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
     
    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!
     
    58:14
    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!
     
    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!
     
    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!
     
    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
     
    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!
     
    38:23
    Konkov! For a moment it looked almost impossible to not score his team's third! All alone blocker side Sergey Konkov is fed, he does a full 360, wrists into the far corner, and Johan Backlund flashes leather brilliantly to shut the door!
     
    37:19
    However for high sticking during that play, Slovan man Andrej Stastny has been penalised creating even more problems for his team
     
    32:26
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    Out of virtually nothing Lokomotiv have their first lead of the day! A horrible Slovan defensive mix-up allows EMIL GALIMOV to skate clean through one on one, and he expertly wrists strongly into the right hand corner! It's 1:2! Assists- Daniil Apalkov and Vitaliy Vishnevskiy
     
    29:34
    Wow, after a quiet few minutes Slovan almost took their lead back! Curtis Sanford fails to fully deal with a huge slapper from the left faceoff circle, and his defenders bail him out hacking the puck off the line! That was so close!
     
    25:01
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    Finally the visitors have their deserved equaliser, it's been coming! Johan Backlund lets an effort slip out of his glove, and by the left hand post SERGEY KONKOV bats it in elegantly! Powerplay goal and it's 1:1! Assists- Martin Thornberg
     
    24:37
    Averin! He simply had to score! The puck trickles its way through all the way to the right of the crease, Egor Averin takes the netminder out of the game blocker side, but he somehow can't get it out from under his stick!
     
    24:01
    The first penalty of the period has gone to Slovan, as their defenceman Jan Brejcak has been found guilty of delaying the game
     
    14:58
    The referee has blown for a penalty against both teams now, Martin Stajnoch of Slovan and Lokomotiv's Sergey Plotnikov both being found guilty of cross checking against each other
     
    14:40
    Korshkov! What an opportunity to draw his team level! Powering in from the right wing Egor Korshkov skates in clean through, but he can only hit the goalkeeper's pads! All the momentum is with Lokomotiv!
     
    11:22
    Not for long though, the penalties are starting to build up on either side now! Slovan defenceman Martin Stajnoch is the next to be handed a two minute minor, this time for hooking
     
    08:01
    Konkov! That was Lokomotiv's best chance of yet! Clever play down the right frees up Sergey Konkov open on the doorstep, and he contrives to whip into Johan Backlund's glove!
     
    07:19
    However Lokomotiv have responded with earning a powerplay of their own, as Slovan's Milan Bartovic has been penalised for hooking
     
    06:38
    Goal for Slovan!
    Slovan have indeed taken full advantage of that extended powerplay! The puck is swung back across the face of goal from behind the net on the right, and VACLAV NEDOROST steaming in finishes clinically! Powerplay goal and it's 1:0! Assists- Ladislav Nagy and Matt Murley
     
    06:28
    Lokomotiv were about to come back to full strength, but immediately they've taken another penalty! And it's a cheap one as Egor Kroshkov has been called for delaying the game!
     
    06:06
    Nagy! Ladislav Nagy takes not one but two swipes to the right of the point, both times Curtis Sanford just about deals with it, but on the rebound he does well to deny Matt Murley from point blank range!
     
    04:31
    We have the first penalty of the game here and it's against Lokomotiv, as their forward Kirill Kapustin has been handed a 2+10 punishment for cross checking to the head
    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