Five games on today, beginning in...
Khanty-Mansiysk, as Yugra hosts Avangard Omsk. Henrik Karlsson and Alexei Kuznetsov are set to start. Khanty-Mansiysk was first to score in the first period when Nikita Gusev converted a penalty shot he received after being held by Nikita Pivtsakin. Yugra added on with a Mikhail Zhukov goal, with a lone assist by Artyom Bulyansky. Omsk got on the board in the second period with an unassisted power play goal by Sergei Kostitsyn. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 2-1 final. The three stars were Kuznetsov (43 for 44 in saves), Zhukov, and Gusev.
Down to Yekaterinburg, as Avtomobilist welcomes Barys Astana. Ari Ahonen and Jakub Kovar tend the twines. Yekaterinburg started in the first period on an Alexei Simakov penalty shot conversion he received after a slash from Alexei Litvinenko. Astana tied it with a shorthanded and unassisted Brandon Bochenski goal. Avtomobilist retook the lead in the second period on another Simakov goal, with a lone assist from Dmitry Megalinsky. Yekaterinburg added on with a power play goal by Anton Lazarev, powered by Sami Lepisto. Avtomobilist extended the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Sergei Demagin, guided in by Megalinsky and Evgeny Fyodorov. Barys answered on a Mike Lundin power play goal, made possible by Roman Starchenko. Yekaterinburg shot back as Eduard Lewandowski scored, thanks to Alexei Yefimov and Sergei Gusev. Avtomobilist wrapped it up at 6-2 with an empty net goal by Lewandowski, set up by Igor Yemeleyev. The three stars were given to Simakov, Lewandowski, and Megalinsky.
West a bit to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo hosts Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Ivan Kasutin will be in the blue paint. Bratislava opened in the first period with a Michel Miklik goal, passed from Peter Olvecky. Slovan added on in the second period as Milan Bartovic scored, thanks to Jan Brejcak. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Pavel Valentenko and Sakari Salminen. Torpedo tied it as Evgeny Skachkov scored, via Valentenko and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev on the power play. Bratislava retook the lead with a Libor Hudacek power play goal, guided in by Miroslav Satan and Branko Radivojevic. This was it for the scoring, with Slovan winning 3-2. The three stars were handed to Hudacek, Bartovic, and Miklik.
Into Moscow, where Dynamo brings in Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Alexander Sharychenkov are the masked men. Moscow struck first in the first period with a Dominik Granak power play goal, powered by Konstantin Gorovikov. Riga tied it in the second period as Kristaps Sotnieks scored a power play goal, coming off of Kyle Wilson and Lauris Darzins. Dinamo took the lead with a Rustams Begovs goal, assisted by Paul Szczechura and Miks Indrasis. Riga added on in the third period with a Martins Cipulis goal, with a lone assist by Darzins. Dynamo shot back with a Maxim Solovyov power play goal, guided in by Maxim Pestushko. Dinamo iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted goal by Szczechura. The three stars went to Szczechura, Darzins, and Cipulis.
Finally, in Kazan, Ak Bars hosts Lev Prague. Petri Vehanen and Emil Garipov are sent out to start. Kazan led off in the first period with a Janne Pesonen goal, via Tim Stapleton. Prague tied it on a second period goal by Niko Kapanen, a power play goal powered by Martin Sevc and Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars retook the lead in the third period as Stapleton scored a power play goal, courtesy of Shaun Heshka and Evgeny Medvedev. Lev tied it with three seconds left in regulation on a power play goal by Ondrej Nemec, made possible by Azevedo and Kapanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Kapanen matched Pesonen before Martin Thornberg scored two to top one by Jakub Petruzalek, giving Lev a 3-2 win. The three stars were given to Kapanen, Thornberg, and Azevedo, while Stapleton and Pesonen get the honorable mentions.
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Khanty-Mansiysk, as Yugra hosts Avangard Omsk. Henrik Karlsson and Alexei Kuznetsov are set to start. Khanty-Mansiysk was first to score in the first period when Nikita Gusev converted a penalty shot he received after being held by Nikita Pivtsakin. Yugra added on with a Mikhail Zhukov goal, with a lone assist by Artyom Bulyansky. Omsk got on the board in the second period with an unassisted power play goal by Sergei Kostitsyn. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 2-1 final. The three stars were Kuznetsov (43 for 44 in saves), Zhukov, and Gusev.
Down to Yekaterinburg, as Avtomobilist welcomes Barys Astana. Ari Ahonen and Jakub Kovar tend the twines. Yekaterinburg started in the first period on an Alexei Simakov penalty shot conversion he received after a slash from Alexei Litvinenko. Astana tied it with a shorthanded and unassisted Brandon Bochenski goal. Avtomobilist retook the lead in the second period on another Simakov goal, with a lone assist from Dmitry Megalinsky. Yekaterinburg added on with a power play goal by Anton Lazarev, powered by Sami Lepisto. Avtomobilist extended the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Sergei Demagin, guided in by Megalinsky and Evgeny Fyodorov. Barys answered on a Mike Lundin power play goal, made possible by Roman Starchenko. Yekaterinburg shot back as Eduard Lewandowski scored, thanks to Alexei Yefimov and Sergei Gusev. Avtomobilist wrapped it up at 6-2 with an empty net goal by Lewandowski, set up by Igor Yemeleyev. The three stars were given to Simakov, Lewandowski, and Megalinsky.
West a bit to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo hosts Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Ivan Kasutin will be in the blue paint. Bratislava opened in the first period with a Michel Miklik goal, passed from Peter Olvecky. Slovan added on in the second period as Milan Bartovic scored, thanks to Jan Brejcak. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Pavel Valentenko and Sakari Salminen. Torpedo tied it as Evgeny Skachkov scored, via Valentenko and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev on the power play. Bratislava retook the lead with a Libor Hudacek power play goal, guided in by Miroslav Satan and Branko Radivojevic. This was it for the scoring, with Slovan winning 3-2. The three stars were handed to Hudacek, Bartovic, and Miklik.
Into Moscow, where Dynamo brings in Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Alexander Sharychenkov are the masked men. Moscow struck first in the first period with a Dominik Granak power play goal, powered by Konstantin Gorovikov. Riga tied it in the second period as Kristaps Sotnieks scored a power play goal, coming off of Kyle Wilson and Lauris Darzins. Dinamo took the lead with a Rustams Begovs goal, assisted by Paul Szczechura and Miks Indrasis. Riga added on in the third period with a Martins Cipulis goal, with a lone assist by Darzins. Dynamo shot back with a Maxim Solovyov power play goal, guided in by Maxim Pestushko. Dinamo iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted goal by Szczechura. The three stars went to Szczechura, Darzins, and Cipulis.
Finally, in Kazan, Ak Bars hosts Lev Prague. Petri Vehanen and Emil Garipov are sent out to start. Kazan led off in the first period with a Janne Pesonen goal, via Tim Stapleton. Prague tied it on a second period goal by Niko Kapanen, a power play goal powered by Martin Sevc and Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars retook the lead in the third period as Stapleton scored a power play goal, courtesy of Shaun Heshka and Evgeny Medvedev. Lev tied it with three seconds left in regulation on a power play goal by Ondrej Nemec, made possible by Azevedo and Kapanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Kapanen matched Pesonen before Martin Thornberg scored two to top one by Jakub Petruzalek, giving Lev a 3-2 win. The three stars were given to Kapanen, Thornberg, and Azevedo, while Stapleton and Pesonen get the honorable mentions.
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