Monday, September 16, 2013

KHL Day 13 2013-2014

There are six games today, beginning a stretch of reasonable days. We start with...

Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosting Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Niko Hovinen and Vasily Koshechkin protect the nets. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period with a Dmitry Kazionov goal, set up by Sergei Mozyakin. Magnitogorsk added on as Milan Gulas scored an unassisted goal. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the third period with a Yegor Martynov goal, coming on the power play via Marko Antilla. Magnitogorsk answered with a Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Danis Zaripov. They held on for the 3-1 win, with the three stars being Mozyakin, Koshechkin (34 for 35 in saves), and Gulas.

Moving along to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Mika Jarvinen and Iiro Tarkki are set to start. Khabarovsk was first to score in the first period with an unassisted goal by Jakub Petruzalek. Ufa tied it with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, fueled by Dmitry Makarov and Nikita Filatov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead in the second period as Denis Khlystov scored a power play goal, powered by Makarov and Filatov. Amur tied it with a Jan Mursak goal, guided in by Artyom Kryukov. Ufa shot back as Kirill Koltsov scored, with helpers provided by Makarov, who got a sock trick, and Brent Sopel. Khabarovsk tied it in the third period on a Vladimir Loginov goal, set up by Mikhail Fisenko and Andrei Stepanov. Amur won 4-3 in overtime as Petruzalek scored a power play goal, with assists credited to Loginov and Kryukov. The three stars were Petruzalek, Loginov, and Makarov, while Kryukov and Filatov get the honorable mentions.

Northwest to Cherepovets, as Severstal brings in Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Jakub Stepanek occupy the creases. Cherepovets began with a first period goal by Gleb Klimenko, assisted by Vadim Berdnikov. Minsk tied it with a Geoff Platt goal, passed from Alexander Pavlovich. Severstal took the lead back on a power play goal by Pavel Buchnevich, powered by Alexei Medvedev and Vladimir Antipov. Cherepovets added on in the second period as Buchnevich scored another power play goal, set up by Antipov and Medvedev. Severstal extended the lead on a shorthanded goal by Nikolai Bushuyev, thanks to Linus Videll. Dinamo got one back with a power play goal by Platt, made possible by Alexei Kalyuzhny and Alexander Kitarov. They failed to get closer, dropping a 4-2 decision, with the three stars being Buchnevich, Platt, and Antipov, while Medvedev gets an honorable mention.

Into Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Joakim Lundstrom and Alexander Sudnitsin are the masked men. Nizhnekamsk started with a first period goal by Denis Tolpeko, fueled by Pyotr Khokhryakov and Petr Koukal. Vladivostok tied it as Niclas Bergfors put away an unassisted goal. Admiral took the lead in the second period on a Sergei Barbashev goal, guided in by Alexander Kuznetsov and Evgeny Grachyov. Vladivostok added on as Bergfors scored a power play goal, powered by Enver Lisin and Felix Schutz. Neftekhimik got one back with a Branko Radivojevic goal, courtesy of Sergei Demagin and Igor Polygalov. Nizhnekamsk tied it as Yegor Milovzorov scored, with the help of Oskar Osala and Koukal. Neftekhimik took the lead in the third period on a Bogdan Yakimov goal, coming off of Mikhail Anisin and Andrei Taratukhin. Nizhnekamsk padded the lead with a Khokhryakov goal, dished from Fyodor Belyakov and Yakimov. Admiral shot back on a Yegor Antropov goal, assisted by Lisin and Anton Poleshchuk. Vladivostok tied the game with an unassisted goal potted by Kuznetsov. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Demagin and Lisin traded goals before Anisin put the game away for good 6-5 in favor of Neftekhimik. The three stars were Anisin, Yakimov, and Khokhryakov, while Koukal, Bergfors, Lisin, Kuznetsov, and Demagin all get honorable mentions.

To the west, SKA St. Petersburg welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Alexander Salak. St. Petersburg opened with a first period power play goal by Dmitry Kalinin, powered by Evgeny Ryasensky and Patrick Thoresen. SKA added on in the second period with a second period Roman Cervenka goal, fueled by Thoresen. St. Petersburg iced it at 3-0 in the third period as Kalinin scored another power play goal, set up by Ryasensky and Tony Martensson. The three stars were Kalinin, Salak (31 save shutout), and Thoresen, while Ryasensky gets an honorable mention.

Finally, in Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv brings in Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Curtis Sanford tend the twines. Donetsk led off in the second period with an Oskars Bartulis goal, assisted by Oleg Piganovich. Donbass added on as Piganovich scored, via Bartulis and Randy Robitaille. Yaroslavl got on the board as Daniil Apalkov scored, and Emil Galimov had the lone assist. Donetsk answered with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, courtesy of Robitaille and Jan Kolar. Lokomotiv shot back on an Alexei Vasilyev goal, passed from Anton But and Ilya Gorokhov on the power play. Yaroslavl tied it with another Vasilyev power play goal, guided in by But and Gorokhov again. Donbass won 4-3 in overtime on a Gennady Razin goal, made possible by Robitaille, who got a sock trick, and Dadonov. The three stars of the game were Bartulis, Piganovich, and Robitaille, while Dadonov, Vasilyev, But, and Gorokhov all get honorable mentions.

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