Russia knows that the world didn't end, and celebrated with nine hockey games. First on the slate...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting SKA St. Petersburg. Ilya Ezhov and Alexei Kuznetsov will be in goal. St. Petersburg got going in the first period as Viktor Tikhonov scored a goal, assisted by Kevin Dallman and Vladimir Tarasenko. SKA added on with a power play goal from Dallman, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Tarasenko. St. Petersburg struck again in the second period on an Ivan Nepryayev goal, coming off of Fyodor Fedorov and Anton Burdasov. SKA kept going in the third period as Igor Makarov scored a goal with a lone assist from Gleb Klimenko. St. Petersburg extended the lead with a Tikhonov goal, passed from Dmitry Kalinin. Khabarovsk got on the board as Topi Jaakola scored, thanks to Nikita Gusev. SKA answered on a Tarasenko goal, courtesy of Tikhonov and Kovalchuk. Amur shot back with a Janne Lahti goal, fueled by Juha-Pekka Hytonen. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 6-2, and the three stars were Tikhonov, Tarasenko, and Dallman, with Kovalchuk getting the honorable mention.
To the west, Metallurg Novokuznetsk welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Alexander Lazushin play between the pipes. Novokuznetsk was first on the board in the first period with an Alexander Islamov goal, set up by Anton Lazarev. Moscow tied it when Dominik Granak scored a power play goal with a lone assist by Ilya Gorokhov. Metallurg retook the lead on an unassisted Nikolai Skladnichenko goal. Dynamo retied the game in the second period as Sergei Soin put the puck in the net, with the help of Igor Shchadilov. Moscow took the lead as Nicklas Backstrom scored a power play goal, powered by Alexander Ovechkin. Dynamo extended the lead in the third period as Ovechkin scored, via Leo Komarov and Backstrom. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Backstrom, Ovechkin, and Skladnichenko.
Further west, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Chris Holt and Semyon Varlamov are the masked men. Yekaterinburg opened in the first period with a Stanislav Zhmakin goal, a power play goal powered by Denis Sokolov and Evgeny Lapenkov. Yaroslavl tied it with an unassisted Artyom Anisimov goal. Lokomotiv tied it in the second period as Maxim Trunyov scored, courtesy of Daniil Apalkov. Yaroslavl extended the lead in the third period with a goal by Sergei Plotnikov, helped along by Dmitry Kulikov and Emil Galimov. Lokomotiv iced it at 4-1 with a Dmitry Maltsev goal, passed from Yegor Yakovlev and Trunyov. Trunyov, Varlamov (24 for 25 in saves), and Anisimov.
A touch east, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Georgy Gelashvili and Vitaly Koval are in the blue paint. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Pyotr Schastlivy goal, courtesy of Maxim Potapov. Magnitogorsk tied it with a Nikolai Kulemin goal, assisted by Evgeny Malkin. Torpedo retook the lead on an Alexander Semin goal, with a lone assist by Mikhail Varnakov. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Radek Smolenak potted the puck, with a helper from Martin Thornberg. Metallurg got one back in the second period as Justin Hodgman scored, thanks to Mats Zuccarello and Viktor Antipin. Magnitgorsk tied it in the third period as Ryan O'Reilly scored a goal, set up by Alexei Bondarev. Metallurg took the lead on another Kulemin goal, guided in by Sergei Gonchar and Sergei Mozyakin. Magnitgorsk won 5-3 after a Malkin empty net goal, via O'Reilly and Antipin. The three stars belonged to Kulemin, Malkin, and O'Reilly, while Antipin gets an honorable mention.
Into Moscow, where Spartak hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Alexei Yakhin received the starting nods. Khanty-Mansiysk finally got going in the third period with a power play goal by Vitaly Sitnikov, powered by Igor Skorokhodov and Alexei Pepelyaev. This was the game's only goal, with Biryukov (22 save shutout), Sitnikov, and Yakhin (22 for 23 in saves) getting the three stars.
Up in Mytishchi, Atlant hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Anton Khudobin guard the cages. Mytishchi started with a first period Maxim Mayorov goal, a power play goal powered by Andreas Engqvist and Sandis Ozolins. Chelyabinsk tied it as Andrei Kostitsyn scored, thanks to Konstantin Klimontov and Konstantin Panov. Traktor took the lead on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, fueled by Yegor Dugin. Atlant retied it on another Mayorov goal in the second period, coming off of Engqvist and Ozolins. Mytishchi took the lead again as Nikolai Lemtyugov scored, with the help of Rafael Batyrshin and Nikita Tochitsky. Chelyabinsk tied the game again as Kuznetsov scored another goal, made possible by Vyacheslav Belov. The tie required a shootout to be broken, where Traktor prevailed 4-3 as Maxim Yakutsenya and Kuznetsov each scored. Kuznetsov, Mayorov, and Engqvist get the three stars while Ozolins is the honorable mention.
Over in Ukraine, Donbass Donetsk hosts Barys Astana. Vitaly Yeremeyev and Jan Laco stand in the creases. Astana led off in the first period with a Dmitry Upper goal, assisted by Konstantin Rudenko. Donetsk tied the game as Lukas Kaspar scored an unassisted power play goal. Barys took the lead back with a power play goal from Brandon Bochenski, powered by Maxim Spiridonov and Mikhail Grigoryev. Astana extended the lead as Nikolai Antropov scored a power play goal, via Spiridonov. Donbass replied as Oskars Bartulis scored, with helpers provided by Ruslan Fedotenko and Sergei Varlamov. Barys iced it at 4-2 with a Rudenko empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Spiridonov, Rudenko, and Antropov.
Further west to Prague, as Lev Praha hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Iiro Tarkki and Jakub Stepanek protect the nets. Praha began in the first period on a Nicklas Danielsson goal, coming off of Erik Christensen. Ufa tied it with an Andrei Zubarev goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Pankov. Lev took the lead again in the second period as Jakub Klepis scored a power play goal, made possible by Ondrej Nemec. Praha extended the lead as Jakub Voracek scored, via Danielsson and Christensen. Lev kept going in the third period on another Danielsson goal, assisted by Voracek. Praha struck again on a shorthanded empty net goal by Lubos Bartecko, with Danielsson picking up the only helper. Lev iced it at 6-1 with an unassisted Voracek goal. The three stars were given to Danielsson, Voracek, and Christensen.
Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Matt Dalton and Jaroslav Janus tend the twines. Slovan opened in the first period as Ivan Svarny scored, with the help of Roman Kukumberg. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the third period with an Igor Polygalov goal, assisted by Alexander Seluyanov and Yegor Milovzorov. The game was decided in the shootout, where Neftekhimik got goals from Polygalov and Petr Koukal to take the game 2-1. The three stars were Polygalov, Janus (43 for 44 in saves), and Dalton (28 for 29 in saves).
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