Monday, September 30, 2013

KHL Day 27 2013-2014

Only four games going today, beginning in...

Moscow, as Spartak hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Jeff Glass are between the pipes. Khanty-Mansiysk got going in the third period with a Jonas Andersson goal, assisted by Andrei Shefer and Mikhail Yakubov. Yugra held on to the 1-0 win, with the three stars being Biryukov (36 save shutout), Andersson, and Glass (21 for 22 in saves).

Over in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Barys Astana. Vitaly Yeremeyev and Lars Haugen are the masked men. Astana led off in the first period with a Talgat Zhailauov power play goal, powered by Roman Savchenko and Roman Starchenko. Minsk tied it with a second period goal by Oleg Goroshko, courtesy of Alexander Kitarov and Lukas Krajicek. Dinamo took the lead on an Alexei Yefimenko goal, coming on the power play via Dmitry Meleshko and Krajicek. Barys tied it with a Brandon Bochenski goal, fueled by Dustin Boyd and Savchenko. Astana took the lead as Bochenski scored again, thanks to Nikolai Antropov and Maxim Semyonov. Barys added on as Starchenko scored, with assists provided by Zhailauov and Fyodor Polishchuk. Astana extended the lead in the third period on a Bochenski goal, completing his hat trick on a shorthanded goal set up by Boyd. This made it 5-2, a final, with Bochenski, Zhailauov, and Starchenko getting the three stars, while Savchenko, Boyd, and Krajicek get the honorable mentions.

Into Ukraine, where Donbass Donetsk welcomes Avangard Omsk. Teemu Lassila and Michael Leighton are in the creases. Donetsk opened in the first period with a Petteri Wirtanen goal, made possible by Teemu Laine. Donbass added on as Vaclav Nedorost scored, with the help of Peter Podhradsky. Donetsk extended the lead as Evgeny Dadonov scored, thanks to Nedorost and Oskars Bartulis. Donbass padded the lead on another goal by Nedorost, via Maxim Yakutsenya and Clay Wilson. Donetsk struck again in the second period with an unassisted goal by Lukas Kaspar. Omsk got on the board on an unassisted goal by Alexei Badyukov. Donbass shot back in the third period when Laine scored, with helpers from Wirtanen and Ruslan Fedotenko. This produced a 6-1 final score, with the three stars being Nedorost, Wirtanen, and Laine, while Leighton gets an honorable mention for his 27-for-28 in saves performance.

Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Barry Brust will protect the nets. Zagreb started in the first period on a Matt Murley goal, guided in by Jonathan Cheechoo. Medvescak added on in the second period with a Cheechoo power play goal, powered by Murley and Kurtis Foster. Zagreb extended the lead on a Murley unassisted goal in the third period. This was good for a 3-0 win, and Murley, Brust (32 save shutout), Cheechoo.

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