Saturday, March 8, 2014

KHL Western Conference Quarterfinals Day 2 2014

Another four games today, beginning in...

St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts CSKA Moscow. Jeff Glass and Alexander Salak again draw the starts. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, assisted by Patrick Thoresen and Tony Martensson. SKA added on with a Yury Alexandrov power play goal, coming off of Kevin Dallman and Roman Cervenka. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Thoresen scored, thanks to Cervenka and Alexandrov. Moscow got on the board in the second period on an Igor Fefelov goal, courtesy of Deron Quint. SKA answered on a Cervenka goal, with a lone assist by Alexei Semenov. St. Petersburg finished it at 5-1 in the third period with a power play goal by Dallman, powered by Thoresen and Alexandrov. The three stars were Thoresen, Alexandrov, and Cervenka, while Dallman gets an honorable mention. SKA will head out on the road with a 2-0 series lead.

Into Moscow, where Dynamo welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Alexander Yeryomenko guard the cages. Moscow opened in the first period on a Maxim Solovyov goal, assisted by Dmitry Pestunov and Janne Jalasvaara. Dynamo added on with a second period goal by Solovyov, guided in by Jalasvaara and Maxim Karpov. Yaroslavl got on the board in the third period with an Alexander Chernikov goal, with a lone helper from Ilya Gorokhov. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Solovyov, Yeryomenko (27 for 28 in saves), and Jalasvaara. Dynamo will travel with a 2-0 series lead.

Out in Donetsk, Donbass brings in Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Michael Leighton man the creases. Donetsk dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Teemu Laine goal, assisted by Clay Wilson and Petteri Wirtanen. Donbass added on in the second period as Oleg Piganovich scored, thanks to Viktor Zakharov and Alexander Toryanik. Riga got on the board with a Roberts Bukarts goal, fueled by Georgijs Pujacs. Donetsk shot back in the third period with Laine's second of the game, and empty net goal via Oskars Bartulis. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being handed to Laine, Leighton (22 for 23 in saves), and Piganovich. Donbass owns a 2-0 series lead.

Finally, in Prague, Lev hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Petri Vehanen and Barry Brust are set to start. Prague started in the first period on a Lukas Cingel goal, courtesy of Calle Ridderwall. Zagreb tied it in the second period as Matt Ellison scored, thanks to Charles Linglet. Medvescak took the lead on a Bill Thomas goal, passed from Linglet and Jonathan Cheechoo. Lev retied it in the third period with a Jiri Novotny power play goal, powered by Jiri Sekac and Nathan Oystrick. Prague took the lead back with a Martin Thornberg power play goal, with a lone assist by Mikko Maenpaa. Lev added on with a Patrik Zackrisson goal, via Michal Repik. Prague iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Justin Azevedo, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Thornberg, Zackrisson, and Linglet.

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