Eleven games for the KHL today, beginning with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Alexander Lazushin of Metallurg and Alexei Murygin of Amur are set to play goal. Khabarovsk was first to score with an unassisted second period goal by Juha-Pekka Hytonen. Novokuznetsk replied on a power play goal by Dmitry Kagarlitsky, courtesy of Randy Robitaille. Amur answered on a power play goal by Jakub Petruzalek, made possible by Dmitry Tarasov. Khabarovsk extended the lead as Petruzalek scored another power play goal, again powered by Tarasov. Amur padded the lead in the third period on a Perttu Lindgren goal, assisted by Tarasov, who got a sock trick, and Petruzalek. Khabarovsk iced the scoring at 5-1 as Dmitry Lugin scored, thanks to Nikita Gusev and Mikhail Fisenko. The three stars belonged to Petruzalek, Tarasov, and Murygin (16 for 17 in saves).
Well to the west, Salavat Yulaev Ufa hosts Spartak Moscow. Sergei Borisov for Spartak and Iiro Tarkki for Salavat Yulaev are in the blue paint. Ufa began in the first period as Vitaly Proshkin potted the puck, with the help of Igor Mirnov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Moscow tied it on an Oleg Gubin goal, coming off of Alexander Suglobov and Branko Radivojevic. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back in the second period as Ivan Baranka scored, thanks to Denis Khlystov and Sergei Zinovyev. Ufa added on with a power play goal by Nikita Filatov, assisted by Andrei Konev and Zinovyev. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Konev, powered by Khlystov and Proshkin. This was all for the scoring, with the final being 4-1. Proshkin, Konev, and Zinovyev get the three stars while Khlystov and Tarkki (23 for 24 in saves) are the honorable mentions.
To the south, Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosts Avangard Omsk. Karri Ramo for Avangard and Ari Ahonen for Metallurg are the masked men. Omsk quickly scored first with a first period goal by Alexander Frolov, going in unassisted. Avangard added on in the second period with an Igor Volkov goal, set up by Vladimir Pervushin and Matti Kuparinen. Magnitogorsk got on the board as Sergei Gonchar scored, with the help of Enver Lisin. They failed to tie the game, falling 2-1, with the three stars belonging to Ramo (32 for 33 in saves), Volkov, and Ahonen (29 for 31 in saves).
A bit southeast brings us to Chelyabinsk, as Traktor hosts Barys Astana. Teemu Lassila for Barys and Andrei Mezin for Traktor are the starting goalies. Astana led off in the first period with a power play goal by Roman Starchenko, assisted by Vitaly Novopashin and Victor Hedman. Barys extended the lead on another power play goal, this time from Dmitry Upper, powered by Starchenko and Hedman. Astana struck again in the second period as Nigel Dawes scored, thanks to Dustin Boyd and Hedman. The scoring was silent in the third period, with Barys winning 3-0. Starchenko, Hedman, and Lassila (28 save shutout) earned the three stars.
North to Yekaterinburg, as Avtomobilist hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Edgars Masalskis for Yugra and Christopher Holt for Avtomobilist play in front of the nets. Khanty-Mansiysk opened with a first period goal by Vitaly Sitnikov, courtesy of Marek Troncinsky and Igor Skorokhodov. Yekaterinburg tied the game in the second period on a Fyodor Malykhin goal, made possible by Joffrey Lupul and Denis Sokolov. The game required extra time to determine a winner, although Avtomobilist changed goalies for overtime, subbing Holt out in favor of Evgeny Lobanov. The game was sent to a shootout, where Skorokhodov and Stanislav Bocharov led Yugra to a 2-1 win over Avtomobilist, whose only goal in the shootout came from Lupul. Skorokhodov, Lupul, and Masalskis (32 for 33 in saves) get the three stars.
Northwest to Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist for Dinamo and Emil Garipov for Ak Bars are all padded up. Riga started quickly in the first period on a Jekabs Redlihs goal, passed from Paul Szczechura and Alexandre Giroux. Kazan tied it when Ilya Nikulin scored a shorthanded goal, with a lone assist from Dmitry Obukhov. Ak Bars took the lead as Niko Kapanen scored, thanks to Alexei Morozov and Danis Zaripov. Dinamo tied it with a second period shorthanded goal off the tape of Kristaps Sotnieks, and Gints Meija had the only assist. Kazan regained the lead as Obukhov scored a power play goal, courtesy of Jarkko Immonen and Alexei Yemelin. Ak Bars added on with an Immonen goal, fueled by Obukhov. Kazan kept going as Zaripov scored, with the help of Morozov. Ak Bars ended the scoring at 6-2 in the third period on a Janne Pesonen goal, a power play goal powered by Evgeny Medvedev and Yemelin. The three stars of the game were Obukhov, Zaripov, and Immonen, while Morozov and Yemelin receive honorable mentions.
Just a bit to the southeast, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk hosts Donbass Donetsk. Jan Laco of Donbass and Matt Dalton of Neftekhimik receive the starting nods. Donetsk began in the first period on an Evgeny Dadonov goal, coming on the power play via Clay Wilson and Vaclav Nedorost. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the third period on a Tomas Netik power play goal, powered by Maxim Pestushko and Alexander Seluyanov. Neftekhimik took the lead as Netik scored again, with this goal helped along by Pestushko and Petr Koukal, coming shorthanded. Donbass retied it when Dadonov scored again, thanks to Wilson and Tuomas Kiiskinen on the power play. Nizhnekamsk retook the lead with another shorthanded goal, coming off the tape of Yegor Milovzorov, passed from Seluyanov and Koukal. Donetsk retied it on a goal by Nedorost, made possible by Peter Podhradsky and Sergei Varlamov. The game needed a shootout to determine the winner, and it was Neftekhimik after goals by Nail Yakupov and Milovzorov led to a 4-3 victory, while Donbass got a lone shootout goal from Nedorost. The three stars go to Milovzorov, Netik, and Nedorost, while Dadonov, Pestushko, Seluyanov, Koukal, and Wilson get the honorable mentions.
To the west, SKA St. Petersburg hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Vasily Koshechkin for Severstal and Ilya Ezhov for SKA are between the pipes. St. Petersburg led off in the first period on a Maxim Chudinov goal, assisted by Anton Burdasov and Alexander Kucheryavenko. SKA extended the lead in the third period as Ilya Kovalchuk scored, with the help of Vladimir Tarasenko. Cherepovets got on the board with a Vadim Berdnikov goal, fueled by Bogdan Kiselevich. Severstal tied the game when Tom Wandell scored, courtesy of Nikolai Stasenko and Mikko Lehtonen. St. Petersburg retook the lead as Ivan Nepryayev scored, with assists provided by Tarasenko and Dmitry Kalinin. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Tarasenko, Nepryayev, and Kovalchuk.
A bit southeast, as CSKA Moscow hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Semyon Varlamov of Lokomotiv and Ilya Bryzgalov of CSKA play in the creases in a battle of NHL goaltenders. Yaroslavl got going with a second period Artyom Anisimov goal, set up by Alexander Chernikov and Sergei Plotnikov. Plotnikov added on for Lokomotiv with a power play goal powered by Sami Lepisto and Mark Flood. Yaroslaval extended the lead as Emil Galimov scored, with helpers provided by Vitaly Vishnevsky and Anisimov. Lokomotiv made it 4-0 in the third period as Plotnikov scored again, thanks to Anisimov and Galimov. The three stars went to Plotnikov, Anisimov, and Galimov.
Over in Prague, Lev Praha hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Stanislav Galimov for Atlant and Tomas Popperle for Lev are guarding the cages. Praha was first to score with a first period goal by Jakub Voracek, with a lone assist by Martin Skoula. Atlant switched goalies in the second period, pulling Galimov for Anton Khudobin. Mytishchi got on the board as Alexei Mikhnov scored a second period goal, with a lone helper from Sandis Ozolins. Lev retook the lead as Marcel Hossa scored, thanks to Erik Christensen and Skoula. Atlant pulled even again in the third period on a Konstantin Koltsov goal, coming off of Mikhnov and Ilya Kablukov. Praha retook the lead again as Jakub Klepis scored, with the help of Lubos Bartecko. Lev iced the game at 4-2 when Ondrej Nemec scored a goal, assisted by Juraj Mikus and Tomas Surovy. The three stars went to Mikhnov, Skoula, and Klepis.
Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Vitaly Koval for Torpedo and Jaroslav Janus for Slovan are tending the twines. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period on a Juuso Hietanen power play goal, made possible by Martin Thornberg. Torpedo added on as Thornberg scored an unassisted goal. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the second period on a Thornberg power play goal, powered by Dmitry Makarov and Mazim Potapov. Torpedo kept going as Vladimir Gazulin scored, thanks to Semyon Valuisky and Artyom Chernov. Bratislava got on the board in the third period as Tomas Mikus potted the puck, with the help of Andrej Stastny. This only made it 4-1, with the three stars going to Thornberg, Hietanen, and Koval (30 for 31 in saves).
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