Wednesday, January 30, 2013

KHL January 30th 2013

Twelve more games in the KHL, the last really big day for awhile. First up...

Amur Khabarovsk hosts Donbass Donetsk. Jan Laco and Alexei Kuznetsov will be in front of the nets. Khabarovsk was first to score in the first period as Igor Ozhiganov scored a power play goal, courtesy of Perttu Lindgren and Dmitry Tarasov. Donetsk tied it as Vaclav Nedorost scored an unassisted goal. Donbass took the lead with a Sergei Peretyagin goal, with a lone assist from Petteri Wirtanen. Donetsk added on in the second period as Randy Robitaille scored a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Donbass finished the scoring at 4-1 in the third period on a Tuomas Kiiskinen goal, assisted by Nedorost and Evgeny Dadonov. The three stars were Nedorost, Laco (38 for 39 in saves), and Peretyagin.

West to Novosibirsk, as Sibir hosts Dinamo Riga. Kristers Gudlevskis and Jeff Glass will play goal. Novosibirsk got going in the second period on an Alexander Kutuzov goal, fueled by Viktor Bobrov. Sibir added on as Nikita Zaitsev scored thirty seconds later, and the lone assist went to Alexei Kopeikin. This was all for the scoring, resulting in a 2-0 final, and the three stars were Glass (28 save shutout), Kutuzov, and Zaitsev.

Backtracking to Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg brings in Spartak Moscow. Jan Lasak and Yury Klyuchnikov are given the starts. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period with a power play goal by Filipp Metlyuk, powered by Dmitry Chernykh. Metallurg added on in the third period as Anton Lazarev scored a goal, guided in by Konstantin Turukin. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars being Klyuchnikov (32 save shutout), Metlyuk, and Lazarev.

Westward to Ufa, as Salavat Yulaev hosts Avangard Omsk. Karri Ramo and Iiro Tarkki protect the nets. Ufa started in the first period with an Anton Slepyshev goal, passed from Alexander Pankov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Sergei Zinovyev goal, set up by Vitaly Proshkin. Ufa extended the lead in the second period as Miroslav Blatak scored a power play goal, powered by Stefan Ruzicka and Zinovyev. Eduard Reizvikh relieved Ramo. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead on another Blatak goal, assisted by Antti Pihlstrom and Yefim Gurkin. Ufa struck again with a power play goal by Ruzicka, made possible by Blatak and Denis Khlystov. Omsk got on the board with a power play goal from Tomas Zaborsky, courtesy of Anton Belov and Georgijs Pujacs. Salavat Yulaev replied in the third period as Alexei Kaigorodov scored, thanks to Andrei Zubarev. This made it 6-1, which was the final score, and the three stars went to Blatak, Zinovyev, and Ruzicka, while Tarkki (32 for 33 in saves) was the honorable mention.

Further west, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Edgars Masalskis and Jani Nieminen have the green light to start. Khanty-Mansiysk began in the first period with an Igor Skorokhodov goal, made possible by Vitaly Sitnikov on the power play. Kazan tied it with a Jarkko Immonen goal, fueled by Janne Pesonen and Dmitry Obukhov. Ak Bars gained the lead with an Alexei Tereshchenko power play goal, helped along by Denis Kulyash. Yugra tied the game again as Igor Magogin scored, and the lone assist went to Sitnikov. Khanty-Mansiysk took the lead in the second period on a Sergei Demagin goal, passed from Alexei Pepelyaev and Konstantin Glazachev. Yugra padded the lead as Skorokhodov scored an unassisted goal. Kazan chipped back in the third period with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, courtesy of Artyom Lukoyanov. Khanty-Mansiysk replied with an Andrei Kuzmin goal, coming off of Stanislav Bocharov. Ak Bars shot back on an Ilya Nikulin power play goal, powered by Tereshchenko and Alexei Morozov. They failed to tie the game, losing 5-4, and the three stars were Skorokhodov, Sitnikov, and Tereshchenko.

Backing up to Nizhnekamsk, as Neftekhimik hosts Barys Astana. Pavel Poluektov and Matt Dalton are all padded up. Astana opened with a first period Konstantin Romanov goal, going down unassisted. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the second period with Maxim Petushko's goal, via Renat Mamashev and Vitaly Shulakov on the power play. Neftekhimik took the lead in the third period on a power play goal by Yegor Milovzorov, powered by Oskar Osala and Mamashev. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Dalton (16 for 17 in saves), Milovzorov, and Poluektov (40 for 42 in saves).

West into Moscow, as the CSKA hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Vasily Koshechkin and Rastislav Stana tend the twines. Moscow led off in the first period with an Evgeny Ryasensky power play goal with a lone assist provided by Yakov Rylov. Cherepovets tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Nikita Alexeyev, powered by Bogdan Kiselevich and Evgeny Ketov. Severstal tied it in the third period on a Vadim Berdnikov goal, fueled by Mikhail Anisin. CSKA retied it with an Alexander Radulov goal, made possible by Igor Radulov and Ryasensky. Moscow won 3-2 in overtime as Denis Denisov scored, with Alexander Radulov and Igor Radulov picking up the helpers. The three stars were handed to Alexander Radulov, Ryasensky, and Igor Radulov.

Staying in the city, Dynamo Moscow welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Evgeny Lobanov and Alexander Yeryomenko receive the starting nods. Moscow started in the first period as Grigory Shafigulin scored, with the help of Kirill Knyazev and Denis Tolpeko. Dynamo added on in the second period as Denis Kokarev scored a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Moscow padded the lead as Dmitry Vishnevsky scored, courtesy of Tolpeko and Filip Novak. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a power play goal by Sergei Gusev, powered by Evgeny Rybnitsky and Fyodor Malykhin. Avtomobilist got closer with a Stanislav Zhmakin goal, assisted by Malykhin. Yekaterinburg tied it with a Rastislav Spirko goal, fueled by Alexei Simakov and Denis Sokolov. Avtomobilist took the lead as Simakov scored an unassisted goal. Dynamo retied it as Kokarev scored again, a power play goal, guided in by Konstantin Gorovikov and Dmitry Pestunov. Moscow won 5-4 in overtime on a Marek Kvapil goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kokarev, Kvapil, and Tolpeko, while Simakov and Malykhin get the honorable mentions.

Farther west, SKA St. Petersburg brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Ari Ahonen and Ilya Ezhov will be in the blue paint. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period as Patrick Thoresen scored, with a lone helper from Dmitry Vorobyov. SKA extended the lead in the third period as Tony Martensson scored, thanks to Thoresen and Petr Prucha. St. Petersburg finished the game at 3-0 with a Gleb Klimenko goal, via Viktor Tikhonov on the power play. The three stars were given to Thoresen, Ezhov (11 save shutout), and Martensson.

Back to the Moscow region, as Atlant Mytishchi hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Vitaly Koval and Stanislav Galimov man the creases. Mytishchi got going in the second period on an Andreas Engqvist goal, fueled by Maxim Mayorov. Nizhny Novgorod tied it as Mikhail Varnakov scored, with the help of Dmitry Makarov. Atlant took the lead on a power play goal by Roman Rukavishnikov, powered by Konstantin Koltsov. Torpedo retied it as Makarov scored a goal, pushed through by Maxxim Potapov. Mytishchi was able to win 3-2 in overtime with a goal by Rafael Batyrshin on the power play, passed from Alexander Osipov. The three stars were Batyrshin, Makarov, and Galimov (26 for 28 in saves).

Southwest to Minsk, where Dinamo hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Andrei Mezin and Lars Haugen are the masked men. Chelaybinsk was first to score in the first period with a Valey Nichushkin goal, with a lone Anton Glinkin assist. Minsk tied it with an Andrei Mikhalyov goal, fueled by Janne Niskala and Andrei Stas. Dinamo took the lead with a Tim Stapleton goal, made possible by Cory Murphy and Oleg Goroshko. Traktor tied it in the second period as Maxim Karpov converted a penalty shot he was awarded after being hooked by Lukas Krajicek on a breakaway. Chelyabinsk gained the lead as Yegor Dugin scored a goal, assisted by Glinkin. Traktor padded the lead with an unassisted goal by Konstantin Panov. Chelyabinsk extended the lead in the third period as Vladimir Antipov scored a goal, guided in by Maxim Yakutsenya. This produced the 5-2 final score, with the three stars being Glinkin, Dugin, and Mezin (31 for 33 in saves).

Finally, we end in Prague, as Lev Praha hosts Vityaz Chekhov. Ivan Lisutin and Tomas Popperle are guarding the cages. Praha opened in the first period with a shorthanded Petr Vrana goal, fueled by Michal Birner and Jakub Nakladal. Chekhov tied it in the second period on a Yakov Seleznyov goal, going in unassisted. Lev took the lead back in the third period as Nicklas Danielsson scored, thanks to Richard Gynge. Praha added on with a Gynge goal, coming off of Jiri Novotny. Lev extended the lead as Nakladal scored a goal, assisted by Martins Cipulis. Praha padded the lead as Novotny scored, via Danielsson and Nathan Oystrick. Vityaz got one back as Evgeny Timkin scored a power play goal, powered by Brian Fahey and Igor Golovkov. This only made it 5-2, the final, and the three stars were Nakladal, Gynge, and Danielsson, while Novotny gets the honorable mention.

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