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Chelyabinsk, as Traktor hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Mika Jarvinen and Michael Garnett are in the creases. Khabarovsk started in the first period with a Dmitry Tarasov goal, assisted by Dmitry Lugin. Chelyabinsk tied it in the third period with a Petri Kontiola power play goal, powered by Andrei Kostitsyn. The tie went to a shootout, where Traktor's Lauris Darzins scored three times en route to helping his team to a 2-1 victory, after Amur's Jakub Petruzalek scored twice in the skills competition. The three stars were Darzins, Petruzalek, and Garnett (25 for 26 in saves), while Jarvinen (31 for 32 in saves) gets the honorable mention.
Moving into Ufa, as Salavat Yulaev welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Sergei Gaiduchenko and Alexei Volkov are the masked men. Ufa was first to score in the first period on a Nikita Filatov goal, coming off of Dmitry Makarov. Novosibirsk tied it on a Jonas Enlund goal, fueled by Jori Lehtera and Vyacheslav Belov. Sibir took the lead in the second period as Belov scored, with a lone assist from Lehtera. Salavat Yulaev retied the game in the third period with an Alexander Stepanov goal, courtesy of Brent Sopel and Alexei Glukhov. Novosibirsk pulled ahead again as Enlund potted an unassisted goal. This held up for a 3-2 Sibir win, with the three stars being Enlund, Belov, and Lehtera.
Next up, Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Vasily Koshechkin are between the pipes. Vladivostok began with a first period goal by Viktor Drugov, going in unassisted. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Jan Kovar goal, passed from Chris Lee. Metallurg added on as Kovar scored again, with helpers provided by Sergei Mozyakin and Sergei Tereshchenko. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the second period as Denis Platonov scored, via Cal O'Reilly and Yaroslav Khabarov. Metallurg padded the lead in the third period on an Evgeny Timkin goal, with a lone assist by Mozyakin. They would win by this 4-1 margin, with the three stars being Kovar, Koshechkin (23 for 24 in saves), and Mozyakin.
To the west, Severstal Cherepovets brings in Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Jakub Stepanek are in the blue paint. Donetsk opened with a first period goal by Petr Podhradsky, coming off of Lukas Kaspar. Donbass extended the lead with a Randy Robitaille, with a lone assist from Kaspar. Donetsk added on in the third period with a power play goal by Clay Wilson, powered by Robitaille and Kaspar, the latter getting a sock trick. Donbass iced it at 4-0 with an empty net goal by Teemu Laine, set up by Pettei Wirtanen. The three stars were Leighton (27 save shutout), Robitaille, and Kaspar.
Backtracking to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Alexander Sudnitsin receive the starting nods. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period on a Martin Cibak goal, fueled by Oskar Osala and Yegor Milovzorov. Novokuznetsk tied it on a power play goal by Mikhail Chernov, powered by Tuukka Mantyla. Neftekhimik took the lead in the second period on a Denis Tolpeko power play goal, set up by Mikhail Anisin and Vitaly Shulakov. Metallurg tied it again on an Evgeny Lapenkov power play goal, via Mantyla and Rafael Akhmetov. Nizhnekamsk regained the lead with a Milovzorov goal, coming off of Cibak and Osala. Neftekhimik extended the lead with a third period Osala goal, with a lone helper from Milovzorov. Nizhnekamsk added on as Andrei Taratukhin scored, courtesy of Maxim Berezin and Roman Lyuduchin. Neftekhimik got another when Cibak potted a power play goal, with assists provided by Nikita Shchitov and Stanislav Romanov. Novokuznetsk took one back as Damir Zhafyarov scored a power play goal, coming off of Marko Anttila and Magomed Gimbatov. This only made it 6-3, with the three stars being Cibak, Osala, and Milovzorov, while Mantyla was an honorable mention.
West again to Yaroslavl, with Lokomotiv welcoming Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Vitaly Kolesnik being padded up. Yaroslavl led off in the first period with a power play goal by Jonas Holos, assisted by Yury Patrov and Staffan Kronwall. Zagreb tied it with a power play goal by Kurtis Foster, powered by Bill Thomas and Mathieu Carle. Medvescak took the lead in the third period as Thomas scored, thanks to Carle. Lokomotiv tied it with a power play goal by Alexei Vasilyev, set up by Ilya Gorokhov. Yaroslavl ended up taking the game 3-2 in the shootout with goals from Alexander Chernikov and Daniil Apalkov to topple Zagreb's lone tally by Charles Linglet. The three stars were Thomas, Carle, and Apalkov.
Into St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Alexander Salak tend the twines. Moscow got going with an Alexei Krutov goal, set up by Denis Bodrov. St. Petersburg tied it in the second period with a Maxim Chudinov goal, fueled by Patrick Thoresen and Tony Martensson. SKA took the lead as Ilya Kovalchuk scored, with a lone assist by Viktor Tikhonov. St. Petersburg added on with a Martensson goal, passed from Yury Alexandrov and Roman Cervenka. SKA extended the lead when Kovalchuk scored again, again helped along by Tikhonov. This proved to create the 4-1 final score, with the three stars being Kovalchuk, Martensson, and Tikhonov.
Finally, we end in Mytishchi, with Atlant bringing in Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Stanislav Galimov guard the cages. Minsk opened in the first period with an Alexei Yefimenko goal, assisted by Dmitry Meleshko and Pavel Chernook. Mytishchi tied it in the second period as Alexander Kadeikin scored an unassisted goal. Atlant took the lead as Kadeikin scored again, with the help of Rafael Batyrshin and Evgeny Artyukhin. Mytishchi added on as Igor Radulov scored a third period goal, via Batyrshin. Dinamo got one back with an unassisted goal by Evgeny Dadonov. They failed to tie the game, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Kadeikin, Batyrshin, and Radulov.
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Chelyabinsk, as Traktor hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Mika Jarvinen and Michael Garnett are in the creases. Khabarovsk started in the first period with a Dmitry Tarasov goal, assisted by Dmitry Lugin. Chelyabinsk tied it in the third period with a Petri Kontiola power play goal, powered by Andrei Kostitsyn. The tie went to a shootout, where Traktor's Lauris Darzins scored three times en route to helping his team to a 2-1 victory, after Amur's Jakub Petruzalek scored twice in the skills competition. The three stars were Darzins, Petruzalek, and Garnett (25 for 26 in saves), while Jarvinen (31 for 32 in saves) gets the honorable mention.
Moving into Ufa, as Salavat Yulaev welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Sergei Gaiduchenko and Alexei Volkov are the masked men. Ufa was first to score in the first period on a Nikita Filatov goal, coming off of Dmitry Makarov. Novosibirsk tied it on a Jonas Enlund goal, fueled by Jori Lehtera and Vyacheslav Belov. Sibir took the lead in the second period as Belov scored, with a lone assist from Lehtera. Salavat Yulaev retied the game in the third period with an Alexander Stepanov goal, courtesy of Brent Sopel and Alexei Glukhov. Novosibirsk pulled ahead again as Enlund potted an unassisted goal. This held up for a 3-2 Sibir win, with the three stars being Enlund, Belov, and Lehtera.
Next up, Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Vasily Koshechkin are between the pipes. Vladivostok began with a first period goal by Viktor Drugov, going in unassisted. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Jan Kovar goal, passed from Chris Lee. Metallurg added on as Kovar scored again, with helpers provided by Sergei Mozyakin and Sergei Tereshchenko. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the second period as Denis Platonov scored, via Cal O'Reilly and Yaroslav Khabarov. Metallurg padded the lead in the third period on an Evgeny Timkin goal, with a lone assist by Mozyakin. They would win by this 4-1 margin, with the three stars being Kovar, Koshechkin (23 for 24 in saves), and Mozyakin.
To the west, Severstal Cherepovets brings in Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Jakub Stepanek are in the blue paint. Donetsk opened with a first period goal by Petr Podhradsky, coming off of Lukas Kaspar. Donbass extended the lead with a Randy Robitaille, with a lone assist from Kaspar. Donetsk added on in the third period with a power play goal by Clay Wilson, powered by Robitaille and Kaspar, the latter getting a sock trick. Donbass iced it at 4-0 with an empty net goal by Teemu Laine, set up by Pettei Wirtanen. The three stars were Leighton (27 save shutout), Robitaille, and Kaspar.
Backtracking to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Alexander Sudnitsin receive the starting nods. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period on a Martin Cibak goal, fueled by Oskar Osala and Yegor Milovzorov. Novokuznetsk tied it on a power play goal by Mikhail Chernov, powered by Tuukka Mantyla. Neftekhimik took the lead in the second period on a Denis Tolpeko power play goal, set up by Mikhail Anisin and Vitaly Shulakov. Metallurg tied it again on an Evgeny Lapenkov power play goal, via Mantyla and Rafael Akhmetov. Nizhnekamsk regained the lead with a Milovzorov goal, coming off of Cibak and Osala. Neftekhimik extended the lead with a third period Osala goal, with a lone helper from Milovzorov. Nizhnekamsk added on as Andrei Taratukhin scored, courtesy of Maxim Berezin and Roman Lyuduchin. Neftekhimik got another when Cibak potted a power play goal, with assists provided by Nikita Shchitov and Stanislav Romanov. Novokuznetsk took one back as Damir Zhafyarov scored a power play goal, coming off of Marko Anttila and Magomed Gimbatov. This only made it 6-3, with the three stars being Cibak, Osala, and Milovzorov, while Mantyla was an honorable mention.
West again to Yaroslavl, with Lokomotiv welcoming Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Vitaly Kolesnik being padded up. Yaroslavl led off in the first period with a power play goal by Jonas Holos, assisted by Yury Patrov and Staffan Kronwall. Zagreb tied it with a power play goal by Kurtis Foster, powered by Bill Thomas and Mathieu Carle. Medvescak took the lead in the third period as Thomas scored, thanks to Carle. Lokomotiv tied it with a power play goal by Alexei Vasilyev, set up by Ilya Gorokhov. Yaroslavl ended up taking the game 3-2 in the shootout with goals from Alexander Chernikov and Daniil Apalkov to topple Zagreb's lone tally by Charles Linglet. The three stars were Thomas, Carle, and Apalkov.
Into St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Alexander Salak tend the twines. Moscow got going with an Alexei Krutov goal, set up by Denis Bodrov. St. Petersburg tied it in the second period with a Maxim Chudinov goal, fueled by Patrick Thoresen and Tony Martensson. SKA took the lead as Ilya Kovalchuk scored, with a lone assist by Viktor Tikhonov. St. Petersburg added on with a Martensson goal, passed from Yury Alexandrov and Roman Cervenka. SKA extended the lead when Kovalchuk scored again, again helped along by Tikhonov. This proved to create the 4-1 final score, with the three stars being Kovalchuk, Martensson, and Tikhonov.
Finally, we end in Mytishchi, with Atlant bringing in Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Stanislav Galimov guard the cages. Minsk opened in the first period with an Alexei Yefimenko goal, assisted by Dmitry Meleshko and Pavel Chernook. Mytishchi tied it in the second period as Alexander Kadeikin scored an unassisted goal. Atlant took the lead as Kadeikin scored again, with the help of Rafael Batyrshin and Evgeny Artyukhin. Mytishchi added on as Igor Radulov scored a third period goal, via Batyrshin. Dinamo got one back with an unassisted goal by Evgeny Dadonov. They failed to tie the game, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Kadeikin, Batyrshin, and Radulov.
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