Thursday, January 23, 2014

KHL Day 142 2013-2014

Eight games on today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Alexei Murygin are in goal. Ufa dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Alexei Kaigorodov goal, assisted by Igor Mirnov and Antti Pihlstrom. This was good for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Vasilevsky (24 save shutout), Kaigorodov, and Murygin (34 for 35 in saves).

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Evgeny Ivannikov guard the cages. Nizhnekamsk was first to score in the first period on a Renat Mamashev goal, passed from Pyotr Khokhryakov. This was the game's only goal, resulting in a 1-0 final. The three stars went to Sudnitsin (36 save shutout), Mamashev, and Ivannikov (20 for 21 in saves).

West to Novosibirsk, as Sibir brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Mikko Koskinen tend the twines. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, with a lone helper by Dmitry Monya. Chelyabinsk tied it in the second period on a Stanislav Chistov goal, courtesy of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alexei Zavarukhin. Traktor took the lead on a Semyon Kokuyov goal, made possible by Konstantin Panov. Sibir retied it in the third period as Monya scored, thanks to Jori Lehtera. Novosibirsk won 3-2 in overtime on a Jonas Enlund goal, coming off of Lehtera. The three stars were Monya, Lehtera, and Enlund.

Moving along to Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg hosts the other Metallurg from Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin faces a lesser foe in Nikita Lozhkin in goal. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period on a Viktor Antipin goal, passed from Sergei Mozyakin. Magnitogorsk added on as Antipin scored his second of the game, assisted by Jan Kovar and Danis Zaripov. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the second period with a Kovar goal, made possible by Mozyakin and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk padded the lead in the third period on a Denis Platonov power play goal, powered by Tim Brent. Novokuznetsk got on the board with a power play goal by Kurtis McLean, guided in by Evgeny Lapenkov and Tuukka Mantyla. Novokuznetsk got closer with a Nikita Kamalov power play goal, with a lone helper by Alexei Kosourov. Novokuznetsk chipped closer on an unassisted goal by Denis Kurepanov. This wasn't enough to avoid the 4-3 loss, with the three stars belonging to Antipin, Kovar, and Mozyakin, while Zaripov gets an honorable mention.

Way west to Moscow, as Spartak welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Igor Shestyorkin are the backups making spot starts. Moscow started in the first period on a Viktor Bobrov goal, fueled by Evgeny Kulik. Yaroslavl tied it with a second period power play goal by Janis Sprukts, powered by Staffan Kronwall and Geoff Platt. Lokomotiv took the lead with a power play goal from Sergei Plotnikov, with a lone assist by Platt. Yaroslavl iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal from Yegor Averin, set up by Mikhail Pashnin and Daniil Apalkov. The three stars were Kolesnik (18 for 19 in saves), Plotnikov, and Platt.

Out in Minsk, Dinamo brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Dmitry Milchakov are between the pipes. Cherepovets began in the first period on an Evgeny Mons goal, assisted by Linus Videll and Niclas Andersen. Minsk tied it in the third period with a power play goal by Andrei Stas, powered by Alexei Kalyuzhny and Alexei Yefimenko. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Richard Lintner and Kalyuzhny overwhelmed Pavel Chernov to give Dinamo a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Milchakov (21 for 22 in saves), Kalyuzhny, and Stepanek (30 for 31 in saves).

Further along in Zagreb, Medvescak hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Stanislav Galimov and Mark Dekanich are the masked men. Zagreb opened in the first period on a Mike Glumac goal, passed from Mike Iggulden. Mytishchi tied it in the second period on a Sergei Shmelyov goal, assisted by Alexander Kadeikin and Evgeny Artyukhin. Medvescak retook the lead with a Matt Ellison goal, with a lone assist by Charles Linglet. Zagreb added on as Ellison scored again, and Linglet also had the lone helper again. Atlant pulled back in the third period on an Artyukhin goal, made possible by Rafael Batyrshin and Kadeikin. Medvescak replied on a Bill Thomas goal, coming off of Jonathan Cheechoo. This was good for a 4-2 win, with the three stars being Ellison, Artyukhin, and Linglet, while Kadeikin gets an honorable mention.

Finally, in Donetsk, Donbass hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Jan Laco protect the nets. Donetsk got going in the first period on a Clay Wilson power play goal, powered by Peter Podhradsky. St. Petersburg tied it with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, assisted by Yury Alexandrov and Artemy Panarin. Donbass retook the lead in the second period as Oleg Piganovich scored, thanks to Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Lukas Kaspar. Donetsk added on with a third period goal from Jan Kolar, guided in by Kagarlitsky and Randy Robitaille. Donbass extended the lead on a Ruslan Fedotenko goal, with a lone helper from Teemu Laine. SKA got one back with a Panarin goal, coming off of Tikhonov and Kevin Dallman. This only made it 4-2, with the three stars going to Kagarlitsky, Tikhonov, and Panarin.

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