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Lokomotiv beats Severstal 1-0 to stay atop KHL Western Conference
Yaroslavl's Lokomotiv beat Cherepovets' Severstal 1-0 in a KHL regular-season game in Yaroslavl.
Captain and defenseman Alexander Yelesin scored the only goal in the first period.
Daniil Isayev stopped all 24 shots for Lokomotiv, recording his second shutout of the season.
Lokomotiv has 28 points and remains first in the Western Conference standings.
Severstal, on 24 points, has lost three games in a row and sits fourth.
The result matters to the standings, with Lokomotiv holding the conference lead and Severstal looking to end its losing run.
Lokomotiv hosts Sochi on October 29, while Severstal hosts Moscow's Spartak that day.
Lokomotiv beat Severstal 1-0 in a KHL regular-season game in Yaroslavl.
Alexander Yelesin scored the only goal in the first period.
Lokomotiv goalkeeper Daniil Isaev stopped all 24 shots for his second shutout of the season.
Lokomotiv remained first in the Western Conference with 28 points.
Severstal had 24 points and had lost three games in a row.
- Who
- Lokomotiv and Severstal, two KHL teams.
- What
- Lokomotiv won 1-0.
- When
- Sunday, according to Match TV. The articles give different publication dates.
- Where
- Yaroslavl, at Lokomotiv’s home rink.
- Why
- Yelesin scored the only goal; Severstal coach Andrei Kozyrev said his team did not convert its chances.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lokomotiv beat Severstal 1-0 in Yaroslavl.
Lokomotiv was scheduled to host Sochi, while Severstal was scheduled to host Spartak Moscow.
- Final score
- Lokomotiv 1-0 Severstal
- Goal scorer
- Alexander Yelesin
- Goal time
- 14:57
- Lokomotiv shots stopped
- 24
- Lokomotiv points
- 28
- Severstal points
- 24
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What people are saying
Unfortunately, we could not make our fans happy because we could not convert our chances.