“Lokomotiv” finished the away series defeat “Neftekhimika”

The team of the Yaroslavl hockey club Lokomotiv confidently defeated Nizhny Kamsk Neftekhimik in an away match on November 8.

Dmitry Kvartalnov, the head coach of Lokomotiv, said the maximum strength for the match and did not experiment with three strikers. However, Kotkov and Pustova were present in the application.

Perhaps the team took into account the mistakes made in the previous match with Neftekhimik. Therefore, they organized the attack so that the owners of the field almost did not leave their zone.

The account in the first period was opened by Yegor Surin, with the support of Ivanov and Rafikov. The second period was also won by Lokomotiv. Andrey Pustovoy effectively completed the attack involving Polunin and Rafikov. And 34 seconds later, Maxim Shalunov reminded hockey fans what a luxurious throw he has and scored the third goal of the match. With the warm participation of Kayumov and Rafikov.

In the third period, Kayumov, Rafikov and Shalunov again made a magnificent attack. But this time Kayumov scored the goal.

The winning final goal “in the dressing room” was scored by Matvey Kotkov when serving Yegor Surin.

The final score is 1-5 in favor of Lokomotiv. The winning match ended with a spectacular fight between Lokomotiv defender Daniil Misyul and Neftekhimik striker Ilya Pastukhov. The players clutched after the final siren, at the handshake ceremony. Judging by the video posted on social networks, the attacker was ashamed and overwhelmed.

The match was an anniversary for many Lokomotiv players. Rushan Rafikov in this match gave 4 assists, set a personal record for the match and reached 250 points in the KHL.

Daniil Isayev, the goalkeeper of Lokomotiv, played his 300th match for Lokomotiv. Of those 300 games, 186 were wins.

Georgy Ivanov played the 600th match for Lokomotiv.

Dmitry Kvartalnov, commenting on the winning match, noted that the team is still playing unevenly. But the match in Nizhnekamsk he is happy. Including the effectiveness of the team. Answering a question about Alexander Radulov, Dmitry Kvartalnov said that he could not name the date of the striker’s return from sick leave.