Friday, October 11, 2013

KHL Day 38 2013-2014

The KHL goes for ten games today, beginning in...

Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Mika Jarvinen and Curtis Sanford man the creases. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Amur got goals from Dmitry Tarasov and Jakub Petruzalek to defeat Lokomotiv, whose lone tally was from Daniil Apalkov. The three stars of the 1-0 game were Jarvinen (38 save shutout), Sanford (32 save "shutout"), and Petruzalek.

Over to Moscow, as CSKA hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Rastislav Stana tend the twines. Magnitogorsk struck first in the second period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, assisted by Evgeny Biryukov and Jan Kovar. Moscow tied it in the third period as Oleg Saprykin scored, with the help of Dmitry Ogurtsov and Roman Lyubimov. The game went to a shootout, where Ilya Zubov's goal led CSKA to a 2-1 victory. The three stars were Stana (27 for 28 in saves), Zubov, and Koshechkin (32 for 33 in saves).

Backtracking to Cherepovets, with Severstal welcoming Admiral Vladivostok. Joakim Lundstrom and Jakub Stepanek are set to start. Vladivostok began with a first period Niclas Bergfors goal, assisted by Felix Schutz and Yegor Antropov. Cherepovets tied it on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, courtesy of Evgeny Kovyrshin. Admiral took the lead back with a Konstantin Sokolov goal, passed from Mathias Porseland and Evgeny Grachyov. Severstal retied it in the second period on a Teemu Laasko power play goal, powered by Gleb Klimenko and Bogdan Kiselevich. Vladivostok retook the lead as Artyom Ternavsky scored, with a lone assist by Enver Lisin. Cherepovets tied it again in the third period on a Vladimir Antipov goal, made possible by Vadim Berdnikov. Admiral regained the lead on another Ternavsky goal, via Bergfors and Schutz. Severstal got yet another equalizer on an Alexander Fedoseyev goal, coming off of Linus Videll and Kiselevich. The game went into a shootout, where Antipov led Severstal to a 5-4 win with the lone tally. The three stars were Antipov, Ternavsky, and Bergfors, while Schutz and Kiselevich get the honorable mentions.

West again to Mytishchi, where Atlant brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Stanislav Galimov are between the pipes. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Kristian Kudroc power play goal, powered by Jori Lehtera and Vyacheslav Belov. Mytishchi tied it in the third period as Igor Radulov scored, with a lone assist by Andreas Engqvist. Sibir won 2-1 in overtime with an Alexander Kutuzov goal, fueled by Lehtera. The three stars were Kutuzov, Koskinen (25 for 26 in saves), and Lehtera.

Into St. Petersburg, as SKA hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Nikita Lozhkin is mismatched with Ilya Ezhov in goal. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period with an Alexei Semenov goal, guided in by Alexander Kucheryavenko and Maxim Chudinov. SKA added on in the second period with a Kevin Dallman power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrick Thoresen. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Tony Martensson notched a power play goal, with the help of Roman Cervenka and Kovalchuk. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Ansel Galimov, courtesy of Rafael Akhmetov and Tuuka Mantyla. SKA answered on a Dmitry Kalinin power play goal, with a lone helper by Kovalchuk. This made it a 4-1 final, with Kovalchuk, Ezhov (29 for 30 in saves), and Dallman getting the three stars.

Leaving Russia and into Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk hosts Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Kevin Lalande are the North American goalies. Minsk started in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Zbynek Irgl, set up by Tomas Surovy. Moscow tied it with a Tom Wandell power play goal, powered by Andrei Sergeyev and Matt Anderson. Dinamo took the lead with a shorthanded goal in the third period by Alexei Yefimenko, guided in by Alexander Kitarov and Andrei Filichkin. Minsk extended the lead with an Alexander Materukhin goal, coming off of Alexei Kalyuzhny. They would coast to a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Yefimenko, Lalande (43 for 44 in saves), and Materukhin.

Over in Ukraine, Donbass Donetsk brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Michael Leighton guard the cages. Zagreb opened in the first period with an unassisted goal by Patrick Bjorkstrand. Medvescak added on with a Bill Thomas power play goal, powered by Kurtis Foster and Matt Murley. Donetsk got on the board with a Teemu Laine power play goal, assisted by Oleg Piganovich and Lukas Kaspar. Zagreb replied in the second period on a Michael Ryan power play goal, with a lone assist from Ryan Vesce. Donbass got one back in the third period as Petteri Wirtanen scored, via Vaclav Nedorost. Medvescak replied on an Andrew Murray goal, with a lone helper by Bjorkstrand. Zagreb iced it at 5-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Thomas. The three stars belonged to Bjorkstrand, Thomas, and Ryan.

Moving along to Latvia, as Dinamo Riga welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Mikael Tellqvist have the green light to start. Riga got going in the first period with a Martins Cipulis goal, assisted by Paul Szczechura. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Mikhail Anisin, powered by Dmitry Kosmachyov. Dinamo took the lead back in the third period on a Sandis Ozolins power play goal, coming off of Kyle Wilson and Marcel Hossa. This stood up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Tellqvist (27 for 28 in saves), Ozolins, and Cipulis.

Further on our journey to Bratislava, where Slovan hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Alexei Volkov and Miroslav Kopriva draw the starts. Bratislava began in the first period with an unassisted goal by Jonathan Sigalet. Ufa tied it as Yegor Dubrovsky scored a power play goal, powered by Arturs Kulda and Dmitry Makarov. Slovan won 2-1 in the shootout with a Tomas Netik goal. The three stars went to Kopriva (30 for 31 in saves), Netik, and Volkov (33 for 34 in saves).

Finally, Lev Praha hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Petri Vehanen are prepared to start. Praha led off in the first period as Marc-Andre Gragnani scored, thanks to Tomsa Kubalik. Lev added on with a Jakub Klepis power play goal, powered by Ondrej Nemec and Nathan Oystrick. Chelyabinsk got on the board as Stanislav Chistov scored, courtesy of Konstantin Panov. Praha answered in the second period on a Martin Sevc power play goal, set up by Justin Azevado. Lev struck again when Topi Jaakola scored, with a lone helper by Jiri Sekac. Praha extended the lead on a Spencer Humphries goal, guided in by Michal Repik and Petr Vrana. Lev padded the lead in the third period with a Martin Thornberg power play goal, pushed through by Klepis. Praha got another on a Patrik Zackrisson goal, fueled by Sekac. Traktor took one back when Anton Glinkin sank a power play goal, with assistance from Dmitry Ryabykin. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 7-2, and the three stars were awarded to Klepis, Sekac, and Sevc.

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