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Lokomotiv – SKA St. Petersburg 2:0 (end) | Mytishchi – Cherepovets 3:2 (1:0 after SO)
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0)
SKA St. Petersburg
Thursday 14.11.2013, 16:00 • KHL
     
    SKA was more active tonight, but it just couldn't score. It will remain on the first place of the Western Conference, while Yaroslavl will move up a spot. (18:21:58)
     
    Shots on goal – 24:27.
    Penalties – 6:5.
    Bully – 32:32.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:58
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    SERGEI PLOTNIKOV hits the empty net!
     
    59:34
    Icing of Lokomotiv.
     
    59:15
    The home team timeout.
     
    59:00
    The last minute of the third period and probably the match.
     
    58:42
    Petersburg can't keep the puck in the offensive third. The home team is in full strength.
     
    58:15
    The empty net of SKA.
     
    57:22
    Again, Yaroslavl is easily defending.
     
    56:36
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    56:36
    Kronwall gets called in for interference.
     
    56:00
    It seems like Yaroslavl will win this match.
     
    55:23
    Petersburg can't create pressure.
     
    54:16
    Chudinov missed the puck in a scoring position.
     
    53:41
    Yaroslavl is easily throwing pucks out of its own defensive third.
     
    52:32
    Tikhonov's shot was stopped by Kolesnik.
     
    51:55
    The home team is in full strength.
     
    51:09
    And again.
     
    50:39
    Lokomotiv clears the puck.
     
    49:55
    Yakovlev gets called in for holding.
     
    49:39
    Offside of SKA.
     
    48:17
    A slapshot by Plotnikov from the blue line went into the left pad of Salak.
     
    47:00
    Both teams can't get a shot on the net.
     
    45:25
    Vasilyev's slapshot from the blue line went into the glove of Salak.
     
    44:12
    A wrist shot by Redlihs from the left circle went wide.
     
    43:44
    Petersburg is very inaccurate now.
     
    43:15
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    EVGENY GALIMOV went around 2 defenders and he hit the puck right between the pads of Salak from between the circles! Assist: Sergey Maltsev.
     
    42:50
    SKA clears the puck twice in a row.
     
    41:56
    Yaroslavl can't get a shot on the net.
     
    41:20
    Petrov gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for hooking.
     
    40:33
    Petersburg is very active again.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 16:20.
    Penalties – 4:4.
    Bully – 22:22.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:59
    Plotnikov's shot wasn't dangerous.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period.
     
    37:46
    Burdasov missed the net from the right side.
     
    36:55
    Tikhonov's shot was easily deflected by Kolesnik.
     
    36:10
    SKA keeps pressure.
     
    35:17
    No goal says the videoreferee!
     
    35:17
    Yaroslavl made the referee to control this goal though!
     
    35:17
    Sigarev scores between the pads of Kolesnik from the blue line!
     
    34:21
    Both teams play very defensive now.
     
    33:09
    Offside of the home team.
     
    32:48
    Ponikarovsky's slapshot from the blue line was stopped by the bar of Lokomotiv's net!
     
    32:06
    Salak caught a wrist shot by Apalkov from the left circle.
     
    31:08
    Visitors are in full strength.
     
    30:34
    SKA clears the puck.
     
    29:51
    Yaroslavl isn't shooting so far.
     
    29:08
    Tikhonov gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for roughing.
     
    28:59
    Offside of visitors.
     
    28:13
    Petersburg keeps pressure.
     
    27:48
    Ketov's shot from a low angle wasn't dangerous.
     
    27:38
    Lokomotiv is in full strength.
     
    26:48
    And again.
     
    26:23
    Yaroslavl clears the puck.
     
    25:38
    Khlopotov gets called in for high sticking.
     
    25:13
    Ponikarovsky's shot from between the circles was deflected by Kolesnik in the last possible moment!
     
    24:29
    Still not much going on, Lokomotiv is still more active.
     
    23:58
    Kronwall's slapshot from the blue line was caught in the glove of Salak.
     
    22:56
    Icing of SKA.
     
    21:55
    Yaroslavl is more active, Yakovlev's shot was easily deflected by Salak.
     
    21:00
    Both teams started very defensively.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 5:10.
    Penalties – 2:3.
    Bully – 7:11.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:30
    Ketov's shot wasn't dangerous.
     
    19:00
    The last minute of the first period.
     
    18:27
    Yaroslavl is in full strength.
     
    17:56
    Konkov hits the post from between the circles!
     
    17:05
    SKA clears the puck.
     
    16:27
    Semyonov gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for charging.
     
    16:25
    Both teams are in full strength.
     
    15:40
    Plotnikov got to a rebound shot, but Salak makes another save.
     
    15:13
    Salak made a good save against Apalkov from the right side.
     
    14:25
    Kuteikin and Konkov get called in for roughing.
     
    14:08
    Semyonov gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for slashing.
     
    13:00
    Plotnikov and Apalkov got to rebound shots, but Salak stopped them all.
     
    12:15
    Icing of Lokomotiv.
     
    11:36
    SKA can't find good shooting positions. Yaroslavl is only defending.
     
    10:40
    Burdasov went around the net, but Kolesnik was ready.
     
    9:45
    Petersburg is creating pressure.
     
    8:36
    Kapustin's shot from the right circle went into the glove of Salak.
     
    7:45
    Both teams can't get a shot on the net.
     
    6:27
    Cervenka couldn't get a shot on the net.
     
    5:58
    Lokomotiv is in full strength.
     
    5:22
    The puck was bouncing on the goal line, but Yaroslavl cleared it faster.
     
    4:48
    Tikhonov's shot from between the circles was deflected by the right pad of Kolesnik.
     
    3:58
    Gorokhov gets called in for tripping.
     
    3:48
    Offside of SKA.
     
    3:03
    A very good save by Slaak against slapshot from Musatov from the blue line.
     
    2:32
    Petersburg is more active, but it can't get a shot on the net.
     
    1:10
    Both teams can't get into the offensive third so far.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

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

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Korobov) – Ryasensky, Alexandrov – Kuteikin, Kalinin – Semyonov, Chudinov – Yudin – Kovalchuk, Cervenka, Tikhonov – Ketov, Martensson, Panarin – Burdasov, Ponikarovsky, Kucheryavenko – Sigarev, Makarov, Skachkov.
     
    St. Petersburg should be able to win today.
     
    Yaroslavl is with 31 points in 24 matches 12th in the Western Conference, it lost 3 matches out of last 5 matches and all 3 of them at home.
     
    SKA is first in the Western Conference with 56 points in 25 matches. It also hasn't lost 5 matches in a row.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 44. Galimov (Maltsev), 60. Plotnikov

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Kolesnik (Sanford) – Gorokhov, Lyubushkin – Holos, Kronwall – Pashnin, Vishnevsky – Vasilyev, Yakovlev – Konkov, Apalkov, Plotnikov – Redlihs, Kapustin, Musatov – Chernikov, Petrov, But – Maltsev, Khlopotov, Galimov
    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Korobov) – Ryasensky, Alexandrov – Kuteikin, Kalinin – Semyonov, Chudinov – Yudin – Kovalchuk, Cervenka, Tikhonov – Ketov, Martensson, Panarin – Burdasov, Ponikarovsky, Kucheryavenko – Sigarev, Makarov, Skachkov