Monday, December 2, 2013

KHL Day 90 2013-2014

Eight games on today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Alexei Murygin are in the blue paint. Donetsk began in the first period with a Lukas Kaspar goal, assisted by Oleg Piganovich. Donbass added on as Vaclav Nedorost scored, thanks to Evgeny Dadonov. Donetsk extended the lead in the third period when Teemu Laine scored, with a lone assist by Petteri Wirtanen. Donbass padded the lead on an unassisted Ruslan Fedotenko power play goal. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars being Leighton (29 save shutout), Kaspar, and Nedorost.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Spartak Moscow. Alexei Ivanov and Niko Hovinen are the little-known goalies. Moscow struck first in the first period as Matt Anderson scored a power play goal, powered by Andrei Sergeyev and Rastislav Spirko. Vladivostok tied it as Felix Schutz scored, with a lone helper by Niclas Bergfors. Spartak retook the lead in the second period when Mikhail Yunkov scored, assisted by Igor Volkov and Vyacheslav Kozlov. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being given to Ivanov (29 for 30 in saves), Yunkov, and Anderson.

Westward to Novosibirsk, as Sibir brings in Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Mikko Koskinen draw the starts. Novosibirsk led off in the first period as Nikolai Lemtyugov scored, via Alexei Kopeikin. Sibir added on with a Maxim Krivonozhkin goal, fueled by Igor Ozhiganov. Novosibirsk extended the lead as Jonas Enlund scored, with the help of Dmitry Kugryshev and Sergei Shumakov. Minsk got on the board in the third period with a goal by Vitaly Kiryushchenkov, made possible by Stanislav Lopachuk and Andrei Stas. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being handed to Koskinen (29 for 30 in saves), Krivonozhkin, and Enlund.

Staying in the area, Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Ilya Sorokin are the solid goalies. Zagreb opened in the first period with a Michael Ryan goal, coming off of Bill Thomas. Medvescak added on as Thomas scored an unassisted goal. Zagreb extended the lead in the second period on a Hugh Jessiman goal, fueled by Kurtis Foster and Alan Letang. Medvescak padded the lead with a third period goal by Boyd Kane, passed from Mike Glumac. Zagreb got another when Ryan scored his second of the game, thanks to Matt Murley. Novokuznetsk got on the board with an Ansel Galimov goal, assisted by Rafael Akhmetov. This resulted in a 5-1 final, with the three stars going to Ryan, Thomas, and Dekanich (32 for 33 in saves).

West to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Vitaly Koval tend the twines. Moscow got going in the second period with a Dominik Granak power play goal, powered by Konstantin Gorovikov and Denis Mosalyov. Dynamo added on as Maxim Pestushko scored, thanks to Leo Komarov and Andrei Mironov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board in the third period with a Vladimir Denisov goal, made possible by Maxim Potapov. Moscow shot back on a Sergei Soin goal, with a lone helper by Pestushko. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 3-1, and the three stars were Pestushko, Yeryomenko (19 for 20 in saves), and Soin.

Over in Moscow, CSKA brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Ilya Proskuryakov are the masked men. Yaroslavl was first to score in the first period as Vadim Khlopotov scored, thanks to Igor Musatov. Lokomotiv added on in the second period with a Sergei Konkov, fueled by Sergei Plotnikov and Daniil Apalkov. Yaroslavl extended the lead on a Mikelis Redlihs goal, passed from Vitaly Zotov and Vitaly Vishnevsky. Moscow got on the board in the third period on an Alexei Morozov goal, assisted by Stanislav Yegorshev and Ilari Filppula. This as it for the scoring, with the final being 3-1 and the three stars being Sanford (25 for 26 in saves), Konkov, and Redlihs.

Further to the west, Lev Prague hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Petri Vehanen are in the creases. St. Petersburg started in the first period on an Artemy Panarin goal, fueled by Alexander Kucheryavenko. Prague tied it in the second period when Justin Azevedo scored, with the help of David Ullstrom. Lev took the lead as Michal Birner scored on a penalty shot he received after being hooked by Maxim Chudinov. SKA retied it when Vadim Shipachyov scored, thanks to Andrei Kuteikin. Prague retook the lead on a Michal Repik goal, courtesy of Petr Vrana. St. Petersburg pulled even in the third period as Viktor Tikhonov scored, with helpers provided by Alexei Semenov and Evgeny Skachkov. The game went to a shootout, where Ullstrom matched Roman Cervenka, Jakub Klepis and Ilya Kovalchuk traded goals, and then Klepis matched Cervenka before Kovalchuk scored his second of the skills competition to seal a 4-3 SKA victory. The three stars were Kovaclhuk, Cervenka, and Klepis, while Ullstrom gets an honorable mention.

Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Jaroslav Janus protect the nets. Bratislava dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Libor Hudacek goal, coming off of Andrej Stastny. Cherepovets tied it in the second period as Linus Videll scored, thanks to Vadim Berdnikov and Anatoly Nikontsev. Severstal gained the lead in the third period on an Alexander Bumagin goal, assisted by Evgeny Kovyrshin and Nikolai Kazakovtsev. Slovan tied it when Michal Sersen scored, with the help of Hudacek and Branko Radivojevic. Bratislava took the lead when Milan Bartovic potted the puck, guided in by Michel Miklik. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Hudacek, Bartovic, and Bumagin.

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