Nine games on today for the last big day before the break. We begin in...
Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Jeff Glass and Yury Klyuchnikov are given the starting nods. Novosibirsk started in the first period as Arturs Kulda scored a goal, going in unassisted. Sibir added on as Alexander Kutuzov scored an unassisted goal. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the second period on an Alexander Mereskin power play goal, with a lone assist by Anton Lazarev. Novosibirsk responded with an Alexander Romanov goal, fueled by Jonas Enlund and Jori Lehtera. Sibir extended the lead on a Lehtera goal, passed from Enlund. Novosibirsk padded the lead as Lehtera scored again, thanks to Enlund, who got a sock trick, and Viktor Drugov on the power play. Sibir struck again with a Kulda power play goal, set up by Oleg Gubin. Novosibirsk finished it at 7-1 in the third period as Kutuzov scored a power play goal, powered by Nikita Zaitsev. The three stars were awarded to Lehtera, Kutuzov, and Kulda, while Enlund and Glass (26 for 27 in saves) are the honorable mentions.
Westward to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Konstantin Barulin and Iiro Tarkki are in the blue paint. Ufa led off in the first period as Alexei Glukhov scored an unassisted goal. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period with a Sergei Zinovyev goal, passed from Miroslav Blatak and Stefan Ruzicka. Ufa extended the lead in the third period as Anton Slepyshev scored, with the help of Alexander Svitov and Brent Sopel. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead on a Nikita Filatov goal, coming off of Glukhov. Ufa chased Barulin as Antti Pihlstrom scored, courtesy of Alexei Kaigorodov. Emil Garipov came on in relief. The scoring ended at 5-0, with the three stars being Glukhov, Tarkki (12 save shutout), and Zinovyev.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana hosts Avangard Omsk. Eduard Reizvikh and Vitaly Yeremeyev will wear the pads. Astana was first to score in the first period as Fyodor Polishchuk found twine, with a lone helper by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Omsk tied it on a Tomas Zaborsky goal, fueled by Dmitry Syomin. Avangard took the lead in the second period when Anton Kuryanov scored, thanks to Zaborsky and Oleg Piganovich. Barys retied it with a Talgat Zhailauov power play goal, powered by Polishchuk and Krasnoslobodtsev. Omsk retook the lead on an Igor Volkov goal, made possible by Kuryanov. Astana pulled even with a Viktor Alexandrov goal, coming off of Fyodor Belyakov and Alexei Troshchinsky. Barys gained the lead on a Dustin Boyd goal, set up by Brandon Bochenski. Avangard tied it as Piganovich scored a goal, assisted by Kuryanov and Andrei Ivanov. Astana went ahead again as Nigel Dawes scored a goal, with assists provided by Konstantin Rudenko and Krasnoslobodtsev, the latter getting a sock trick. They held on for the 5-4 win, with the three stars being Polishchuk, Krasnoslobodtsev, and Kuryanov, while Zaborsky and Piganovich earn the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Cherepovets, where Severstal hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Ari Ahonen and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. Cherepovets began in the first period as Denis Kazionov potted the puck, with the help of Evgeny Ketov. Severstal added on as Vadim Shipachyov scored, courtesy of Kazionov and Niclas Andersen. Cherepovets kept going with a power play goal by Alexander Ryazantsev, powered by Vadim Berdnikov and Mikhail Anisin. Severstal padded the lead in the second period with an unassisted goal by Anisin. Magnitogorsk got on the board as Evgeny Biryukov scored a power play goal, via Justin Hodgman and Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg pulled closer with a Vladimir Malinovsky goal, set up by Pavel Zdunov. Cherepovets extended the lead in the third period on a Bogdan Kiselevich power play goal, assisted by Ketov and Shipachyov. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Anisin, Kazionov, and Shipachyov, while Ketov gets an honorable mention.
Back east a bit, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Vitaly Koval and Matt Dalton protect the nets. Nizhnekamsk got going in the first period as Maxim Berezin scored, courtesy of Oskar Osala and Yegor Milovzorov. Neftekhimik extended the lead in the second period when Tomas Netik scored, with the help of Milovzorov. Nizhnekamsk padded the lead on an Osala power play goal, powered by Evgeny Blokhin and Milovzorov, the latter getting a sock trick. Neftekhimik added on in the third period with an unassisted goal by Ruslan Nurtdinov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a Pyotr Schastlivy power play goal, pushed through by Vladimir Galuzin and Juuso Hietanen. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Dalton (45 for 46 in saves), Osala, and Milovzorov.
West again to Moscow, where CSKA hosts crosstown rivals, Spartak Moscow. Jan Lasak and Ilya Proskuryakov will man the creases. CSKA quickly started with an Alexander Radulov goal, assisted by Igor Radulov. CSKA added on as Igor Radulov scored a power play goal, powered by Yakov Rylov and Alexander Radulov. Spartak got on the board as Nikolai Bushuyev scored, with a lone assist from Pavel Medvedev. CSKA replied with a Rylov power play goal, coming off of Niklas Persson and Alexander Radulov. Spartak shot back on another Bushuyev goal, a power play goal, guided in by Andrei Ankudinov and Anatoly Nikontsev. CSKA answered in the third period as Persson scored a power play goal, fueled by Alexander Radulov, who got a sock trick, and Rylov. This held up for a 4-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Alexander Radulov, Rylov, and Igor Radulov, and the honorable mentions were Persson and Bushuyev.
Over in St. Petersburg, SKA hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Ivan Kasutin are the masked men. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period as Viktor Tikhonov scored a goal, with a lone assist by Mikhail Varnakov. SKA extended the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Kevin Dallman, helped along by Yury Alexandrov. Moscow got on the board as Yury Babenko scored, via Konstantin Kasyanchuk and Dmitry Pestunov. St. Petersburg iced it at 3-1 with a power play goal by Petr Prucha, powered by Alexandrov and Patrick Thoresen. The three stars were Kasutin (34 for 35 in saves), Alexandrov, and Dallman.
Back into the Moscow area, Atlant Mytishchi hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Stanislav Galimov guard the cages. Mytishchi opened in the first period as Sandis Ozolins scored a power play goal, set up by Gleb Klimenko. Atlant added on with an unassisted goal by Alexei Mikhnov. Yaroslavl got on the board with a third period goal by Yegor Averin, assisted by Sergei Plotnikov and Maxim Trunyov. Lokmotiv tied it with an Alexander Chernikov power play goal, powered by Alexander Guskov. Mytishchi took the lead back on an Ivan Vishnevsky power play goal, with a lone helper from Andreas Engqvist. Atlant extended the lead with an unassisted goal by Igor Ignatushkin on the power play. Mytishchi iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal from Maxim Mayorov, helped along by Engqvist. The three stars were Engqvist, Ignatushkin, and Vishnevsky.
Finally, we end in Bratislava, with Slovan welcoming Vityaz Chekhov. Sergei Denisov and Jaroslav Janus are the goalies. Bratislava finally got going in the second period with a Milan Kytnar power play goal, powered by Tomas Mojzis and Jan Tabacek. Slovan added on as Michal Vondrka scored, courtesy of Tabacek and Mojzis. Bratislava iced it at 3-0 in the third period as Marek Svatos scored, with a lone assist by Milan Bartovic. The three stars were handed to Janus (20 save shutout), Mojzis, and Tabacek.
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