Friday, November 22, 2013

KHL Day 80 2013-2014

Twelve more games today. This is a travel day for me, so I will be late with NHL games tonight, either delayed until tomorrow or very late tonight. We begin hockey today in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts CSKA Moscow. Ilya Proskuryakov and Mathieu Garon draw the starts. Moscow started with an Ilari Filppula goal in the first period, assisted by Oleg Saprykin. Omsk tied it in the second period on a Denis Kulyash goal, fueled by Alexander Popov. CSKA retook the lead with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, coming off of Alexander Radulov and Saprykin. Avangard tied it in again as Alexander Perezhogin scored a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Moscow gained the lead again on an unassisted goal by Alexei Morozov. CSKA added on in the third period as Brandon Reid scored, with the help of Alexander Frolov. Omsk got one back as Stefan Ruzicka scored, via Ivan Baranka and Popov. Moscow extended the lead when Prokhorkin scored his second of the game, thanks to Yakov Rylov and Radulov. This was good for a 5-3 final, with Prokhorkin, Radulov, and Saprykin getting the three stars, while Popov gets an honorable mention.

Up in Yekaterinburg, Avtomobilist welcomes Lev Prague. Petri Vehanen and Jakub Kovar are given the starts. Prague began in the first period with a Jiri Novotny goal, assisted by Justin Azevedo. Lev added on in the third period with another Novotny goal, going in unassisted. Yekaterinburg got on the board as Sami Lepisto scored a power play goal, powered by Artyom Chernov. Prague answered with Novotny completing his hat trick on an unassisted empty net goal. This was good for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Novotny, Vehanen (28 for 29 in saves), and Lepisto.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana brings in Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Ari Ahonen are the experienced goalies. Riga was first to score in the first period with an unassisted goal by Marcel Hossa. Dinamo added on in the second period when Krisjanis Redlihs scored a power play goal, powered by Aleksandrs Nizivijs and Miks Indrasis. Astana got on the board with a Dustin Boyd goal, coming off of Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Riga answered with a power play goal by Hossa, with a lone helper by Sandis Ozolins. Barys replied with a Roman Starchenko goal, via Konstantin Rudenko and Nikolai Antropov. Astana tied it as Boyd scored his second of the game, with a lone assist from Cam Barker on the power play. Barys took the the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Dawes, guided in by the goalie Ahonen and Barker. Dinamo retied it as Paul Szczechura scored, with the help of Hossa and Mat Robinson. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Szczechura finished what he started by scoring the lone tally for a 5-4 Dinamo win. The three stars were Szczechura, Hossa, and Boyd, while Dawes and Barker get the honorable mentions.

Back in Russia, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk hosts Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Alexei Kuznetsov man the creases. They did that well, keeping the game scoreless into a shootout. It was here that Slovan won 1-0 on a Tomas Netik goal. The three stars were awarded to Janus (27 save shutout), Kuznetsov (15 save "shutout"), and Netik.

A bit west to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Vitaly Koval play goal. Khabarovsk led off in the first period with an Andrei Stepanov power play goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Loginov. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a power play goal by Wojtek Wolski, powered by Justin Hodgman and Sakari Salminen. Torpedo took the lead in the second period on a power play goal by Juuso Hietanen, guided in by Salminen and Jarkko Immonen. Nizny Novgorod added on with a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, passed from Vadim Khomitsky. Torpedo extended the lead when Vladimir Denisov scored, with the help of Denis Parshin and Immonen. Amur got one back in the third period with a Dmitry Tarasov goal, fueled by Jakub Petruzalek. Nizhny Novgorod replied as Parshin scored, and Immonen's assist gave him a sock trick. Torpedo wrapped it up at 6-2 with an Mikhail Grigoryev goal, made possible by Maxim Potapov and Sergei Sentyurin.

Down in Kazan, Ak Bars brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Emil Garipov are the masked men. Kazan struck first in the first period as Alexei Tereshchenko scored, with a lone assist by Ilya Nikulin. Novosibirsk tied it in the third period on a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, coming off of Konstantin Alexeyev. Sibir won 2-1 in the shootout with goals by Lemtyugov and Jori Lehtera. The three stars were Lemtyugov, Koskinen (27 for 28 in saves), and Garipov (35 for 36 in saves).

Way to the west, SKA St. Petersburg hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vladislav Fokin and Alexander Salak. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on an Evgeny Skachkov goal, assisted by Anton Burdasov and Andrei Sigaryov. SKA added on as Ilya Kovalchuk scored, via Roman Cervenka. St. Petersburg extended the lead with a Maxim Chudinov shorthanded goal, set up by Kovalchuk and Skachkov. They held on for a 3-0 win, with the three stars being Salak (29 save shutout), Kovalchuk, and Skachkov.

Backtracking to Moscow, as Spartak welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Matt Dalton and Alexei Ivanov are in the blue paint. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the first period as Deron Quint scored a power play goal, powered by Denis Bodrov and Matt Anderson. Spartak added on as Tom Wandell scored, thanks to Andrei Sergeyev and Anderson. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a Denis Tolpeko goal, courtesy of Martin Cibak and Nikolai Belov on the power play. Moscow replied in the second period when Viktor Bobrov scored an unassisted goal. Neftekhimik chipped back with a Maxim Rybin goal, via Roman Lyuduchin and Petr Koukal. Spartak iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Anderson, set up by Vyacheslav Kozlov. The three stars were Anderson, Ivanov (19 for 21 in saves), and Bobrov.

Staying in the city, Dynamo Moscow brings in Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Alexander Yeryomenko guard the cages. Moscow got going in the first period on a Denis Kokarev goal, assisted by Yury Babenko and Sergei Soin. Dynamo added on with a power play goal by Dominik Granak, powered by Dmitry Pestunov. Vladivostok got on the board in the second period as Andrei Nikitenko scored, with the help of Alexei Ugarov and Evgeny Grachyov. Moscow answered with a Martins Karsums power play goal, fueled by Maxim Solovyov and Maxim Karpov. Admiral got one back in the third period Viktor Drugov's goal, with a lone helper from Igor Bortnikov. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-2, and the three stars were Karsums, Granak, and Kokarev.

Over in Minsk, Dinamo hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Alexei Volkov and Lars Haugen will be between the pipes. Ufa began in the first period with an Alexander Mereskin goal, assisted by Anton Slepyshev and Andrei Zubarev. Minsk tied it in the second period on a Geoff Platt goal, coming off of Tomas Surovy. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back on an unassisted goal by Alexander Pankov. Ufa added on with a Dmitry Makarov goal, passed from Teemu Hartikainen. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead in the third period on a power play goal by Igor Mirnov, powered by Kirill Koltsov. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Pankov, Volkov (28 for 29 in saves), and Makarov.

Moving along to Ukraine, where Donbass Donetsk welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Michael Leighton protect the nets. Donetsk started in the first period on a Teemu Laine goal, coming off of Tuomas Kiiskinen and Ruslan Fedotenko. Novokuznetsk tied it with a power play goal by Artyom Gareyev, powered by Mikhail Chernov and Vladislav Kartayev. Donbass took the lead as Maxim Yakutsenya scored, via Evgeny Dadonov and Randy Robitaille. Donetsk added on in the third period with a Fedotenko goal, courtesy of Oleg Piganovich on the power play. Donbass extended the lead as Piganovich scored, assisted by Laine and Fedotenko. Donetsk wrapped it up at 5-1 with a Robitaille goal, passed from Dadonov and Piganovich. The three stars were handed to Fedotenko, Piganovich, and Robitaille, while Laine and Dadonov get the honorable mentions.

Finally, in Zagreb, Medvescak brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Barry Brust tend the twines. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, going in unassisted. Zagreb got on the board as Bill Thomas scored in the third period, with the help of Matt Murley and Ivan Svarny. Medvescak took the lead with a Jonathan Cheechoo power play goal, powered by Kurtis Foster and Mark Popovic. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being given to Brust (18 for 19 in saves), Cheechoo, and Thomas.

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