Saturday, December 28, 2013

KHL Day 116 2013-2014

Six games on today, beginning in...

Khanty-Mansiysk, as Yugra hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Nikita Bespalov is mismatched with Mikhail Biryukov in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk was first to score in the first period as Mikhail Tyulyapkin scored, thanks to Mikhail Zhukov and Mikhail Yakubov. Yugra added on in the third period with a Veli-Matti Savinainen power play goal, powered by Ilari Melart and Tomas Starosta. Novosibirsk got on the board as Igor Ozhiganov scored, with the help of Dmitry Monya. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Biryukov (46 for 47 in saves), Savinainen, and Tyulyapkin.

Down in Omsk, Avangard welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Mathieu Garon guard the cages. Omsk led off in the first period on an Alexander Perezhogin goal, fueled by Alexander Popov. Avangard added on as Anton Kuryanov scored, with the help of Sergei Shirokov. Vladivostok got on the board in the second period as Felix Schutz scored, thanks to Evgeny Grachyov and Niclas Bergfors. Omsk replied on a power play goal by Sergei Kalinin, powered by Dmitry Semin. Avangard iced it at 4-1 with another Perezhogin goal in the third period, assisted by Miroslav Blatak. The three stars were Perezhogin, Garon (33 for 34 in saves), and Kuryanov.

Moving along to Yekaterinburg, as Avtomobilist brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Nikita Lozhkin and Jakub Kovar are in the creases. Yekaterinburg began in the first period with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, with a lone assist by Anton Lazarev. Avtomobilist added on in the second period with another Malykhin goal, coming on the power play from Sami Lepisto. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 2-0, and the three stars were Malykhin, Kovar (23 save shutout), and Lazarev.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Ari Ahonen are the masked men. Astana struck first in the first period with a Brandon Bochenski power play goal, with a lone assist from Mike Lundin. Barys added on as Nigel Dawes scored a power play goal, powered by Cam Barker and Bochenski. Khabarovsk got on the board with an Andrei Stepanov power play goal, guided in by Vladimir Loginov and the goalie Murygin. Astana responded in the second period on a Dmitry Upper goal, made possible by Talgat Zhailauov and Konstantin Romanov. Barys extended the lead with another Dawes power play goal, and Dustin Boyd had the only helper. Murygin was pulled for Mika Jarvinen. Astana padded the lead as Bochenski scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Boyd. Barys struck again as Evgeny Blokhin scored a power play goal, thanks to Konstantin Rudenko and Romanov. Astana kept going in the third period on a Lundin power play goal, coming off of Dawes and Bochenski. Barys got another as Dawes scored to complete his hat trick, via Barker and Bochenski, the latter getting a sock trick. Amur got one back on a Dmitry Lugin goal, passed from Artyom Dubinin and Ilshat Bilalov. The final was 8-2, with the three stars being awarded to Bochenski, Dawes, and Boyd, while Lundin, Barker, and Romanov get the honorable mentions.

Northwest to St. Petersburg, where SKA welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Alexander Salak are between the pipes. Ufa got going in the second period as Igor Mirnov scored, thanks to Alexander Mereskin and Andrei Ankudinov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a shorthanded goal by Alexei Kaigorodov, set up by Brent Sopel. St. Petersburg got on the board in the third period on a Dmitry Kalinin goal, guided in by Igor Makarov and Artemy Panarin. They failed to tie it, losing 2-1, with the three stars being Sokhatsky (32 for 33 in saves), Kaigorodov, and Mirnov.

Finally, in Riga, Dinamo brings in Lev Prague. Petri Vehanen and Mikael Tellqvist protect the nets. Riga dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Marcel Hossa goal, fueled by Sandis Ozolins. Prague tied it in the third period on a Ondrej Nemec goal, assisted by Jiri Sekac and Martin Thornberg. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Lev won 2-1 with tallies by Thornberg and Jakub Klepis. The three stars were Thornberg, Vehanen (19 for 20 in saves), and Tellqvist (30 for 31 in saves).

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