For the United States, it's Christmas, but that means very little to the KHL, where we have six games to go with today. We begin in...
Cherepovets, as Severstal hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Jakub Stepanek protect the nets. Cherepovets was first to score in the first period as Teemu Laasko scored, thanks to Nikolai Zherdev and Bogdan Kiselevich on the power play. St. Petersburg tied it as Alexander Kucheryavenko scored, assisted by Anton Burdasov and Evgeny Ketov. SKA took the lead in the second period as Igor Makarov found twine, with the help of Andrei Kuteikin and Burdasov. This was all they needed for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Salak (27 for 28 in saves), Makarov, and Burdasov.
Over in Nizhny Novgorod, Torpedo welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Vitaly Koval and Konstantin Barulin are the masked men. Kazan led off in the first period as Dmitry Obukhov scored, thanks to Alexander Svitov. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Mikhail Grigoryev and Vladimir Denisov. Ak Bars retook the lead as Ilya Nikulin scored, via Mikhail Varnakov and Alexander Burmistrov. Sergei Mashkovtsev replaced Koval at this time. Torpedo tied it again as Vladimir Galuzin scored, with the help of Grigoryev and Vyacheslav Kulyomin. Kazan pulled ahead again as Tim Stapleton scored, with assists provided by Varnakov and Burmistrov. Ak Bars added on in the second period with another Stapleton goal, made possible by Evgeny Medvedev and Burmistrov, the latter getting a sock trick. Kazan extended the lead on a Shaun Heshka goal, fueled by Tomas Vincour. Nizhny Novgorod shot back as Grigoryev scored, courtesy of Maxim Potapov and Alexei Potapov. Ak Bars padded the lead with a Varnakov goal in the third period, set up by Stapleton. Torpedo pulled closer as Pavel Lukin potted the puck, assisted by Wolski and Daniil Zharkov. This only made it 6-4, the final, with the three stars being Stapleton, Varnakov, and Grigoryev, while Burmistrov and Wolski get the honorable mentions.
West to Moscow, as CSKA brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Ivan Lisutin and Ilya Proskuryakov are the reliable goalies. Moscow began in the first period on a Denis Denisov goal, fueled by Ilya Zubov. Podolsk tied it when Airat Ziazov scored, with the help of Gleb Klimenko and Mathias Porseland. CSKA retook the lead in the second period with a goal by Alexander Radulov, coming off of Igor Grigorenko. Moscow added on as Nikolai Prokhorkin scored, thanks to Sergei Gimayev and the goalie Proskuryakov. CSKA extended the lead in the third period with a Stanislav Yegorshev goal, with a lone assist by Prokhorkin. Moscow padded the lead with a Roman Lyubimov goal, going in unassisted. Vityaz got one back as Dinar Khafizullin scored, via Alexander Korolyuk and Dmitry Shitikov. This only made it 5-2, with the three stars being Prokhorkin, Proskuryakov (28 for 30 in saves), and Radulov.
Staying in the region, Atlant Mytishchi hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Stanislav Galimov guard the cages. Mytishchi opened in the first period with a power play goal by Vitaly Novopashin, powered by Rafael Batyrshin and Alexander Kadeikin. Nizhnekamsk tied it as Renat Mamashev scored a power play goal, via Fyodor Belyakov and Georgy Belousov. Atlant retook the lead with an Evgeny Artyukhin goal in the second period, coming off of Kadeikin and Sergei Shmelyov. Mytishchi added on as Andreas Engqvist scored, with the help of Maxim Mayorov and Vitaly Atyushov on the power play. Atlant iced it at 4-1 with a third period goal by Engqvist, guided in by Mayorov and Juha-Pekka Haataja. The three stars were Engqvist, Kadeikin, and Mayorov.
Back to the city, as Spartak Moscow welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Jeff Glass tend the twines. Magnitogorsk started in the second period on a Chris Lee goal, guided in by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Metallurg added on as Francis Pare scored, with the help of Dmitry Kazionov and Oskar Osala. Magnitogorsk extended the lead with a power play goal by Danis Zaripov, powered by Tim Brent and Kovar. Metallurg padded the lead on a power play goal from Evgeny Timkin, assisted by Brent and Lee. Moscow got on the board with a Vladimir Peshekhonov goal, via Andrei Sergeyev. Magnitogorsk shot back as Pare scored an unassisted goal. Metallurg wrapped it up at 6-1 with a Viktor Antipin goal, with a lone assist by Yaroslav Kosov. The three stars were Pare, Kovar, and Lee, while Brent gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Ukraine, Donbass Donetsk brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Michael Leighton are the North American goalies. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with a power play goal by Andrei Kostitsyn, powered by Petri Kontiola and Alexei Bondarev. Traktor added on as Semyon Kokuyov scored, via Anton Glinkin and Andrei Popov. Donetsk got on the board in the third period as Maxim Yakutsenya scored an unassisted goal. Donbass tied it with an Oleg Piganovich power play goal, coming off of Jan Kolar and Lukas Kaspar. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Kaspar scored to seal a 3-2 Donbass victory. The three stars were Kaspar, Piganovich, and Yakutsenya.
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Cherepovets, as Severstal hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Jakub Stepanek protect the nets. Cherepovets was first to score in the first period as Teemu Laasko scored, thanks to Nikolai Zherdev and Bogdan Kiselevich on the power play. St. Petersburg tied it as Alexander Kucheryavenko scored, assisted by Anton Burdasov and Evgeny Ketov. SKA took the lead in the second period as Igor Makarov found twine, with the help of Andrei Kuteikin and Burdasov. This was all they needed for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Salak (27 for 28 in saves), Makarov, and Burdasov.
Over in Nizhny Novgorod, Torpedo welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Vitaly Koval and Konstantin Barulin are the masked men. Kazan led off in the first period as Dmitry Obukhov scored, thanks to Alexander Svitov. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Mikhail Grigoryev and Vladimir Denisov. Ak Bars retook the lead as Ilya Nikulin scored, via Mikhail Varnakov and Alexander Burmistrov. Sergei Mashkovtsev replaced Koval at this time. Torpedo tied it again as Vladimir Galuzin scored, with the help of Grigoryev and Vyacheslav Kulyomin. Kazan pulled ahead again as Tim Stapleton scored, with assists provided by Varnakov and Burmistrov. Ak Bars added on in the second period with another Stapleton goal, made possible by Evgeny Medvedev and Burmistrov, the latter getting a sock trick. Kazan extended the lead on a Shaun Heshka goal, fueled by Tomas Vincour. Nizhny Novgorod shot back as Grigoryev scored, courtesy of Maxim Potapov and Alexei Potapov. Ak Bars padded the lead with a Varnakov goal in the third period, set up by Stapleton. Torpedo pulled closer as Pavel Lukin potted the puck, assisted by Wolski and Daniil Zharkov. This only made it 6-4, the final, with the three stars being Stapleton, Varnakov, and Grigoryev, while Burmistrov and Wolski get the honorable mentions.
West to Moscow, as CSKA brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Ivan Lisutin and Ilya Proskuryakov are the reliable goalies. Moscow began in the first period on a Denis Denisov goal, fueled by Ilya Zubov. Podolsk tied it when Airat Ziazov scored, with the help of Gleb Klimenko and Mathias Porseland. CSKA retook the lead in the second period with a goal by Alexander Radulov, coming off of Igor Grigorenko. Moscow added on as Nikolai Prokhorkin scored, thanks to Sergei Gimayev and the goalie Proskuryakov. CSKA extended the lead in the third period with a Stanislav Yegorshev goal, with a lone assist by Prokhorkin. Moscow padded the lead with a Roman Lyubimov goal, going in unassisted. Vityaz got one back as Dinar Khafizullin scored, via Alexander Korolyuk and Dmitry Shitikov. This only made it 5-2, with the three stars being Prokhorkin, Proskuryakov (28 for 30 in saves), and Radulov.
Staying in the region, Atlant Mytishchi hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Stanislav Galimov guard the cages. Mytishchi opened in the first period with a power play goal by Vitaly Novopashin, powered by Rafael Batyrshin and Alexander Kadeikin. Nizhnekamsk tied it as Renat Mamashev scored a power play goal, via Fyodor Belyakov and Georgy Belousov. Atlant retook the lead with an Evgeny Artyukhin goal in the second period, coming off of Kadeikin and Sergei Shmelyov. Mytishchi added on as Andreas Engqvist scored, with the help of Maxim Mayorov and Vitaly Atyushov on the power play. Atlant iced it at 4-1 with a third period goal by Engqvist, guided in by Mayorov and Juha-Pekka Haataja. The three stars were Engqvist, Kadeikin, and Mayorov.
Back to the city, as Spartak Moscow welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Jeff Glass tend the twines. Magnitogorsk started in the second period on a Chris Lee goal, guided in by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Metallurg added on as Francis Pare scored, with the help of Dmitry Kazionov and Oskar Osala. Magnitogorsk extended the lead with a power play goal by Danis Zaripov, powered by Tim Brent and Kovar. Metallurg padded the lead on a power play goal from Evgeny Timkin, assisted by Brent and Lee. Moscow got on the board with a Vladimir Peshekhonov goal, via Andrei Sergeyev. Magnitogorsk shot back as Pare scored an unassisted goal. Metallurg wrapped it up at 6-1 with a Viktor Antipin goal, with a lone assist by Yaroslav Kosov. The three stars were Pare, Kovar, and Lee, while Brent gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Ukraine, Donbass Donetsk brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Michael Leighton are the North American goalies. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with a power play goal by Andrei Kostitsyn, powered by Petri Kontiola and Alexei Bondarev. Traktor added on as Semyon Kokuyov scored, via Anton Glinkin and Andrei Popov. Donetsk got on the board in the third period as Maxim Yakutsenya scored an unassisted goal. Donbass tied it with an Oleg Piganovich power play goal, coming off of Jan Kolar and Lukas Kaspar. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Kaspar scored to seal a 3-2 Donbass victory. The three stars were Kaspar, Piganovich, and Yakutsenya.
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