Sunday, March 23, 2014

KHL Western Conference Semifinals Day 3 2014

Two more games today. The first is in...

Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Curtis Sanford guard the cages. Yaroslavl got going in the second period on a Vladislav Kartayev goal, coming off of Sergei Konkov and Geoff Platt. St. Petersburg tied it on a Roman Cervenka goal, fueled by Tony Martensson and Patrick Thoresen. Lokomotiv took the lead again on a Yegor Averin goal, passed from Sergei Plotnikov and Yury Petrov. Yaroslavl added on in the third period with a Plotnikov goal, with a lone assist by Petrov. Lokomotiv iced it at 4-1 with a Konkov empty net goal, set up by Emil Galimov. The three stars went to Plotnikov, Konkov, and Sanford (33 for 34 in saves), while Petrov got an honorable mention. Lokomotiv owns a 2-1 series lead.

Over in Bratislava, Donbass Donetsk hosts Lev Prague in the refuge center for games that can't be played in the designated home arena. Atte Engren and Michael Leighton draw the starts. Donetsk was first to score in the first period on an Evgeny Dadonov power play goal, powered by Clay Wilson and Peter Podhradsky. Prague tied it on a second period goal from Niko Kapanen, via Ryan O'Byrne and Michal Birner. Donbass took the lead back with a  Evgeny Belukhin goal, coming off of Dadonov and Maxim Yakutsenya. Lev retied it with a Petr Vrana shorthanded goal, set up by Martin Thornberg. Prague won 3-2 in the third period on a Michal Repik goal, guided in by Vrana. The three stars were Vrana, Repik, and Dadonov. Lev takes a 2-1 series lead.

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