Two games on today as the playoff picture thins a bit. We begin with...
Sibir Novosibirsk hosting Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Mikko Koskinen draw the starts. Kazan got going in the second period on an unassisted goal by Evgeny Medvedev. Ak Bars added on with an Alexander Svitov goal, courtesy of Janne Pesonen and Medvedev. Novosibirsk got on the board as Dmitry Kugryshev scored in the third period, thanks to Alexei Kopeikin. Sibir tied it on an Alexander Kutuzov goal, guided in by Kopeikin and Yegor Martynov. Novosibirsk won 3-2 in overtime on a Stepan Sannikov goal, via Sergei Shumakov and Oleg Gubin. The three stars were Sannikov, Kopeikin, and Medvedev. Sibir survives to advance to the semifinals with a 4-2 series win.
Westward to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Ivan Kasutin are in the creases. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period on a Denis Parshin goal, with a lone assist by Vladimir Galuzin. Torpedo added on with a Jarkko Immonen power play goal, powered by Wojtek Wolski. Ufa got on the board with a Dmitry Makarov goal, fueled by Brent Sopel. Salavat Yulaev tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Yegor Dubrovsky, coming off of Makarov and Ivan Vishnevsky. Nizhny Novgorod pulled ahead in the third period on a Galuzin goal, via Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Torpedo extended the lead as Sakari Salminen scored, thanks to Vladimir Denisov. Nizhny Novgorod padded the lead as Salminen scored again, with the help of Juuso Hietanen on the power play. Vladimir Sokhatsky came on in relief of Vasilevsky. Torpedo iced it at 6-2 on an Immonen power play goal, assisted by Salminen and Hietanen. The three stars were Salminen, Immonen, and Galuzin, while Makarov and Hietanen get the honorable mentions. The series is tied at 3 and will conclude on Tuesday in Ufa.
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Sibir Novosibirsk hosting Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Mikko Koskinen draw the starts. Kazan got going in the second period on an unassisted goal by Evgeny Medvedev. Ak Bars added on with an Alexander Svitov goal, courtesy of Janne Pesonen and Medvedev. Novosibirsk got on the board as Dmitry Kugryshev scored in the third period, thanks to Alexei Kopeikin. Sibir tied it on an Alexander Kutuzov goal, guided in by Kopeikin and Yegor Martynov. Novosibirsk won 3-2 in overtime on a Stepan Sannikov goal, via Sergei Shumakov and Oleg Gubin. The three stars were Sannikov, Kopeikin, and Medvedev. Sibir survives to advance to the semifinals with a 4-2 series win.
Westward to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Vasilevsky and Ivan Kasutin are in the creases. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period on a Denis Parshin goal, with a lone assist by Vladimir Galuzin. Torpedo added on with a Jarkko Immonen power play goal, powered by Wojtek Wolski. Ufa got on the board with a Dmitry Makarov goal, fueled by Brent Sopel. Salavat Yulaev tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Yegor Dubrovsky, coming off of Makarov and Ivan Vishnevsky. Nizhny Novgorod pulled ahead in the third period on a Galuzin goal, via Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Torpedo extended the lead as Sakari Salminen scored, thanks to Vladimir Denisov. Nizhny Novgorod padded the lead as Salminen scored again, with the help of Juuso Hietanen on the power play. Vladimir Sokhatsky came on in relief of Vasilevsky. Torpedo iced it at 6-2 on an Immonen power play goal, assisted by Salminen and Hietanen. The three stars were Salminen, Immonen, and Galuzin, while Makarov and Hietanen get the honorable mentions. The series is tied at 3 and will conclude on Tuesday in Ufa.
Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion.
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