Saturday, October 26, 2013

KHL Day 53 2013-2014

Ten games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Mathieu Garon are the masked men. Chelyabinsk opened with a first period Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, going in unassisted. Omsk tied it on a second period power play goal by Alexander Popov, powered by Alexander Perezhogin. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Kuznetsov had the only goal to give Traktor the 2-1 win. The three stars were Kuznetsov, Garnett (32 for 33 in saves), and Garon (29 for 30 in saves).

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Mikhail Biryukov are the reliable goalies. Nizhnekamsk was first to score in the first period on a Martin Cibak power play goal, fueled by Dmitry Kosmachyov. Neftekhimik added on with a Stanislav Alshevsky goal, assisted by Yaroslav Alshevsky and Pyotr Khokhryakov. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead on an Oskar Osala goal in the second period, with a lone assist by Petr Koukal. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with a Marek Troncinsky goal, guided in by Anton Krysanov. Neftekhimik answered as Bogdan Yakimov scored an unassisted goal. Nizhnekamsk padded the lead with another Yakimov goal, via Andrei Taratukhin and Roman Lyuduchin. Neftekhimik struck again in the third period as Koukal scored a power play goal, powered by Osala and Nikolai Belov. Yugra got one back on an Igor Skorokhodov power play goal, coming off of Vitaly Sitnikov. Khanty-Mansiysk pulled closer on a Kirill Knyazev goal, with a helper credited to Kirill Putilov. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars belonging to Yakimov, Osala, and Koukal.

Over to Yekaterinburg brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Evgeny Lobanov recevie the starting nods. Ufa began with a first period Dmitry Makarov goal, going in unassisted. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Artyom Chernov goal, fueled by Anton Lazarev and Sami Lepisto. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back with a Makarov power play goal, powered by Teemu Hartikainen. Ufa added on as Arturs Kulda scored, thanks to Igor Mirnov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Avtomobilist took one back in the second period on an Alexei Simakov goal, passed from Evgeny Fyodorov. Yekaterinburg tied it as Simakov scored again, with the help of Tobias Viklund. Avtomobilist took the lead as Lazarev notched a goal, assisted by Chernov and Fyodor Malykhin. Yekaterinburg extended the lead with a Viklund goal in the third period, with a lone assist by Malykhin. Salavat Yulaev got one back as Alexander Pankov scored, with assists provided by Sergei Zinovyev and Kirill Koltsov. Avtomobilist shot back on an Igor Yemeleyev goal, guided in by Sergei Gusev on the power play. Yekaterinburg iced it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Sergei Demagin, set up by Simakov. The three stars were Simakov, Lazarev, and Chernov, while Makarov got the honorable mention.

South to Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Vitaly Yeremeyev are in the blue paint. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard with a first period goal by Jan Kovar, assisted by Viktor Antipin and Sergei Mozyakin. Astana tied it with a Brandon Bochenski goal, coming off of Dustin Boyd. Metallurg took the lead back in the third period on a Chris Lee power play goal, powered by Danis Zaripov. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the threes tars being Koshechkin (25 for 26 in saves), Lee, and Yeremeyev (31 for 33 in saves).

Northwest to Podolsk, where Vityaz welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Ivan Lisutin are between the pipes. Podolsk won 1-0 in overtime on an unassisted Logan Pyett goal. The three stars were Lisutin (32 save shutout), Sorokin (33 for 34 in saves), and Pyett.

Up to Moscow, Dynamo brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Sergei Gaiduchenko and Alexander Lazushin guard the cages. Moscow started in the first period with a Denis Mosalyov power play goal, powered by Konstantin Gorovikov and Leo Komarov. Dynamo added on with a power play goal by Martins Karsums, coming off of Mosalyov and Gorovikov. Moscow extended the lead in the second period on a Komarov power play goal via Karsums and goalie Lazushin. Dynamo padded the lead as Alexei Sopin scored, courtesy of Yury Babenko and Denis Barantsev. Novosibirsk got on the board as Alexander Kutuzov scored, with a lone assist by Jonas Enlund. Moscow wrapped it up at 5-1 in the third period as Marek Kvapil scored, with helpers provided by Sopin and Dmitry Pestunov. The three stars were awarded to Komarov, Karsums, and Sopin, while Mosalyov, Gorovikov, and Lazushin (23 for 24 in saves with an assist) were the honorable mentions.

Staying in the city, Spartak Moscow hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Jeff Glass protect the nets. Vladivostok got going in the second period on a Niclas Bergfors goal, assisted by Richard Gynge and Felix Schutz. Admiral added on in the third period with an Andrei Nikitenko goal, with a lone assist by Enver Lisin. Moscow got one back as Vyacheslav Kozlov scored, thanks to Alexei Krutov. Vladivostok iced it at 3-1 with an Alexei Ugarov goal, passed from Yegor Antropov into the empty net. The three stars were Ivannikov (17 for 18 in saves), Nikitenko, and Bergfors.

Moving along to Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv welcomes Lev Prague. Petri Vehanen and Curtis Sanford tend the twines. Prague struck first in the first period with a Marc-Andre Gragnani power play goal, powered by Jakub Klepis and Martin Sevc. Lev added on in the second period with a Patrik Zackrisson power play goal, fueled by Justin Azevedo and Ryan O'Byrne. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 2-0, and the three stars were Vehanen (17 save shutout), Gragnani, and Zackrisson.

Next up, Severstal Cherepovets brings in Sloan Bratislava. Miroslav Kopriva and Jakub Stepanek man the creases. Cherepovets led off in the first period on a Nikolai Kazakovtsev goal, assisted by Pavel Buchnevich. Severstal added on in the second period with an Alexander Bumagin goal, courtesy of Vadim Berdnikov and Linus Videll. They went on to win 2-0, with the three stars being Stepanek (29 save shutout), Kazakovtsev, and Bumagin.

Finally, in St. Petersburg, SKA hosts Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Dmitry Shikin have the green light to start. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by Roman Cervenka and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA added on as Tony Martensson scored, thanks to Viktor Tikhonov and Patrick Thoresen. Riga got on the board with an Andris Dzerins goal, made possible by Miks Indrasis and Aleksandrs Nizivijs. Dinamo tied it in the second period as Indrasis scored, with the help of Kyle Wilson and Roberts Bukarts. Riga took the lead in the third period on another Indrasis goal, fueled by Marcel Hossa and Wilson. St. Petersburg retied it as Tikhonov scored, with a lone assist by Dmitry Kalinin. SKA won 4-3 in the shootout as Tikhonov scored the lone tally. The three stars were given to Tikhonov, Indrasis, and Wilson.

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