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final
Medvescak Zagreb
1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Saturday 25.01.2014, 17:30 • KHL
     
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    With now 84 points Medvescak not only have made sure their entry into the playoffs but they also came a good step closer to third placed Lev Prague (88 pts) in the West.

    For Lokomotiv the playoff race remains completely open with 6 points more than 9th placed Atlant and six games left to play. Both Lokomotiv and Atlant have still 4 games on home ice to end the regular season.
     
    Lokomotiv invested a lot more in the last 20 minutes than their Croatian opponents but in the end Medvecak were able to defend their small 1-0 lead till the very end due to a very strong performance by their goalie Mark Dekanich who earned a shoutout with 42 (!) saves!

    Shots on goal: Medvescak 5 (29) – Lokomotiv 18 (42)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:58
    A defender finally wins the puck for the Bears and fires it towards the other end of the ice!
     
    59:47
    The guests need far too long to free the puck inside the slot and lose valuable time!
     
    59:23
    Long clearance by the hosts but they miss the Loko net. No icing though of course due to the penalty...
     
    59:15
    Timeout by Lokomotiv who are playing 6 vs 4 for the remainder of the game if nothing else happens!
     
    59:15
    Matt Ellison (Medvescak) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    59:00
    One minute is left on the clock and Sanford leaves the net in a risky situaton when the puck is controlled by the last Loko defender behind his own net but everything goes well! Loko have a 6th skater on the ice now!
     
    57:54
    Mikelis Redlihs with the puck on the right wing, fails to controll the puck and then slips onto the ice...
     
    56:58
    The hosts fire the puck out of their own zone. They are just happy to get a break from the Loko pressure.
     
    56:17
    Patrick Bjorkstrand with a hard work to defend the puck deep inside the Loko third but in the end he escapes from his guard and almost scores against Sanford from short distance!
     
    55:19
    Icing against Lokomotiv.
     
    54:32
    Geoff Platt's shot from the left circle is easily caught by Dekanich. It's already his 38th (!) save this night!
     
    54:00
    The guests from Yaroslavl try it from more or less all possible angles but still the shutout is in for Dekanich.
     
    52:08
    Another big opportunity for Lokomotiv! Mikelis Redlihs tried to fire the puck into the left top corner from the left circle but Dekanich was able to deflect the shot wide with his shoulder!
     
    51:45
    With every minute going from the clock Lokomotiv become more offensive and Medvescak have more space for counters. For sure something they'd like to use.
     
    51:03
    Big chance for Lokomotiv but Gorokhov's attempt from short distance is blocked wide by Dekanich!
     
    50:13
    Dmitry Maltsev isn't able to use the space he is given on the left wing and his shot goes wide a lot past the right post.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 22. Glumac (Ryan)

    Medvescak Zagreb: Dekanich (Westlund) – Popovic, Martinovic, Svarny, Foster, Klubertanz, Katic, O'Connor – Thomas, Cheechoo, Murley, Linglet, Vesce, Ellison, Glumac, Ryan, Iggulden, Nystrom, Murray, Kane, Bjorkstrand
    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Lyubushkin, Gorokhov, Kronwall, Yakovlev, Holos, Peretyagin, Pashnin, Vasilyev – Plotnikov, Averin, Apalkov, Redlihs, Platt, Sprukts, Chernikov, Petrov, Galimov, Musatov, Kapustin, Maltsev
    Referees: Zakharov, Kadyrov – Sadovnikov, Shelyanin