Salavat Yulaev Triumphs Over Lokomotiv in Thrilling KHL Matchdown, Dubbed ‘Honey Massacre’

Lokomotiv called the match with Salavat Yulaev the “Honey Murder”. A new thematic derby may have appeared in the KHL. The Yaroslavl team prepared a colorful video for this meeting, and a special game logo appeared on the media cube. Before the game it was known that the Yaroslavl defender was added to the injured list Dmitry Simashevand so he returned to the lane Nikita Cherepanov of charge. Also in the third connection it is located Daniel Tesanov – He missed several meetings. He took his place in the goal Daniel Isaev. “Salavat Yulaev” appeared at the last stage Alexander Samonov. For the first time in his career he played a game in the KHL Artem Gorshkov of charge. Before entering the ice, the forward performed a traditional lap of respect.

The first chance in the game was created by Gorshkov. He went out behind the goal, but Isaev didn’t let him push the puck into the net. Lokomotiv responded with a throw Nikita Kiryanov – Samonov had to work hard already. But in general there were few dangerous attacks on either side. At the same time, the teams played half the time with almost no stops. However, it basically came down to the fight for neutral pucks. The position has been changed by most – Alexander Radulov he broke the rules in someone else’s area, and Salavat Yulaev spent two good minutes at Isaev’s goal. We didn’t manage to score, but Arena 2000 was something that grabbed his heart because of dangerous scenes Alexander Khmelevsky and companies.

Lokomotiv managed to survive in the minority – and almost immediately the Yaroslavl team scored a goal. The team captain scored the first goal of the season Alexander Elesin. He hit the top nine with a shot from the blue line. At that time it is worth noting BIron phrase – the new rail man blocked the goalie’s vision. At the end of the period, Salavat Yulaev could have leveled the score, but Isaev played well again.

After the break, the nature of the game changed. Lokomotiv had more possession of the puck and forced the hosts to replay moves. Several times the Yaroslavl team locked the Ufa players in their zone and created dangerous moments. This led to a goal against Salavat Yulaev. Tesanov gave him a big pass Stepan Nikulin – the striker scored his first goal in the competition. Tesanov got the first point.

It was only after this that “Salavat Yulaev” went up. Legionnaires were particularly active – and Alexander Khmelevskyi Joshua Levi, and Sheldon Rempel he had a chance to score. They were very good at playing the puck on the power play. But Isaev was the main character of the department. His several cool saves saved Lokomotiv a comfortable score before the third period. The Yaroslavl team could have scored more, as they got the majority in the end. However, “Salavat Yulaev” defended calmly and competently. In general, in Arena 2000 there was equal hockey, where everything was to death. Lokomotiv was better for 40 minutes.

Alexander Sharovforward “Salavat Yulaev”:
– Good game. With such a team, every game is difficult and close. We lost, then we scored well on the power play and won. This is the most important thing. What did they say before the third season? There was a typical locker room. There was no panic, everyone understood that there would be another time, that there would be a chance to win back. They told us to play the hockey we know. No need to come up with something more. What has changed for the most part? If we had scored earlier from a set piece, we could have said earlier that we played a bit more aggressively. We studied the opponent in advance and from the first majority we tried to do what we agreed to do.

In the final period, the railway staff tried to play according to the score, but were let down by the write-offs. Two power plays – two goals from Salavat Yulaev. First Rempal scored, then Livo equalized. His scoring streak reached 12 games including last season. In extra time, Khmelevsky made a strong impact on the Ufa team. Lokomotiv lost at home for the first time this season.

Victor Kozlovhead coach “Salavat Yulaev”:
– The beginning was not easy for us. Lokomotiv is a fast, mobile, big team. We had trouble getting into the zone and getting out of pressure. In the second period it was the same, a lot of deletions. In the third period we showed emotion and character. The fact that we won in extra time against Lokomotiv means a lot to us. Everyone rarely manages to beat Lokomotiv when they are driving here in Yaroslavl. The majority did well, they scored two goals. The boys played well and reliably in the minority. At the right time, Samonov kept us in the game. A special thanks to our fans in the stands. Gorshkov’s first visit? The pot played well today and did not fade. The first game is emotional. Especially against a team like that. He reads the game well, is mobile and a fast striker.

Igor NikitinLokomotiv head coach:
– We were penalized for a free elimination. Cheap removal is the result of not paying much attention to detail. If you want to beat a good team, you have to be 100% in every aspect. Playing in the third period? It is clear that the third period is as important as the second and the first. I don’t think this is a pattern now – not many games have passed. But let’s take this into account. Surin? He created opportunities. You thought it was right. Today his former teammates no longer allowed him to play. The game in emotional terms is a swing. Young people grow when the elders help. They didn’t help today. Radulov? These are the details. Radulov played through shifts, some didn’t make it, others retired. When masters play, they take advantage of it. This is how it happened.

The Minsk team ended the away streak a few days ago, where they managed to get four points out of a possible eight. Severstal arrived in Minsk after a profitable battle with Torpedo (5:4), after which the winning streak of the Lynx began to exceed three games. Today he appeared as the main goalkeeper of Dynamo Andrey Tikhomirov, Josh Brooke took place in the second defensive pair. The guests chose Konstantin Shostaka Mark Marin replaced Gleb Ivanov in the third defensive pair.

From the first minutes, hockey was as fast as possible – both teams relied on quick attacks, they rarely moved to positional play. Severstal opened the scoring in the opening minutes, but after a video review by Dynamo’s coaching staff, the goal was disallowed by the referees. A little later, Dynamo scored a goal, which was not counted according to a similar situation. Therefore, the first period still ended with the score 0:0, despite a large number of sharp moments on both sides. In particular, the “Zubri” failed to convert most of the “5 on 3”, where they played for a minute and a half. Tikhomirov and Shostak were reliable, stopping 29 shots on target between them.

In the second period, the Minsk team looked a little better than their opponents. Wards Dmitry Kvartalnov fast play and mixed hockey, regularly passing the defense of the opponent. In the 29th minute, one of those attacks gave the Bisons a goal: Alexander Volkov calmly finished a beautiful rally with the hosts. However, Severstal quickly responded. He was the author of the abandoned pot Danil Aimurzinwas his assistant Mikhail Ilyin. Thus, both hockey players simultaneously extended their scoring streaks to five games. The game became more and more open, the puck almost stayed in the middle zone, but until the break the score did not change again.

The last twenty minutes started again with Dynamo attacks. At 45 minutes Roman Gorbunov again the guests took the lead, converting most of them with an excellent shot from a tight angle. Then Severstal seized the initiative, but Tikhomirov was completely untouchable, making save after save. Dynamo also didn’t sit too long on the defensive, launching dangerous counter-attacks regularly. In the end, the Cherepovets removed the goalkeeper and mounted a powerful attack, but failed to send the game to extra time. In the end, he set the last point by hitting an empty goal Andrey Stas – 3:1, Dynamo Minsk stopped Severstal’s winning streak.

Andrey KozyrevSeverstal head coach:
– It was a good, interesting game today. Oh, we gave in. We didn’t convert the scoring chances we created. The opposing goalkeeper played well. Shostak also had a great game today. We haven’t exhausted our possibilities, which can be seen from the total number of photos. We missed the decisive scene. In fact, the power play today decided the outcome of the game. We should have scored on the power play, but we failed. Every game is closely fought by the Minsk team, I think it will be the same in a week.

Dmitry Kvartalnovhead coach of Dynamo Minsk:
– Both goalkeepers kept the teams in the game today. An interesting game. We were a little worried that we had been out of game practice for five days, and the opposition had a fast team, we had to keep up the pace. We did it. We told players to find their luck in the rolls. Maybe today I was a little lacking in skill, maybe it was a lack of game practice. We had more opportunities, we will work and think about implementation. It’s hard to approach each game in the right tone; now we have a difficult calendar with stops. There are many points here, you have to look at logistics, time zones. Kuznetsov’s playing time? He didn’t play for a long time, he didn’t enter the game somewhere. I think everything will be fine with him. Some of our boys got sick, so we didn’t put them in the team. Tikhomirov played well, although it was a little difficult for him in the first game. But we have to evaluate it based on a series of games; we should not sing praises ahead of time. He certainly gave us a chance today. It is good that our management took another player, because Kareev was injured. And which of them is the first or the second – come out, play, prove it.