NNO 5:0 JAR | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)

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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Friday 27.09.2013, 17:00 • Trade Union Sport Palace (capacity 5500) • KHL

		Final word – Torpedo simply blew away Lokomotiv. It was not the nicest of games, but it presented everything this game offers – goals, unnecessary penalties, powerplay goals, fights and more. Team from Nizhny Novgorod was seriously better in faceoffs (73,5%) and had therefore more puck in their possesion. Mikhail Grigoryev spent the most time on ice for Torpedo (25:20 on ice, 29 shifts) and Ilya Gorokhov was ice-leader for Lokomotiv (21:24, 26 shifts). Eurolivescores player of the game – Denis Parshin (Torpedo) (19:42:56)
		Game shot summary: Torpedo 31, Lokomotiv 21 Faceoffs: Torpedo 75/102, Lokomotiv 27/102 Penalties: Torpedo 17, Lokomotiv 31
		Final period faceoffs: Torpedo 9/14, Lokomotiv 5/14 Penalties: Torpedo 9, Lokomotiv 21
		Final period shot summary: Torpedo 8 – Valentenko, SALMINEN, Potapov, Khomitsky, Denisov, Brent 3 Lokomotiv 4 – Vishnevsky, Khlopotov, Plotnikov, Pashnin
	60:00	Game over.
	59:40	Vadim Khomitsky (Torpedo) is penalized for holding – 2 min. minor
		Mikhail Pashnin also returns from changing room and sits on penalty bench
		Wolski already left for changing room, but refs called him back and he sits on penalty bench
	58:55	Mikhail Pashnin (Lokomotiv). 5min. fisticuffs
	58:55	Wojtek Wolski (Torpedo). 5min. fisticuffs
	58:54	Wojtek Wolski (Torpedo) and Mikhail Pashnin (Lokomotiv) get into fight
	57:08	Team penalty (Lokomotiv) for too many players on the ice – 2 min. minor
	54:06	Sergei Plotnikov hits the post for Lokomotiv, Gelashvili falls, but stays unbeaten
	53:44	Nice to see Torpedo players doing their job. If such approach and determination continues, they can probably go far in this season's competition
	52:31	Maxim Potapov fires from left circle, but misses the goal
	51:44	Wolski comes into attacking zone with high speed, tricks both defensemen and tries to fire a dangerous shot, but Torpedo forward comes back and deflects the puck away from Wolski's stick
	51:20	One has to be fair – Lokomotiv players are still trying to apply some pressure, although they trail by five goals to Torpedo
	50:25	Crowd is having fun with Mexican wave, and it's all pretty quiet on ice at the moment
	49:12	Wojtek Wolski fires from left drop zone, lyuchnikov is outside his goal and only manages to deflect the puck
	49:04	Home team at full strength.
	47:04	Vadim Khomitsky (Torpedo) is next to go to penalty-bin. It is for interference – 2 min. minor
	46:32	Goal for Torpedo! Another powerplay goal for Torpedo! SAKARI SALMINEN gets puck on far post and sends it inside Lokomotiv goal.
	45:38	Mikelis Redlihs (Lokomotiv) sits on penalty bench for hooking – 2 min. minor
	43:27	Sergei plotnikov fires from right circle, no real trouble for Gelashvili
	42:15	Visiting team at full strength.
	41:57	Maxim Potapov fires from right side, Klyuchnikov is focused and catches the puck
	41:38	Pavel Valentenko shoots, Klyuchnikov is ready and saves the puck
	41:30	Torpedo cannot enter attacking zone, their coach shows his frustration with that by yelling on bench
	40:15	Danil Romantsev (Lokomotiv). 10min. checking to the head and neck area
	40:15	Danil Romantsev (Lokomotiv) sits on penalty bench for checking to the head and neck area
	40:14	A. Potapov (Torpedo) lays on ice after Danil Romantsev pushed him dangerously
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Second period faceoffs: Torpedo 25/35, Lokomotiv 10/35 Penalties: Torpedo 4, Lokomotiv 8
		Second period shot summary: Torpedo 12 – Grigoryev, Wolski, HIETANEN, Parshin, Lukin, Salminen, Potapov, Khomitsky 2, Immonen, KRASNOSLOBODTSEV 2(1) Lokomotiv 4 – Holos, But, Plotnikov, Pashnin
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:34	Lokomotiv at full strength.
	38:18	Juuso Hietanen fires from right circle, Klyuchnikov saves
	37:34	Mikhail Pashnin (Lokomotiv) is next to sit in penalty box – interference, 2 min. minor
	35:31	Lokomotiv at full strength.
	34:17	Home team at full strength. Play is 5 on 4, PP for Torpedo.
	33:31	Alexander Chernikov (Lokomotiv) is penalized for slashing – 2 min. minor. Play continues 4 on 4
	32:59	Guests did not apply any real pressure, they managed only to have puck under control
	32:17	Mikhail Grigoryev (Torpedo) goes to penalty box for throwing the puck outside the playing area
	29:19	Mikhail Pashnin fires for Lokomotiv; shot is weak, no real trouble for Gelashvili
	28:56	Jarkko Immonen shoots, Klyuchnikov saves another shot
	28:25	Mikhail Grigoryev fires, Klyuchnikov saves his first puck today
	28:20	Torpedo players are now hot – they continue to put pressure on guests
	27:58	Three powerplay goals scored so far in the game by Nizhny Novgorod team. Lokomotiv needs more discipline in their play
	27:36	Lokomotiv changes their goalie. Vitaly Kolesnik goes out, Yury Klyuchnikov comes on the ice
	27:18	Goal for Torpedo! JUUSO HIETANEN scores fourth goal for Torpedo after he fires long distance shot from blue line. Assists – Parshin, Wolski. Powerplay goal.
	26:13	One of Torpedo defenseman fires big shot from blue line, Kolesnik hardly saves puck – it deflects near his right post
	25:42	Torpedo at full strength.
	25:19	Dmitry Maltsev (Lokomotiv) is penalized for oughing – 2 min. minor
	24:25	Guests are in shock, powerplay doesn't work well for them
	23:42	Vladimir Galuzin (Torpedo) goes to penalty bench for holding
	22:31	Goal for Torpedo! Khomitsky shoots from blue line, Kolesnik deflects the puck, but VADIM KRASNOSLOBODTSEV is in front of goal to send puck in for yet another Torpedo goal. Another assist goes to Denis Parshin
	21:18	Vadim khomitsky fires from distance, Kolesnik goes on his knees and covers the puck
	21:03	Salminen shoots from left side, Kolesnik is ready and deflects another puck
	20:49	Wolski fires, Kolesnik deflects the puck into right corner
	20:32	Ilya Gorokhov (Lokomotiv) goes to penalty box for holding 2 min. minor
	20:05	First puck and attack goes for Lokomotiv , no shot though
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Faceoffs opening period: Torpedo 30/40, Lokomotiv 10/40 Penalties: Torpedo 2, Lokomotiv 2
		Shot summary opening period: Torpedo 10 – GRIGORYEV, Hietanen 2, Parshin 2, Salminen 2, Khomitsky, Immonen, POTAPOV Lokomotiv 9 – Dixon, Redlihs, Ullstrom, Averin, Vasilyev 2, Galimov 2, Gorokhov
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:25	Vadim Khomitsky fires from dropoff zone on the right side, Kolesnik saves
	18:15	Aleksei Vasilyev fires from top of right circle, Gelashvili has no trouble to save shot like this
	17:17	Jarkko Immonen fires from blue line, Kolesnik is focused and saves the puck
	16:57	Juuso Hietanen shoots from distance, Kolesnik deflects the puck
	16:09	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod at full strength.
	15:28	Denis Parshin fires from left side, Kolesnik catches the puck
	14:09	Vladimir Denisov (Torpedo) is penalized for boarding – 2 min. minor
	13:40	Lokomotiv players managed to trsanslate the game into their attacking zone. They are not particularly dangerous at the moment, but if they continue to play the same way they'll sure get chances to score goals
	12:35	Lokomotiv players are responding aggresively on two goals lead by home team. Positional attacking looks determined, no true shots to Gelashvili so far
	11:54	David Ullstrom shoots, Gelashvili covers the puck after it bounced off of him at first
	11:06	Goal for Torpedo! ALEXEI POTAPOV gets puck into left corner, skates behind goal and turns around with puck on far post – Kolesnik is not quick enough and Potapov scores another goal for Torpedo
	10:12	Goal for Torpedo! Sakari Salminen circles from behind the goal and passes a great puck to another post – MIKHAIL GRIGORYEV waits there and tips the puck into open net. Powerplay goal!
	09:27	Emil Galimov (Lokomotiv) is penalized for high-sticking – 2 min. minor
	08:56	Yegor Averin shoots from left side boards, Gelashvili saves
	07:58	Sakari Salmine shoots from top of circles, Kolesnik makes great save and deflects puck into left corner
	06:16	Kolesnik has lost sight of the puck and was forced to lie down on the back pressing puck to ice
	05:38	Mikelis Redlihs fires from top od circles, Gelashvili saves with his shoulder
	04:58	Torpedo at full strength.
	04:02	Emil Galimov fires from inbetween the circles, Gelashvili deflects the puck, but eventually his defensemen manage to clear the situation
	03:46	Vasilyev fires hard from blue line, Gelashvili deflects the puck
	03:25	Guests did not enter attacking zone for long time seriously, as Torpedo defense managed to keep it outside defensive area
	02:58	Pyotr Schastlivy (Torpedo) sits on penalty bench for high sticking – 2 min. minor
	01:28	Torpedo started the game in aggressive manner
	00:01	Game started.
		Welcome to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl game live coverage. Todays opponents already played two games in last 30 days. They played preseason friendly at Yaroslavl and Lokomotiv won the game 5:2. Regular season KHL game was played on September 14 in Nizhny Novgorod and Torpedo have won it (6:3). There'll be plenty of wishes and things to prove on both sides today – Torpedo of course wants to win yet another game vs. Lokomotiv and guests want to prove they are capable of winning at Trade Union Sport Palace in Nizhny Novgorod. Torpedo's last game finished with surprising win against Dinamo in Latvian Capital Riga. That points to good current form by Nizhny Novgorod team. They won another surprising game against CSKA in Moscow and lost at SO only at Lev Praha. Torpedo is currently ranked sixth at Eastern Conference standings, 11th overall. Gelashvili is still impressive in front of Torpedo's net (Sv% 94.6). Sakari Salminen 7(3 goals + 4 assists), Tim Brent 7 (1+6) and Wojtek Wolski 6 (3+3) are current team's point leaders. Juuso Hietanen, the defenseman, spends on average most time on ice per game for Torpedo (25:15). Lokomotiv's track has been full of obstacles so far in KHL season. Two straight wins and another SO win in 8 games are sure less than fans and team management expected. Guys on ice can play good hockey, they proved that on some parts of previous games, but it seems that they cannot assemble a whole good game in its entirety. Lokomotiv is currently 11th in Western Conference standings, 20th overall. They won their last two home games against Dinamo Mn. on Sunday and vs. Medvescak (SOW), so that's something they want to built on. Curtis Sanford (Sv% 90.7) was injured earlier in the week, but Vitaly Kolesnik, Sanford's backup, proved he is capable of performing on high level (Sv% 95.4). Anton But 5 (1 goal + 4 assists) is current team's point leader and there are 5 players with 4 points following. Staffan Kronwall (23:42) and Jonas Holos (22:41) are ice-leaders. Can we name favorites for this game? Torpedo is probably considered as such, but ask Lokomotiv players – they sure don't agree with that. Let's take a look at Torpedo – Lokomotiv game together – follow our live coverage!
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:00.

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 11. GRIGORYEV (Salminen, Brent), 12. POTAPOV, 23. KRASNOSLOBODTSEV (Parshin, Khomitsky), 28. HIETANEN (Parshin, Wolski), 47. SALMINEN

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Gelashvili Mashkovtsev – Lukin Khomitsky Galuzin Potapov A, Kulyomin – Grigoryev Denisov Parshin Salminen Immonen – Valentenko Hietanen Wolski Potapov M, Brent – Belokhvostikov Zharkov Schastlivy Krasnoslobodtsev

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Kolesnik Klyuchnikov – Vasilyev Gorokhov – But Plotnikov Averin – Holos Kronwall Dixon Redlihs Ullstrom – Vishnevsky Pashnin Chernikov Petrov Maltsev – Yakovlev Khlopotov Apalkov Galimov Romantsev

Referees: Baluska, Ronn – Shelyanin, Golovlyov

1st period
	02:58
	09:27
	10:12
	11:06
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:32
	22:31
	25:19
	27:18
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:15
	40:15
	46:32
	47:04
	57:08
	58:55
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