Friday, December 6, 2013

KHL Day 94 2013-2014

Seven games on today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Mika Jarvinen are in goal. Minsk began in the first period with an unassisted goal by Zbynek Irgl. Dinamo added on in the third period as Richard Lintner scored a power play goal, powered by Tomas Surovy. Khabarovsk got on the board with a Jan Mursak goal, fueled by Jakub Petruzalek. Amur tied it as Alexander Loginov scored a power play goal, assisted by Vladimir Loginov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Geoff Platt scored the lone goal to give Dinamo a 3-2 win. The three stars were Irgl, Platt, and Haugen (37 for 39 in saves).

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Niko Hovinen are in the creases. Zagreb got going in the second period on a Jonathan Cheechoo goal, assisted by Ryan Vesce and Charles Linglet. Medvescak added on in the third period as Cheechoo scored again, with a lone assist from Mathieu Carle. This resulted in a 2-0 final, with the three stars being Cheechoo, Dekanich (29 save shutout), and Hovinen (23 for 25 in saves).

West to Novosibirsk, as Sibir brings in Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Mikko Koskinen guard the cages. Moscow led off in the first period with a power play goal by Deron Quint, powered by Denis Bodrov and Mikhail Yunkov. Spartak added on in the second period as Matt Anderson scored, via Rastislav Spirko and Quint on the power play. Novosibirsk got on the board in the third period with a Dmitry Monya goal, with a lone helper from Igor Ozhiganov. This only made it 2-1, the final, with Quint, Glass (37 for 38 in saves), and Anderson being named the three stars.

Staying in the area, Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Donbass Donetsk. Jan Laco and Nikita Lozhkin are the unreliable goalies. Donetsk was first to score in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Jan Kolar, set up by Lukas Kaspar. Donbass added on in the third period with a Maxim Yakutsenya goal, fueled by Evgeny Dadonov and Ruslan Fedotenko. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Laco (14 save shutout), Kolar, and Yakutsenya.

Way west to Moscow, as CSKA brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Ilya Proskuryakov get the starting nods. Moscow started in the first period on an Alexei Morozov goal, assisted by Ilari Filppula and Oleg Saprykin. CSKA added on in the third period when Alexander Radulov scored an empty net goal, set up by Nikolai Prokhorkin. This was it for the scoring, and the final was 2-0. The three stars belonged to Proskuryakov (28 save shutout), Morozov, and Salak 18 for 19 in saves).

Over in Latvia, Dinamo Riga welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Mikael Tellqvist are the masked men. Riga opened in the first period with a Marcel Hossa power play goal, powered by Kyle Wilson and Juris Upitis. Cherepovets tied it as Anatoly Nikontsev scored, thanks to Linus Videll and Nikolai Stasenko. Severstal took the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Alexander Yevseyenkov, with a lone helper by Gennady Stolyarov. They went on to win 2-1, with the three stars being Stepanek (21 for 22 in saves), Yevseyenkov, and Nikontsev.

Finally, in Prague, Lev hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Petri Vehanen protect the nets. Yaroslavl won 1-0 in overtime as Sergei Plotnikov scored an unassisted goal. The three stars were awarded to Sanford (31 save shutout), Plotnikov, and Vehanen (14 for 15 in saves).

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