KHL
HC Slovan – Lokomotiv 1:3 (end)
final
HC Slovan Bratislava
1:3 (1:0, 0:2, 0:1)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Tuesday 25.11.2014, 19:00 • Slovnaft Arena • KHL
     
    There is indeed conformation that Lokomotiv Yaroslavl have gained a priceless 3:1 triumph over HC Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia! They sat back very early after moving ahead, but goaltender Curtis Sanford was a rock at the back. Vaclav Nedorost gave Slovan a first period lead, before Sergey Konkov and Emil Galimov gave Lokomotiv all three points. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more pulsating KHL action! (21:24:38)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:57
    Just a few seconds remain now, as Lokomotiv are heading towards a very important victory on the road! And just as the final buzzer goes off Slovan's Stefan Ruzicka challenges Sergey Plotnikov to a fight, with the Lokomotiv forward coming out on top!
     
    59:21
    Galimov! Emil Galimov cleverly works an opening at the tip of the crease from the right flank, and thrashes it over the bar! The goalkeeper was completely helpless!
     
    58:49
    Johan Backlund gloves a clipped puck into his slot to freeze. Lokomotiv fans inside the Slovnaft Arena are very happy indeed, as their team have simply been the more effective today!
     
    58:14
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    And Lokomotiv have made them pay! EGOR AVERIN brilliantly takes up the puck from his own zone, drives down by the left hand boards, and hits the empty net under pressure! It's 1:3!
     
    58:11
    The final two minutes are now upon us, and Slovan have taken a big gamble here already pulling their goaltender for the extra skater!
     
    55:03
    How, just how, did Slovan not hit the net there! They can't come much closer! Ziga Jeglic's wrister pops out to the slot, and with bodies flying everywhere, and the goalkeeper already on his back, no one can poke it over the line!
     
    53:59
    Lokomotiv are of course back to full strength now with just over six minutes remaining, they are defending for their lives at the moment!
     
    52:55
    Ticar! Rok Ticar following seriously long build up play takes a smack from the blue line, and Curtis Sanford flashing leather beautifully takes it up. Slovan are making several shooting chances, but bodies in front are blocking everything heroically!
     
    50:55
    And now it will be a powerplay for the hosts, as for tripping directly under the referee's nose Mikhail Pashnin has been penalised
     
    49:53
    Tempers are taking a turn for the worse here! Jonathan Sigalet didn't take a liking to Lokomotiv's Daniil Apalkov, but eventually it's Staffan Kronwall for interference, and Matt Murley of Slovan for the same offence, who are on their way to the penalty box!
     
    47:20
    Egor Yakovlev on a rare Lokomotiv foray forward wrists dangerously from the right faceoff circle, and opponents in front send it clear. The visitors have shut up shop here, but is too early to do so?
     
    46:33
    Rachunek! Tomas Rachunek spins around sharply to the right hand post from behind the net, backhands, and he comes extremely close to catching Curtis Sanford unawares!
     
    45:21
    Lokomotiv's penalty killing is starting to come into its own, and Emil Galimov is allowed to rejoin the action
     
    43:21
    But again the visitors have decided to make life a lot more complicated for themselves! They've been punished for having too many men on the ice, with Emil Galimov skating off to sit this one out for his team
     
    42:52
    Lokomotiv have been able to survive that particular scare though and are back at full strength. Slovan have clearly upped their game, attempting to get shots on goal away as soon as they can!
     
    41:08
    Jeglic! Surely that should have been the equaliser! On the doorstep Ziga Jeglic takes aim all alone, Curtis Sanford is visibly already beaten, but it shaves the right hand post! The Slovnaft Arena took a huge sigh!
     
    40:54
    A prompt penalty has been called here and it's against Lokomotiv. Sergey Plotnikov for slashing has been punished, and it's a promising opportunity for Slovan to get back into the game!
     
    40:18
    Egor Averin works an opening already for the visitors, as squirming in between two defencemen on the right he drives into Johan Backlund's waiting glove
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 7. Nedorost (Lagy, Murley) – 26. Konkov (Thornberg), 33. Galimov (Apalkov, Vishnevskiy), 59. Averin

    HC Slovan Bratislava: Backlund (Janus)- Stajnoch, Sigalet, Rachunek, Surovy, Bartovic- Baranka, Brejcak, Ruzicka, Nedorost, Nagy- Sersen, Mihalik, Vondrka, Ticar, Jeglic- Luza, Olvecky, Stastny, Murley
    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik)- Kronwall, Yakovlev, Plotnikov, Averin, Apalkov- Holos, Vasiliev, Novotny, Thornberg, Konkov- Gorokhov, Pashnin, Platt, Kapustin, Galimov- Vishnevskiy, Lyubushkin, Grachyov, Korhskov, Musatov
    Referees: Sergey Kulakov, Andrey Rogachyov, Sergey Morozov, Ivan Sazonov
    Attendance: 9135