Tuesday, March 11, 2014

KHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Day 3 2014

Four more quarterfinals today for the Eastern Conference, beginning in...

Vladivostok, as Admiral hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Evgeny Ivannikov protect the nets. Vladivostok was first to score in the first period on a Felix Schutz goal, assisted by Niclas Bergfors and Richard Gynge. Magnitogorsk tied it with a Danis Zaripov power play goal, powered by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Admiral retook the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Ilya Zubov, coming off of Igor Bortnikov and Justin Hodgman. Metallurg tied it on a Mikhail Yunkov goal, passed from Oskar Osala. Vladivostok pulled ahead on another Schutz goal, with a lone assist by Gynge. Magnitogorsk tied it once again in the third period with a Chris Lee goal, made possible by Zaripov and Kovar. Admiral won 4-3 in the second overtime with Zubov's second of the game, via Bortnikov. The three stars were given to Zubov, Schutz, and Zaripov, while Gynge, Bortnikov, and Kovar get the honorable mentions. Metallurg has a 2-1 series lead.

Over in Novosibirsk, Sibir welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Konstantin Barulin and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Novosibirsk struck first in the first period with a Jonas Enlund power play goal, powered by Vyacheslav Belov and Dmitry Monya. Sibir added on with another Enlund power play goal, guided in by Ivan Lekomtsev and Belov. Novosibirsk extended the lead in the second period as Enlund finished his natural hat trick, with a lone assist by Yegor Martynov. Sibir padded the lead with a Monya goal, helped along by Jori Lehtera. Emil Garipov relieved Barulin at this time. Novosibirsk kept going on an Igor Ignatushkin goal, passed from Alexander Romanov. Sibir struck again as Alexei Kopeikin scored, thanks to Lehtera. Kazan got on the board with a power play goal by Mikhail Varnakov, made possible by Ilya Nikulin. Novosibirsk finished it at 7-1 with an Oleg Gubin power play goal, courtesy of Alexander Kutuzov and Sergei Shumakov. The three stars were Enlund, Monya, and Lehtera. Sibir takes a 2-1 series lead.

Westward to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist brings in Barys Astana. Vitaly Yeremeyev and Jakub Kovar are in the creases. Yekaterinburg opened in the first period with an Artyom Chernov goal, guided in by Anton Lazarev. Astana tied it on a Konstantin Romanov goal in the second period, passed from Konstantin Rudenko. Barys took the lead in the third period with a Rudenko goal, fueled by Brandon Bochenski. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Rudenko, Yeremeyev (26 for 27 in saves), and Romanov. Barys has a 3-0 series lead, leaving Avtomobilist on the brink.

Finally, in Nizhny Novgorod, Torpedo hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Ivan Kasutin draw the starts. Ufa started in the first period with a Igor Mirnov goal, passed from Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Nizhny Novgorod tied it in the third period as Mikhail Grigoryev scored, thanks to Alexei Potapov and Roman Konkov. Salavat Yulaev won 2-1 in the third overtime with an Alexander Stepanov goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Stepanov, Vasilevsky (52 for 53), and Kasutin (50 for 52 in saves). Torpedo still has a 2-1 series lead.

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