KHL
Lokomotiv – Vityaz 4:2 (end)
final
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
4:2 (2:1, 1:1, 1:0)
Vityaz Podolsk
Tuesday 23.12.2014, 17:30 • Arena 2000 • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl have moved into the playoff zone with a fully deserved 4:2 triumph over Vityaz Podolsk! They always had a measure of control, and showed their class when needed. Emil Galimov, Geoff Platt and Andrey Loktionov netting a double sealed the deal, with Vyacheslav Solodukhin and Nikita Vyglazov replying for Vityaz. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more pulsating KHL action! (19:46:09)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:48
    The final seconds have crept up on us, and Lokomotiv are moving towards a hugely important 4:2 win on home ice!
     
    59:32
    Despite virtually no time remaining a timeout has been taken out by Vityaz, with the puck just outside their attacking zone!
     
    57:13
    A timeout has now been taken by Lokomotiv, they want to calmly see the game out without too much fuss
     
    56:41
    Vitaly Kolesnik makes a couple of brilliant saves here with Vityaz pressing deep inside their opponents zone! They still feel as though they have hope, but time is against them!
     
    56:23
    Very little was created by Vityaz however, and Lokomotiv have five players on the ice again. Time is starting to run down now, with chances running out for Vityaz!
     
    54:23
    The visitors have earned what could be a vital powerplay here though, as Lokomotiv's Mikhail Parshin has been sent to the penalty box for delaying the game
     
    53:46
    Vityaz have a real uphill task to save this match now, Lokomotiv appear as though they can step it up whenever they need too!
     
    52:51
    Nikita Vyglazov chucks himself in front of a slapper, and he looks to get hit in the face! That looked painful, and he's being helped off the ice!
     
    50:53
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    That could be the killer goal! GEOFF PLATT slaps as hard as he can from the right hand boards, and with Martin Thornberg blocking the goalkeeper's view he strikes gold! Powerplay goal and it's 4:2! Assists- Petri Kontiola and Staffan Kronwall
     
    50:44
    Staffan Kronwall winds up blocker side, Harri Sateri has absolutely no idea where it is, and a defenceman bails him out sweeping it off the blue! That was close to rolling over!
     
    49:25
    Tempers are beginning to raise and Vityaz have collected a very unwanted penalty, as Alexey Semyonov has been penalised for high sticking against Geoff Platt directly under the referee's nose
     
    48:30
    Galimov! Showing stunning technical ability Emil Galimov makes a chance for himself from the right flank, however Harri Sateri up close prevents him from scoring a wonder goal!
     
    46:55
    Geoff Platt opts to fire early when passing the blue line, and forcing his way between two defenders he works a promising faceoff for his team
     
    46:01
    Icing is committed by Lokomotiv. They have noticeably been gradually handing the initiative to their opponents, and they have a lot more defending to do if they're to hang on to their lead!
     
    45:51
    Anton Korolyov has too much speed for the entire Lokomotiv defence powering in down the left wing, but when shaping to shoot he loses control of the puck! He was practically clean through with the goalkeeper panicking!
     
    44:10
    Vyglazov! Another clumsy Lokomotiv turover by their own net hands an opportunity to Nikita Vyglazov, and he does a full 360 before firing directly into Vitaly Kolesnik's chest!
     
    42:08
    Novotny! Sergey Konkov cuts from the left to the middle, expertly lays it back for Jiri Novotny to have a dangerous opening on his hands, and a ricochet off a Vityaz defenceman eventually kills the moment!
     
    41:39
    Maxim Afinogenov skates to the right flank, wrists with the goal in his sights, and before it can get through the puck is deflected up and out of play
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. Galimov (Kronwall, Kapustin), 19. Loktionov (Kontiola, Thornberg), 27. Loktionov (Kronwall), 51. Platt (Kontiola, Kronwall) – 2. Solodukhin (Korolyov), 31. Vyglazov (Porseland)

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Kolesnik (Sanford)- Holos, Vasiliev, Plotnikov, Averin, Apalkov- Kronwall, Pashnin, Platt, Kontiola, Loktionov- Lyubushkin, Gorokhov, Novotny, Konkov, Thornberg- Vishnevskiy, Kapustin, Galimov, Korshkov, Kartaev
    Vityaz Podolsk: Sateri (Lisutin)- Porseland, Grebeshkov, Horak, Koukal, Kempe- Seleznyov, Golovkov, Solodukhin, Korolyov, Kucheryavenko- Semyonov, Lysenko, Shitikov, Afinogenov, Yakubov- Vashchenko, Kudinov, Mamin, Tsyganov, Vyglazov
    Referees: Alexander Dreev, Rafael Kadyrov, Viktor Birin, Ivan Nazarov
    Attendance: 8871