Nine games on today, beginning in...
Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Alexei Kuznetsov play in front of the goals. Moscow got going with a first period penalty shot goal by Konstantin Kasyanchuk, after drawing the penalty shot by being hooked on the breakaway. Dynamo added on in the second period with an unassisted Alexander Ovechkin goal. Moscow padded the lead in the third period when Denis Kokarev scored, thanks to Konstantin Volkov and Ilya Gorokhov. Khabarovsk got on the board as Nikita Gusev scored, with the help of Juha-Pekka Hytonen and Janne Lahti. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-1, and the three stars were Sharychenkov (21 for 22 in saves), Ovechkin, and Kasyanchuk.
A little to the west, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Sergei Bobrovsky and Jeff Glass are all padded up. St. Petersburg quickly began in the first period with an unassisted goal by Patrick Thoresen. SKA added on with a Petr Prucha goal, with a lone assist by Tony Martensson. Novosibirsk got on the board in the third period when Viktor Drugov scored a goal, guided in by Jori Lehtera. They failed to tie the game, falling 2-1, with the three stars going to Bobrovsky (27 for 28 in saves), Prucha, and Thoresen.
Way to the west, Spartak Moscow welcomes Barys Astana. Teemu Lassila and Sergei Borisov play in the creases. Astana led off in the second period as Nigel Dawes scored, via Vitaly Novopashin. Moscow tied it with a third period power play goal by Mikhail Yunkov, powered by Jakub Nakladal and Nikita Shchitov. The game went to a shootout, where Barys won with two goals by Dmitry Upper and Dawes to take down a lone Spartak tally from Stefan Ruzicka. This made it a 2-1 final, and Dawes, Lassila (32 for 33 in saves), and Borisov (26 for 27 in saves) got the three stars.
Staying in the city, CSKA Moscow hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vadim Tarasov and Sergei Bobrovsky have the green light to start. Moscow opened with a first period power play goal by Andrei Sergeyev, powered by Igor Grigorenko and Oleg Kvasha. Ufa tied with a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Alexei Glukhov. CSKA took the lead again on a Yakov Rylov goal, fueled by Alexander Radulov on the power play. Moscow extended the lead in the second period as Mikhail Grabovsky potted the puck, with helpers provided by Radulov and Pavel Datsyuk. CSKA made it 4-1 in the third period with a shorthanded, unassisted, and empty net goal by Kvasha. This was a final, with the three stars being Bryzgalov (20 for 21 in saves), Kvasha, and Radulov.
Up in Mytishchi, Atlant welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Chris Holt and Stanislav Galimov receive the starting nods. Yekaterinburg started in the first period as Vasily Streltsov scored an unassisted goal. Avtomobilist padded the lead as Stanislav Zhmakin scored, thanks to Atyom Kryukov and Evgeny Lapenkov. Yekaterinburg extended the lead with a Zhmakin power play goal, powered by Denis Sokolov and Lapenkov. Anton Khudobin relieved Galimov for the remainder of the game. Mytishchi got on the board in the second period on a power play goal by Roman Rukavishnikov, with a lone helper from Viktor Stalberg. Avtomobilist replied in the third period with an Alexei Makeyev goal, courtesy of Rastislav Spirko and Alexei Simakov. Yekaterinburg kept going as Branislav Mezei notched a goal, via Kryukov and Lapenkov on the power play, the latter getting a sock trick. Avtomobilist struck again with a power play goal by Spriko, with a lone assist coming from Simakov. Atlant got one back as Stalberg scored a power play goal, with the help of Andreas Engqvist and Fyodor Tyutin. This made it a 6-2 final, with the three stars being Zhmakin, Lapenkov, and Spirko, and the honorable mentions go to Stalberg, Kryukov, and Simakov.
North to Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Ari Ahonen and Curtis Sanford are in the blue paint. Yaroslavl was first to score in the first period with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, assisted by Staffan Kronwall. Magnitogorsk tied it with a Mats Zuccarello goal, fueled by Justin Hodgman and Dmitry Mikhailov. Metallurg took the lead in the second period as Denis Platonov scored, with the help of Ryan O'Reilly and Dmitry Kazionov. Magnitogorsk struck again with a goal from O'Reilly, passed from Zuccarello and Sergei Bernatsky. Metallurg extended the lead with another Zuccarello goal, guided in by Viktor Antipin and Sergei Mozyakin. Magnitogorsk got another in the third period as Bernatsky scored, courtesy of Kazionov and Evgeny Malkin. This was it for the scoring, leaving the final at 5-1. The three stars were Zuccarello, Bernatsky, and O'Reilly, while Kazionov and Ahonen (26 for 27 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Eastward, as Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Vitaly Koval guard the cages. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with a Maxim Karpov goal, going in unassisted. Nizhny Novgorod tied it in the second period on an Alexander Semin goal, passed from Matt Ellison and Mikhail Varnakov. Torpedo took the lead as Pyotr Schastlivy scored a power play goal, powered by Varnakov and Semin. Nizhny Novgorod iced it at 3-1 with a third period goal from Varnakov, an empty-netter with a lone assist by Ellison. The three stars were Varnakov, Semin, and Koval (25 for 26 in saves), and Ellison gets an honorable mention.
Over in Prague, Lev Praha hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Matt Dalton and Tomas Popperle will be the goalies. Praha began with a first period Tomas Rachunek goal, fueled by Marcel Hossa and Jiri Hunkes. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Stanislav Alshevsky, powered by Pyotr Khokhryakov and Yaroslav Alshevsky. Neftekhimik took the lead in the third period with a shorthanded goal by Igor Polygalov, set up by Petr Koukal. Lev tied it with a power play goal by Nicklas Danielsson, assisted by Jakub Klepis and Ondrej Nemec. Nizhnekamsk won 3-2 in overtime on a Khokhryakov goal, with a lone Yaroslav Alshevsky assist. The three stars belong to Khokhryakov, Yaroslav Alshevsky, and Dalton (27 for 29 in saves).
Finally, in Donetsk, Donbass hosts Avangard Omsk. Karri Ramo and Jan Laco tend the twines. Omsk led off with a first period goal by Andrei Ivanov, going in unassisted. Avangard extended the lead as Tomas Zaborsky scored a power play goal, powered by Anton Kuryanov and Anton Belov. This was all for the scoring, resulting in a 2-0 final, with Ramo (40 save shutout), Ivanov, and Zaborsky getting the three stars.
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