Sunday, December 8, 2013

KHL Day 96 2013-2014

Eight games on today, which actually began yesterday for me, beginning with...

Amur Khabarovsk hosting Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Mika Jarvinen are in the creases. Zagreb opened in the first period with a Matt Ellison power play goal, powered by Ryan Vesce. Khabarovsk tied it on a Brian Salcido goal, fueled by Alexander Loginov and Timofei Shishkanov on the power play. Medvescak retook the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Bill Thomas, with a lone helper by Mark Popovic. Amur tied it in the third period as Jan Mursak scored, thanks to Dylan Reese and Alexander Loginov. Zagreb retook the lead on a Vesce goal, with a lone assist by Charles Linglet. Khabarovsk tied it late with a Dmitry Tarasov goal, assisted by Vladimir Loginov and Alexander Loginov, the latter getting a sock trick. Amur won 4-3 with a Shishkanov tally in the shootout. The three stars went to Shishkanov, Alexander Loginov, and Vesce.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Niko Hovinen are between the pipes. Vladivostok led off with a Felix Schutz goal, with assists provided by Niclas Bergfors and Richard Gynge. Admiral added on as Sergei Barbashev scored an unassisted goal. Minsk got on the board in the second period with a Tomas Surovy goal, fueled by Lukas Krajicek and Geoff Platt. Dinamo tied it as Platt scored a goal in the third period, going in unassisted. Yan Shelepnyov replaced an injured Haugen late in the third period. Admiral won 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by Bergfors. The three stars were Bergfors, Platt, and Hovinen (30 for 32 in saves).

Westward to Novosibirsk, as Sibir hosts Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton faces a lesser foe in Sergei Gaiduchenko in goal. Donetsk was first to score with a Peter Podhradsky goal in the first period, courtesy of Clay Wilson. Donbass added on with an unassisted goal by Ruslan Fedotenko. Donetsk extended the lead with a Randy Robitaille goal, via Lukas Kaspar and Jan Kolar. Novosibirsk got on the board in the second period with Jonas Enlund's goal, going in unassisted. Sibir pulled closer with another Enlund goal, his second of the game assisted by Dmitry Kugryshev on the power play. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-2, and the three stars belonged to Enlund, Robitaille, and Fedotenko.

Over in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg brings in Spartak Moscow. Alexei Ivanov and Nikita Lozhkin are the unknown goalies. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period as Raymond Giroux scored, with helpers provided by Sergei Yemelin and Artyom Gareyev. Moscow tied it in the second period on a Denis Bodrov goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Kozlov and Mikhail Yunkov. Metallurg won the game 2-1 in overtime on a Yemelin goal, coming off of Evgeny Lapenkov. The three stars were Yemelin, Lozhkin (34 for 35 in saves), and Ivanov (35 for 37 in saves).

Way out west, Lev Prague hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Stanislav Galimov and Atte Engren are in the blue paint. Prague dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Jakub Klepis goal, assisted by Ryan O'Byrne. Mytishchi tied it in the second period as Konstantin Koltsov scored a power play goal, powered by Vitaly Novopashin and Rafael Batyrshin. Atlant took the lead as Alexei Mikhnov scored, thanks to Roman Rukavishnikov and Alexei Petrov. Mytishchi iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Igor Radulov, set up by Ilya Kablukov. The three stars went to Galimov (28 for 29 in saves), Mikhnov, and Koltsov.

Backtracking to Moscow, as CSKA welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Ilya Proskuryakov protect the nets. Cherepovets got going in the first period with a Nikolai Zherdev power play goal, powered by Alexander Bumagin and Bogdan Kiselevich. Moscow tied it in the second period on an Oleg Saprykin goal, fueled by Ilari Filppula and Alexei Morozov. Severstal reclaimed the lead with another Zherdev goal, coming off of Gennady Stolyarov. CSKA retied it on an Igor Grigorenko goal, passed from Fyodor Fyodorov and Stanislav Yegorshev. Moscow pulled ahead as Nikita Zaitsev scored, with the help of Alexander Frolov and Brandon Reid. This was all they needed for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Zherdev, Zaitsev, and Grigorenko.

Out in Riga, Dinamo hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Jakub Sedlacek are the masked men. Riga started in the first period on a Marcel Hossa goal, fueled by Kyle Wilson and Juris Upitis. Dinamo added on with a second period Upitis goal, coming off of Wislon. Riga extended the lead as Georjis Pujacs scored, with assists provided Marcel Hascak and Paul Szczechura. Dinamo padded the lead as Miks Indrasis scored, with a lone assist by Hascak. St. Petersburg got on the board with an Evgeny Ketov goal, guided in by Vadim Shipachyov. SKA pulled closer with an Anton Burdasov goal, made possible by Ilya Kovalchuk. St. Petersburg chipped closer with a power play goal by Dmitry Kalinin, powered by Kovalchuk. Riga answered on a power play goal by Mat Robinson, passed from Sandis Ozolins and Wilson, the latter getting a sock trick. SKA responded with a Kovalchuk power play goal, with a lone helper by Kalinin. Dinamo iced it at 6-4 when Indrasis scored an unassisted empty net goal. The three stars were Indrasis, Wilson, and Kovalchuk, while Kalinin and Hascak get the honorable mentions.

Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Jaroslav Janus tend the twines. Yaroslavl began in the first period on an Ilya Korenev goal, coming off of Ilya Gorokhov and Kirill Kapustin. Lokomotiv added on with an Igor Musatov goal, via Mikelis Redlihs and Vadim Khlopotov. Bratislava got on the board with a Miroslav Satan goal, with a lone assist by Michal Sersen. Slovan tied it with another Satan goal, fueled by Vladimir Mihalik and Jonathan Sigalet on the power play. Yaroslavl took the lead back as Sergei Plotnikov scored, with the help of Gorokhov and Sergei Konkov. Bratislava retied it on a Marko Dano goal in the third period, made possible by Martin Bakos and Martin Skoula. Slovan took the lead on a Mario Bliznak goal, guided in by Michal Vondrka and Michel Miklik. Bratislava extended the lead as Andrej Stastny scored, helped along by Sersen and Martin Stajnoch. This was good for a 5-3 win, with the three stars belonging to Satan, Sersen, and Bliznak.

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