Friday, January 17, 2014

KHL Day 136 2013-2014

Eight games on today, beginning in...

Moscow, as CSKA hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Mikhail Biryukov are in goal. Novokuznetsk was first to score in the first period on a Semyon Valuisky goal, passed from Evgeny Lapenkov and Kurtis McLean. Moscow tied it with a Deron Quint power play goal, powered by Ilari Filppula and Yakov Rylov. CSKA took the lead as Rylov scored, thanks to Jan Mursak and Quint. Moscow added on in the second period with an Alexander Radulov goal, via Nikolai Prokhorkin and Stanislav Yegorshev. CSKA wrapped it up at 4-1 in the third period on a Prokhorkin goal, made possible by Radulov and Igor Grigorenko. The three stars went to Quint, Rylov, and Radulov, while Prokhorkin gets an honorable mention.

East to Cherepovets, as Severstal welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period on a Sakari Salminen goal, assisted by Wojtek Wolski and Juuso Hietanen. Torpedo added on with an Evgeny Skachkov goal, fueled by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev and Vladimir Galuzin. Cherepovets got on the board with a power play goal by Bogdan Kiselevich, powered by Nikolai Zherdev and Vadim Berdnikov. Severstal tied it on a Linus Videll goal, coming off of Pavel Chernov and Stanislav Kalashnikov. Cherepovets took the lead with an Evgeny Kovyrshin goal, passed from Nikolai Stasenko and Kiselevich. Severstal added on as Kiselevich scored his second of the game, thanks to Anatoly Nikontsev and Kalashnikov. Nizhny Novgorod pulled back in the third period with a Galuzin goal, courtesy of Krasnoslobodtsev and Skachkov. Torpedo tied it on a Jarkko Immonen goal, made possible by Galuzin and Krasnoslobodtsev, the latter getting a sock trick. Nizhny Novgorod took the lead with a Galuzin goal, his second of the game, with a lone helper from Krasnoslobodtsev. This held up for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Galuzin, Krasnoslobodtsev, and Kiselevich, while Videll, Skachkov, and Kalashnikov get the honorable mentions.

Across the lake, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Konstantin Barulin faces a lesser foe in Vitaly Kolesnik in goal. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Yegor Averin goal, fueled by Sergei Plotnikov and Ilya Lyubushkin. Lokomotiv added on with a Yegor Yakovlev goal, with a lone assist by Emil Galimov. Yaroslavl extended the lead in the second period with a goal by Igor Musatov, passed from Staffan Kronwall and Rafael Akhmetov. Lokomotiv padded the lead in the third period on a power play goal by Jonas Holos, powered by Geoff Platt and Janis Sprukts. This was good for a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Kolesnik (29 save shutout), Averin, and Yakovlev.

Westward to St. Petersburg, as SKA hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Johan Backlund and Ilya Ezhov are in the creases. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on a Dmitry Kalinin power play goal, powered by Roman Cervenka and Maxim Chudinov. SKA added on in the third period as Kevin Dallman scored a power play goal, thanks to Artemy Panarin and Patrick Thoresen. St. Petersburg extended the lead on another Dallman power play goal, guided in by Panarin and Thoresen again. SKA padded the lead on a Cervenka goal, made possible by Igor Makarov. Podolsk got on the board with a Robert Kousal goal, assisted by Maxim Afinogenov and Alexander Vasilyev. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Dallman, Ezhov (29 for 30 in saves), and Cervenka, while Panarin and Thoresen get the honorable mentions.

Back to the Moscow Oblast, as Atlant Mytishchi welcomes the team from the city, Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Sergei Borisov are the little known goalies. Moscow struck first in the first period with an unassisted goal by Maxim Pestushko. Mytishchi tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Rafael Batyrshin, powered by Yury Trubachyov and Maxim Mayorov. Dynamo took the lead back in the third period with a Yegor Dugin goal, passed from Konstantin Volkov and Maxim Karpov. Moscow added on with another Pestushko goal, courtesy of Konstantin Gorovikov. This made it 3-1, the final, with Pestushko, Sharychenkov (34 for 35 in saves), and Dugin.

Out in Riga, Dinamo brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Nikita Bespalov and Jakub Sedlacek are given the starting nods. Riga led off in the first period with a Marcel Hascak goal, fueled by Gunars Skvorcovs and Paul Szczechura. Novosibirsk tied it on a power play goal by Dmitry Monya, powered by Jori Lehtera and Yegor Martynov. Dinamo retook the lead in the second period with a power play goal from Mat Robinson, with a lone assist from Hascak. Sibir tied it again with an Alexei Kopeikin goal, via Martynov. Novosibirsk took the lead in the third period on an Oleg Gubin goal, coming off of Stepan Sannikov. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being given to Martynov, Hascak, and Gubin.

West again to Prague, with Lev hosting Amur Khabarovsk. Mika Jarvinen and Atte Engren are the backups making spot starts. Prague dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Petr Taticek goal, assisted by Justin Azevedo and Mikko Maenpaa. Lev added on in the third period with a Jiri Novotny goal, with a lone helper provided by David Ullstrom. Prague extended the lead on a Petr Vrana goal, via Martin Thornberg and Patrik Zackrisson on the power play. This made it a 3-0 victory, with the three stars being Engren (17 save shutout), Taticek, and Novotny.

Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Jaroslav Janus are the masked men. Vladivostok started in the first period with a Richard Gynge goal, fueled by Logan Pyett and Felix Schutz. Bratislava tied it in the second period on a Mario Bliznak goal, coming off of Milan Bartovic and Tomas Mojzis. Admiral took the lead back as Gynge scored his second of the game, a power play goal powered by Denis Osipov and Niclas Bergfors. Vladivostok added on in the third period on an Igor Bortnikov goal, made possible by Viktor Drugov. Admiral extended the lead on an Alexei Ugarov goal, passed from Justin Hodgman and Ilya Zubov. Vladivostok padded the lead on a Bergfors goal, via Schutz and Gynge. Admiral iced it at 6-1 with a power play goal by Bortnikov, assisted by Osipov and Sergei Barbashev. The three stars were Gynge, Bortnikov, and Bergfors, while Schutz and Osipov get the honorable mentions.

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