KHL
Lokomotiv – SKA St. Petersburg 4:1 (end) | Donbass – Lev 2:3 (after OT)
final
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
4:1 (0:0, 2:1, 2:0)
SKA St. Petersburg
Sunday 23.03.2014, 14:00 • Arena 2000 • KHL
     
    There's the final buzzer, and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl have taken down SKA Saint Petersburg 4-1 to go up 2-1 in the series overall! Vladislav Kartaev got them started in the second period before Roman Cervenka promptly equalised for SKA. But goals from Yegor Averin, Sergey Plotnikov and Sergey Konkov ensured that Lokomotiv weren't to be denied. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more thrilling KHL playoff action! (16:16:06)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:30
    We're now into the final 30 seconds of the third and final period with Lokomotiv in the end easing to victory 4-1
     
    58:06
    Goal for Lokomotiv! SERGEY KONKOV takes control of the loose puck, skates through and with ease hits the empty net to ice it, it's 4-1! Assists- Emil Galimov
     
    57:58
    It's now another icing from Lokomotiv
     
    57:45
    The home side have now taken a timeout with the focus on seeing this game out
     
    57:45
    Lokomotiv commit icing and SKA are pulling their netminder for the extra skater!
     
    56:53
    Petrov! Yury Petrov on the doorstep slams the puck into Salak's pads glove side!
     
    56:20
    Averin free on the slot just can't get his stick on a pacy pass! Lokomotiv look to be closing down on what would be a very important victory
     
    54:43
    Lokomotiv are now back to full strength with just over five minutes remaining
     
    53:27
    Cervenka! Free on the right faceoff circle he slaps the puck first time into Sanford who is alert!
     
    52:43
    And on that note the away side have taken a timeout, they know how important this moment is
     
    52:43
    Mikhail Pashnin for checking from behind has been given a two minute minor and SKA have a big powerplay that they have to take advantage of
     
    52:23
    Ilya Lyubushkin tries his luck against Salak from the right but this time the netminder is on his game
     
    52:14
    SKA don't have much time to respond and at two goals down they really are in a sticky situation
     
    49:30
    Plotnikov! Just seconds after putting his team up by two he holds off all of the opposing defenders to skates clean through but from point blank range he fires over the crossbar!
     
    49:11
    Goal for Lokomotiv! Their opponents are doing all the attacking but Lokomotiv are the more clinical! SERGEY PLOTNIKOV drives in and his wrist shot from distance squirms under Salak, it's 3-1! Assists- Yury Petrov
     
    46:09
    Lokomotiv have just about survived that penalty and they're back to full strength
     
    45:38
    SKA are creating chance after chance! Patrick Thoresen breaking away on the left is denied by a wonderful glove Sanford save!
     
    45:14
    Kovalchuk! His enormous slapper from the blue line is fielded solidly by Sanford blocker side!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 25. Kartaev (Konkov, Platt), 38. Averin (Plotnikov, Petrov), 50. Plotnikov (Petrov), 59. Konkov (Galimov) – 27. Cervenka (Martensson, Thoresen)

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik)- Vishnevskiy, Holos, Kronwall, Pashnin, Vasiliev, Yakovlev, Lyubushkin, Gorokhov- Plotnikov, Konkov, Redlihs, Chernikov, Petrov, Averin, Platt, Apalkov, Kapustin, Galimov, Sprukts, Kartaev
    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ezhov)- Alexandrov, Dallman, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Semyonov, Chudinov, Ponikarovskiy, Kablukov, Kovalchuk- Khafizullin, Ryasensky, Tikhonov, Shipachyov, Makarov- Yudin, Sigaryov, Kucheryavenko, Malyshev, Barabanov
    Referees: Anisimov, Hofman, Zakharenkov, Sadovnikov
    Attendance: 9000