Another eleven games on the schedule in the KHL, starting with...
Avangard Omsk hosting Traktor Chelyabinsk. Andrei Mezin of Traktor and Karri Ramo of Avangard are set to start. Omsk led off in the first period as Georgijs Pujacs scored with the help of Sergei Kalinin. Chelyabinsk tied it with a Jan Bulis goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Kuznetsov on the power play. Traktor took the lead in the second period as Vladimir Antipov scored, and Yegor Dugin was credited with the assist. Avangard retied the game on a Dmitry Syomin goal, courtesy of Sergei Kostitsyn. Chelyabinsk pulled back ahead as Konstantin Panov scored, assisted by Dugin and Antipov. Omsk retied it in the third period with another goal by Syomin, fueled by Nikita Pivtsakin on the power play. The game required a shootout to determine the winner, which was Traktor by a 4-3 margin after shootout tallies from Panov and Kuznetsov. The three stars were Kuznetsov, Syomin, and Panov, while Dugin and Antipov get the honorable mentions.
To the north, as Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Georgy Gelashvili for Metallurg and Edgards Masalskis for Yugra are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk was first on the board with a first period goal from Rinat Ibragimov, assisted by Igor Magogin and Igor Skorokhodov. Magnitogorsk tied it on a power play goal by Sergei Mozyakin, powered by Viktor Antipin. Yugra retook the lead in the second period as Artyom Bulyansky put away an unassisted goal. Khanty-Mansiysk extended the lead in the third period when Marek Troncinsky scored, via Stanislav Bocharov and Anton Krysanov. Metallurg got one back with Denis Platonov scoring, thanks to Mozyakin. They failed to tie the game, leaving the 3-2 win with Yugra, with the three stars being Mozyakin, Troncinsky, and Bulyansky.
South into Kazakhstan, as Barys Astana welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Evgeny Lobanov for Avtomobilist and Teemu Lassila for Barys are in the blue paint. Astana quickly scored in the first period as Roman Starchenko scored, with the help of Konstantin Rudenko and Victor Hedman. Barys added on with an Alexei Litvinenko power play goal, powered by Talgat Zhailauov and Andrei Gavrilin. Astana struck again when Nigel Dawes potted the puck, with a lone assist credited to Dustin Boyd. Avtomobilist pulled Lobanov at this time in favor of Christopher Holt. Yekaterinburg got on the board with an unassisted power play goal by Sergei Gusev. Barys answered in the second period on a Mikhail Rakhanov goal, fueled by Vitaly Novopashin and Dawes. Avtomobilist replied as Fyodor Malykhin netted the puck, and Nikita Tryamkin and Evgeny Lapenkov were credited with the assists on the power play goal. Astana scored again in the third period on an unassisted Litvinenko power play goal. Barys padded the lead as Brandon Bochenski recorded a goal, guided in by Novopashin and Hedman. Astana finished the scoring at 7-2 when Dmitry Upper scored a goal, made possible by Rudenko. The three stars belong to Litvinenko, Dawes, and Novopashin, while Hedman and Rudenko get the honorable mentions.
Way to the west, we land in Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv hosts Lev Praha. Jakub Stepanek for Lev and Curtis Sanford for Lokomotiv are in between the pipes. Praha got going in the second period as Nathan Oystrick scored an unassisted goal. Yaroslavl tied it in the third period when Alexander Chernikov potted the puck, thanks to Yury Petrov and Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv won it 2-1 in overtime as Staffan Kronwall scored, with a lone assist from Sergei Plotnikov. Kronwall, Sanford (34 for 35 in saves), and Chernikov earn the three stars.
Northeast and back in Russia, Severstal Cherepovets host Dynamo Moscow. Alexei Volkov for Dynamo and Vasily Koshechkin for Severstal receive the starting nods. Cherepovets began in the first period as Alexander Fedoseyev scored, with guidance from Teemu Laasko. Severstal extended the lead in the second period on an Ignat Zemchenko goal, fueled by Nikolai Kazakovtsev and Alexei Medvedev. Moscow got on the board as Richard Gynge potted the puck, thanks to Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin. Dynamo tied the game in the third period when Dominik Granak scored, with the help of Denis Kokarev and Alexei Tsvetkov. Cherepovets regained the lead on a Evgeny Ketov goal, made possible by Gennady Stolyarov and Vadim Shipachyov. Severstal made it 4-2 after Backstrom was called for hooking on the breakaway, which resulted in a successful penalty shot by Zemchenko. This was a final, with the three stars going to Zemchenko, Ketov, and Koshechkin (33 for 35 in saves).
A little to the east, as Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana for CSKA and Vitaly Koval for Torpedo are wearing the pads. Moscow was first on the board in the first period as Alexander Radulov scored a power play goal with a lone assist by Pavel Datsyuk. Radulov added on to CSKA lead later with his second goal of the game, assisted by Yakov Rylov and Datsyuk, also on the power play. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board as Mikhail Varnakov scored, with the help of Alexander Syomin. Moscow shot back as Patrick Davis netted the puck, thanks to Janis Sprukts. CSKA extended the lead in the second period as Niklas Persson scored, guided in by Ilya Zubov. Moscow kept going in the third period when Vladimir Zharkov struck with a power play goal, powered by Persson and Maxim Kondratyev. CSKA put the game away at 6-1 with a Mikhail Grabovsky goal, set up by Datsyuk, who got the three-assist sock trick, and Rylov. The three stars belong to Radulov, Datsyuk, and Persson, with an honorable mention for Rylov and Stana (26 for 27 in saves).
Speaking of Moscow, we head southwest to there as Spartak hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Konstantin Barulin for Ak Bars and Sergei Borisov of Spartak are in the creases. Kazan struck first in the first period as Ilya Nikulin scored, thanks to Artyom Lukoyanov. Ak Bars extended the lead as Denis Kulyash potted the puck, with the help of Evgeny Skachkov and Lukoyanov. Moscow got on the board in the second period when Andrei Shefer scored, fueled by Oleg Petrov and Alexander Suglobov. Kazan answered in the third period on a Lauris Darzins goal, made possible by Denis Golubev and Evgeny Medvedev. This produced the 3-1 final, with the three stars being Lukoyanov, Kulyash, and Barulin (39 for 40 in saves).
Staying in the oblast, we head north to Mytishchi as Atlant Moscow Oblast hosts Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus for Slovan and Stanislav Galimov for Atlant are the designated goalies. Bratislava opened in the first period on a Peter Olvecky goal, courtesy of Andrej Sekera. Slovan extended the lead in the second period as Mario Bliznak scored, thanks to Martin Stajnoch and Lubomir Visnovsky. This was all they needed for a 2-0 win, and the three stars went to Janus (28 save shutout), Olvecky, and Bliznak.
To the south, Vityaz Chekhov welcomes SKA St. Petersburg. Sergei Bobrovsky for SKA and Ivan Kasutin for Vityaz tend the twines. Chekhov led off in the first period as Alexei Badyukov scored, with a lone assist from Nikita Dvurechensky. Vityaz added on as Brian Fahey scored, thanks to Vyacheslav Kulyomin. St. Petersburg got on the board with a Maxim Afinogenov goal, made possible by Tony Martensson and Alexei Semenov. SKA tied it in the third period as Martensson scored, with the help of Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg took the lead late on an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, set up by Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexander Kucheryavenko with just forty-two seconds remaining. They held on for the win, and the three stars were given to Martensson, Kovalchuk, and Badyukov.
Further south, Donbass Donetsk brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vadim Tarasov for Salavat Yulaev and Jan Laco for Donbass guard the cages. Ufa was first on the board with a first period goal by Alexander Stepanov, fueled by Oleg Saprykin and Sergei Yemelin. Donetsk tied it in the second period as Evgeny Belukhin scored, thanks to Denis Kochetkov and Tomas Matousek. Donbass took the lead on an Alexei Ponikarovsky goal, set up by Ruslan Fedotenko. Donetsk extended the lead in the third period on a Tuomas Kiiskenen goal, assisted by Evgeny Dadonov. Donbass iced the game at 4-1 when Kochetkov scored, and the helpers came from Belukhin and Matousek. This was a final, with the three stars going to Belukhin, Kochetkov, and Laco (28 for 29 in saves), while Matousek gets an honorable mention.
Finally, we end in Nizhnekamsk, as Neftekhimik hosts Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist for Dinamo and Maxim Sokolov for Neftekhimik are in net. Riga began with a first period power play goal by Kaspars Daugavins, powered by Aleksandrs Nizivijs and Paul Szczechura. Nizhnekamsk replied with a Maxim Pestushko power play goal, made possible by Renat Mamashev and Alexander Seluyanov. Dinamo retook the lead as Alexandre Giroux scored, thanks to Nizivijs. Riga padded the lead with a Miks Andrasis goal, courtesy of Jamie Johnson. Neftekhimik got one back as Stanislav Alshevsky potted the puck, with the help of Yaroslav Alshevsky and Pyotr Khokhryakov. Dinamo responded in the second period as Maris Bicevskis scored a goal, helped along by Guntis Galvins and Raitis Ivanans. Riga struck again with a Gints Meija goal, pushed in by Daugavins and Bicevskis. Nizhnekamsk got one back as Pestushko scored, via Petr Koukal and Mamashev. Neftekhimik pulled closer with an unassisted goal by Tomas Netik. Dinamo answered on a Martins Karsums goal, guided in by Johnson and Arvids Rekis. The third period stood in stark contrast to the other two, with no scoring leaving the final as a 6-4 Dinamo win. The three stars are given to Daugavins, Pestushko, and Bicevskis, while the honorable mentions go to Nizivijs, Mamashev, and Johnson.
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