Sunday, January 19, 2014

KHL Day 138 2013-2014

Eight games on today, beginning in...

Moscow, as CSKA hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Andrei Stelmakh is mismatched with Mikhail Biryukov in goal. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Alexander Frolov power play goal, powered by Deron Quint and Denis Denisov. Vladivostok tied it with a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Justin Hodgman. CSKA retook the lead on an Alexander Radulov, assisted by Nikolai Prokhorkin and Zakhar Arzamastsev. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Biryukov (29 for 30 in saves), Radulov, and Frolov.

Up in Mytishchi, Atlant welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Stanislav Galimov are the veteran goalies. Mytishchi got going in the second period with a Roman Rukavishnikov goal, passed from Maxim Mayorov and Alexander Kadeikin. Kazan tied it on a Tim Stapleton power play goal in the third period, powered by Mikhail Varnakov and Shaun Heshka. Ak Bars won 2-1 in overtime on an Ilya Nikulin goal, coming off of Varnakov and Alexander Burmistrov. The three stars belonged to Garipov (22 for 23 in saves), Nikulin, and Varnakov.

West to St. Petersburg, as SKA brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Ilya Ezhov receive the starting nods. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on an Igor Makarov goal, with a lone assist by Artemy Panarin. SKA added on as Evgeny Ketov scored, thanks to Ilya Kablukov. St. Petersburg extended the lead on a Vadim Shipachyov goal, fueled by Ilya Kovalchuk and Ketov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board as Vladimir Denisov scored, with the help of Roman Lyuduchin and Maxim Potapov. Torpedo got closer on a Sakari Salminen goal, coming off of Pavel Valentenko and Juuso Hietanen. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a second period goal by Wojtek Wolski, with a lone helper from Mikhail Grigoryev. Torpedo took the lead with a power play goal by Hietanen, powered by Jarkko Immonen and Salminen. SKA retied it in the third period with a Dinar Khafizullin power play goal, pushed through by Shipachyov and Roman Cervenka. In the shootout, Wolski and Kovalchuk washed each other out, and then a Salminen goal gave Torpedo the 5-4 win. The three stars were handed to Salminen, Hietanen, and Ketov, while Shipachyov gets the honorable mention.

Back east, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Curtis Sanford are in the creases. Yaroslavl began in the first period on a Vadim Khlopotov goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Gorokhov. Lokomotiv added on with a Daniil Apalkov power play goal, powered by Yegor Averin and Gorokhov. Yaroslavl extended the lead in the second period with an Averin goal, fueled by Sergei Plotnikov and Gorokhov, the latter getting a sock trick. Moscow got on the board as Martins Karsums scored, thanks to Maxim Solovyov and Maxim Karpov. Dynamo pulled closer on an unassisted Alexei Tsvetkov goal. Moscow tied it with a Maxim Pestushko goal, via Leo Komarov. Dynamo gained the lead as Andrei Mironov scored a power play goal, guided in by Denis Kokarev and Yegor Dugin. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 4-3, and the three stars went to Gorokhov, Averin, and Mironov.

Across the lake, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Ivan Lisutin faces a lesser foe in Alexander Tryanichev in goal. Cherepovets was first to score on a first period Pavel Chernov shorthanded goal, set up by Gennady Stolyarov. Severstal added on as Chernov scored his second of the game, with the help of Evgeny Mons and Petr Caslava. Cherepovets extended the lead with a power play goal by Alexander Yevseyenkov, powered by Stolyarov and Caslava. Johan Backlund relieved Lisutin at this time. Severstal padded the lead with a Mons goal, with a lone helper by Chernov. Podolsk got on the board in the second period with an Ivan Ivanov power play goal, fueled by Nikita Shatsky and Yury Koksharov. Cherepovets replied with a Sergei Monakhov goal, coming off of Alexander Kuvayev. Vityaz shot back on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, made possible by Maxim Afinogenov. Severstal answered with an Ignat Zemchenko goal, courtesy of Nikolai Kazakovtsev. Cherepovets got another on a Mons goal in the third period, helped along by Nikolai Stasenko and Linus Videll. Podolsk got one back on an Alexei Makeyev goal, with a lone assist by Afinogenov. This only made it 7-3, the final, with Chernov, Mons, and Stolyarov getting the three stars, while Caslava and Afinogenov get the honorable mentions.

Out in Riga, Dinamo brings in Amur Khabarovsk. Mika Jarvinen and Mikael Tellqvist are the goalies. Riga struck first in the second period on a Mat Robinson goal, with a lone assist by Miks Indrasis. Dinamo added on with a Jamie Johnson goal, fueled by Georgijs Pujacs and Martins Cipulis. Khabarovsk got on the board as Sergei Smurov scored, thanks to Vladimir Loginov. Riga responded with an unassisted empty net goal by Kyle Wilson. Dinamo iced it at 4-1 with a Paul Szczechura goal, passed from Indrasis and Marcel Hascak. The three stars were Johnson, Tellqvist (15 for 16 in saves), and Indrasis.

Further west to Prague, as Lev hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Nikita Bespalov and Petri Vehanen are called on to start. Prague led off in the first period on a Martin Thornberg goal, made possible by Ondrej Nemec. Lev tied it on a Jiri Novotny goal in the second period, via Justin Azevedo. Novosibirsk got on the board with a power play goal by Dmitry Kugryshev, powered by Alexander Kutuzov and Alexei Kopeikin. Prague iced it at 3-1 in the third period when Thornberg scored his second of the game, an empty net goal set up by Petr Vrana. Thornberg, Vehanen (25 for 26 in saves), and Novotny earned the three stars.

Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Nikita Lozhkin and Miroslav Kopriva are the backups in goal. Bratislava started in the first period with a Vladimir Mihalik power play goal, powered by Milan Bartovic and Peter Olvecky. Novokuznetsk got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Ansel Galimov, set up by Evgeny Lapenkov. Metallurg took the lead in the second period on a Vadim Mitryakov goal, courtesy of Igor Velichkin. Novokuznetsk added on as Alexei Kosourov scored, thanks to Galimov. Slovan got one back in the third period on a Michel Miklik goal, passed from Roman Kukumberg and Tomas Mojzis. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Galimov, Lozhkin (28 for 30 in saves), and Kosourov.

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