Welcome to the post for the quarterfinal series between Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Severstal Cherepovets in the KHL Gagarin Cup Playoffs. This post will act as a reference for the entire series.
Game 1: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Severstal and Curtis Sanford for Lokomotiv. Yaroslavl got going in the first period with a power play goal by Alexei Kalyuzhny, powered by Staffan Kronwall and Alexander Guskov. Cherepovets tied it in the second period as Gennady Stolyarov scored, with the help of Stanislav Yegorshev and Vadim Shipachyov. Severstal took the lead in the third period with a Shipachyov goal, fueled by Bogdan Kiselevish and Stolyarov. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Shipachyov, Koshechkin (31 for 32 in saves), and Stolyarov. Severstal takes an early 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Severstal and Curtis Sanford for Lokomotiv. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Daniil Apalkov goal, fueled by Emil Galimov and Sergei Plotnikov. Cherepovets tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Alexander Ryazantsev, powered by Mikhail Anisin and Linus Videll. Lokomotiv took the lead back in the third period when Staffan Kronwall scored a power play goal, set up by Alexei Kalyuzhny and Alexander Guskov. This held up for a 2-1 win, and the three stars were Kronwall, Sanford (33 for 34 in saves), and Apalkov. The series shifts across the lake tied at 1.
Game 3: Ice Palace, Cherepovets, Russia. In goal: Curtis Sanford for Lokomotiv and Vasily Koshechkin for Severstal. Yaroslavl opened in the first period with a Staffan Kronwall goal, assisted by Stephen Dixon. Cherepovets tied it in the second period as Mikhail Anisin scored, thanks to Alexei Medvedev. Lokomotiv took the lead back with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, and Emil Galimov had the lone helper. Severstal tied it in the third period when Stanislav Yegorshev scored, courtesy of Gennady Stolyarov and Anisin. Cherepovets gained the lead on a Nikita Alexeyev goal, set up by Teemu Laasko and Niclas Bergfors. They held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Anisin, Koshechkin (21 for 23 in saves), and Alexeyev. Severstal takes the series lead back at 2-1.
Game 4: Ice Palace, Cherepovets, Russia. In goal: Curtis Sanford for Lokomotiv and Vasily Koshechkin for Severstal. Cherepovets struck first in the first period as Alexei Medvedev scored, with the help of Petr Caslava and Evgeny Ketov. Yaroslavl tied it on an unassisted goal by Alexander Chernikov. Lokomotiv took the lead on a power play goal by Alexander Guskov, powered by Sergei Plotnikov and Staffan Kronwall. Severstal retied it on an unassisted second period goal from Mikhail Anisin. For the next nearly 90 minutes of game time, the goalies dominated, until just 1:12 remained in the third overtime, where Denis Kazionov came through with the game winner, helped along by Ketov and Medvedev. The three stars in the 3-2 marathon game were Koshechkin (48 for 50 in saves), Sanford (80 for 83 in saves. Yes, 80 for 83 in saves, you read that correctly), and Kazionov, while Medvedev and Ketov get the honorable mentions. Severstal has Lokomotiv on the brink of elimination with a 3-1 series lead, which is very much earned after this game.
Game 5: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Severstal and Curtis Sanford for Lokomotiv. Yaroslavl led off in the second period as Mikelis Redlihs scored, thanks to Yury Petrov and Maxim Semyonov. Cherepovets tied it on a Mikhail Anisin goal, set up by Vadim Berdnikov and Gennady Stolyarov. Lokomotiv took the lead back as Alexei Kalyuzhny scored a power play goal, powered by Stephen Dixon and Staffan Kronwall. Severstal retied it in the third period as Anisin scored a power play goal, made possible by Petr Caslava and Stolyarov. Yaroslavl took the lead again on a Kronwall power play goal, assisted by Dixon and Kalyuzhny. They stood their ground to take a 3-2 victory, with the three stars being Kronwall, Kalyuzhny, and Dixon, while Anisin and Stolyarov receive the honorable mentions. Lokomotiv stays alive but is still behind 3-2 in the series, and must go on the road to continue the fight.
Game 6: Ice Palace, Cherepovets, Russia. In goal: Curtis Sanford for Lokomotiv and Vasily Koshechkin for Severstal. Cherepovets started in the first period on an Alexander Fedoseyev goal, assisted by Pavel Dedunov. Yaroslavl tied it in the second period with an Alexander Guskov power play goal, powered by Stephen Dixon and Staffan Kronwall. Severstal took the lead back in third period as Evgeny Ketov converted a penalty shot he earned after being tripped on a breakaway by Kronwall. Cherepovets extended the lead as Ketov scored again, with the help of Denis Kazionov. This made it 3-1, a final, with the three stars being Ketov, Koshechkin (24 for 25 in saves), and Fedoseyev. Severstal wins the series 4-2, completing the quarterfinal round in the west.
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