Friday, January 18, 2013

KHL January 18th 2013

Another set of six games today. We start in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Lev Praha. Tomas Popperle and Karri Ramo are the starting goalies. Omsk led off with a first period Alexander Frolov goal, assisted by Dmitry Syomin. Avangard added on in the third period when Alexander Perezhogin scored, via Frolov. Omsk padded the lead as Evgeny Mozer scored, with a lone assist by Oleg Piganovich. Avangard iced it at 4-0 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Tomas Zaborsky, set up by Georgijs Pujacs and Frolov. The three stars were Frolov, Ramo (39 save shutout), and Perezhogin.

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Mikhail Biryukov will be in the blue paint. Khanty-Mansiysk was first to score with a first period goal by Anton Krysanov, assisted by Konstantin Glazachev and Marek Troncinsky. Bratislava tied it in the second period when Milan Kytnar scored, via Romas Kukumberg. Yugra took the lead again on an Igor Skorokhodov goal, fueled by Krysanov and Kirill Safronov. Khanty-Mansiysk extended the lead in the third period when Krysanov scored an empty net goal, made possible by Glazachev and Sergei Demagin. This produced a 3-1 final, with the three stars being Krysanov, Niryukov (30 for 31 in saves), and Glazachev.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana hosts CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana and Pavel Poluektov will play in goal. Moscow opened with a first period Sergei Shirokov goal, made possible by Denis Denisov and Oleg Kvasha. CSKA added on as Igor Radulov scored, via Niklas Persson and Alexander Radulov. Moscow kept going on an Evgeny Ryasensky goal, courtesy of Persson and Alexander Radulov. CSKA padded the lead in the second period when Janis Sprukts scored, with the help of Patrick Davis and Dmitry Kugryshev. Astana got on the board as Nigel Dawes scored, with an assist provided by Evgeny Fadeyev. Moscow responded with a power play goal by Persson, powered by Igor Radulov and Alexander Radulov, the latter getting a sock trick. CSKA continued in the third period on a Vladimir Zharkov goal, coming off of Denisov and Kvasha. Poluektov was pulled for Vladimir Kramar at this time. Moscow struck again with an Ilya Zubov goal, guided in by Nikolai Prokhorkin. CSKA iced it at 8-1 with an Igor Radulov goal, set up by Yakov Rylov and Alexander Radulov. The three stars of the game were Igor Radulov, Alexander Radulov, and Persson, while Stana (21 for 22 in saves), Denisov, and Kvasha get honorable mentions.

In the west, Spartak Moscow hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Jan Lasak have the green light to start. Yaroslavl began in the second period as Yegor Averin scored, with the help of Alexander Guskov and Vladislav Kartayev. Moscow tied it with a Nikolai Bushuyev goal, made possible by Stefan Ruzicka. Spartak took the lead on a Nikita Shchitov goal, with Alexander Suglobov picking up the only assist. Moscow padded the lead as Bushuyev scored again, courtesy of Ruzicka and Denis Bodrov. Lokomotiv got one back as Averin scored a shorthanded goal, passed from Yury Petrov. Spartak replied in the third period with a power play goal by Vyacheslav Kozlov, powered by Branko Radivojevic and Jaroslav Obsut. Moscow added on as Anatoly Nikontsev scored, with helpers from Andrei Ankudinov and Radivojevic. This held up for a 5-2 win, with the three stars being Bushuyev, Ruzicka, and Radivojevic, while Avelin gets the honorable mention.

Into Ukraine, where Donbass Donetsk hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Stanislav Galimov and Christopher Holt will be the masked men. Donetsk started in the first period with a Randy Robitaille goal, fueled by Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Lukas Kaspar. Donbass extended the lead in the second period as Denis Kochetkov scored, with the help of Sergei Varlamov. Donetsk iced it at 3-0 in the third period as Varlamov scored, with a lone Kochetkov assist. The three stars were Holt (29 save shutout), Kochetkov, and Varlamov.

Finally, we end with Dinamo Riga hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Vitaly Koval and Maris Jucers will guard the cages. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the first period as Maxim Potapov scored, courtesy of Mikhail Varnakov and Matt Ellison. Riga tied it as Paul Szczechura potted a power play goal, powered by Krisjanis Redlihs and Miks Indrasis. Torpedo took the lead again on a Varnakov goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Yevseyenkov. Dinamo pulled even as Szczechura scored again, with helpers provided by Martins Porejs and Martins Karsums. Nizhny Novgorod took the lead once again with a power play goal by Vladimir Malenkikh, assisted by Ellison. Riga evened the score again as Karsums scored, with the help of Indrasis and Kristaps Sotnieks. Torpedo took the lead back as Martin Thornberg scored a goal, guided in by Yevseyenkov and Dmitry Makarov. This was all for the scoring, resulting in a 4-3 final, and the three stars went to Varnakov, Ellison, and Yevseyenkov, while Szczechura, Karsums, and Indrasis got the honorable mentions.

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