Lokomotiv defeated the outsider of the East conference in shootouts

Yaroslavl Lokomotiv hosted Khabarovsk Amur last Friday. The visiting team ranks 9th in the West conference standings. And it doesn’t make it into the playoff zone yet.

However, during the main time the teams played almost on equal terms. The first goal of the match was scored by Rushan Rafikov. In the first minute of the match. But it was not possible to score on the opponent. The Yaroslavl team earned two deletions, one after the other. In the first goal defeat was avoided. And in the second case, the guests converted the majority and broke through Isaev’s goal.

The second period passed without changes in the score. In the third period of the game, Lokomotiv legionnaire Martin Gernat scored a spectacular goal. But before the end of regulation time, Amur again converted the majority. . regulation time ended with the score 2-2. Overtime did not bring any change in the score. The strongest was revealed by shootouts. And then Nikita Kiryanov became the best. The young forward scored his first goal as a member of the KHL team. And he became the hero of the evening.

As a result of the game, Lokomotiv retains its leadership in the West conference.

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