Much busier day in the KHL today, with eleven games going on. The first comes from...
Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Alexei Kuznetsov are the starting goalies. Khabarovsk was first to score in the first period as Perttu Lindgren scored, with the help of Dmitry Tarasov and Janne Lahti. Amur added on in the second period with an Evgeny Orlov goal, fueled by Alexander Yunkov. Khabarovsk padded the lead as Andrei Stepanov scored, via Kirill Tulupov and Mikhail Fisenko. Amur kept going in the third period as Vyacheslav Litovchenko potted the puck, with assists provided by Topi Jaakola and Evgeny Korotkov. Riga got on the board with a Miks Indrasis goal, coming off of Paul Szczechura. Dinamo pulled closer with an Alexandre Giroux goal, made possible by Andris Dzerins and Jamie Johnson. This only made it 4-2, a final, with the three stars being Stepanov, Kuznetsov (21 for 23 in saves), and Litovchenko.
Westward to Novosibirsk, as Sibir hosts Spartak Moscow. Jan Lasak and Jeff Glass are in the creases. Moscow finally started in the second period with a power play goal by Alexander Suglobov, powered by Vyacheslav Kozlov. Novosibirsk tied it on a Jonas Enlund goal, coming on the power play via Alexander Kutuzov and Nikita Zaitsev. Spartak won 2-1 in overtime as Jaroslav Obsut scored a goal, with a lone Suglobov assist. The three stars went to Suglobov, Lasak (20 for 21 in saves), and Obsut.
Backtracking to Novokuznetsk, where Metallurg hosts Donbass Donetsk. Christopher Holt and Yury Klyuchnikov are given the starting nods. Novokuznetsk opened with a first period Nikita Vyglazov goal, assisted by Anton Lazarev and Alexander Mereskin. Donetsk tied it with a power play goal by Lukas Kaspar, powered by Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Randy Robitaille. Donbass edged ahead in the second period on a Sergei Varlamov goal, passed from Denis Kochetkov. Metallurg tied it with a Dmitry Chernykh goal, fueled by Zakhar Arzamastsev. Donetsk pulled ahead again in the third period as Kagarlitsky scored, thanks to Kaspar on the power play. Donbass iced it at 4-2 with a Varlamov empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Varlamov, Kagarlitsky, and Kaspar.
Well to the west, Salavat Yulaev Ufa hosts Barys Astana. Pavel Poluektov and Iiro Tarkki have the green light to start. Astana struck first in the first period as Brandon Bochenski scored a power play goal, set up by Andrew Hutchinson and Konstantin Rudenko. Ufa tied it with a Denis Khlystov goal, thanks to Stefan Ruzicka. Salavat Yulaev took the lead on an Igor Mirnov goal, made possible by Kirill Koltsov and Oleg Saprykin. Barys retied it as Bochenski scored again, with the help of Vitaly Novopashin and Nigel Dawes. Astana took the lead in the second period as Roman Starchenko scored, courtesy of Rudenko. Ufa retied it as Antti Pihlstrom potted the puck, with a lone assist from Sergei Zinovyev. Barys edged ahead again as Andrei Gavrilin scored, with Alexei Troshchinsky picking up the only assist. Astana scored again in the third period with a Dustin Boyd goal, coming off of Bochenski. Andrei Vasilevsky relieved Tarkki at this time. Salavat Yulaev replied on an Anton Slepyshev goal, fueled by Vitaly Proshkin and Zinovyev. Barys finished the scoring at 6-4 with an unassisted empty net goal by Roman Savchenko. The three stars were Bochenski, Rudenko, and Zinovyev.
Farther west to St. Petersburg, as SKA welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Evgeny Lobanov and Ilya Ezhov are in front of the nets. St. Petersburg led off with a first period goal by Petr Prucha, assisted by Kevin Dallman and Patrick Thoresen. SKA added on with a Dallman goal, fueled by Tony Martensson and Thoresen on the power play. St. Petersburg padded the lead as Prucha scored again in the second period, with the help of Martensson and Thoresen, the latter getting a sock trick. SKA extended the lead with a Thoresen power play goal, powered by Dallman. Yekaterinburg got on the board in the third period with a power play goal from Stanislav Zhmakin, coming off of Evgeny Lapenkov and Fyodor Malykhin. This was as close as it got, with the final being 4-1. The three stars were credited to Thoresen, Prucha, and Dallman, while Martensson and Ezhov (18 for 19 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
To the southeast, where CSKA Moscow brings in Vityaz Chekhov. Sergei Denisov and Ilya Proskuryakov will wear the pads. Moscow began with a first period Alexander Radulov goal, fueled by Niklas Persson. Chekhov tied it on a second period goal by Vyacheslav Kulyomin, with a lone assist provided by Denis Sergeyev. CSKA regained the lead in the third period on an Anton Korolyov goal, assisted by Josh Hennessy. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Proskuryakov (34 for 35 in saves), Korolyov, and Radulov.
East again to Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts Avangard Omsk. Karri Ramo and Konstantin Barulin tend the twines. Omsk struck first in the first period on an Igor Volkov power play goal, powered by Pavel Valentenko and Alexander Popov. Kazan tied it in the second period as Ilya Nikulin scored, thanks to Denis Golubev and Artyom Lukoyanov. Avangard won it 2-1 in the shootout with tallies from Matti Kuparinen and Dmitry Syomin toppling a lone Ak Bars tally by Nikolai Zherdev. The three stars were Ramo (29 for 30 in saves), Barulin (30 for 31 in saves), and Syomin.
Further to the east, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Edgars Masalskis and Matt Dalton are given the starting nods. Nizhnekamsk was first on the board in the first period as Renat Mamashev scored a power play goal, powered by Tomas Netik and Maxim Pestushko. Neftekhimik added on in the second period as Yegor Milovzorov scored a power play goal, with a lone assist by Vitaly Shulakov. Nizhnekamsk padded the lead with an unassisted Oskar Osala power play goal. Neftekhimik kept going in the third period on a Martin Cibak goal, fueled by Osala and Milovzorov. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board as Igor Skorokhodov potted the puck on the power play, with assists provided by Alexei Pepelyaev and Konstantin Glazachev. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead again as Mamashev scored his second of the night, with the help of Pestushko. Yugra pulled back on an Igor Magogin shorthanded goal, set up by Glazachev. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Mamashev, Milovzorov, and Osala, while Pestushko and Glazachev get the honorable mentions.
Into Moscow again, as Dynamo hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Alexander Yeryomenko will be in the blue paint. Moscow got going in the second period with a Marek Kvapil goal, fueled by Ilya Gorokhov on the power play. Dynamo finished the scoring at 2-0 in the third period as Denis Mosalyov scored, via Gorokhov and Alexei Tsvetkov. The three stars went to Yeryomenko (22 save shutout), Gorokhov, and Kvapil.
Westward some more, as Lev Praha hosts Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Tomas Popperle are sent out to start. Minsk started in the first period with a Cory Murphy power play goal, powered by Zbynek Irgl and Tim Stapleton. Praha tied it as Martins Cipulis scored, thanks to Sami Lepisto. Dinamo took the lead back as Geoff Platt scored, with the help of Murphy. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 2-1 final. Murphy, Haugen (27 for 28 in saves), and Platt got the three stars.
Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Vasily Koshechkin and Jaroslav Janus guard the cages. Cherepovets opened in the first period with a Denis Kazionov goal, assisted by Evgeny Ketov and Bogdan Kiselevich. Severstal added on in the second period with a power play goal from Vadim Berdnikov, powered by Kiselevich and Kazionov. Cherepovets extended the lead as Alexander Ryazentsev scored, thanks to Ketov and Kazionov. This was all they needed for a 3-0 victory, with the three stars being Kazinov, Ketov, and Kiselevich, while Koshechkin gets the honorable mentions for his 21 save shutout.
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