Five games going on today, with the first coming from...
Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Ari Ahonen tend the twines. Magnitogorsk started with a first period power play goal by Evgeny Malkin, powered by Sergei Mozyakin and Sergei Gonchar. Metallurg added on in the second period as Malkin scored again, with the help of Mozyakin and Nikolai Kulemin. Magnitogorsk iced it at 3-0 in the third period when Malkin finished his hat trick with his third goal of the night, assisted by Mozyakin, who got a sock trick, and Enver Lisin. The three stars were Malkin, Ahonen (23 save shutout), and Mozyakin.
In the west, CSKA Moscow hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Matt Dalton and Rastislav Stana are the masked men. Moscow opened with a first period power play goal from Alexander Radulov, powered by Yakov Rylov and Pavel Datsyuk. Nizhnekamsk tied the game on a Maxim Pestushko goal, fueled by Yegor Milovzorov. CSKA took the lead back in the second period with an Ilya Zubov goal, coming on the power play from Niklas Persson and Sergei Shirokov. Moscow finished it at 3-1 with an empty net goal scored by Shirokov, with a lone assist by Igor Radulov. The three stars went to Shirokov, Stana (21 for 22 in saves), and Zubov.
Also in Moscow, Dynamo hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Vitaly Koval and Alexander Yeryomenko will be in the blue paint. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period as Ruslan Zainullin scored, via Martin Thornberg. Moscow tied it on a second period power play goal by Richard Gynge, going in unassisted. Dynamo took the lead as Alexander Ovechkin scored, courtesy of Leo Komarov and Konstantin Gorovikov. Moscow extended the lead as Dominik Granak scored, with helpers provided by Gynge and Denis Kokarev. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Gynge, Yeryomenko (23 for 24 in saves), and Ovechkin.
A little west, SKA St. Petersburg hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Semyon Varlamov and Sergei Bobrovsky are the NHL level goalies. St. Petersburg got going in the second period with a power play goal by Patrick Thoresen, powered by Yury Alexandrov and Tony Martensson. SKA added on as Alexander Kucheryavenko scored, with a lone assist provided by Maxim Afinogenov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the third period as Vladimir Tarasenko scored, thanks to Dmitry Kalinin. SKA wrapped it up with an Ilya Kovalchuk empty net goal, passed from Tarasenko. The three stars went to Tarasenko, Bobrovsky (26 save shutout), and Thoresen.
Finally, Slovan Bratislava welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Evgeny Lobanov and Jaroslav Janus receive the starting nods. Bratislava finally led off in the third period as Vladimir Mihalik scored, with the help of Roman Kukumberg. Slovan extended the lead as Jan Lipiansky scored, via Libor Hudacek and Milan Bartovic. Yekaterinburg got one back late as Rastislav Spirko scored, thanks to Fyodor Malykhin and Alexei Simakov. Bratislava finished the scoring at 3-1 with a power play goal by Bartovic, powered by Hudacek. The three stars were Bartovic, Janus (23 for 24 in saves), and Hudacek
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