Wednesday, November 13, 2013

KHL Day 71 2013-2014

Hopefully the return from the international break finds everyone doing well. The KHL is back with twelve games today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Vitaly Koval and Alexei Murygin are given the starting nods. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period as Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev scored, with the help of Wojtek Wolski and Justin Hodgman. Khabarovsk tied it in the third period with a Jakub Petruzalek goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Loginov. Torpedo won 2-1 with a lone tally by Krasnoslobodtsev in the shootout. The three stars were Krasnoslobodtsev, Koval (37 for 38 in saves), and Murygin (29 for 30 in saves).

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Evgeny Ivannikov are in the blue paint. Vladivostok dented the scoreboard in the second period as Niclas Bergfors scored, with the help of Felix Schutz. Kazan tied it on an unassisted goal by Tomas Vincour. Admiral took the lead back with a Michael Commodore goal, assisted by Vladimir Pervushin and Sergei Barbashev. Ak Bars retied it in the third period with a Kirill Petrov goal, coming off of Evgeny Medvedev and Tim Stapleton. Vladivostok took the lead once more as Konstantin Sokolov scored, thanks to Igor Bortnikov. This was good for a 3-2 win, and the three stars were Sokolov, Commodore, and Bergfors.

Out west, Sibir Novosibirsk brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Mikko Koskinen play in goal. Novosibirsk was first to score in the third period as Stepan Sannikov found twine, with helpers provided by Dmitry Monya and Oleg Gubin. This was the game's only goal, so Sibir won 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Koskinen (26 save shutout), Sannikov, and Lazushin (34 for 35 in saves).

Into Novokuznetsk, where Metallurg hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Ivan Lisutin and Ilya Sorokin are between the pipes. Podolsk struck first in the second period with a power play goal by Logan Pyett, powered by Yury Koksharov and Dmitry Shitikov. Vityaz added on as Maxim Afinogenov scored an unassisted goal. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Lisutin (37 save shutout), Pyett, and Afinogenov.

Further west, Salavat Yulaev Ufa welcomes Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Andrei Vasilevsky protect the nets. Ufa began in the first period as Teemu Hartikainen scored, thanks to Anton Babchuk and Arturs Kulda. Moscow tied it with an Alexei Krutov goal, passed from Deron Quint and Vyacheslav Kozlov. The tie lasted to overtime, where Quint scored a power play goal, powered by Matt Anderson to give Spartak a 2-1 win. The three stars were Quint, Glass (31 for 32 in saves), and Krutov.

Moving along to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg brings in Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Vasily Koshechkin are the masked men. Magnitogorsk started in the first period with a Danis Zaripov goal, assisted by Jan Kovar. Metallurg added on in the second period as Kovar scored, with the help of Rinat Ibragimov. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Ibragimov, powered by Milan Gulas. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars being Koshechkin (37 save shutout), Kovar, and Ibragimov.

Over in Chelyabinsk, Traktor hosts Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Michael Garnett are the North American goalies. Donetsk led off in the third period with a Tuomas Kiiskinen goal, fueled by Jan Kolar. This was good for a 1-0 Donbass win, and the three stars went to Leighton (25 save shutout), Kiiskinen, and Garnett (24 for 25 in saves).

Up in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Alexander Sudnitsin man the creases. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period with an unassisted goal by Jan Kolar. Zagreb tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Bill Thomas, powered by Mark Katic. Neftekhimik took the lead back with a Denis Tolpeko goal, assisted by Oskar Osala and Stanislav Romanov. Medvescak retied it as Hugh Jessiman scored, thanks to Jonathan Cheechoo and Michael Ryan. Nizhnekamsk ended up winning 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by Petr Koukal. The three stars were Kolar, Tolpeko, and Koukal.

Heading into Moscow, where CSKA brings in Avangard Omsk. Mathieu Garon and Ilya Proskuryakov will attempt to stop the puck. Moscow got going in the second period as Nikolai Prokhorkin scored, with the help of Alexander Radulov and Igor Grigorenko. Omsk tied it with a Dmitry Semin goal, fueled by Sergei Shirokov and Sergei Kostitsyn on the power play. CSKA took the lead back in the third period with a power play goal by Prokhorkin, powered by Georgy Misharin and Radulov. Moscow iced it at 3-1 with an Oleg Saprykin empty net goal, set up by Alexei Morozov. The three stars were Prokhorkin, Proskuryakov (27 for 28 in saves), and Radulov.

Leaving Russia, we have Dinamo Riga hosting Barys Astana. Ari Ahonen and Mikael Tellqvist are the experienced goalies. Riga began with a first period goal by Kyle Wilson, assisted by Roberts Bukarts and Sandis Ozolins. Astana tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Dmitry Upper, powered by Konstantin Rudenko and Roman Starchenko. Dinamo took the lead back as Ozolins scored a power play goal, guided in by Marcel Hossa and Wilson. Barys tied it again with a Nikolai Antropov goal, via Maxim Semyonov and Talgat Zhailauov. The tie went into an eleven-round shootout, where Dinamo prevailed as Paul Szczechura, Aleksandrs Nizivijs (twice), and Hossa scored to top Nigel Dawes, Dustin Boyd, and Upper for a 3-2 win. The three stars were Ozolins, Hossa, and Wilson, while Upper and Nizivijs get the honorable mentions.

Next up, Lev Prague welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Petri Vehanen are the young goalies. Prague was first to score in the first period on a Ryan O'Byrne goal, fueled by Calle Ridderwall and Dominik Pacovsky. Yekaterinburg got on the board in the second period with a Sergei Demagin goal, coming off of Alexei Simakov and Igor Yemeleyev. Lev took the lead back as Jakub Klepis scored, with a lone assist from Mikko Maenpaa. Avtomobilist tied it in the third period on another Demagin goal, helped along by Fyodor Malykhin. Prague won 3-2 in overtime as Martin Sevc scored, thanks to Patrik Zackrisson on the power play. The three stars were given to Demagin, Sevc, and Klepis.

Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Jaroslav Janus guard the cages. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period with an unassisted goal by Artyom Bulyansky. Yugra added on with a shorthanded goal by Mikhail Zhukov, set up by Radek Smolenak and Andrei Shefer. Bratislava got on the board in the third period as Michel Miklik scored a power play goal, powered by Michal Vondrka and Martin Skoula. Slovan tied it as Tomas Mojzis scored, via Martin Stajnoch. Bratislava won 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by Tomas Netik. The three stars were Miklik, Mojzis, and Netik.

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