Thursday, September 12, 2013

KHL Day 9 2013-2014

There are ten games to be played today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Stanislav Galimov and Teemu Lassila are in goal. Mytishchi began with a first period goal by Konstantin Koltsov, assisted by Bobby Sanguinetti. Atlant took the lead as Juha-Pekka Haataja scored, with a lone helper from Ilya Kablukov. Omsk got on the board as Tomas Zaborsky scored, thanks to Alexander Perezhogin and Denis Kulyash. Avangard tied the game as Zaborsky scored again, via Kulyash and Perezhogin. Mytishchi took the lead back in the second period with a goal from Alexander Kadeikin, set up by Igor Radulov. Omsk answered as Kulyash scored, with assists provided by Alexander Popov and Kirill Lyamin. Avangard gained the lead in the third period when Valentin Pyanov scored a goal, helped along by Alexei Badyukov. This was good for a 4-3 Avangard victory, with Kulyash, Zaborsky, and Perezhogin getting the three stars.

Next up, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Evgeny Lobanov stand in the creases. Yaroslavl led off with a first period goal by Sergei Plotnikov, assisted by Anton But. Lokomotiv added on as Yegor Averin scored, via Plotnikov. Yaroslavl extended the lead in the second period with an Emil Galimov goal, going in unassisted. Lokomotiv wrapped it up at 4-0 in the third period when David Ullstrom scored, with the help of Alexander Chernikov. The three stars were Sanford (28 save shutout), Plotnikov, and Averin.

Moving along to Khanty-Mansiysk, where Yugra welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Mikhail Biryukov receive the starting nods. Cherepovets was first to score in the first period as Vladimir Antipov scored an unassisted goal. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it with a Mikhail Yakubov goal, courtesy of Marek Troncinsky and Ivan Khlyntsev. Yugra took the lead with an Igor Skorokhodov goal, made possible by Igor Magogin and Vitaly Sitnikov. Khanty-Mansiysk padded the lead on a power play goal by Mikhail Tyulyapkin, powered by Khlyntsev and Yakubov. The scoring was non-existent in the second and third periods, so Yugra walked out with a 3-1 victory, with the three stars being Biryukov (29 for 30 in saves), Yakubov, and Khlyntsev.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Ari Ahonen guard the cages. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by Vadim Shipachyov. Astana tied it as Dustin Boyd scored, thanks to Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. SKA took the lead back with a power play goal by Viktor Tikhonov, powered by Kovalchuk and Roman Cervenka. St. Petersburg added on in the second period when Alexei Ponikarovsky scored, with the help of Yury Alexandrov and Andrei Sigaryov. SKA extended the lead as Cervenka scored a power play goal, fueled by Dmitry Kalinin and Patrick Thoresen. St. Petersburg padded the lead as Kalinin scored a power play goal, passed from Kovalchuk and Cervenka. Barys got one back in the third period on a Roman Savchenko goal, guided in by Talgat Zhailauov and Vladislav Kolesnikov on the power play. They got no closer, losing 5-2, with the three stars going to Kovalchuk, Cervenka, and Kalinin.

Back in Russia, Vityaz Podolsk hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Ivan Lisutin are in the blue paint. Ufa opened with a first period goal by Nikita Filatov, assisted by Dmitry Makarov and Teemu Hartikainen. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period when Brent Sopel scored, thanks to Makarov and Kirill Koltsov on the power play. Podolsk got on the board as Anton Korolyov scored, with helpers provided by Alexander Rybakov and Vyacheslav Solodukhin. Ufa responded in the third period when Stefan Ruzicka scored a power play goal, powered by Koltsov and Andrei Zubarev. Vityaz got one back with another Korolyov goal, fueled by Logan Pyett. They failed to get an equalizer, leaving Salavat Yulaev with a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Korolyov, Makarov, and Koltsov.

To the east, Ak Bars Kazan welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Alexander Pechursky is mismatched with Konstantin Barulin in goal. Kazan started in the first period as Janne Pesonen scored, with the help of Shaun Heshka and Vladimir Tkachyov. Ak Bars added on in the second period as Mikhail Varnakov scored a goal, passed from Heshka and Tim Stapleton. Kazan extended the lead in the third period when Dmitry Obukhov scored, thanks to Konstantin Korneyev and Denis Golubev. Magnitogorsk got on the board as Chris Lee scored a power play goal, powered by Rinat Ibragimov and Danis Zaripov. Metallurg pulled closer with a Yaroslav Khabarov power play goal, set up by Justin Hodgman. They couldn't complete the comeback, dropping a 3-2 decision to Ak Bars, and the three stars were Obukhov, Heshka, and Pesonen.

Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Georgy Gelashvili protect the nets. Nizhnekamsk got going in the first period with a Nikita Shchitov goal, courtesy of Oskar Osala and Igor Polygalov. Neftekhimik added on in the second period as Osala scored a power play goal, powered by Nikolai Belov and Vitaly Shulakov. They held on from here for a 2-0 victory, with the three stars being Sudnitsin (31 save shutout), Osala, and Shchitov.

Onward to Moscow, where Spartak Moscow brings in their cross-town rivals, CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana and Jeff Glass tend the twines. CSKA led off with a first period goal by Alexander Radulov, fueled by Igor Grigorenko. Spartak tied it in the second period as Vyacheslav Kozlov scored, thanks to Alexei Krutov. Spartak took the lead with an Igor Volkov goal, made possible by Deron Quint. Spartak added on as Quint scored a power play goal in the third period, powered by Krutov and Kozlov. CSKA got one back as Oleg Saprykin scored a goal, courtesy of Brandon Reid, but they failed to escape a 3-2 defeat. The three stars were Quint, Kozlov, and Krutov.

Moving west to Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk hosts Lev Praha. Petri Vehanen and Lars Haugen are the masked men. Praha began with a Jakub Klepis goal, assisted by Niko Kapanen and Nicklas Danielsson. Minsk got on the board as Alexander Pavlovich scored in the second period, with the help of Alexander Kitarov. Lev retook the lead with a Toms Kubalik goal, fueled by Nathan Oystrick. Praha added on as Jiri Sekac scored, with a lone assist from Patrik Zackrisson. There was no scoring in the third period, so Lev won 3-1, and the three stars were Kubalik, Vehanen (29 for 30 in saves), and Sekac.

Finally, in Ukraine, Donbass Donetsk hosts Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Jan Laco will attempt to stop the puck. Donetsk started in the first period with a Peter Podhradsky power play goal, passed from Evgeny Dadonov and Maxim Yakutsenya. Riga tied it on a Marcel Hossa goal, with a lone assist by Vitalijs Pavlovs. Dinamo took the lead as Kyle Wilson scored, thanks to Gunars Skvorcovs. Riga added on in the second period as Wilson scored again, and Pavlovs had the only helper. Donbass pulled back on a third period power play goal by Dadonov, powered by Vaclav Nedorost and Yakutsenya. Dinamo shot back and iced the game at 4-2 as Wilson finished his hat trick with an unassisted empty net goal. The three stars were Wilson, Dadonov, and Pavlovs, while Yakutsenya got an honorable mention.

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