Eleven of a possible thirteen games on, so it's a busy day as the KHL gets back to business. The first game comes from...
Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg hosts Avangard Omsk. Karri Ramo of Avangard and Ari Ahonen of Metallurg are in goal. Magnitogorsk led off with a first period goal by Sergei Mozyakin, made possible by Viktor Antipin, a power play goal. Omsk tied the game in the second period as Alexander Popov scored, with a lone assist from Tomas Zaborsky. Avangard took the lead as Sergei Kostitsyn netted a power play goal, powered by Nikita Nikitin and Zaborsky. Metallurg retied the game in the third period as Dmitry Kazionov recorded an unassisted goal. Omsk won the game 3-2 in overtime as Kirill Lyamin scored with thirty seconds left, courtesy of Nikitin and Kostitsyn. The three stars belong to Kostitsyn, Nikitin, and Zaborsky.
A bit to the northeast, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov of Yugra and Evgeny Lobanov of Avtomobilist are in the creases. Stanislav Zhmakin put Yekaterinburg on the board first in the second period with a goal fueled by Nikolai Pronin. Khanty-Mansiysk tied the game in the third period as Igor Skorokhodov notched a goal, with guidance from Marek Troncinsky. The game went into a shootout, where Skorokhodov potted two goals for Yugra, besting Fyodor Malykhin's lone goal for Avtomobilist. Yugra picked up a 2-1 win, with Skorokhodov, Zhmakin, and Biryukov (40 for 41 in saves) getting the three stars.
Back south a touch to Chelyabinsk, as Traktor welcomes Barys Astana. Vitaly Yeremeyev for Barys and Michael Garnett for Traktor are in between the pipes. Chelyabinsk got started in the first period as Maxim Karpov scored, with a lone assist by Andrei Popov. Traktor added on as Andrei Kostitsyn scored, thanks to Deron Quint and Gennady Razin. Astana got one back in the second period with Dmitry Upper scoring, fueled by Alexei Litvinenko and Konstantin Rudenko. Chelyabinsk shot back when Anton Glinkin scored, passed from Jan Bulis (of Pass It to Bulis blogosphere fame). Traktor kept going with a Maxim Yakutsenya goal via Petri Kontiola and Konstantin Panov. Barys answered as Talgat Zhailauov netted the puck, assisted by Litvinenko and Konstantin Pushkaryov. Chelyabinsk extended their lead as Panov potted a goal, with the help of Yegor Dugin and Vladimir Antipov. Astana replaced Yeremeyev with Pavel Poluektov, and scored the next goal as Brandon Bochenski recorded a goal, pushed through by Dustin Boyd and Nikolai Antropov. Traktor iced off the game with an unassisted third period goal from Dugin to produce the 6-3 final score. The three stars belong to Panov, Dugin, and Litvinenko.
Well to the west, Slovan Bratislava hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Semyon Varlamov for Lokomotiv and Branislav Konrad for Slovan receive the starting nods. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Maxim Trunyov goal, passed from Roman Lyuduchin. Lokomotiv extended the lead in the second period with an Alexei Kalyuzhny goal, assisted by Viktor Kozlov. Yaroslavl added on in the third period with an Artyom Anisimov goal, set up by Sergei Plotnikov and Yegor Yakovlev. Lokomotiv iced the game with a Lyuduchin unassisted goal for a 4-0 final. The three stars go to Varlamov (32 save shutout), Lyuduchin, and Trunyov.
Slightly to the northwest, Lev Praha hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Votaly Koval for Torpedo and Tomas Popperle for Lev are the starting goalies. Nizhny Novgorod started in the first period as Alexei Ugarov scored, with assistance from Matt Ellison and Mikhail Varnakov on the power play. Praha tied it with a Jakub Klepis netted the puck, with the help of Ondrej Nemec. Lev took the lead when Zdeno Chara scored a power play goal, powered by Jiri Novotny and Jakub Voracek. Praha extended the lead in the second period as Novotny scored, guided in by Roman Cervenka and Voracek. Torpedo tried to rally back in the third period as Juuso Hietanen scored, thanks to Dmitry Makarov and Alexander Yevseyenkov. They got no closer, losing 3-2 to Lev, with the three stars being Novotny, Voracek, and Chara.
Back east, Salavat Yulaev Ufa hosts Spartak Moscow. Sergei Borisov for Spartak and Vadim Tarasov for Salavat Yulaev are the masked men. Moscow quickly opened with a first period goal by Mikhail Zhukov, assisted by Alexander Suglobov. Ufa tied it on a Yury Trubachyov goal, made possible by Nikita Filatov and Denis Parshin. Salavat Yulaev took the lead on a Igor Mirnov goal, courtesy of Antti Pihlstrom and Alexei Kaigorodov. Spartak tied it in the third period as Suglobov recorded an unassisted and shorthanded goal tie tie the game. Ufa won the game with goals by Parshin and Trubachyov in the shootout, for a 3-2 final. The three stars go to Trubachyov, Suglobov, and Parshin.
Speaking of Moscow, we head there as Dynamo hosts Vityaz Chekhov. Ivan Kasutin for Vityaz and Alexi Volkov for Dynamo are all padded up. Chekhov was first to score in the first period with a Alexander Korolyuk goal, fueled by Artemy Panarin and Dinar Khafizullin. Moscow tied it as Nicklas Backstrom scored, with the help of Alexander Ovechkin and Richard Gynge. Vityaz took the lead back with a Brian Fahey goal, set up by Vladimir Malevich and Josh Hennessy. Chekhov extended the lead in the second period on a Anton Korolyov goal, assisted by Evgeny Timkin. Dynamo pulled back in the third period as Backstrom notched his second goal of the game, guided in by Filip Novak. Moscow pulled even with a Konstantin Volkov goal, thanks to Janne Jalasvaara. Dynamo completed the comeback in overtime as Backstrom put away an unassisted goal to complete his hat trick and a 4-3 victory. The three stars are Backstrom, Volkov, and Korolyov.
Staying in the city, CSKA Moscow hosts Atlant Moscow Oblast (for North America, an Oblast is like what we call a State). Stanislav Galimov for Atlant and Rastislav Stana for CSKA play in the blue paint. CSKA got going in the first period as Alexander Radulov scored, with a lone assist provided by Sergei Shirokov on the power play. CSKA extended the lead to 2-0 in the third period on an Ilya Zubov goal, fueled by Radulov and Evgeny Ryasensky. This was a final, with Radulov, Stana (14 save shutout), and Zubov getting the three stars.
To the west, with SKA St. Petersburg hosting Dinamo Minsk. Pekka Rinne for Dinamo and Sergei Bobrovsky for SKA make up the NHL-level goalie battle. St. Petersburg opened early in the first period as Patrick Thoresen scored an unassisted goal. SKA extended the lead on a Maxim Rybin goal, fueled by Thoresen and Dmitry Vorobyov. Minsk got on the board in the second period as Teemu Laine scored, with assists credited to Tim Stapleton and Cory Murphy. St. Petersburg replied in the third period as Viktor Tikhonov scored, with the helped of Kevin Dallman and Vladimir Tarasenko. SKA iced the game at 4-1 with an Alexander Kucheryavenko goal, passed from Igor Makarov. The three stars are awarded to Thoresen, Bobrovsky (43 for 44 in saves), and Rybin.
Back east again, as Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk hosts Donbass Donetsk. Jan Laco for Donbass and Matt Dalton for Neftekhimik tend the twines. Donetsk quickly scored in the first period as Sergei Varlamov scored, thanks to Alexei Ponikarovsky and Ruslan Fedotenko. Donbass extended the lead in the second period with a Peter Podhradsky goal, fueled by Fedotenko and Varlamov. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with an unassisted Oskar Osala goal. Neftekhimik tied the game in the third period with a power play goal from Renat Mamashev, powered by Maxim Pestushko. Donetsk ended up winning 3-2 after a Fedotenko shootout goal secured the victory. The three stars belong to Fedotenko, Varlamov, and Mamashev.
Finally, we end in Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist for Dinamo and Konstantin Barulin for Ak Bars guard the cages. Kazan led off in the first period with a Niko Kapanen goal, set up by Ilya Nikulin and Alexei Morozov. Ak Bars extended the lead as Janne Pesonen scored, with the help of Dmitry Obukhov and Jarkko Immonen. Kazan iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Danis Zaripov, passed from Morozov. The three stars go to Barulin (28 save shutout), Morozov, and Kapanen.
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