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final/OT
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.
    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