Wednesday, December 4, 2013

KHL Day 92 2013-2014

Eight games to go with today, beginning in the Far East as...

Amur Khabarovsk hosts Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass faces a lesser for in Mika Jarvinen in goal. Khabarovsk opened in the first period with an Alexander Yunkov goal, fueled by Dylan Reese and Dmitry Tarasov. Amur added on in the second period with a Dmitry Lugin goal, coming off of Denis Yezhov and the goalie Jarvinen. Moscow got on the board in the third period as Rastislav Spirko scored, with a lone assist by Deron Quint. Spartak tied it when Quint scored a power play goal, powered by Spirko. Moscow took the lead back on an Igor Volkov goal, made possible by Mikhail Yunkov and Denis Bodrov. Khabarovsk retied it as Evgeny Orlov scored, with the help of Yezhov. Amur won 4-3 in the shootout as Alexander Yunkov and Orlov both scored. The three stars were Alexander Yunkov, Spirko, and Quint, while Orlov and Yezhov each got honorable mentions.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Niko Hovinen are in the creases. Vladivostok began in the first period on an Alexei Ugarov goal, fueled by Evgeny Grachyov. Donetsk tied it with a Maxim Yakutsenya goal, passed from Evgeny Dadonov and Randy Robitaille. Admiral took the lead on a Richard Gynge power play goal, with a lone helper from Felix Schutz. Vladivostok added on in the second period with a power play goal by Grachyov, powered by Mathias Porseland and Andrei Nikitenko. Admiral extended the lead in the third period when Ugarov scored his second of the game on a penalty shot he received when he was slashed by Robitaille. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Ugarov, Grachyov, and Hovinen (33 for 34 in saves).

Westward to Novosibirsk, as Sibir hosts Medevscak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Mikko Koskinen draw the starts. Zagreb got going in the second period with a Mathieu Carle goal, assisted by Ryan Vesce and Charles Linglet. Medvescak added on in the third period as Vesce scored, thanks to Jonathan Cheechoo. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Vesce, Dekanich (42 save shutout), and Carle.

Staying in the area, Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Dinamo Minsk. Yan Shelepnyov and Nikita Lozhkin are the unknown goalies. Novokuznetsk was first to score in the first period on an Artyom Gareyev goal, passed from Tuukka Mantyla and Vladislav Kartayev. Metallurg added on as Sergei Yemelin scored, with a lone assist by Anton Kapotov. Shelepnyov was pulled for Lars Haugen at this time. Novokzunetsk extended the lead in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Rafael Akhmetov, set up by Yemelin. Minsk got on the board with a Zbynek Irgl power play goal, powered by Alexei Kalyuznhy and Geoff Platt. Dinamo pulled closer in the third period when Alexander Kitarov scored, thanks to Vitaly Kiryushchenkov. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Yemelin, Akhmetov, and Gareyev.

Way out west, Atlant Mytishchi hosts CSKA Moscow. Ilya Proskuryakov and Stanislav Galimov tend the twines. Mytishchi dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Igor Radulov goal, coming off of Yury Trubachyov and Evgeny Artyukhin. Atlant iced it at 2-0 with an empty net goal by Konstantin Koltsov, set up by Mikhail Glukhov. The three stars went to Galimov (29 save shutout), Radulov, and Proskuryakov (28 for 29 in saves).

Leaving Russia for Latvia, as Dinamo Riga welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Mikael Tellqvist received the starting nods. Yaroslavl struck first in the second period on an Emil Galimov goal, assisted by Staffan Kronwall and Alexander Chernikov. Riga tied it with a Kyle Wilson foal, made possible by Marcel Hossa and Miks Indrasis. Dinamo took the lead as Wilson scored again, with a lone assist by Juris Upitis. Riga added on with a power play goal by Krisjanis Redlihs, powered by Paul Szczechura and Indrasis. Dinamo iced it at 4-1 as Indrasis scored on the penalty shot he received after being tripped by Mikhail Pashnin. The three stars were Wilson, Indrasis, and Tellqvist (26 for 27 in saves).

Over in the Czech Republic, Lev Prague hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Ivan Kasutin and Petri Vehanen occupy the blue paint. Cherepovets led off in the second period as Pakhrudin Gimbatov scored, thanks to Pavel Chernov. Prague tied it as Petr Vrana scored, with the help of Martin Thornberg and Martin Sevc. Lev took the lead in the third period with a Calle Ridderwall goal, guided in by Sevc. Prague finished it at 3-1 with a Thornberg empty net goal, set up by Jiri Novotny and Ondrej Nemec. The three stars were Thornberg, Vehanen (19 for 20 in saves), and Sevc.

Finally, in Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Ilya Ezhov and Jaroslav Janus are the masked men. St. Petersburg started in the first period on an Artemy Panarin goal, made possible by Alexander Kucheryavenko. Bratislava tied it with an Andrej Stastny goal, fueled by Martin Stajnoch and Tomas Mojzis. Slovan took the lead in the second period as Mario Bliznak scored, thanks to Michal Vondrka and Michel Miklik. SKA tied it again with an Igor Makarov goal, passed from Kucheryavenko. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Roman Cervenka had the only goal for SKA to give them a 3-2 win. The three stars were Kucheryavenko, Makarov, and Cervenka.

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