We have ten games on today over in Europe. We begin in...
Prague, as Lev hosts Salavat Yulaev. Andrei Vasilevsky and Petri Vehanen are given the starting nods. Ufa began in the first period with an Alexander Pankov goal, going in unassisted. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period as Alexei Glukhov scored, with the help of Pankov. Ufa extended the lead on an Igor Mirnov goal, passed from Antti Pihlstrom and Andrei Zubarev. Prague got on the board with a third period goal by Petr Vrana, with a lone assist by Michal Repik. Lev pulled closer as Martin Thornberg scored a shorthanded and unassisted goal. They failed to get an equalizer, losing 3-2, with the three stars going to Mirnov, Pankov, and Vasilevsky (28 for 30 in saves).
East to Mytishchi, where Atlant welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Sergei Borisov are in the creases. Khabarovsk opened with a first period goal by Alexander Yunkov, assisted by Evgeny Korotkov and Jakub Petruzalek. Mytishchi tied it on a third period power play goal by Andreas Engqvist, powered by Evgeny Artyukhin and Sergei Shmelyov. The tie was broken the shootout when Igor Radulov scored the only goal to give Atlant a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Borisov (24 for 25 in saves), Engqvist, and Murygin (26 for 27 in saves).
Back over to St. Petersburg, as SKA hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Alexander Salak are set to start. Vladivostok was first to score in the first period on an Evgeny Grachyov goal, fueled by Enver Lisin and Denis Osipov. Admiral added on with an unassisted goal by Artyom Ternavsky. St. Petersburg got on the board with a power play goal by Viktor Tikhonov, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Vadim Shipachyov. Vladivostok replied in the second period as Lisin scored a power play goal, set up by Felix Schutz and Artyom Zemchyonok. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Lisin, Ivannikov (44 for 45 in saves), and Ternavsky.
Reversing course, we head back to Moscow, as CSKA brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Rastislav Stana guard the cages. Moscow got going in the second period on an Oleg Saprykin goal, assisted by Roman Lyubimov. CSKA added on with a Sergei Shirokov goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Zubov. Nizhnekamsk got on the board in the third period as Yegor Milovzorov scored, courtesy of Pyotr Khokhryakov. They failed to tie the game, losing 2-1, with the three stars going to Stana (37 for 38 in saves), Shirokov, and Saprykin.
East a little to Cherepovets, as Severstal hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Niko Hovinen and Jakub Stepanek are the average goalies, although Hovinen was hurt early in the first period and replaced by Ilya Sorokin. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period with a Vadim Mitryakov goal, fueled by Denis Kurepanov and Ivan Gavrilenko. Cherepovets tied the game on a Gleb Klimenko goal, coming off of Vladimir Antipov and Vadim Berdnikov. Severstal took the lead when Nikolai Kazakovtsev scored, with the help of Teemu Laasko. Cherepovets added on in the second period as Pakhrudin Gimbatov scored, via Alexander Fedoseyev and Alexander Gogolev. Severstal extended the lead as Berdnikov converted a penalty shot he received after being interfered with by Mikhail Chernov. Metallurg got one back with an Alexei Kosourov goal, coming on the power play from Kurtis McLean. Cherepovets replied with another Kazakovtsev power play goal in the third period, assisted by Pavel Buchnevich and Evgeny Kovyrshin. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Berdnikov, Kazakovtsev, and Gimbatov.
Staying close by, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Curtis Sanford are the masked men. Yaroslavl led off in the third period with Jonas Holos goal, via Yegor Averin and Daniil Apalkov. Novosibirsk tied it on a power play goal by Vyacheslav Belov, powered by Jonas Enlund and Ivan Lekomtsev. The tie was broken in the shootout in favor of Sibir as Dmitry Kugryshev and Nikolai Lemtyugov each tallied to lift their team to a 2-1 win. The three stars were Koskinen (23 for 24 in saves), Sanford (27 for 28 in saves), and Lemtyugov.
To the west, Slovan Bratislava welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Miroslav Kopriva are in the blue paint. Chelyabinsk started in the first period with a Yegor Dugin goal, assisted by Petri Kontiola and Andrei Kostitsyn. Traktor added on as Kostitsyn scored a power play goal, powered by Kontiola. Chelyabinsk extended the lead on a Dmitry Sayustov goal, coming off of Semyon Kokuyov. Bratislava got on the board as Michal Sersen scored, via Michal Vondrka and Peter Olvecky. Traktor replied in the second period with a Sayustov goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Maxim Kondratyev. Slovan got one back on an unassisted power play goal by Juraj Mikus. Bratislava got closer as Martin Stajnoch scored a power play goal, and Sersen had the only assist. Slovan tied it on a Milan Bartovic goal in the third period, set up by Tomas Netik and Mikus. Chelyabinsk retook the lead with an Alexander Guskov goal, guided in by Kokuyov. Bratislava tied it again with a power play goal by Vondrka, thanks to Michel Miklik. Slovan took the game 6-5 with an unassisted Netik goal in the last minute of regulation. Netik, Mikus, and Vondrka are named the three stars, while Sersen, Sayustov, Kostitsyn, Kontiola, and Kokuyov are the honorable mentions.
Over in Latvia, Dinamo Riga hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin faces a lesser foe in Jakub Sedlacek in goal. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period with a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Danis Zaripov. Metallurg added on in the second period as Zaripov scored a power play goal, and Mozyakin returned the favor with the lone assist. Riga got on the board in the third period with an unassisted power play goal by Marcel Hossa. Dinamo tied it with a Kristaps Sotnieks goal, fueled by Hossa and Kyle Wilson. Riga took the game 3-2 in overtime on a Vitalijs Pavlovs goal, coming off of Roberts Bukarts. The three stars were Hossa, Mozyakin, and Zaripov.
In Belarus, the other Dinamo, Minsk, brings in Donbass Donetsk. Jan Laco and Kevin Lalande are the solid goalies. Minsk struck first in the first period with a Dmitry Meleshko goal, assisted by Andrei Stas and Derek Meech. Donetsk got on the board with a Clay Wilson goal, passed from Petteri Wirtanen and Peter Podhradsky. Donbass took the lead as Ruslan Fedotenko potted the puck, with the help of Wirtanen. Donetsk added on in the second period as Alexander Toryanik scored, via Roman Blagoi and Sergei Varlamov. Donbass extended the lead with a shorthanded goal by Randy Robitaille, set up by Lukas Kaspar and Oleg Piganovich. Dinamo got one back in the third period with another Meleshko goal, courtesy of Alexei Kalyuzhny and Oleg Goroshko. This was as close as it got, with the final being 4-2, and the three stars were awarded to Meleshko, Wirtanen, and Toryanik.
Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Barry Brust are the North American goalies. Zagreb began with a Michael Ryan goal in the first period, via Ryan Vesce. Moscow tied it in the second period as Tom Wandell scored, with the help of Rastislav Spirko. Medvescak took the lead back on a Jonathan Cheechoo goal, assisted by Matt Murley and Bill Thomas. Spartak tied it on a Deron Quint goal in the third period, passed from Nikolai Zherdev and Andrei Sergeyev. Moscow took the game 3-2 in the shootout on a lone tally by Wandell. The three stars were Wandell, Quint, and Glass (42 for 44 in saves).
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Prague, as Lev hosts Salavat Yulaev. Andrei Vasilevsky and Petri Vehanen are given the starting nods. Ufa began in the first period with an Alexander Pankov goal, going in unassisted. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period as Alexei Glukhov scored, with the help of Pankov. Ufa extended the lead on an Igor Mirnov goal, passed from Antti Pihlstrom and Andrei Zubarev. Prague got on the board with a third period goal by Petr Vrana, with a lone assist by Michal Repik. Lev pulled closer as Martin Thornberg scored a shorthanded and unassisted goal. They failed to get an equalizer, losing 3-2, with the three stars going to Mirnov, Pankov, and Vasilevsky (28 for 30 in saves).
East to Mytishchi, where Atlant welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Sergei Borisov are in the creases. Khabarovsk opened with a first period goal by Alexander Yunkov, assisted by Evgeny Korotkov and Jakub Petruzalek. Mytishchi tied it on a third period power play goal by Andreas Engqvist, powered by Evgeny Artyukhin and Sergei Shmelyov. The tie was broken the shootout when Igor Radulov scored the only goal to give Atlant a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Borisov (24 for 25 in saves), Engqvist, and Murygin (26 for 27 in saves).
Back over to St. Petersburg, as SKA hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Alexander Salak are set to start. Vladivostok was first to score in the first period on an Evgeny Grachyov goal, fueled by Enver Lisin and Denis Osipov. Admiral added on with an unassisted goal by Artyom Ternavsky. St. Petersburg got on the board with a power play goal by Viktor Tikhonov, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Vadim Shipachyov. Vladivostok replied in the second period as Lisin scored a power play goal, set up by Felix Schutz and Artyom Zemchyonok. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Lisin, Ivannikov (44 for 45 in saves), and Ternavsky.
Reversing course, we head back to Moscow, as CSKA brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Rastislav Stana guard the cages. Moscow got going in the second period on an Oleg Saprykin goal, assisted by Roman Lyubimov. CSKA added on with a Sergei Shirokov goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Zubov. Nizhnekamsk got on the board in the third period as Yegor Milovzorov scored, courtesy of Pyotr Khokhryakov. They failed to tie the game, losing 2-1, with the three stars going to Stana (37 for 38 in saves), Shirokov, and Saprykin.
East a little to Cherepovets, as Severstal hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Niko Hovinen and Jakub Stepanek are the average goalies, although Hovinen was hurt early in the first period and replaced by Ilya Sorokin. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period with a Vadim Mitryakov goal, fueled by Denis Kurepanov and Ivan Gavrilenko. Cherepovets tied the game on a Gleb Klimenko goal, coming off of Vladimir Antipov and Vadim Berdnikov. Severstal took the lead when Nikolai Kazakovtsev scored, with the help of Teemu Laasko. Cherepovets added on in the second period as Pakhrudin Gimbatov scored, via Alexander Fedoseyev and Alexander Gogolev. Severstal extended the lead as Berdnikov converted a penalty shot he received after being interfered with by Mikhail Chernov. Metallurg got one back with an Alexei Kosourov goal, coming on the power play from Kurtis McLean. Cherepovets replied with another Kazakovtsev power play goal in the third period, assisted by Pavel Buchnevich and Evgeny Kovyrshin. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Berdnikov, Kazakovtsev, and Gimbatov.
Staying close by, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Curtis Sanford are the masked men. Yaroslavl led off in the third period with Jonas Holos goal, via Yegor Averin and Daniil Apalkov. Novosibirsk tied it on a power play goal by Vyacheslav Belov, powered by Jonas Enlund and Ivan Lekomtsev. The tie was broken in the shootout in favor of Sibir as Dmitry Kugryshev and Nikolai Lemtyugov each tallied to lift their team to a 2-1 win. The three stars were Koskinen (23 for 24 in saves), Sanford (27 for 28 in saves), and Lemtyugov.
To the west, Slovan Bratislava welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Miroslav Kopriva are in the blue paint. Chelyabinsk started in the first period with a Yegor Dugin goal, assisted by Petri Kontiola and Andrei Kostitsyn. Traktor added on as Kostitsyn scored a power play goal, powered by Kontiola. Chelyabinsk extended the lead on a Dmitry Sayustov goal, coming off of Semyon Kokuyov. Bratislava got on the board as Michal Sersen scored, via Michal Vondrka and Peter Olvecky. Traktor replied in the second period with a Sayustov goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Maxim Kondratyev. Slovan got one back on an unassisted power play goal by Juraj Mikus. Bratislava got closer as Martin Stajnoch scored a power play goal, and Sersen had the only assist. Slovan tied it on a Milan Bartovic goal in the third period, set up by Tomas Netik and Mikus. Chelyabinsk retook the lead with an Alexander Guskov goal, guided in by Kokuyov. Bratislava tied it again with a power play goal by Vondrka, thanks to Michel Miklik. Slovan took the game 6-5 with an unassisted Netik goal in the last minute of regulation. Netik, Mikus, and Vondrka are named the three stars, while Sersen, Sayustov, Kostitsyn, Kontiola, and Kokuyov are the honorable mentions.
Over in Latvia, Dinamo Riga hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin faces a lesser foe in Jakub Sedlacek in goal. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period with a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Danis Zaripov. Metallurg added on in the second period as Zaripov scored a power play goal, and Mozyakin returned the favor with the lone assist. Riga got on the board in the third period with an unassisted power play goal by Marcel Hossa. Dinamo tied it with a Kristaps Sotnieks goal, fueled by Hossa and Kyle Wilson. Riga took the game 3-2 in overtime on a Vitalijs Pavlovs goal, coming off of Roberts Bukarts. The three stars were Hossa, Mozyakin, and Zaripov.
In Belarus, the other Dinamo, Minsk, brings in Donbass Donetsk. Jan Laco and Kevin Lalande are the solid goalies. Minsk struck first in the first period with a Dmitry Meleshko goal, assisted by Andrei Stas and Derek Meech. Donetsk got on the board with a Clay Wilson goal, passed from Petteri Wirtanen and Peter Podhradsky. Donbass took the lead as Ruslan Fedotenko potted the puck, with the help of Wirtanen. Donetsk added on in the second period as Alexander Toryanik scored, via Roman Blagoi and Sergei Varlamov. Donbass extended the lead with a shorthanded goal by Randy Robitaille, set up by Lukas Kaspar and Oleg Piganovich. Dinamo got one back in the third period with another Meleshko goal, courtesy of Alexei Kalyuzhny and Oleg Goroshko. This was as close as it got, with the final being 4-2, and the three stars were awarded to Meleshko, Wirtanen, and Toryanik.
Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Barry Brust are the North American goalies. Zagreb began with a Michael Ryan goal in the first period, via Ryan Vesce. Moscow tied it in the second period as Tom Wandell scored, with the help of Rastislav Spirko. Medvescak took the lead back on a Jonathan Cheechoo goal, assisted by Matt Murley and Bill Thomas. Spartak tied it on a Deron Quint goal in the third period, passed from Nikolai Zherdev and Andrei Sergeyev. Moscow took the game 3-2 in the shootout on a lone tally by Wandell. The three stars were Wandell, Quint, and Glass (42 for 44 in saves).
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