Tuesday, January 14, 2014

KHL Day 133 2013-2014

Only five games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Andrei Mezin are in goal. Omsk opened in the first period with a Denis Kulyash goal, assisted by Sergei Kostitsyn. Avangard added on with an Andrei Ivanov goal, guided in by Sergei Shirokov. Zagreb got on the board in the second period as Hugh Jessiman scored an unassisted goal. Medvescak tied it on Matt Murley power play goal, going in unassisted. Omsk took the lead in the third period with an Alexander Perezhogin power play goal, powered by Alexander Popov. Zagreb retied it with a Ryan Vesce goal, going in unassisted. Avangard won 4-3 in the shootout with a tally by Shirokov. The three stars belonged to Shirokov, Perezhogin, and Vesce.

On to Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Vasily Koshechkin protect the nets. Ufa was first to score in the first period on an unassisted goal by Nikita Filatov. Magnitogorsk tied it with an Evgeny Timkin goal, fueled by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Metallurg took the lead on another Timkin goal, courtesy of Denis Platonov and Sergei Tereshchenko. Salavat Yulev retied it in the second period when Antti Pihlstrom scored, thanks to Igor Mirnov. Ufa took the lead again on a Kirill Koltsov goal, going in unassisted. Magnitogorsk tied it again in the third period as Mozyakin scored a power play goal powered by Danis Zaripov and Kovar. Salavat Yulaev won it 4-3 in the shootout with tallies by Mirnov and Alexei Kaigorodov. The three stars were Timkin, Mozyakin, and Mirnov, while Kovar gets an honorable mention.

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra hosts Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Alexei Kuznetsov are the goalies. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period with a Mikhail Zhukov goal, going in shorthanded and unassisted. Yugra added on with a second period Nikita Gusev goal, fueled by Igor Magogin. Khanty-Mansiysk extended the lead on a Zhukov goal, with a lone helper by Vitaly Sitnikov. Yugra padded the lead when Gusev scored again, thanks to Alexei Kruchinin. Dmitry Milchakov relieved Lalande for the third period. Khanty-Mansiysk struck again in the third period with a Kruchinin goal, passed from Gusev and Magogin. Yugra wrapped it up at 6-0 on an unassisted goal by Tomas Starosta. The three stars were awarded to Gusev, Kuznetsov (22 save shutout), and Zhukov, while Kruchinin and Magogin get the honorable mentions.

Down to Astana, as Barys brings in Spartak Moscow. Jeff Glass and Ari Ahonen are the solid goalies. Astana started in the first period with a Nigel Dawes goal, fueled by Dustin Boyd. Moscow tied it on a second period goal by Andrei Sergeyev, coming off of Tom Wandell. Barys retook the lead with a Talgat Zhailauov goal, passed from Roman Savchenko. Astana added on with a power play goal by Dawes, his second of the game, powered by Brandon Bochenski. Barys extended the lead on a Zach Hamill goal in the third period, courtesy of Dawes and Savchenko. Spartak got one back with an Alexei Grishin goal, assisted by Grigory Zheldakov and Filipp Toluzakov. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Dawes, Savchenko, and Zhailauov.

Finally, in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vladislav Fokin and Alexander Sudnitsin were given the starting nods. Chelyabinsk got going in the second period on a Jan Bulis goal, fueled by Andrei Kostitsyn and Alexei Bondarev. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the third period with a Bogdan Yakimov goal, via Igor Polygalov and Renat Mamashev. Neftekhimik took the lead on an unassisted goal by Yegor Milovzorov. Nizhnekamsk iced it at 3-1 with a Milovzorov empty net goal, set up by Stanislav Romanov. The three stars went to Milovzorov, Yakimov, and Sudnitsin (14 for 15 in saves).

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