JAR 1:4 NNO | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)

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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

1:4 (0:1, 1:2, 0:1)

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Wednesday 15.01.2014, 16:00 • Arena 2000 (capacity: 10,000) • KHL

		Final word - Torpedo controlled the game from the very start. Loud and cheerful audience at Arena 2000 kept believening after each gaol scored by Torpedo and supported home team. Stats are in general quite ballanced except that guests scored a single goal more than home team in every single period. Well deserved win with clever performance for guests. Eurolivescores player of the game: Maxim Potapov (Torpedo) (18:37:44)
		Game in numbers - Shots: Lokomotiv 26, Torpedo 24 Faceoffs: Lokomotiv 23/51, Torpedo 28/51 Penalties: Lokomotiv 8, Torpedo 12 Ice time leaders: Jonas Holos (25:31 on ice, 24 shifts) for Lokomotiv and Vladimir Denisov (22:22 on ice, 28 shifts) for Torpedo
		Third period stats - Shots: Lokomotiv 10, Torpedo 8 Faceoffs: Lokomotiv 11/20, Torpedo 9/20 Penalties: Lokomotiv 6, Torpedo 6
	60:00	Game over.
	59:46	Goal for Torpedo! Maxim POTAPOV fails to shoot the puk into wide open net, but home defenseman throws his stick at it and refs whistle for goal
	58:57	Curtis Sanford leaves the ice, lay continues 6-on-4
	58:56	Home team timeout.
	58:56	Mikhail Grigoryev (Torpedo). 2min. holding
	58:00	Two minutes left in third period
	56:42	Home team at full strength.
	55:10	Home team playing with four players
	54:42	Sergei Peretyagin (Lokomotiv) 2min. penalty for throwing the puck outside the playing area
	53:10	Visiting team timeout.
	53:10	Team penalty (Lokomotiv). 2min. too many players on the ice
	53:08	Igor Musatov fires from right faceoff circle, Kasutin saves his team with quick reaction
	52:12	Visiting team at full strength.
	50:12	Team penalty (Torpedo). 2min. too many players on the ice
	48:46	Mikelis Redlihs shoots from lef side, Kasutin goes on his knees and stops puck
	47:13	Visiting team at full strength.
	46:59	Jonas Holos shoots from right faceoff circle, kasutin makes another save
	46:35	Vladislav kartayev sshoots from left side, Kasutin deflects again
	45:51	Staffan Kronwall fires from distance, Kasutin deflects puck into corner
	45:13	Sakari Salminen (Torpedo) 2min. penalty for interference.
	43:07	Home team at full strength.
	41:27	Wojtek Wolski is the very first player to soot in third period, however Curtis Sanford saves his net
	41:07	Jonas Holos (Lokomotiv) 2min. penalty for boarding
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Second period stats - Shots: Lomotiv 8, Torpedo 10 Faceoffs: Lokomotiv 8/21, Torpedo 13/21 Penalties: Lokomotiv -, Torpedo 4
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:00	One minute left in second period
	37:48	Geoff Platt fires from left side, Kasutin keeps saveshis net with great reaction
	36:21	Visiting team at full strength.
	35:46	Janis Sprikts shoots from close distance, Kasutin deflects dangerous puck
	34:21	Roman Lyuduchin (Torpedo) 2min. penalty for hooking
	33:59	Goal for Torpedo! Wojtek Wolski surprises Sanford after great assist by Jarkko Immonen – guests extend their lead to two goals again
	33:10	Vyacheslav Kulyomin shoots from left side, Sanford saves
	32:45	Sergei Bernatsky fires from blue line, Sanford goes on his knees and deflects puck into corner
	31:04	Sergei plotnikov fires from left side, Kasutin is forced to react very quick to defend his net
	29:47	Goal for Lokomotiv! Some controversy occurs before refs allow goal for home team but your reporter is not sure why all the complaining from Torpedo's side. Daniil APALKOV scored great goal from right faceoff circle on powerplay
	28:34	Denis Parshin (Torpedo) 2min. penalty for tripping
	26:48	Vyacheslav Kulyomin shoots against Sanford, no changes on scoreboard
	25:11	Denis Parshin fires for Torpedo, Sanford goes on his knees and stops puck
	23:58	Sergei Plotnikov shoots from wide angle on left side, Kasutin deflects puck into corner
	22:29	Goal for Torpedo! Poor defensive play allows guests to score from third consecutive shot and Vladimir DENISOV is at the end credited for goal
	21:30	Guests are the more dangerous side in opening moments of second period
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Opening period stats - Shots: Lokomotiv 8, Torpedo 6 Faceoffs: Lokomotiv 4/10, Torpedo 6/10 Penalties: Lokomotiv 2, Torpedo 2
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:00	One minute left in first period
	18:25	Visiting team at full strength.
	17:44	Vadim Khlopotov shoots from left side, Kasutin saves
	16:25	Wojtek Wolski (Torpedo) 2min. penalty for tripping
	15:48	Staffan Kronwall shoots from distance, Kasutin deflects puck into corner
	14:05	Mikelis Redlihs shoots from top of right faceoff circle, Kasutin deflects puck
	12:49	Pavel Valentenko fires another distance shot, Sanford deflects puck and loses control over it, but his defensemen eventually clear the situation
	11:29	Goal for Torpedo! Maxim POTAPOV scores after great combination with his fellow-attackers to take his team in the lead
	10:36	Vladimir Denisov fires from distance, Sanford is on the right place again
	10:10	Sakari Salminen fires a rocket from right faceoff circle, Sanford makes great glove-save
	08:48	Geoff Platt shoots from top of faceoff circles, Kasutin saves
	07:19	Home team at full strength.
	06:15	Torpedo holds posession of the puck and circles inside home team's defensive area, but no dangerous shots are made by now
	05:19	Vladislav Kartayev (Lokomotiv) 2min. penalty for hooking
	03:06	Sergei Konkov fires from left side, Kasutin saves another shot
	01:57	Kirill Kapustin fires from left faceoff circle, Ivan Kasutin stops puck
	00:55	Jarkko Immonen shoots from right side, Sanford is focused and deflects first puck of the game
	00:01	Game started.
		Russian national Anthem is played in Arena 2000
		Lokomotiv is currently holding on to 8th position on Western Conference standings. They are several points clear of following Atlant and Severstal, but no play-off position is secured yet. Therefore every single game is in a way qualifying for Yaroslavl team. Torpedo is safe on East for now as they sit on 5th place. No losing streak is needed, as it could complicate their life in KHL. Lokomotiv is well known for their lack of scoring abilities in this season, but on the other hand their defense is quite solid. They allowed their opponents to score 80 goals against them in 43 games which is alongside Donbass the best defense in KHL. Torpedo scores often enough as they have already scored 120 goals; their defense is not all that bad neither as they allowed the opponents to score 96 goals against them. Torpedo's last three games areall wins – against Atlant on the road (5:4), against Barys (7:2) at home and aainst Avangard (5:3) also at home. They are obviously in good form and are looking to prolong this winning streak. Lokomotiv recoreds 1:0 win against Vityaz on Monday. previous to that they won in Novokuznetsk (2:1) and lost vs Admiral on the road (0:3).
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 30. APALKOV (Musatov, Kronwall) – 12. POTAPOV (Grigoryev, Kulyomin), 23. DENISOV (Krasnoslobodtsev, Parshin), 34. WOLSKI (Immonen), 60. POTAPOV

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford Kolesnik – Lyubushkin Gorokhov Koledov Kronwall Holos Peretyagin Vishnevsky Yakovlev – Plotnikov Konkov Apalkov Averin Platt Musatov Khlopotov Redlihs Sprukts Kašpustin Maltsev Kartayev

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Kasutin Koval – Hietanen Khomitsky Valentenko Bernatsky Grigoryev Denisov Belokhvostikov – Wolski Salminen Immonen Galuzin Parshin Krasnoslobodtsev Potapov M., Lyuduvhin Kulyomin Badyukov Zharkov Tverdokhlebov Potapov A.

Referees: Bulanov, Gofman – Menshikh, Shelyanin

Attendance: 8,500

1st period
	05:19
	11:29
	16:25
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:29
	28:34
	29:47
	33:59
	34:21
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:07
	45:13
	50:12
	53:10
	54:42
	58:56
	59:46
Final