Hockey is back, at least in eastern Europe, and we have ten games on today. Remember that when goalies are named, it's road team before home team when I'm writing. First up...
Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alexander Lazushin are in front of the nets. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, assisted by Viktor Tikhonov and Ilya Kovalchuk. SKA added on as Tikhonov scored in the second, with a lone assist from Dmitry Kalinin. St. Petersburg struck again as Fyodor Fedorov scored, thanks to Anton Burdasov. Novokuznetsk got on the board as Randy Robitaille potted the puck, with the help of Alexander Bumagin. SKA padded the lead in the third period as Maxim Chudinov put down a power play goal, powered by Patrick Thoresen and Tony Martensson. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Tikhonov, Bobrovsky (21 for 22 in saves), and Tarasenko.
A little to the northwest, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Jeff Glass receive the starting nods. Moscow began in the first period as Alexander Ovechkin scored, via Maxim Solovyov. Dynamo added on in the second period as Kirill Knyazov scored, thanks to Sergei Soin. Novosibirsk got on the board in the third period when Alexander Romanov scored, with the help of Alexei Kopeikin and Kristian Kudroc. Moscow replied with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, set up by Leo Komarov. Sibir shot back on a Jori Lehtera goal, fueled by Jonas Enlund and Kudroc. Novosibirsk tied it late with an Ivan Lekomtsev goal, with a lone Lehtera assist. The game was decided in the shootout, with Sibir winning 4-3 on a lone tally by Arturs Kulda. The three stars went to Lehtera, Kulda, and Kudroc.
Way to the west, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Curtis Sanford are the North American goalies. Yaroslavl was first to score with a first period Artyom Anisimov goal, passed from Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv extended the lead in the second period on a Sergei Plotnikov goal, made possible by Anisimov and Alexei Kalyuzhny. Chelyabinsk got on the board in the third period on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, pushed through by Stanislav Chistov and Gennady Razin. They failed to tie the game, losing 2-1, with the three stars being Anisimov, Sanford (28 for 29 in saves), and Plotnikov.
A touch to the east, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Chris Holt and Vitaly Koval are between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the second period with an Alexander Semin power play goal, coming off of Mikhail Varnakov. Yekaterinburg tied it as Josef Straka scored a power play goal goal, courtesy of Rastislav Spirko and Sergei Gusev. Torpedo took the lead back in the third period when Evgeny Varlamov scored a power play goal, powered by Artyom Chernov and Semin. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Semin, Koval (24 for 25 in saves), and Varlamov.
Into Moscow, where Spartak hosts Avangard Omsk. Karri Ramo and Sergei Borisov are given the starting nods. Omsk led off in the first period with an Alexander Frolov goal, thanks to Andrei Ivanov. Avangard padded the lead in the second period when Igor Volkov scored, with the help of Anton Kuryanov. Omsk extended the lead in the third period as Vladimir Pervushin potted the puck, via Kuryanov. This made it a 3-0 final, with the three stars being Ramo (32 save shutout), Kuryanov, and Frolov.
Staying in the Oblast but heading to Mytishchi, where Atlant welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Ari Ahonen and Anton Khudobin guard the cages. Mytishchi started with a first period goal by Mikhail Glukhov, assisted by Rafael Batyrshin. Magnitogorsk tied it with an Evgeny Malkin goal, fueled by Sergei Mozyakin. Atlant retook the lead in the second period on a power play goal by Glukhov, coming off of Maxim Semyonov and Sandis Ozolins. Metallurg retied it with another Malkin goal, courtesy of Mozyakin and Justin Hodgman. Mytishchi regained the lead again as Maxim Mayorov scored an unassisted power play goal. Magnitogorsk tied it again in the third period when Hodgman scored on the power play, with a lone assist by Mats Zuccarello. Metallurg took the lead as Mozyakin scored a power play goal, powered by Nikolai Kulemin and Malkin. Magnitogorsk iced it at 5-3 when Malkin put in an unassisted empty net goal to finish his hat trick. Malkin, Mozyakin, and Glukhov were the three stars, while Hodgman gets an honorable mention.
Onward to Belarus, as Dinamo Minsk brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Maxim Sokolov and Lars Haugen will be the masked men. Minsk got going in the second period with a Joe Pavelski goal, assisted by Vladimir Denisov and Teemu Laine. Nizhnekamsk tied the game with a power play goal from Renat Mamashev, powered by Alexander Seluyanov. Dinamo replied as Pavelski scored a power play goal, made possible by Tim Stapleton and Cory Murphy. Minsk padded the lead in the third period on a Stapleton goal, coming off of Geoff Platt and Lukas Krajicek. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Pavelski, Stapleton, and Haugen (33 for 34 in saves).
Next up, Donbass Donetsk hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Jan Laco tend the twines. Khanty-Mansiysk began with a first period goal from Andrei Kuzmin, with a lone assist by Alexander Rybakov. Donetsk got on the board with an unassisted and shorthanded second period goal scored by Vaclav Nedorost. Yugra took the lead back as Konstantin Glazachev scored, thanks to Linus Videll and Dmitry Altaryov. Donbass retied it with a Denis Kochetkov goal, made possible by Evgeny Nikiforov and Clay Wilson. Donetsk took the lead on a Peter Podhradsky goal, fueled by Evgeny Dadonov and Lukas Kaspar. Donbass extended the lead in the third period as Kaspar scored, with helpers provided by Dadonov and Nedorost. This held up for a 4-2 win, with the three stars being Nedorost, Kaspar, and Dadonov.
Continuing to Riga, as Dinamo hosts Barys Astana. Vitaly Yeremeyev and Mikael Tellqvist are all padded up. Riga struck first in the first period as Jamie Johnson scored, with the help of Guntis Galvins and Krisjanis Redlihs on the power play. Dinamo added on with an Andris Dzerins goal, coming off of Gints Meija. Astana responded in the second period with a Roman Savchenko goal, with a lone assist by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Barys tied it in the third period as Brandon Bochenski scored a power play goal via Nikolai Antropov. Astana won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted Konstantin Rudenko goal. The three stars were Rudenko, Bochenski, and Savchenko.
Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Iiro Tarkki and Jaroslav Janus are in the blue paint. The scoring just wasn't there in the regularly played game, and the scoreless tie was to be broken in the shootout. Here, Ufa got a goal from Yury Trubachyov, but it wasn't enough to overcome two goals in a row from Bratislava's Michal Vondrka. The 1-0 score was a final, with Vondrka, Janus (38 save shutout), and Tarkki (25 save shutout) getting the three stars.
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