaspar tries it from the left circle and his shot caused Sanford more trouble than expected as he allowed a rebound which he caught in the air.
	06:47	Icing by the hosts.
	06:24	After a shot by Maxim Yakutsenya from the right wing Sanford blocked the puck to the side.
	05:26	After a check by Donbass' Roman Blagoi it was Loko's Alexei Vasilyev who crashed into the boards. The game stopped immidiately so that he could leave the ice for further treatment by his team's medical staff.
	03:59	2-on-1 attack by the guests but Sanford left his net to block the shot.
	03:25	Lokomotiv counter over the left wing by Plotnikov but he loses the puck in the neutral zone.
	02:50	Icing by Donbass.
	01:45	Aggressive start by both teams in these first minutes.
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems of Ukraine and Russia are being played. The game can start in a few minutes.
		Starting lineups: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Klyuchnikov) – Koledov, Vishnevsky, Kronwall, Peretyagin, Vasilyev, Arzamastsev, Yakovlev, Gorokhov – But, Plotnikov, Chernikov, Ullstrom, Petrov, Averin, Apalkov, Galimov, Kruchinin, Maltsev, Romantsev, Kartayev Donbass Donetsk: Leighton (Shevchuk) – Silnitsky, Wilson, Bartulis, Kolar, Podhradsky, Razin, Piganovich – Pettersson, Nedorost, Virtanen, Robitaille, Kaspar, Kvitchenko, Blagoi, Yakutsenya, Belukhin, Dadonov, Laine, Shalimov Referees: Gofman, Romasko – Alyoshin, Ivanov
		Both hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl as guests Donbass Donetsk had a start into the season with a lot of ups and downs. Lokomotiv started with away losses against Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (1-2), Avangard Omsk (2-5) and Barys Astana (3-5) before they beat underdogs Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (4-0) to finish their four game road trip. For Donbass their four-game home stint started more successful against Slovan Bratislava (4-2), Lev Prague (3-2 OT) before they lost against CSKA Moscow (1-4) and Dinamo Riga (2-4). Today Lokomotiv want to use their first home match of the young season to get further out of the negative streak and are in the role as the favourites. If they can win or if Donbass surprises them, we'll see soon!
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:30 GMT / 17:30 CET / 19:30 MSK.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 37. Apalkov (Galimov), 56. Vasilyev (Gorokhov), 58. Vasilyev (Gorokhov, But) – 33. Bartulis (Piganovich), 36. Piganovich (Robitaille, Bartulis), 53. Dadonov (Kolar), 64. Razin (Dadonov)

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Klyuchnikov) – Koledov, Vishnevsky, Kronwall, Peretyagin, Vasilyev, Arzamastsev, Yakovlev, Gorokhov – But, Plotnikov, Chernikov, Ullstrom, Petrov, Averin, Apalkov, Galimov, Kruchinin, Maltsev, Romantsev, Kartayev

HC Donbass Donetsk: Leighton (Shevchuk) – Silnitsky, Wilson, Bartulis, Kolar, Podhradsky, Razin, Piganovich – Pettersson, Nedorost, Virtanen, Robitaille, Kaspar, Kvitchenko, Blagoi, Yakutsenya, Belukhin, Dadonov, Laine, Shalimov

Referees: Gofman, Romasko – Alyoshin, Ivanov

1st period
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:49
	26:19
	32:42
	35:01
	36:29
	37:37
2nd intermission
3rd period
	48:51
	49:55
	52:12
	54:17
	55:40
	55:48
	57:07
	57:51
After 3rd period
Overtime
	63:46
Final/OT