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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Monday 07.10.2013, 17:00 • KHL
     
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    In overime Lokomotiv Yaroslavl were able to win the game by the minimum (1-0) and won two points while Metallurg Novokuznetsk earned one point. For Lokomotiv it was the third consecutive win while Metallurg failed to stop the negative trend and they now lost 10 (!) games in a row!

    Shots on goal: Lokomotiv 2 (41) – Metallurg 0 (22)
     
    Game over.
     
    61:43
    Goal for Lokomotiv!


    YEGOR AVERIN won the puck behind the Metallurg net, skated in front of guest goalie Hovinen, deked him out and left him no chance to fire the puck just below the crossbar! The game winning goal for Lokomotiv early in overtime!

    Without assist.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    In the third period both teams played rather cautious but still there were a lot of dangerous situations in front of both nets. In the end the result stayed at 0-0. Both teams have won one point each now and battle for the extra point in the five-minute overtime.

    Shots on goal: Lokomotiv 9 (39) – Metallurg 5 (22)
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:45
    Several desperate shots on goal by the Loko offense but Hovinen keeps his net clean!
     
    58:49
    Redlihs left his opponent behind him with a nice move after skating from behind the net but his shot from short distance missed the left bottom corner!
     
    58:13
    Break away opportunity for Lokomotiv but several players crash into the net and move it.
     
    56:50
    One-timer from the blue line by a Loko defender just when the guests were back at full strength but the shot doesn't make it through.
     
    56:06
    Break away opportunity for the guests but Sanford is able to block the back hand attempt!
     
    54:42
    Marko Anttila (Metallurg) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    54:42
    Vadim Khlopotov is hit in the face by Marko Antilla's high stick.
     
    53:57
    Loko goalie Sanford had more trouble than expected with a distance shot and almost allowed a dangerous rebound!
     
    53:00
    Both teams play more and more cautious with a possible overtime getting closer.
     
    51:09
    Fast 2-on-1 counter for Lokomotiv but the last cross-pass went wide! That could have been the decisive goal!
     
    50:23
    Vadim Khlopotov tries it from the right circle, easy glove save for Hovinen.
     
    50:00
    The home fans are increasing their support. They know that their team needs them in this close match.
     
    49:16
    Metallurg's Rafael Akhmetov tries it with a shot from the right circle which is caught by Sanford.
     
    48:48
    Anton But had the best chance in this period so far but his shot towards the left bottom corner after skating from the left circle was blocked to the side by Hovinen!
     
    48:08
    Vadim Khlopotov's scoring attempt from within the slot is stopped by Hovinen who then also blocks several rebounds with his pads!
     
    47:27
    A 3-on-2 rush by the guests almost led to the first goal of the match but Sanford blocked the final shot in the 1-on-1 situation!
     
    46:59
    After a shot from within the slot by a team mate Danil Romantsev failed to get the rebound waiting just left to the Metallurg net.
     
    44:38
    Staffan Kronwall won the puck back in his own third and skated past everyone before firing the puck towards the net from the left wing, easily blocked to the side by Hovinen.
     
    43:49
    Wrap-around attempt by a Loko forward but guest goalie Hovinen blocks the shot.
     
    42:00
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    41:00
    Due to the penalty against Kronwall late in the middle period, the guests from Novokuznetsk start with a power play into the last 20 minutes.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Lokomotiv was the more active and more dangerous team again in the middle period. Metallurg only became stronger at the end of the period. In the end the 0-0 score didn't change.

    Shots on goal: Lokomotiv 19 (30) – Metallurg 10 (17)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    40:00
    Staffan Kronwall (Lokomotiv) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    39:58
    Metallurg keep the pressure high but a shot by Sergei Yemelin from the left wing at height of the blue line is caught easily by the Lokomotiv goalie.
     
    39:19
    A shot by Kurtis McLean from the right circle is caught in the air by Sanford.
     
    38:21
    Rafael Akhmetov suddenly appeared alone in front of Sanford but he was a bit too fast with his shot on goal and the Lokomoitv goalie was able to block it!
     
    38:00
    Two minutes left to go in the second period and Metallurg is getting stronger.
     
    36:13
    Alexander Chernikov's one-timer from the right circle is stopped by Hovinen.
     
    35:27
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    34:52
    After a one-timer from the blue line by Ilya Gorokhov, Lokomotiv's Yegor Averin missed the wide open net with a rebound from about a metre distance! What a chance for Lokomotiv!
     
    33:27
    Andrei Korabeinikov (Metallurg) gets two minutes for boarding. It's the first power play of the middle period.
     
    33:27
    Lokomotiv's Vadim Khlopotov is checked into the boards from behind. His head hit the glass hard and back on the bench they check if he has signs of a concussion.
     
    32:00
    The hosts are very active and have many dangerous shots on goal but they just are not able to score by now.
     
    29:15
    Lokomotiv increase the pressure on the guests and want to force the lead!
     
    28:54
    Another double chance for Redlihs, this time from short distance, but both times Hovinen was able to block the scoring attempts!
     
    28:31
    A shot by Mikelis Redlihs from the left wing is blocked wide by Hovinen.
     
    28:00
    Currently the guests are able to keep the game a bit more open, still no goals in Yaroslavl.
     
    26:22
    Commercial break.
     
    25:57
    Wrap-around attempt by Dmitry Maltsev but a Metallurg defender is in between to block the shot.
     
    24:21
    Artyom Gareyev is checked hard during a Metallurg rush but the game continues without a break.
     
    23:02
    A shot by Lokomotiv's Ilya Gorokhov from the right wing at height of the blue line misses the net.
     
    21:48
    In the following counter attack one of the guests missed the net just by inches.
     
    21:21
    The first dangerous situation of the middle period but Anton But failed to controll the puck after a pass just in front of guest goalie Hovinen.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Home side Lokomotiv easily controlled their opponents Metallurg for most of the first period and had more and better scoring opportunities but failed to use them by now so that the score remains 0-0 after 20 minutes.

    Shots on goal: Lokomotiv 11 – Metallurg 7
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:32
    Hard work by Sergei Plotnikov alone against several opponents but he isn't able to keep the puck inside the guest third.
     
    18:17
    Sergei Yemelin almost with the surprising lead for Metallurg but his shot from short distance is blocked by Sanford!
     
    17:28
    After a nice one-two combination Yegor Averin missed the right bottom corner with a one-timer from within the slot! Hovinen would have had no chance at all!
     
    15:29
    No-look shot by Lokomotiv's Kirill Kapustin from the left circle but Hovinen makes a pad save! This was only one of a series of shots on goal recently by the home side.
     
    14:25
    A blue line shot by Valery Dydkin misses the right bottom corner.
     
    14:06
    4-on-2 counter for the guests but Marko Anttila fails to keep the puck under controll and loses it to a defender.
     
    13:32
    After a fast Metallurg counter and the following cross-pass from the right circle towards the left post, Sanford made a brilliant pad save against a one-timer from just in front of him! This was the biggest chance so far for the guests!
     
    12:43
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    12:02
    Another long clearance by the hosts whose penalty killing is working extremly efficient so far.
     
    11:36
    Long clerance by the hosts deep into the Metallurg third.
     
    10:43
    Yuri Petrov (Lokomotiv) gets two minutes for holding. The guests from Novokuznetsk will have their first power play of the match.
     
    09:30
    After a one-timer from a half-right position, Hovinen made a huge save against the rebound by Daniil Apalkov from short distance!
     
    08:29
    Metallurg's Artyom Gareyev wins the puck in the right corner and immidiately skates towards the Lokomotiv net but his shot from the right circle is deflected wide by a defender.
     
    06:55
    Double chance for Lokomotiv. A shot from short distance went wide but the puck came back from the boards and a team colleague was stopped by Hovinen with the rebound!
     
    06:30
    The guests are back at full strength after Lokomotiv failed to create real pressure on their net.
     
    06:17
    Fast passing by the Loko power play formation but in the end one of their own forwards was hit by a shot and Hovinen covered up the rebound.
     
    05:24
    After a pass back to the blue line by Yegor Averin a Loko defender wasn't able to keep the puck in the Metallurg third and almost allowed a break away!
     
    04:30
    Andrei Korabeinikov (Metallurg) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    03:41
    Suddenly Sergei Plotnikov appeared alone in front of guest goalie Hovinen but his shot from the left circle went straight past the right top corner!
     
    02:59
    A blue line shot by Metallurg's Raymond Giroux goes wide past the right post.
     
    02:02
    Vitaly Vishnevsky (Lokomotiv) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    02:02
    Nikita Vyglazov (Metallurg) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    02:02
    Mikelis Redlihs (Lokomotiv) gets four minutes for roughing.
     
    02:02
    Alexander Aksyonenko (Metallurg) gets four minutes for roughing.
     
    02:02
    After a wrap-around for the hosts through Yuri Petrov, Hovinen was there with a save. Afterwards there was a big fight between at least 3 players on each side! There are a lot of emotions in this match!
     
    01:30
    We see a very open game in these first minutes. Especially the guests don't hide in their own third.
     
    00:15
    A fast rush by Metallurg leads to the first dangerous situation in front of the Lokomotiv net but the hosts can avoid a shot on goal.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Both teams are standing on the blue lines while the Russian national anthem is being played. The game starts very soon!
     
    The pre game show started and the teams are about to enter the ice.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Lyubushkin, Gorokhov, Holos, Kronwall, Vishnevsky, Pashnin, Vasilyev, Yakovlev – Plotnikov, Averin, Apalkov, But, Redlihs, Sprukts, Khlopotov, Chernikov, Petrov, Kapustin, Maltsev, Romantsev

    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Hovinen (Sorokin) – Giroux, Martynov, Matyla, Aksyonenko, Kanarsky, Korabeinikov, Dydykin, Skutar – McLean, Nurtdinov, Kosourov, Antilla, Gareyev, Yemelin, Kurepanov, Vyglazov, Zhafyarov, Akhmetov, Galimov, Lapenkov

    Referees: Bukin, Deyev – Nazarov, Chubykin
     
    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl started with high expectations into the new season but after a start with many rather mixed results in September they stayed out of the playoff ranks. Loko want to improve their record in October significantly and started well with away wins against Western Conference rivals Vityaz Podolsk (3-2) and two-time Gagarin Cup winners Dynamo Moscow (3-1).

    Lokomotiv are currently 10th in the West with 16 points after 12 games and are two points behind the last playoff spots.

    Today Lokomotiv couldn't have a better opponent in their attempt to clinch a playoff spot than Metallurg Novokuznetsk who have the worst record in the league by now. Metallurg started well into the season with two wins and 7 points in their first three matches but lost all 9 consecutive games. Most recently they gained only one point in their four-game home stint against Lev Prague (3-5), Slovan Bratislava (1-3), CSKA Moscow (2-3 OT) and Dinamo Riga (0-2).

    With only 8 points in 11 games Metallurg Novokuznetsk are not only 14th and thus last in Eastern Conference but they also have the fewest points of any KHL side.

    Everything but a Lokomotiv win this afternoon would be a huge surprise!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET / 19:00 MSK.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 62. Averin

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Lyubushkin, Gorokhov, Holos, Kronwall, Vishnevsky, Pashnin, Vasilyev, Yakovlev – Plotnikov, Averin, Apalkov, But, Redlihs, Sprukts, Khlopotov, Chernikov, Petrov, Kapustin, Maltsev, Romantsev
    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Hovinen (Sorokin) – Giroux, Martynov, Matyla, Aksyonenko, Kanarsky, Korabeinikov, Dydykin, Skutar – McLean, Nurtdinov, Kosourov, Antilla, Gareyev, Yemelin, Kurepanov, Vyglazov, Zhafyarov, Akhmetov, Galimov, Lapenkov
    Referees: Bukin, Deyev – Nazarov, Chubykin