Six games on today, and also six on tomorrow in a little bit of schedule balancing. We begin in the far east as...
Amur Khabarovsk hosts Lev Praha. Tomas Popperle for Lev and Alexei Murygin for Amur are the masked men. Khabarovsk began in the first period with a Dmitry Shitikov goal, passed from Vladimir Loginov and Alexander Yunkov. Praha tied it with a Juraj Mikus goal, with a lone assist from Marcel Hossa. Lev took the lead in the second period on an Erik Christensen goal, assisted by Mathias Porseland. Praha extended the lead in the third period on another Christensen goal, made possible by Tomas Rachunek and Jakub Voracek. Amur got one back as Perttu Lindgren scored, with the help of Alexander Osipov. They couldn't tie the game, losing 3-2, with Christensen, Popperle (37 for 39 in saves), and Mikus receiving the three stars.
To the west, Sibir Novosibirsk welcomes CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana for CSKA and Jeff Glass for Sibir are in the blue paint. Moscow led off in the first period with a Vladimir Zharkov goal, passed from Patrick Davis and Mikhail Grabovsky. CSKA added on as Niklas Persson scored, courtesy of Alexander Radulov. Novosibirsk got on the board in the second period with a power play goal by Alexei Kopeikin, powered by Alexander Nikulin and Arturs Kulda. Sibir tied it in the third period when Kristian Kudroc scored, with a lone assist provided by Jori Lehtera. The game required a shootout to be decided where CSKA got goals from Sergei Shirokov and Radulov to top a lone Sibir goal by Jonas Enlund, allowing them to win 3-2. The three stars went to Radulov, Stana (35 for 37 in saves), and Persson.
Backtracking to the southeast, as Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus for Slovan and Alexander Lazushin for Metallurg are between the pipes. Bratislava opened in the first period with a power play goal off the tape of Vladimir Dravecky, with a lone assist by Lubomir Visnovsky. Novokuznetsk tied it with a goal by Denis Yezhov, passed from Anton Lazarev. Slovan took the lead in the second period on an unassisted Andrej Sekera power play goal. Metallurg tied it again with a power play goal by Dmitry Kagarlitsky, powered by Alexander Bumagin and Randy Robitaille. Novokuznetsk took the lead in the third period on another Kagarlitsky goal, with assists provided by Bumagin and Dmitry Megalinsky. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Kagarlitsky, Lazushin (30 for 32 in saves), and Bumagin.
Well to the west, Atlant Mytishchi hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Konstantin Barulin of Ak Bars and Anton Khudobin of Atlant tend the twines. Mytishchi started with a first period goal by Nikolai Zherdev, coming off of the goalie Khudobin and Sandis Ozolins. Kazan tied it with a Danis Zaripov goal, courtesy of Niko Kapanen. Ak Bars took the lead on a power play goal by Ilya Nikulin, powered by Zaripov and Kapanen. Kazan extended the lead with another power play goal, this time scored by Jarkko Immonen and set up by Nikulin and Alexei Morozov. Atlant got one back in the third period when Andreas Engqvist scored an unassisted goal. They failed to tie the game, falling 3-2, with the three stars going to Nikulin, Zaripov,and Kapanen.
Northeast a tad to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Iiro Tarkki for Salavat Yulaev and Vitaly Koval for Torpedo guard the cages. Nizhny Novgorod was first on the board with a second period power play goal by Matt Ellison, made possible by Alexei Vasilyev and Juuso Hietanen. Ufa tied it on a power play goal by Tomas Rolinek, assisted by Vitaly Atyushov and Denis Khlystov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead when Alexei Glukhov scored a goal in the third period, thanks to Igor Musatov and Oleg Saprykin. Ufa padded the lead with a power play goal by Igor Mirnov, powered by Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov. This held up as a 3-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Tarkki (29 for 30 in saves), Glukhov, and Mirnov.
Finally, we end the day in Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Maxim Sokolov for Neftekhimik and Curtis Sanford for Lokomotiv have the green light to start. Yaroslavl got going in the first period on an Artyom Anisimov goal, coming shorthanded via Vitaly Vishnevsky. Lokomotiv extended the lead in the third period on a power play goal by Staffan Kronwall, powered by Sergei Plotnikov and Emil Galimov. Nizhnekamsk got on the board as Oskar Osala scored, thanks to Martin Cibak and Renat Mamashev. Yaroslavl replied with a Plotnikov goal, made possible by Anisimov and Galimov. This produced the 3-1 final score, with the three stars being Plotnikov, Anisimov, and Galimov, while Sanford (23 for 24 in saves) gets the honorable mention.
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