Saturday, March 15, 2014

KHL Western Conference Quarterfinals Day 6 2014

Two more games on today, with the first in...

Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Curtis Sanford guard the cages. Yaroslavl began in the first period on an Ilya Gorokhov power play goal, powered by Sergei Plotnikov and Janis Sprukts. Lokomotiv added on in the second period with a Plotnikv goal, made possible by Yegor Averin. Yaroslavl extended the lead with a Sergei Konkov goal, guided in by Vladislav Kartayev. Lokomotiv padded the lead in the third period on a Alexander Chernikov shorthanded goal, set up by Plotnikov. Alexander Sharychenkov relieved Yeryomenko. Yaroslavl kept going with a Chernikov power play goal, via Alexei Vasilyev and Yegor Yakovlev. Lokomotiv finished it at 6-0 with a Konkov power play goal, with a lone assist by Mikhail Pashnin. The three stars were Konkov, Chernikov, and Plotnikov, while Sanford (28 save shutout) gets the honorable mention. The series is now tied at 3, with the decisive game in two days in Moscow.

The other game is from Riga, as Dinamo hosts Donbass Donetsk. Michael Leighton and Jakub Sedlacek make the starts. Donetsk got going in the second period on a Maxim Yakutsenya goal, with a lone assist from Ruslan Fedotenko. Riga tied it with a Lauris Darzins goal, via Paul Szczechura and Roberts Bukarts. Dinamo pulled ahead on an Andris Dzerins goal, coming off of Krisjanis Redlihs. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Dzerins, Sedlacek (42 for 43 in saves), and Darzins. The series will be wrapped up in Donetsk, currently tied at 3 games each.

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