Tuesday, March 25, 2014

KHL Eastern Conference Semifinals Day 4 2014

Two more games going today, beginning in...

Novosibirsk, as Sibir hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period with a Danis Zaripov goal, fueled by Jan Kovar and Evgeny Grigorenko. Novosibirsk tied it on a power play goal by Ivan Lekomtsev, powered by Alexander Kutuzov. Metallurg took the lead back on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, guided in by Evgeny Biryukov. Magnitogorsk added on in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Mozyakin, set up by Grigorenko and Chris Lee. Sibir got one back in the third period on a Dmitry Kugryshev goal, made possible by Vyachelsav Belov and Jarno Koskiranta. This only made it 3-2, the final, with Mozyakin, Grigorenko, and Koshechkin (30 for 32 in saves) getting the three stars. Metallurg advances to the Eastern Conference Final with a 4-0 series sweep of Sibir.

West to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Barys Astana. Vitaly Yeremeyev and Andrei Vasilevsky draw the starts. Ufa got going in the third period with an Igor Mirnov goal, assisted by Alexei Kaigorodov. Astana tied it on a Nigel Dawes goal, guided in by Roman Savchenko. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back with a Dmitry Makarov goal, courtesy of Alexander Stepanov and Teemu Hartikainen. Barys tied again as Dmitry Upper scored, thanks to Dawes and Mike Lundin. Ufa won 3-2 in overtime on a power play goal by Kirill Koltsov, powered by Stepanov. The three stars were given to Koltsov, Stepanov, and Makarov. Salavat Yulaev has pushed Barys to the brink with a 3-1 series lead.

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