Wednesday, January 15, 2014

KHL Day 134 2013-2014

Eight games on today, beginning in...

Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Curtis Sanford are in goal. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period on a Maxim Potapov goal, fueled by Mikhail Grigoryev and Vyacheslav Kulyomin. Torpedo added on in the second period with a Vladimir Denisov goal, guided in by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev and Denis Parshin. Yaroslavl got on the board with a Daniil Apalkov power play goal, powered by Igor Musatov and Staffan Kronwall. Nizhny Novgorod replied on a Wojtek Wolski goal, passed from Jarkko Immonen. Torpedo iced it at 4-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Potapov. The three stars were given to Potapov, Kasutin (25 for 26 in saves), and Denisov.

Over in Podolsk, Vityaz welcomes Atlant Mytishchi. Sergei Borisov and Ivan Lisutin draw the starts. Mytishchi began in the first period with an unassisted goal by Sergei Shmelyov. Atlant added on in the second period with a Maxim Mayorov goal, fueled by Andreas Engqvist and Juha-Pekka Haataja. Podolsk got on the board as Alexander Korolyuk scored a power play goal, powered by Dinar Khafizullin. This was as close as it got, with the final being 2-1, and the three stars went to Borisov (26 for 27 in saves), Mayorov, and Shmelyov.

Back to the lake, as Severstal Cherepovets brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Konstantin Barulin and Jakub Stepanek are between the pipes. Cherepovets got going in the second period with an Evgeny Kovyrshin power play goal, powered by Pavel Buchnevich and Alexander Yevseyenkov. Kazan tied it on a Mikhail Varnakov power play goal, guided in by Alexander Burmistrov and Shaun Heshka. Ak Bars took the lead in the third period with a Janne Pesonen goal in the third period, thanks to Alexei Tereshchenko and Alexander Osipov. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Barulin (21 for 22 in saves), Pesonen, and Varnakov.

Returning to Moscow, where CSKA hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Mikhail Biryukov are the masked men. Moscow led off in the first period on a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, courtesy of Alexander Radulov. Novosibirsk tied it with a Dmitry Kugryshev goal in the second period, coming off of Alexei Kopeikin. Sibir took the lead in the third period on a Dmitry Monya goal, fueled by Ivan Lekomtsev. CSKA retied it on a power play goal by Alexei Morozov, powered by Ilari Filppula. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Nikita Zaitsev and Radulov topped a lone tally by Monya, resulting in a 3-2 final in favor of CSKA. Radulov, Monya, and Biryukov (35 for 37 in saves) received the three stars.

West to St. Petersburg, as SKA welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Ilya Ezhov play goal. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period on a Tony Martensson power play goal, powered by Kevin Dallman and Patrick Thoresen. SKA added on with a Roman Cervenka goal, fueled by Maxim Chudinov and Martensson. Moscow got on the board in the second period with a Denis Mosalyov goal, via Dmitry Pestunov and Filip Novak. St. Petersburg replied on a Cervenka power play goal, his second of the game, guided in by Ilya Kovalchuk and Viktor Tikhonov. SKA extended the lead with another Martensson goal, his second of the game, passed from Chudinov and Thoresen. St. Petersburg padded the lead with an unassisted goal by Vadim Shipachyov. Dynamo shot back in the third period on a Leo Komarov goal, coming off of Maxim Pestushko. Moscow pulled closer with an Alexei Tsvetkov goal, assisted by Denis Kokarev and Yury Babenko. SKA wrapped it up at 6-3 on an empty net goal by Kovalchuk, set up by Evgeny Ryasensky. The three stars were handed to Martensson, Cervenka, and Kovalchuk, while Chudinov and Thoresen got the honorable mentions.

Out to Riga, as Dinamo brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Nikita Lozhkin and Mikael Tellqvist protect the nets. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period with a power play goal by Evgeny Lapenkov, going in unassisted. Riga tied it on a Gunars Skvorcovs goal, guided in by Rustams Begovs. Metallurg retook the lead with a Rafael Akhmetov goal, passed from Damir Zhafyarov. Dinamo tied it again in the second period as Skvorcovs scored his second of the game, thanks to Sandis Ozolins and Maris Bicevskis. Riga took the lead with a power play goal by Marcel Hascak, powered by Miks Indrasis and Paul Szczechura. Novokuznetsk retied it in the third period on a Lapenkov goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Alexander Aksyonenko. Dinamo won 4-3 in overtime with a Szczechura goal, with a lone assist by Indrasis. The three stars were awarded to Lapenkov, Skvorcovs, and Szczechura, while Indrasis gets an honorable mention.

West again to Prague, as Lev hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Petri Vehanen have the green light to start. Prague started in the first period with a Martin Thornberg goal, fueled by Mikko Maenpaa. Vladivostok tied it on a Felix Schutz goal, courtesy of Richard Gynge and Yegor Antropov. Lev took the lead back on a second period David Ullstrom power play goal, powered by Justin Azevedo and Jiri Novotny. Prague added on as Michal Repik scored, thanks to Petr Vrana and Maenpaa. Lev iced it at 4-1 in the third period on an Azevedo goal, assisted by Ullstrom and Martin Sevc. The three stars went to Azevedo, Ullstrom, and Vehanen (16 for 17 in saves), while Maenpaa gets the honorable mention.

Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Mika Jarvinen is mismatched with Jaroslav Janus in goal. Bratislava dented the scoreboard in the second period as Andrej Stastny scored, with the help of Martin Bakos and Jonathan Sigalet. Khabarovsk tied it on a Dmitry Tarasov goal, coming off of Dmitry Lugin. Slovan took the lead back as Bakos scored an unassisted goal. Amur retied it on an Ilya Krikunov goal, via Artyom Dubinin and Sergei Smurov. Bratislava regained the lead in the third period with a Libor Hudacek goal, assisted by Miroslav Satan and Vladimir Mihalik. They held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Bakos, Hudacek, and Stastny.

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