There are another ten games on today, beginning in the Far East as...
Amur Khabarovsk hosts Avangard Omsk. Mathieu Garon and Mika Jarvinen are in the blue paint. Omsk led off in the first period with a Sergei Kostitsyn power play goal, coming off of Alexander Frolov. Avangard added on with an Andrei Ivanov goal, fueled by Oleg Kvasha. Omsk extended the lead as Kirill Lyamin scored a power play goal, powered by Kostitsyn and Frolov. Avangard padded the lead in the second period on another Kostitsyn goal, with a lone assist by Frolov, who got a sock trick. Omsk got another on a Denis Kazionov goal, assisted by Miroslav Blatak and Alexander Popov. Khabarovsk got on the board with an unassisted goal by Andrei Stepanov. Amur pulled closer in the third period with a Timofei Shishkanov power play goal, passed from Denis Yezhov and Evgeny Korotkov. This was as close as it got, with the final being 5-2, and the three stars were Kostitsyn, Frolov, and Garon (25 for 27 in saves).
To the south, Admiral Vladivostok welcomes Barys Astana. Ari Ahonen and Joakim Lundstrom are given the starting nods. Astana dented the scoreboard with a first period goal by Dmitry Upper, assisted by Konstantin Pushkaryov and Konstatnin Rudenko. Vladivostok tied it in the second period with an Igor Bortnikov goal, courtesy of Viktor Drugov. Barys retook the lead as Mikhail Panshin scored, via Mikhail Rakhmanov. Astana added on in the third period with another Upper goal, made possible by Pushkaryov and Rudenko. They went on to win the game 3-1, with the three stars being Upper, Ahonen (33 for 34 in saves), and Pushkaryov, while Rudenko gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Ilya Sorokin are set to start. Novokuznetsk opened with a Pavel Kanarsky goal in the second period, passed from Denis Kurepanov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it in the second period with a Vitaly Sitnikov goal, with a lone assist by Denis Sokolov. Metallurg took the lead in the third period on a Nikita Vyglazov, via Raymond Giroux and Vadim Mitryakov. They held on for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Sorokin (27 for 28 in saves), Vyglazov, and Biryukov (23 for 25 in saves).
Into Novosibirsk, as Sibir hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Yekaterinburg struck first in the first period as Evgeny Fyodorov scored a goal, assisted by Alexei Simakov and Filipp Toluzakov. Novosibirsk tied it in the second period with an unassisted Vladimir Butuzov goal. Avtomobilist retook the lead when Artyom Chernov scored, with the help of Vladislav Yegin and Fyodor Malykhin. Yekaterinburg added on with an Anthony Stewart power play goal, powered by Igor Yemeleyev. Sibir got one back in the third period with a Jonas Enlund goal, guided in by Jori Lehtera and Dmitry Kugryshev. Novosibirsk tied it with a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, with assists provided by Alexei Kopeikin and Jarno Koskiranta. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Stewart had the only goal to lift Avtomobilist to a 4-3 victory. Stewart, Chernov, and Fyodorov were given the three stars.
Way to the west, Vityaz Podolsk welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Ivan Lisutin are in the creases. Podolsk was first to score in the first period on an Ivan Ivanov goal, assisted by Alexei Makeyev. The rest of the game was scoreless, so the final was 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Ivanov, Lisutin (32 save shutout), and Brust (21 for 22 in saves).
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo brings in Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Vitaly Koval will be between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod started in the first period with a power play goal by Sakari Salminen, powered by Jarkko Immonen. Torpedo added on as Vyacheslav Kulyomin scored, thanks to Vladimir Galuzin and Alexander Kulakov. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the third period as Salminen scored another power play goal, set up by Juuso Hietanen. This was good for a 3-0 final score, with the three stars going to Salminen, Koval (22 save shutout), and Kulyomin.
Into Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Emil Garipov will guard the cages. Kazan got going in the second period with a Kirill Petrov goal, assisted by Shaun Heshka and Alexander Osipov. Ak Bars added on in the third period when Tim Stapleton scored a power play goal, powered by Alexander Burmistrov and Mikhail Varnakov. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Garipov (30 save shutout), Petrov, and Stapleton.
Back in the west, Dynamo Moscow welcomes Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Moscow began in the first period as Martins Karsums scored, with the help of Alexei Tsvetkov and Andrei Mironov. Donetsk tied it with a Lukas Kaspar goal, thanks to Randy Robitaille and Maxim Yakutsenya. Donbass took the lead in the second period with a goal by Petteri Wirtanen, assisted by Ruslan Fedotenko. They coasted to a 2-1 win from here, with Leighton (23 for 24 in saves), Wirtanen, and Kaspar getting the three stars.
Exiting Russia, we head to Bratislava, as Slovan brings in CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana and Jaroslav Janus protect the nets. Bratislava was first to score in the first period as Juraj Mikus scored, with a lone assist by Milan Bartovic. Moscow tied it with an Andrei Pervyshin goal in the third period, a power play goal fueled by Sergei Shirokov. CSKA took the lead on an Igor Fefelov goal, assisted by Igor Grigorenko and Ivan Nepryayev. Slovan retied it as Roman Kukumberg scored, courtesy of Tomas Mojzis and Jonathan Sigalet. Moscow retook the lead on an Ilari Filppula goal, made possible by Ilya Zubov and Shirokov. They won 3-2, with the three stars being Filppula, Shirokov, and Stana (18 for 20 in saves).
Finally, in Prague, Lev hosts Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist faces a lesser foe in Atte Engren in goal. Riga opened with a first period power play goal by Paul Szczechura, powered by Georgijs Pujacs and Aleksandrs Nizivijs. Prague tied it with an unassisted goal by Topi Jaakola. The tie lasted all the way to a shootout, and it was here that Jakub Klepis put Lev on his back by scoring three goals, answering Szczechura and Nizivijs before clinching the game. The three stars were Klepis, Engren (15 for 16 in saves), and Tellqvist (31 for 32 in saves), while Szczechura and Nizivijs get the honorable mentions.
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Amur Khabarovsk hosts Avangard Omsk. Mathieu Garon and Mika Jarvinen are in the blue paint. Omsk led off in the first period with a Sergei Kostitsyn power play goal, coming off of Alexander Frolov. Avangard added on with an Andrei Ivanov goal, fueled by Oleg Kvasha. Omsk extended the lead as Kirill Lyamin scored a power play goal, powered by Kostitsyn and Frolov. Avangard padded the lead in the second period on another Kostitsyn goal, with a lone assist by Frolov, who got a sock trick. Omsk got another on a Denis Kazionov goal, assisted by Miroslav Blatak and Alexander Popov. Khabarovsk got on the board with an unassisted goal by Andrei Stepanov. Amur pulled closer in the third period with a Timofei Shishkanov power play goal, passed from Denis Yezhov and Evgeny Korotkov. This was as close as it got, with the final being 5-2, and the three stars were Kostitsyn, Frolov, and Garon (25 for 27 in saves).
To the south, Admiral Vladivostok welcomes Barys Astana. Ari Ahonen and Joakim Lundstrom are given the starting nods. Astana dented the scoreboard with a first period goal by Dmitry Upper, assisted by Konstantin Pushkaryov and Konstatnin Rudenko. Vladivostok tied it in the second period with an Igor Bortnikov goal, courtesy of Viktor Drugov. Barys retook the lead as Mikhail Panshin scored, via Mikhail Rakhmanov. Astana added on in the third period with another Upper goal, made possible by Pushkaryov and Rudenko. They went on to win the game 3-1, with the three stars being Upper, Ahonen (33 for 34 in saves), and Pushkaryov, while Rudenko gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Ilya Sorokin are set to start. Novokuznetsk opened with a Pavel Kanarsky goal in the second period, passed from Denis Kurepanov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it in the second period with a Vitaly Sitnikov goal, with a lone assist by Denis Sokolov. Metallurg took the lead in the third period on a Nikita Vyglazov, via Raymond Giroux and Vadim Mitryakov. They held on for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Sorokin (27 for 28 in saves), Vyglazov, and Biryukov (23 for 25 in saves).
Into Novosibirsk, as Sibir hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Yekaterinburg struck first in the first period as Evgeny Fyodorov scored a goal, assisted by Alexei Simakov and Filipp Toluzakov. Novosibirsk tied it in the second period with an unassisted Vladimir Butuzov goal. Avtomobilist retook the lead when Artyom Chernov scored, with the help of Vladislav Yegin and Fyodor Malykhin. Yekaterinburg added on with an Anthony Stewart power play goal, powered by Igor Yemeleyev. Sibir got one back in the third period with a Jonas Enlund goal, guided in by Jori Lehtera and Dmitry Kugryshev. Novosibirsk tied it with a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, with assists provided by Alexei Kopeikin and Jarno Koskiranta. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Stewart had the only goal to lift Avtomobilist to a 4-3 victory. Stewart, Chernov, and Fyodorov were given the three stars.
Way to the west, Vityaz Podolsk welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Ivan Lisutin are in the creases. Podolsk was first to score in the first period on an Ivan Ivanov goal, assisted by Alexei Makeyev. The rest of the game was scoreless, so the final was 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Ivanov, Lisutin (32 save shutout), and Brust (21 for 22 in saves).
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo brings in Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Vitaly Koval will be between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod started in the first period with a power play goal by Sakari Salminen, powered by Jarkko Immonen. Torpedo added on as Vyacheslav Kulyomin scored, thanks to Vladimir Galuzin and Alexander Kulakov. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the third period as Salminen scored another power play goal, set up by Juuso Hietanen. This was good for a 3-0 final score, with the three stars going to Salminen, Koval (22 save shutout), and Kulyomin.
Into Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Emil Garipov will guard the cages. Kazan got going in the second period with a Kirill Petrov goal, assisted by Shaun Heshka and Alexander Osipov. Ak Bars added on in the third period when Tim Stapleton scored a power play goal, powered by Alexander Burmistrov and Mikhail Varnakov. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Garipov (30 save shutout), Petrov, and Stapleton.
Back in the west, Dynamo Moscow welcomes Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Moscow began in the first period as Martins Karsums scored, with the help of Alexei Tsvetkov and Andrei Mironov. Donetsk tied it with a Lukas Kaspar goal, thanks to Randy Robitaille and Maxim Yakutsenya. Donbass took the lead in the second period with a goal by Petteri Wirtanen, assisted by Ruslan Fedotenko. They coasted to a 2-1 win from here, with Leighton (23 for 24 in saves), Wirtanen, and Kaspar getting the three stars.
Exiting Russia, we head to Bratislava, as Slovan brings in CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana and Jaroslav Janus protect the nets. Bratislava was first to score in the first period as Juraj Mikus scored, with a lone assist by Milan Bartovic. Moscow tied it with an Andrei Pervyshin goal in the third period, a power play goal fueled by Sergei Shirokov. CSKA took the lead on an Igor Fefelov goal, assisted by Igor Grigorenko and Ivan Nepryayev. Slovan retied it as Roman Kukumberg scored, courtesy of Tomas Mojzis and Jonathan Sigalet. Moscow retook the lead on an Ilari Filppula goal, made possible by Ilya Zubov and Shirokov. They won 3-2, with the three stars being Filppula, Shirokov, and Stana (18 for 20 in saves).
Finally, in Prague, Lev hosts Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist faces a lesser foe in Atte Engren in goal. Riga opened with a first period power play goal by Paul Szczechura, powered by Georgijs Pujacs and Aleksandrs Nizivijs. Prague tied it with an unassisted goal by Topi Jaakola. The tie lasted all the way to a shootout, and it was here that Jakub Klepis put Lev on his back by scoring three goals, answering Szczechura and Nizivijs before clinching the game. The three stars were Klepis, Engren (15 for 16 in saves), and Tellqvist (31 for 32 in saves), while Szczechura and Nizivijs get the honorable mentions.
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