I am taking a different approach to the playoffs this season. Check back each day for playoff game recaps by conference, instead of checking back to each original post for full series effects. Today, the Western Conference got started with their quarterfinals. The first game came from...
St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts CSKA Moscow. Jeff Glass and Alexander Salak receive the starting nods. St. Petersburg got going in the third period with an Andrei Sigaryov goal, assisted by Yury Alexandrov. This was all they needed for a 1-0 win, and the three stars were awarded to Salak (43 save shutout), Sigaryov, and Glass (25 for 26 in saves). SKA leads the series 1-0.
Into Moscow, where Dynamo welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Yaroslavl was first to score in the first period with a Mikelis Redlihs goal, fueled by Geoff Platt and Janis Sprukts. Lokomotiv added on with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, with a lone helper by Jonas Holos. Moscow got on the board in the third period with an unassisted goal by Alexander Ryazantsev. Dynamo tied it on a Leo Komarov goal, made possible by Maxim Pestushko and Konstantin Gorovikov. Moscow won 3-2 in overtime with a Maxim Karpov goal, helped along by Andrei Mironov. The three stars were Karpov, Komarov, and Ryazantsev. Dynamo stakes out a 1-0 series lead.
Out in Ukraine, Donbass Donetsk brings in Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Michael Leighton are the masked men. Riga struck first in the first period with a Gints Meija power play goal, powered by Mat Robinson and Paul Szczechura. Donetsk got on the board in the second period with a Petteri Wirtanen power play goal, assisted by Teemu Laine and Clay Wilson. Donbass took the lead with a shorthanded goal by Wilson, set up by Sergei Varlamov and Lukas Kaspar. Donetsk added on in the third period with a power play goal by Laine, guided in by Oleg Piganovich and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Donbass extended the lead as Evgeny Dadonov scored an unassisted goal. Dinamo got one back with a Lauris Darzins goal, with a lone assist by Szczechura. Donetsk finished it at 5-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Laine. The three stars were Laine, Wilson, and Szczechura. Donbass owns a 1-0 series lead.
Finally, in Prague, Lev hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Petri Vehanen draw the starts. Prague dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Jiri Novotny goal, fueled by Justin Azevedo. Zagreb tied it on a Matt Ellison goal, guided in by Charles Linglet and Ryan Vesce. Lev took the lead back with a power play goal by Azevedo, powered by Martin Sevc and Niko Kapanen. Medvescak tied it in the second period with a power play goal from Kurtis Foster, with a lone helper from Matt Murley. Prague retook the lead in the third period with a Petr Vrana goal, passed from Martin Thornberg and Jiri Sekac. Lev added on with a Thornberg goal, coming off of Nathan Oystrick and Sekac. Zagreb got one back as Murley scored, thanks to Bill Thomas and Jonathan Cheechoo. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Thornberg, Azevedo, and Murley, while Sekac gets an honorable mention. Lev takes a 1-0 series lead.
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St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts CSKA Moscow. Jeff Glass and Alexander Salak receive the starting nods. St. Petersburg got going in the third period with an Andrei Sigaryov goal, assisted by Yury Alexandrov. This was all they needed for a 1-0 win, and the three stars were awarded to Salak (43 save shutout), Sigaryov, and Glass (25 for 26 in saves). SKA leads the series 1-0.
Into Moscow, where Dynamo welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Yaroslavl was first to score in the first period with a Mikelis Redlihs goal, fueled by Geoff Platt and Janis Sprukts. Lokomotiv added on with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, with a lone helper by Jonas Holos. Moscow got on the board in the third period with an unassisted goal by Alexander Ryazantsev. Dynamo tied it on a Leo Komarov goal, made possible by Maxim Pestushko and Konstantin Gorovikov. Moscow won 3-2 in overtime with a Maxim Karpov goal, helped along by Andrei Mironov. The three stars were Karpov, Komarov, and Ryazantsev. Dynamo stakes out a 1-0 series lead.
Out in Ukraine, Donbass Donetsk brings in Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Michael Leighton are the masked men. Riga struck first in the first period with a Gints Meija power play goal, powered by Mat Robinson and Paul Szczechura. Donetsk got on the board in the second period with a Petteri Wirtanen power play goal, assisted by Teemu Laine and Clay Wilson. Donbass took the lead with a shorthanded goal by Wilson, set up by Sergei Varlamov and Lukas Kaspar. Donetsk added on in the third period with a power play goal by Laine, guided in by Oleg Piganovich and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Donbass extended the lead as Evgeny Dadonov scored an unassisted goal. Dinamo got one back with a Lauris Darzins goal, with a lone assist by Szczechura. Donetsk finished it at 5-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Laine. The three stars were Laine, Wilson, and Szczechura. Donbass owns a 1-0 series lead.
Finally, in Prague, Lev hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Petri Vehanen draw the starts. Prague dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Jiri Novotny goal, fueled by Justin Azevedo. Zagreb tied it on a Matt Ellison goal, guided in by Charles Linglet and Ryan Vesce. Lev took the lead back with a power play goal by Azevedo, powered by Martin Sevc and Niko Kapanen. Medvescak tied it in the second period with a power play goal from Kurtis Foster, with a lone helper from Matt Murley. Prague retook the lead in the third period with a Petr Vrana goal, passed from Martin Thornberg and Jiri Sekac. Lev added on with a Thornberg goal, coming off of Nathan Oystrick and Sekac. Zagreb got one back as Murley scored, thanks to Bill Thomas and Jonathan Cheechoo. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Thornberg, Azevedo, and Murley, while Sekac gets an honorable mention. Lev takes a 1-0 series lead.
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