Friday, September 27, 2013

KHL Day 24 2013-2014

There are eight games on today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, where Amur hosts Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Alexei Murygin are given the starting nods. Khabarovsk opened in the first period with a Jakub Petruzalek goal, assisted by Artyom Kryukov. Riga tied it in the second period as Marcel Hossa scored, with helpers provided by Sandis Ozolins and Kyle Wilson. Amur took the lead back in the third period on a Denis Yezhov goal, courtesy of Alexander Yunkov and Evgeny Orlov. This stood up as a 2-1 win for Amur, with the three stars being Murygin (28 for 29 in saves), Yezhov, and Petruzalek.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana and Joakim Lundstrom are set to start. Vladivostok began in the first period on an unassisted Viktor Drugov goal. Admiral added on in the second period when Enver Lisin scored an unassisted goal. Vladivostok extended the lead as Drugov scored again, thanks to Sergei Lesnukhin. Moscow got on the board with a power play goal by Nikolai Prokhorkin, powered by Ilya Zubov and Andrei Pervyshin. Admiral replied with a Denis Osipov goal, going in unassisted. CSKA shot back in the third period with a Zubov goal, fueled by Denis Denisov and Ilari Filppula. They got no closer, dropping the game 4-2 to Admiral, with the three stars being Drugov, Zubov, and Lundstrom (23 for 25 in saves).

Moving west to Novosibirsk, where Sibir brings in Slovan Bratislava. Miroslav Kopriva and Mikko Koskinen are in the creases. Novosibirsk got going in the second period on a power play goal by Alexei Kopeikin, powered by Dmitry Monya. Bratislava tied it on a Tomas Mojzis goal, courtesy of Tomas Netik on the power play. Sibir took the lead back with a Vyacheslav Belov goal, coming off of Dmitry Kugryshev and Jarno Koskiranta. Novosibirsk added on with a power play goal by Jori Lehtera, via Alexander Romanov and Ivan Lekomtsev. This gave them a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Koskinen (39 for 40 in saves), Kopriva (39 for 42 in saves), and Belov.

Staying close by, Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Lev Praha. Atte Engren is mismatched with Niko Hovinen in goal. Praha led off in the first period with a Niko Kapanen power play goal, passed from Jakub Klepis and Jiri Novotny. Novokuznetsk tied it on a Rafael Akhmetov goal, via Nikita Vyglazov. Metallurg took the lead on a goal by Semyon Valuisky, assisted by Alexei Kosourov and Kurtis McLean on the power play. Lev tied it again in the second period when Martin Sevc scored, with a lone assist by Novotny. Praha took the lead on an unassisted Kapanen goal. Lev extended the lead as Sevc scored again, thanks to Petr Vrana and Michal Birner. Praha added on with a power play goal by Calle Ridderwall in the third period, powered by Sevc. Novokuznetsk took one back with an unassisted Evgeny Lapenkov goal. They got no closer, losing 5-3, with the three stars awarded to Sevc, Kapanen, and Novotny.

Into Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Andrei Vasilevsky are the masked men. Nizhnekamsk was first to score in the first period on a Bogdan Yakimov goal, assisted by Samvel Mnatsyan. Ufa tied it with a power play goal from Ivan Vishnevsky, powered by Denis Khlystov and Anton Babchuk. Salavat Yulaev took the lead in the second period as Babchuk scored a power play goal, with the help of Vishnevsky and Khlystov. They would coast from here to a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Babchuk, Vasilevsky (34 for 35 in saves), and Vishnevsky, while Khlystov gets an honorable mention.

Further to the west, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Georgy Gelashvili will be between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period, on a Mikhail Grigoryev goal, made possible by Sakari Salminen and Tim Brent on the power play. Torpedo added on with an Alexei Potapov goal, guided in by Vladimir Galuzin and Vyacheslav Kulyomin. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev, powered by Denis Parshin and Vadim Khomitsky. Torpedo padded the lead with a power play goal from Juuso Hietanen, via Wojtek Wolski and Parshin. Nizhny Novgorod stuck again in the third period as Salminen found twine on a power play goal, with a lone helper from Jarkko Immonen. This made it 5-0, a final, with Salminen, Gelashvili (21 save shutout), and Parshin receiving the three stars.

Entering Moscow, we have Dynamo hosting SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. St. Petersburg started in the first period with an Evgeny Skachkov goal, fueled by Maxim Chudinov and Anton Malyshev. SKA added on as Chudinov scored, thanks to Artemy Panarin and Yury Alexandrov. Moscow got on the board with a Leo Komarov goal, set up by Janne Jalasvaara and Konstantin Gorovikov. Dynamo tied it in the second period with a Komarov goal, guided in by Andrei Mironov and Maxim Pestushko. St. Petersburg retook the lead in the third period as Panarin scored, courtesy of Alexander Kucheryavenko. SKA extended the lead with another Panarin goal, with a lone assist provided by Viktor Tikhonov. St. Petersburg padded the lead on a Malyshev goal, made possible by Roman Cervenka and Dmitry Yudin. SKA iced it at 6-2 when Patrick Thoresen scored an unassisted power play goal. The three stars were given to Panarin, Chudinov, and Komarov, while Malyshev gets an honorable mention.

Finally, we end in Kazan, with Ak Bars bringing in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Konstantin Barulin protect the nets. Kazan opened in the first period with a power play goal by Konstantin Korneyev, powered by Alexei Tereshchenko and Kirill Petrov. This would be only goal in the game, resulting in a 1-0 Ak Bars win. The three stars were Barulin (25 save shutout), Korneyev, and Stepanek (23 for 24 in saves).

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