Wednesday, October 9, 2013

KHL Day 36 2013-2014

Nine games are on the schedule today, beginning in...

Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Joakim Lundstrom and Curtis Sanford are given the starting nods. Yaroslavl began in the first period on a David Ullstrom goal, assisted by Staffan Kronwall and Kirill Kapustin. Lokomotiv added on as Kapustin scored, with the help of Alexander Chernikov and Kronwall. Yaroslavl extended the lead in the second period on an Alexei Vasilyev goal, guided in by Sergei Plotnikov and Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv padded the lead as Averin potted the puck, thanks to Plotnikov and Vitaly Vishnevsky. They would coast to a 4-0 win from there, with the three stars belonging to Sanford (37 save shutout), Averin, and Kapustin, while Kronwall and Plotnikov got the honorable mentions.

Over in Cherepovets, Severstal welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Jakub Stepanek are the reliable goalies. Cherepovets was first to score in the first period with a Linus Videll goal, made possible by Nikolai Bushuyev and Anatoly Nikontsev. Severstal added on with a shorthanded goal by Evgeny Kovyrshin, set up by Nikolai Kavakoztsev. Khabarovsk got on the board in the second period when Jan Mursak scored a power play goal, with assists provided by Denis Yezhov and Jakub Petruzalek. Amur tied it when Vladimir Loginov scored a power play goal, powered by Dmitry Lugin and Alexander Loginov. Cherepovets regained the lead in the third period on an unassisted goal by Vadim Berdnikov. They held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Berdnikov, Kovyrshin, and Videll.

Further west, SKA St. Petersburg brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Alexander Salak will be in the creases. St. Petersburg opened with a first period power play goal by Tony Martensson, powered by Roman Cervenka and Dmitry Kalinin. Novosibirsk tied it in the third period on a Ivan Lekomtsev power play goal, guided in by Jori Lehtera and Jonas Enlund. Sibir won the game 2-1 in the shootout with goals by Dmitry Kugryshev and Nikolai Lemtyugov scored, and SKA only saw Cervenka score. The three stars went to Koskinen (23 for 24 in saves), Salak (21 for 22 in saves), and Cervenka.

Down to Moscow, as CSKA hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Rasitslav Stana tend the twines. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, fueled by Dmitry Ryabykin and Petri Kontiola. Traktor added on in the second period when Yegor Dugin scored, thanks to Kostitsyn and Kontiola. Moscow got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Sergei Shirokov, powered by Andrei Pervyshin and Ilari Filppula. Chelyabinsk replied with a Kostitsyn empty net goal, set up by Anton Glinkin. The final stood at 3-1, with Kostitsyn, Garnett (31 for 32 in saves), and Kontiola being awarded the three stars.

Staying close by, Atlant Mytishchi welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Niko Hovinen and Stanislav Galimov will be all padded up. Mytishchi led off in the first period with a Nikita Soshnikov goal, coming off of Oleg Yashin. Atlant added on in the second period as Yury Trubachyov scored a power play goal, powered by Yashin. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the third period with a Kurtis McLean goal, fueled by Yegor Martynov and Alexei Kosourov. They got no closer, losing 2-1, with the three stars going to Trubachyov, Galimov (20 for 21 in saves), and Yashin.

Leaving Russia, we land in Minsk, where Dinamo brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Kevin Lalande are between the pipes. Minsk started in the first period with an Andrei Stas goal, assisted by Derek Meech and Dmitry Meleshko. Dinamo added on with a Tomas Surovy power play goal, powered by Geoff Platt and Zbynek Irgl. Zagreb got on the board with a power play goal from Ryan Vesce, guided in by Mathieu Carle and Mark Katic. Medvescak tied it as Boyd Kane scored in the second period, with the help of Patrick Bjorkstrand. The tie lasted into overtime, where Zagreb won 3-2 with a Jonathan Cheechoo goal, with a lone assist by Matt Murley. The three stars were handed to Brust (19 for 21 in saves), Cheechoo, and Lalande (40 for 43 in saves).

Onward to Latvia, as Dinamo Riga hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Alexei Volkov is mismatched with Mikael Tellqvist in goal. Ufa was first to score in the first period with a Nikita Filatov power play goal, powered by Teemu Hartikainen and Dmitry Makarov. Riga tied it on a Mat Robinson goal, helped along by Marcel Hossa and Kyle Wilson. Dinamo took the lead in the second period as Robinson scored, with the help of Hossa and Wilson on the power play. Salavat Yulaev retied the game on a Yegor Dubrovsky goal, fueled by Alexander Mereskin. Ufa took the lead again on an Igor Mirnov goal, assisted by Alexei Kaigorodov and Antti Pihlstrom. Salavat Yulaev added on as Hartikainen scored, with a lone assist by Makarov. Ufa iced it at 5-2 in the third period on an Anton Slepyshev goal, set up by Alexei Glukhov. The three stars went to Hartikainen, Makarov, and Robinson, while Hossa and Wilson got the honorable mentions.

Further west, Lev Praha welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Petri Vehanen guard the cages. Praha got going in the second period with a Jakub Klepis goal, fueled by Ondrej Nemec. Lev added on in the third period as Michal Repik scored, via Michal Birner and Petr Vrana. This made it a 2-0 final score, with the three stars being Vehanen (25 save shutout), Klepis, and Sudnitsin (36 for 38 in saves).

Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Miroslav Kopriva have the green light to start. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period with a Danis Zaripov goal, assisted by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Bratislava tied it with a Milan Bartovic goal, fueled by Tomas Netik and Jonathan Sigalet. Slovan took the lead with a Michel Miklik goal, guided in by Libor Hudacek and Michal Sersen. Bratislava added on in the second period with a power play goal by Michal Vondrka, powered by Peter Olvecky and Miklik. Metallurg got one back with a Chris Lee goal, passed from Kovar and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk tied it in the third period as Zaripov scored again, thanks to Kovar, who got a sock trick, and Evgeny Biryukov. Slovan won 4-3 in overtime as Vondrka scored his second of the game, made possible by Miklik and Sersen. The three stars were Vondrka, Zaripov, and Kovar, while Miklik and Sersen get the honorable mentions.

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