Wednesday, September 18, 2013

KHL Day 15 2013-2014

Eight games today on a slightly heavier schedule. We begin in...

Chelyabinsk, as Traktor hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Niko Hovinen and Michael Garnett are given the starting nods. Chelyabinsk started with a first period goal by Maxim Kondratyev, assisted by Mikhail Mokin and Anton Glinkin. Traktor added on as Lauris Darzins scored, thanks to Petri Kontiola and Evgeny Katichev. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Kontiola scored a power play goal, powered by Dmitry Ryabykin. Traktor padded the lead with another Darzins goal, fueled by Ryabykin and Kontiola. Chelyabinsk continued in the third period on a Stanislav Chistov goal, guided in by Konstantin Panov. Novokuznetsk avoided the shutout with a Mark Skutar goal, coming off of Damir Zhafyarov. This was it for the scoring, leaving Traktor with a 5-1 win, and the three stars were Darzins, Kontiola, and Ryabykin.

Next up, Salavat Yulaev Ufa brings in Admiral Vladivostok. Joakim Lundstrom and Alexei Volkov stand in the creases. Ufa led off in the first period with a Nikita Filatov goal, passed from Dmitry Makarov and Teemu Hartikainen. Salavat Yulaev added on as Denis Khlystov scored, thanks to Andrei Zubarev and Vitaly Proshkin on the power play. Ufa extended the lead with a power play goal by Hartikainen, powered by Makarov and Filatov. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead with a Kirill Koltsov goal, via Igor Mirnov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Evgeny Ivannikov relieved Lundstrom beginning in the second period. Vladivostok got on the board in the second period as Evgeny Grachyov scored, with the help of Andrei Nititenko on the power play. The third period was scoreless, so Salavat Yulaev won 4-1, with the three stars being Hartikainen, Filatov, and Volkov (32 for 33 in saves), while Makarov got an honorable mention.

Moving along to Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Sergei Gaiduchenko and Vasily Koshechkin are between the pipes. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period with a Danis Zaripov power play goal, powered by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Novosibirsk tied it with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, coming off of Dmitry Kugryshev and Alexei Kopeikin. Sibir took the lead with a power play goal by Vyacheslav Belov, set up by Jori Lehtera. Metallurg tied it with an Evgeny Timkin goal, passed from Mozyakin and Kovar. The tie lasted into overtime, where Magnitogorsk won 3-2 on another Zaripov goal, assisted by Chris Lee and Sergei Tereshchenko. The three stars belonged to Zaripov, Mozyakin, and Kovar.

West to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Jakub Stepanek are the masked men. Zagreb struck first in the first period on a Matt Murley goal, fueled by Brian Willsie and Dario Kostovic. Cherepovets tied it on a second period goal by Alexander Shinin, an unassisted power play goal. Severstal took the lead with a Linus Videll power play goal, powered by Nikolai Bushuyev. Cherepovets added on as Evgeny Mons scored an unassisted goal. Severstal extended the lead as Vadim Berdnikov scored an unassisted and shorthanded goal. Medvescak answered with a Bill Thomas goal, with a lone helper provided by Kurtis Foster. Cherepovets replied with another Videll goal, made possible by Bogdan Kiselevich and Petr Caslava on the power play. Severstal iced it at 6-2 with an unassisted goal from Alexander Bumagin. The three stars were given to Videll, Berdnikov, and Mons.

Backtracking to Nizhnekamsk, as Neftekhimik hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Matt Dalton protect the nets. Khabarovsk opened with an Evgeny Korotkov goal, via Alexander Yunkov. Nizhnekamsk tied it as Roman Lyuduchin scored, thanks to Martin Cibak and Bogdan Yakimov. Neftekhimik took the lead with a Petr Koukal goal, going in unassisted. Nizhnekamsk added on in the second period with an Oskar Osala goal, fueled by Cibak and Yegor Milovzorov. Neftekhimik extended the lead as Milovzorov scored, with the help of Stanislav Romanov. Nizhnekamsk padded the lead on another Lyuduchin goal, assisted by Andrei Taratukhin and Yakimov. Amur replied with an unassisted goal by Jan Mursak. Neftekhimik wrapped it up at 6-2 in the third period on a Nikolai Belov goal, a power play goal passed from Branko Radivojevic. The three stars were awarded to Lyuduchin, Milovzorov, and Cibak, while Yakimov got the honorable mention.

West again, where SKA St. Petersburg welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Ilya Ezhov with occupy the blue paint. St. Petersburg began in the first period on an Andrei Kuteikin goal, fueled by Tony Martensson. SKA added on as Vadim Shipachyov scored, with the help of Evgeny Ryasenky and Artemy Panarin. Minsk got on the board in the second period on a Geoff Platt goal, assisted by Artur Gavrus and Derek Meech. St. Petersburg answered with an Evgeny Skachkov goal, set up by Yury Alexandrov and Evgeny Ketov. SKA extended the lead as Viktor Tikhonov scored, thanks to Anton Burdasov. St. Petersburg iced it at 5-1 with a Ketov power play goal, powered by Shipachyov and Panarin. The three stars were Shipachyov, Ketov, and Panarin.

Into the Moscow Oblast, where Atlant Mytishchi hosts Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Stanislav Galimov will try to keep the pucks out of the net. Mytishchi got going in the second period on an Andreas Engqvist goal, assisted by Vitaly Novopashin and Juha-Pekka Haataja. This was the game's only goal, and the three stars were Galimov (26 save shutout), Engqvist, and Leighton (26 for 27 in saves).

Finally, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl brings in Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Curtis Sanford tend the twines. Moscow led off in the first period with a Matt Anderson power play goal, powered by Deron Quint and Tom Wandell. Yaroslavl tied it as Alexei Kruchinin scored a power play goal, set up by Jonas Holos and Staffan Kronwall. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Spartak's Andrei Sergeyev and Lokomotiv's Daniil Apalkov traded goals before Spartak won the game 2-1 on an Anderson tally. The three stars were Anderson, Glass (32 for 33 in saves), and Sanford (38 for 39 in saves).

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