Thursday, January 16, 2014

KHL Day 135 2013-2014

Six games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Spartak Moscow. Alexei Ivanov and Andrei Mezin are in goal. Omsk began in the first period with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, fueled by Ivan Baranka. Avangard added on with a Stefan Ruzicka power play goal, powered by Baranka and Perezhogin. Omsk extended the lead in the third period on a shorthanded goal by Perezhogin, his second of the game, set up by Alexander Popov. Moscow got on the board with an Igor Volkov goal, coming off of Denis Bodrov. Avangard iced it at 4-1 with an unassisted power play goal by Popov. The three stars were Perezhogin, Popov, and Baranka.

Over in Chelyabinsk, Traktor welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Michael Garnett are the reliable goalies. Chelyabinsk was first to score in the first period on a Mikhail Mokin goal, courtesy of Andrei Popov. Ufa tied it on a Nikita Filatov goal, made possible by Denis Tolpeko and Dmitry Makarov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead on a second period Kirill Koltsov goal, fueled by Alexei Kaigorodov. Ufa added on with a power play goal by Igor Mirnov, powered by the goalie Vasilevsky and Anton Babchuk. Traktor got one back on an unassisted goal by Alexei Zavarukhin. Chelyabinsk tied it with a power play goal by Andrei Kostitsyn, guided in by Petri Kontiola and Maxim Kondratyev. Traktor took the lead on a Popov goal, passed from Mokin and Anton Glinkin. Chelyabinsk wrapped it up at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Zavarukhin, his second of the game, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Zavarukhin, Popov, and Mokin.

Back east a bit, as Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg brings in Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande is mismatched with Jakub Kovar in goal. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with an Alexei Simakov goal, courtesy of Andrei Antonov. Avtomobilist added on as Anton Lazarev scored a power play goal, thanks to Tobias Viklund. This was all they needed to win 2-0, with Kovar (20 save shutout), Simakov, and Lazarev receiving the three stars.

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra hosts Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Alexei Kuznetsov are in the blue paint. Khanty-Mansiysk started in the first period on an Artyom Bulyansky goal, assisted by Veli-Matti Savinainen. Yugra added on in the second period with a Savinainen goal, coming off of Stephen Dixon and Bulyansky. Donetsk got on the board as Randy Robitaille scored, with a lone assist by Peter Podhradsky. Khanty-Mansiysk replied on an Ivan Khlyntsev goal, via Mikhail Plotnikov and Kirill Dyakov. This was good for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Savinainen, Kuznetsov (22 for 23 in saves), and Bulyansky.

Way south to Astana, as Barys welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Ari Ahonen demonstrate alliteration in the goalie matchup. Zagreb opened in the second period on a Charles Linglet goal, assisted by Matt Ellison. Astana tied it with a Roman Starchenko goal, courtesy of Kristian Kudroc and Konstantin Rudenko. Medvescak gained the lead in the third period with an Ellison goal, guided in by Linglet and Ryan Vesce. Zagreb iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Brust (28 for 29 in saves), Linglet, and Ellison.

Finally, back up in Russia, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Alexander Sudnitsin tend the twines. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period on a Maxim Trunyov power play goal, powered by Dmitry Kosmachyov and Renat Mamashev. Magnitogorsk tied it in the second period on a Francis Pare goal, with a lone assist by Oskar Osala. Metallurg took the lead as Rinat Ibragimov scored, thanks to Jan Kovar and Yaroslav Khabarov. Neftekhimik retied it on a power play goal by Bogdan Yakimov, coming off of Trunyov and Mamashev. Magnitogorsk took the lead back on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, assisted by Danis Zaripov and Kovar. Metallurg added on with a third period goal by Sergei Tereshchenko, fueled by Evgeny Grigorenko. Magnitogorsk extended the lead on a Kovar goal, made possible by Zaripov. Nizhnekamsk got one back with a Dan Sexton goal, via Maxim Berezin and Pavel Kulikov. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars belonging to Kovar, Trunyov, and Zaripov, while Mamashev gets an honorable mention.

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