KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Lokomotiv 1:2 (end)
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SKA St. Petersburg
1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Monday 18.11.2013, 16:30 • Ice Palace, Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
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    Stats of the game:

    Shots on goal: 24-18
    Face-offs won: 22-24
    Penalty in minutes: 14-6
     
    We could see a fast, aggressive game with so much interesting contends. There was not so many chances and opportunities to score many goals on both sides, the teams rather focused on defense instead of offense. In the end of the match the surprise was coming. Plotnikov took the lead for his team and Lokomotiv surprisingly won this game beating the leader of Western Conference. With this win Lokomotiv jumped up to the playoffs-qualifying eigth spot and has 40 points, while SKA kept their leading position with 59 points.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:47
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    59:44
    Kucheryavenko shot the puck on goal after he took it in the left circle, but Sanford caught the puck was going towards the top left corner!
     
    59:34
    Icing for Lokomotiv.
     
    59:15
    After a scramble in the slot Ponikarovsky tried to scoop it on the net, but he was too close to Sanford, so he could save!
     
    58:46
    Empty net for SKA!
     
    58:46
    Home team timeout.
     
    57:48
    Sigaryov fired strongly from the left, but Sanford could deflect it just wide!
     
    56:01
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    After a face-off in the right circle the puck left by the face-off spot after the contest, SERGEI PLOTNIKOV struck on it and fired it in the net by a one-timer! One one expected this attempt, everybody is surprised, 1-2! Assist: Daniil Apalkov.
     
    54:39
    SKA players stole the puck and tried to make a break, but Lokomotiv players defended well again.
     
    52:59
    After some time without shots Galimov took the puck and created a good opportunity for himself he fired from the left side, but Salak stopped and covered the puck!
     
    50:00
    Ten minutes to go. SKA is pressing, but either the defencemen or Sanford blocks or deflects every attempt.
     
    48:24
    Just after SKA was back at full strengh Sanford held onto the puck after a scramble.
     
    48:22
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    47:49
    Kovalchuk shot from identical postion, but Sanford made a perfect save!
     
    47:19
    Chudinov was not covered by anybody and fired from the left after a nice combination, the puck bounced just wide from a defenceman!
     
    46:22
    Zotov is in the penalty box for two minutes for tripping.
    Commentary by

    Salacz Bence

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. Kalinin (Tikhonov, Kuteikin) – 14. Gorokhov (Vasilyev, Apalkov), 57. Plotnikov (Apalkov)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Korobov) – Alexandrov, Ryasensky, Tikhonov, Kovalchuk, Cervenka – Kalinin, Kuteikin, Kucheryavenko, Ponikarovsky, Panarin – Semenov, Chudinov, Ketov, Burdasov, Shipachyov – Yudin, Makarov, Sigaryov, Skachkov
    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Lyubushkin, Gorokhov, Plotnikov, Konkov, Apalkov – Holos, Kronwall, Redlihs, Musatov, Kapustin – Vishnevsky, Pashnin, Chernikov, Petrov, Mokshantsev – Vasilyev, Zotov, Khlopotov, Galimov, Korenev
    Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov, Anatoly Zakharov – Juris Balodis, Ivan Nazarov
    Attendance: 12281