Wednesday, October 2, 2013

KHL Day 29 2013-2014

There are five KHL games on today, and three NHL games tonight. We begin today in...

Nizhnekamsk, as Neftekhimik hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Alexander Sudnitsin are in the creases. Ufa led off in the first period with a Nikita Filatov goal, assisted by Kirill Koltsov and Teemu Hartikainen. Salavat Yulaev added on with an Alexander Mereskin goal, passed from Denis Khlystov and Yegor Dubrovsky. Ufa extended the lead in the second period as Alexei Glukhov scored, with the help of Alexander Stepanov. Nizhnekamsk got on the board when Maxim Berezin scored, via Mikhail Anisin and Petr Koukal. Neftekhimik pulled closer on an unassisted Koukal goal. Nizhnekamsk tied it with an Andrei Taratukhin goal, guided in by Pyotr Khokhryakov and Bogdan Yakimov. The tie lasted into overtime, where Anisin lifted Neftekhimik to a comeback victory by scoring a power play goal, pushed along by Nikita Shchitov. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Anisin, Taratukhin, and Koukal.

Way to the west, Donbass Donetsk welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Michael Leighton are set to start. Yekaterinburg started in the first period with an Eduard Lewandowski goal, with a lone assist by Andrei Antonov. Donetsk tied it as Teemu Laine scored a power play goal, thanks to Ruslan Fedotenko. Avtomobilist took the lead back as Igot Yemeleyev scored a power play goal, powered by Nikolai Zhilin. Donbass tied it again on an unassisted goal by Peter Podhradsky. Donetsk took the lead on a Sergei Varlamov goal, set up by Lukas Kaspar and Evgeny Belukhin. Donbass extended the lead with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, courtesy of Maxim Yakutsenya and Clay Wilson. This held up for a 4-2 win, with the three stars belonging to Varlamov, Dadonov, and Podhradsky.

Backtracking to Moscow, as Spartak hosts Barys Astana. Ari Ahonen and Alexei Ivanov are between the pipes. Astana struck first in the first period on a Josh Gratton goal, fueled by Roman Savchenko. Moscow tied it as Alexander Nikulin scored a goal, passed from Nikolai Zherdev. Barys retook the lead as Konstantin Rudenko scored, thanks to Dmitry Upper and Nikolai Antropov. Astana extended the lead in the third period with a Mikhail Rakhmanov goal, assisted by Andrei Gavrilin. Barys added on when Mike Lundin found twine, with the help of Roman Starchenko. Spartak got one back on a Vyacheslav Kozlov goal, set up by Denis Bodrov and Zherdev. Moscow puller closer with a Rastislav Spirko goal, via Kozlov and Andrei Sergeyev. They failed to get an equalizer, losing 4-3. The three stars were given to Lundin, Kozlov, and Zherdev.

Leaving Russia again, we head to Minsk, where Dinamo brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Kevin Lalande are called on for the starts. Minsk opened in the first period with an Alexei Kalyuzhny goal, assisted by Tomas Surovy. Dinamo added on with a Geoff Platt goal, via Oleg Goroshko and Artur Gavrus. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board when Guntis Galvins scored, thanks to Alexei Pepelyaev and Mikhail Yakubov on the power play. Minsk replied in the second period with a Lukas Krajicek goal, courtesy of Platt. Dinamo struck again as Surovy scored, with a lone assist provided by Kalyuzhny. Minsk extended the lead with a Platt goal, made possible by Konstantin Zakharov and Ilya Shinkevich. Yugra shot back with a Mikhail Zhukov goal, coming off of Kirill Knyazev and Vitaly Sitnikov. Khanty-Mansiysk pulled closer as Veli-Matti Savinainen potted a shorthanded goal, set up by Vladimir Gorbunov. They wouldn't score again, dropping a 5-3 game, with the three stars going to Platt, Kalyuzhny, and Surovy.

Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Avangard Omsk. Denis Kostin and Barry Brust protect the nets. Zagreb got going in the second period with a Jonathan Cheechoo power play goal, powered by Bill Thomas and Hannu Pikkarainen. Medvescak added on with another power play goal, scored by Hugh Jessiman and assisted by Pikkarainen and Matt Murley. Zagreb extended the lead in the third period when Andrew Murray scored, with the help of Luke Walker. Medvescak padded the lead on another Cheechoo goal, via Mark Katic. This made it a 4-0 final, with Cheechoo, Brust (39 save shutout), and Pikkarainen getting the three stars.

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