Six more games over in the general Russian area. First up...
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Evgeny Lobanov will be in the blue paint. Ufa opened with a first period goal by Nikita Filatov, passed from Denis Khlystov. Yekaterinburg tied it in the second period as Nikolai Pronin scored, thanks to Eduard Gimatov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back in the third period when Alexander Pankov found twine, with the help of Ivan Baranka. Ufa iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal from Alexander Stepanov. The three stars went to Vasilevsky (22 for 23 in saves), Pankov, and Filatov.
Into Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Konstantin Barulin and Georgy Gelashvili receive the starting nods. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period as Pavel Zdunov scored, with assists provided by Yaroslav Kosov and Mikhail Yakubov. Kazan tied it with a power play goal by Ilya Nikulin, powered by Konstantin Korneyev. Ak Bars took the lead in the third period on an Alexei Tereshchenko goal, coming off of Denis Golubev. They held on to win 2-1, with the three stars going to Tereshchenko, Barulin (35 for 36 in saves), and Gelashvili (27 for 29 in saves).
A bit west, Traktor Chelyabinsk hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Maxim Sokolov and Vladislav Fokin will man the creases. Chelaybinsk was first to score in the first period as Petri Kontiola scored a power play goal, powered by Maxim Yakutsenya and Konstantin Panov. Nizhnekamsk tied it as Petr Koukal scored, via Tomas Netik. Neftekhimik took the lead on a power play goal by Pyotr Khokhryakov, with a lone assist from Maxim Berezin. Traktor pulled even in the second period as Anton Glinkin scored, thanks to Deron Quint. Chelyabinsk took the lead back on a Jan Bulis power play goal, made possible by Stanislav Chistov. Traktor added on as Kontiola scored again, with the help of Vyacheslav Belov and Panov. Matt Dalton relieved Sokolov at this time. Nizhnekamsk responded in the third period on a Vitaly Shulakov goal, coming off of Martin Cibak and Yegor Milovzorov. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Valery Nichushkin scored a goal, guided in by Quint. Neftekhimik shot back as Netik scored, courtesy of Ruslan Nurtdinov and Koukal. After a late illegal hit and brawl, the game ended with no new goals, resulting in a 5-4 final. The three stars were Kontiola, Panov, and Quint, while Netik and Koukal get the honorable mentions.
Farther west, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Kuznetsov and Vasily Koshechkin make the starts. Cherepovets started with a first period goal by Niclas Bergfors, made possible by Stanislav Yegorshev and Alexei Medvedev. Severstal added on with a shorthanded goal by Vadim Shipachyov, passed from Evgeny Ketov. Cherepovets padded the lead in the second period as Ketov scored, thanks to Linus Videll and Vadim Berdnikov. Severstal kept going with another Ketov goal, courtesy of Denis Kazionov. Cherepovets struck again as Kazionov scored a power play goal, powered by Shipachyov. Severstal extended the lead with a power play goal by Yegorshev, assisted by Bergfors and Medvedev. Cherepovets got another as Shipachyov netted the puck, with the help of Bogdan Kiselevich and Ignat Zemchenko. Khabarovsk got on the board in the third period as Evgeny Orlov scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Juha-Pekka Hytonen. This produced the 7-1 final, with the three stars being Ketov, Shipachyov, and Kazionov, while Yegorshev, Bergfors, and Medvedev get the honorable mentions.
Down in Chekhov, Vityaz brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Jeff Glass and Ivan Lisutin protect the nets. Chekhov struck first in the second period with an Artemy Panarin power play goal, powered by Dinar Khafizullin and Alexander Korolyuk. Novosibirsk tied it with an unassisted and shorthanded goal by Alexander Nikulin. Sibir took the lead in the third period on a power play goal by Maxim Krivonozhkin, assisted by Alexander Kutuzov and Kristian Kudroc. Novosibirsk extended the lead on a Nikulin goal, fueled by Jonas Enlund and Viktor Drugov. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Nikulin, Glass (23 for 24 in saves), and Krivonozhkin.
Finally, we end in Belarus, as Dinamo Minsk hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Alexander Lazushin and Lars Haugen will be all padded up. Minsk led off with a first period goal by Tim Stapleton, assisted by Geoff Platt and Jere Karalahti. Dinamo added on in the second period as Zbynek Irgl potted the puck, thanks to Cory Murphy and Oleg Goroshko. Minsk padded the lead with a Platt power play goal goal, with an assist provided by Murphy. Dinamo struck again as Sergei Drozd scored, via Andrei Mikhalyov. Minsk extended the lead with a power play goal from Murphy, powered by Platt and Teemu Laine. Dinamo got another when Dmitry Meleshko scored, courtesy of Alexander Kitarov. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the third period as Alexander Bumagin scored a power play goal, with the help of Dmitry Chernykh and Nikita Vyglazov. This was as close as it got, with the final being 6-1, leaving the three stars with Platt, Murphy, and Haugen (27 for 28 in saves).
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