Tuesday, January 28, 2014

KHL Day 147 2013-2014

The second to last day before the KHL Olympic Break. We begin the first of four games in...

Astana, as Barys hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Alexei Kuznetsov and Ari Ahonen protect the nets. Astana opened in the first period with a Roman Starchenko goal, assisted by Nikolai Antropov and Konstantin Rudenko. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Nikita Gusev goal, passed from the goalie Kuznetsov and Mikhail Tyulyapkin. Barys took the lead in the second period with a Mikhail Rakhmanov goal, courtesy of Andrei Gavrilin. Astana added on with an Antropov goal, guided in by Starchenko and Rudenko. Yugra got one back with an Artyom Bulyansky goal, with a lone helper by Ivan Yatsenko. Barys replied with a Brandon Bochenski goal, made possible by Rakhmanov. Khanty-Mansiysk shot back in the third period on a shorthanded goal by Bulyansky, set up by Denis Sokolov. They failed to tie the game, losing 4-3. The three stars belonged to Starchenko, Bulyansky, and Rakhmanov, while Antropov and Rudenko received the honorable mentions.

Northwest to Podolsk, as Vityaz welcomes Lev Prague. Petri Vehanen and Johan Backlund are given the starting nods. Prague started in the first period with a Michal Birner goal, with a lone assist by Michal Repik. Podolsk tied it on a Dmitry Shitikov goal, passed from Branislav Mezei. Vityaz took the lead with an Anton Korolyov goal, courtesy of Vyacheslav Solodukhin and Airat Ziazov. Lev tied it again on a power play goal by David Ullstrom, powered by Jiri Novotny. Prague took the lead again with a Novotny goal, via Justin Azevedo and Topi Jaakola. Podolsk evened the score in the third period on a Martin Cibak power play goal, helped along by Alexander Korolyuk. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Azevedo scored to give Lev the 4-3 win. The three stars were Azevedo, Novotny, and Ullstrom.

Back east, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Ivan Kasutin are in the creases. The game was scoreless through overtime, so there was a shootout. Aleksandrs Nizivijs was the only player to score in the shootout, giving Dinamo the 1-0 win. Sedlacek (28 save shutout), Kasutin (20 save "shutout"), and Nizivijs are the three stars.

Finally, Dynamo Moscow hosts Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Moscow began in the first period with a Dmitry Pestunov power play goal, powered by Konstantin Volkov and Marek Kvapil. Bratislava tied it in the second period on an unassisted goal by Michel Miklik, coming on the power play. Slovan took the lead in the third period on a Martin Skoula power play goal, with assists provided by Branko Radivojevic and Libor Hudacek. Bratislava added on as Miroslav Satan scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Vladimir Mihalik. Dynamo shot back with a Yegor Dugin goal, with a lone helper by Maxim Karpov. They failed to tie the game, losing 3-2, with the three stars going to Satan, Janus (31 for 33 in saves), and Skoula.

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