Wednesday, October 23, 2013

KHL Day 50 2013-2014

There are eight games of action today before the KHL slows down for a couple of days. Leading off, we have...

Amur Khabarovsk hosting Barys Astana. Ari Ahonen and Alexei Murygin play in the blue paint. Astana was first to score in the first period with a power play goal by Nikolai Antropov, powered by Talgat Zhailauov and Artemy Lakiza. Khabarovsk tied it with a Timofei Shishkanov goal, fueled by Andrei Stepanov. Shishkanov put Amur ahead when he scored his second of the game, made possible by Evgeny Korotkov and Stepanov. Khabarovsk added on in the second period as Stepanov scored, thanks to Korotkov and Shishkanov on the power play. Barys got one back in the third period with a Brandon Bochenski goal, set up by Mike Lundin. Astana tied it with a Zhailauov goal, coming off of Mikhail Panshin and Antropov. Barys took the lead as Antropov scored his second of the game, with a lone assist by Panshin. They would win 4-3, with the three stars being Antropov, Shishkanov, and Stepanov, while Zhailauov, Korotkov, and Panshin receive the honorable mentions.

Down to Vladivostok, where Admiral welcomes Avangard Omsk. Mathieu Garon and Evgeny Ivannikov guard the cages. Vladivostok began in the first period with an Andrei Nikitenko goal, coming on the power play from Enver Lisin. Admiral added on as Alexei Ugarov scored, with a lone assist by Lisin. Vladivostok extended the lead as Artyom Ternavsky scored, thanks to Niclas Bergfors. Admiral padded the lead with an Igor Bortnikov goal, fueled by Anton Poleshchuk and Konstantin Sokolov. Omsk got on the board with an Alexander Popov goal, coming off of Stanislav Yegorshev. The third period was silent, so Vladivostok won 4-1, and the three stars were Ivannikov (30 for 31 in saves), Lisin, and Ugarov.

To the west, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Novosibirsk started with a first period power play goal by Jori Lehtera, made possible by Alexander Romanov. Sibir added on with a power play goal by Alexei Kopeikin, powered by Ivan Lekomtsev and Nikolai Lemtyugov. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board in the second period as Veli-Matti Savinainen scored a power play goal, with assists provided by Stephen Dixon and Jonas Andersson. Yugra tied it with a Vitaly Sitnikov goal, passed from Mikhail Yakubov and Mikhail Zhukov. Novosibirsk took the lead back with a Vyacheslav Belov goal, courtesy of Kristian Kudroc and Lehtera on the power play. Sibir extended the lead as Dmitry Kugryshev scored a power play goal, with a lone assist by Lekomtsev. Novosibirsk padded the lead in the third period on another Kugryshev goal, assisted by Belov and Lehtera. Sibir got another on a Dmitry Monya goal, with helpers provided by Stepan Sannikov and Igor Ignatushkin. Novosibirsk wrapped it up at 7-2 with a Lehtera power play goal, coming off of Belov and Jonas Enlund. The three stars were Kugryshev, Lehtera, and Belov, while Lekomtsev was given an honorable mention.

Over in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Ilya Sorokin are the young goalies. Yekaterinburg got going in the second period as Fyodor Malykhin converted a penalty shot he received after being slashed by Tuukka Mantyla on a breakaway. Novokuznetsk tied it in the third period as Kurtis McLean scored, thanks to Rafael Akhmetov and Raymond Giroux. Avtomobilist took the lead on an Igor Yemeleyev goal, fueled by Alexei Simakov. Yekaterinburg iced it at 3-1 with an empty net power play goal by Artyom Chernov, powered by Sami Lepisto and Malykhin. The three stars went to Kovar (34 for 35 in saves), Malykhin, and Yemeleyev.

Westward to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Vitaly Koval are between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the second period with a Wojtek Wolski goal, with a lone assist by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Zagreb tied it with a Matt Murley power play goal in the third period, powered by Kurtis Foster and Bill Thomas. Torpedo won 2-1 in overtime with another Wolski goal, a power play tally set up by Sakari Salminen. The three stars were Wolski, Koval (23 for 24 in saves), and Dekanich (32 for 34 in saves).

Into Kazan, as Ak Bars welcomes Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Konstantin Barulin tend the twines. Kazan led off in the third period with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, assisted by Tim Stapleton. This gave them a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Barulin (32 save shutout), Varnakov, and Leighton (24 for 25 in saves).

Further west to Moscow, as Dynamo hosts Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Alexander Lazushin have the green light to start. Moscow dented the scoreboard with a second period Konstantin Gorovikov goal, fueled by Denis Mosalyov and Maxim Solovyov. Dynamo added on as Alexei Tsvetkov scored in the third period, thanks to Martins Karsums and Maxim Karpov. Moscow extended the lead with a power play goal by Yury Babenko, powered by Andrei Mironov and Solovyov. Dynamo wrapped it up at 4-0 with a Karsums goal, via Dmitry Pestunov and Karpov. The three stars were Karsums, Lazushin (24 save shutout), and Karpov, while Solovyov gets an honorable mention.

Finally, in Riga, Dinamo brings in CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana and Mikael Tellqvist are the reliable goalies. Riga opened in the first period on a Paul Szczechura goal, assisted by Aleksandrs Nizivijs and Gints Meija. Dinamo added on when Szczechura scored again, with the help of Sandis Ozolins and Meija. Riga extended the lead with a Roberts Bukarts goal, fueled by Miks Indrasis. Moscow got on the board with an unassisted goal by Georgy Misharin. CSKA pulled closer when Misharin scored in the second period, his second of the game guided in by Vladimir Zharkov. Moscow tied it with a power play goal by Alexei Morozov, powered by Misharin and Igor Grigorenko. Dinamo took the lead back in the third period with another Bukarts goal, set up by Indrasis and Kristaps Sotnieks. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Bukarts, Szczechura, and Misharin, while Indrasis and Meija get the honorable mentions.

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