Three games on today in what will be a light hockey schedule on both sides of the planet. First up in Russia...
Traktor Chelyabinsk hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Ari Ahonen and Michael Garnett tend the twines. Chelyabinsk led off with a first period goal by Jan Bulis, coming on the power play from Stanislav Chistov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Traktor added on in the second period as Bulis scored again, and it was assisted by Chistov and Kuznetsov again as well. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the third period when Sergei Mozyakin scored, with the help of Enver Lisin and Justin Hodgman. Chelyabinsk replied with a power play goal by Petri Kontiola, powered by Maxim Yakutsenya and Konstantin Panov. Traktor iced it at 4-1 with an Alexander Shinin power play goal, with a lone assist from Deron Quint. The three stars went to Bulis, Kuznetsov, and Garnett (33 for 34 in saves), while Chistov gets the honorable mention.
Over in Ufa, Salavat Yulaev hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Sergei Gaiduchenko and Iiro Tarkki are in the blue paint. Ufa began in the first period with an Ildar Isangulov goal, fueled by Igor Musatov. Salavat Yulaev added on as Alexander Svitov scored, with the help of Igor Mirnov and Oleg Saprykin. Ufa padded the lead in the third period with an Antti Pihlstrom goal, coming off of Sergei Zinovyev and Anton Slepyshev. Novosibirsk avoided the shutout with a late Jori Lehtera goal, made possible by Jonas Enlund. This resulted in a 3-1 final, with the three stars being Tarkki (25 for 26 in saves), Svitov, and Isangulov.
Finally, we end in Kazan, with Ak Bars hosting Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Yury Klyuchnikov and Emil Garipov receive the starting nods. Kazan got going in the first period with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, assisted by Kirill Petrov. Ak Bars added on in the second period as Alexei Tereshchenko scored a power play goal, powered by Zherdev and Petrov. Kazan extended the lead on a Janne Pesonen goal, made possible by Jarkko Immonen and Denis Kulyash. Ak Bars kept going in the third period as Dmitry Obukhov scored a power play goal, courtesy of Immonen and Pesonen. Kazan padded the lead as Niko Kapanen scored an unassisted goal. Novokuznetsk got on the board as Alexander Mereskin scored, with Anton Lazarev getting the only assist. This ended the scoring at 5-1, with the three stars being Zherdev, Pesonen, and Immonen, while Petrov and Garipov (36 for 37 in saves) receive the three stars.
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