This post will cover all Gagarin Cup Finals games.
Game 1: Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Petri Vehanen for Lev and Vasily Koshechkin for Metallurg. Prague opened in the first period with a Martin Sevc power play goal, powered by Justin Azevedo. Lev added on in the second period with a Petr Vrana goal, assisted by Jiri Sekac and Martin Thornberg. Prague extended the lead in the third period as Azevedo scored an empty net goal, set up by Jiri Novotny and Patrik Zackrisson. This was good for a 3-0 win, with the three stars being Vehanen (21 save shutout), Azevedo, and Sevc. Lev establishes a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Petri Vehanen for Lev and Vasily Koshechkin for Metallurg. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period on a Bogdan Potekhin goal, fueled by Mikhail Yunkov and Sergei Tereshchenko. Metallurg added on with a Danis Zaripov goal, assisted by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Magnitogorsk extended the lead as Jan Kovar scored a power play goal, powered by Mozyakin and Zaripov. Metallurg padded the lead in the third period on a Mozyakin goal, made possible Kovar and Rinat Ibragimov. Prague got on the board with a Justin Azevedo goal, guided in by Mikko Maenpaa. This made it 4-1, with the three stars going to Mozyakin, Zaripov, and Kovar. The series heads to the Czech Republic tied at 1.
Game 3: Prague, Czech Republic. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Metallurg and Petri Vehanen for Lev. Prague started in the first period on a Jiri Sekac goal, assisted by Martin Thornberg and Petr Vrana. Magnitogorsk tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Sergei Mozyakin, powered by Danis Zaripov. Lev took the lead back in the third period on a Justin Azevedo goal, guided in by Nathan Oystrick and Mikko Maenpaa on the power play. Metallurg tied it late with a Francis Pare goal, coming off of Mozyakin and Chris Lee. Prague won 3-2 on another Azevedo goal, with a lone assist by Maenpaa. The three stars were Azevedo, Mozyakin, and Maenpaa. Lev has a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Prague, Czech Republic. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Metallurg and Petri Vehanen for Lev. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period on a Yaroslav Khabarov goal, made possible by Evgeny Timkin. Prague tied it on a David Ullstrom goal, fueled by Niko Kapanen. Lev took the lead on a Justin Azevedo goal, via Patrik Zackrisson. Metallurg retied it on a Viktor Antipin power play goal, powered by Danis Zaripov and Sergei Mozyakin. Prague pulled ahead again in the second period as Ondrej Nemec scored a power play goal, with the help of Azevedo and Kapanen. Magnitogorsk pulled even on an Antipin goal, with a lone assist by Mozyakin. Metallurg took the lead in the third period as Zaripov scored, thanks to Mozyakin, who got a sock trick, and Antipin. Magnitogorsk made it 5-3, the final, with another Zaripov goal, assisted by Mozyakin and Jan Kovar on the power play. The three stars went to Zaripov, Antipin, and Mozyakin, while Azevedo and Kapanen get the honorable mentions. The series heads back to Russia tied at 2.
Game 5: Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Petri Vehanen and Vasily Koshechkin. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, with a lone assist by Jan Kovar. Prague tied it in the third period as Justin Azevedo scored, thanks to Patrik Zackrisson and Martin Sevc. Metallurg won 2-1 in overtime on another Mozyakin, his second of the game, made possible by Danis Zaripov and Kovar. The three stars were given to Mozyakin, Koshechkin (35 for 36 in saves), and Kovar. Metallurg has a 3-2 series advantage and will look to close out the championship on the road.
Game 6: Prague, Czech Republic. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin and Petri Vehanen. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, assisted by Danis Zaripov and Jan Kovar. Prague tied it on a power play goal by Justin Azevedo, powered by Martin Sevc and Ondrej Nemec. Lev took the lead as Sevc scored a power play goal, helped along by Nemec and Azevedo. Metallurg tied it in the second period with a Mikhail Yunkov goal, made possible by Oskar Osala and Sergei Tereshchenko. Magnitogorsk pulled ahead on a Chris Lee goal, passed from Tim Brent and Evgeny Timkin. Prague pulled even again on a Ryan O'Byrne goal, guided in by Michal Birner and Michal Repik. Metallurg took the lead again as Francis Pare scored, thanks to Mozyakin and Yunkov. Lev evened the score in the third period with an unassisted goal by Mikko Maenpaa. Prague won 5-4 in overtime with a Nathan Oystrick goal, with a lone helper by Patrik Zackrisson. The three stars were Azevedo, Sevc, and Mozyakin, while Yunkov and Nemec get the honorable mentions. The series will be decided on Thursday in Magnitogorsk, with the current mark being a 3-3 tie.
Game 7: Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Petri Vehanen and Vasily Koshechkin. Magnitogorsk led off in the first period with a Francis Pare goal, via Yaroslav Khabarov. Prague tied it with a David Ullstrom goal, helped along by Marc-Andre Gragnani. Metallurg retook the lead in the second period on an Evgeny Biryukov goal, made possible by Viktor Antipin and Danis Zaripov. Lev tied it again as Ryan O'Byrne scored an unassisted goal. Magnitogorsk regained the lead on a Yaroslav Kosov goal, guided in by Evgeny Timkin and Dmitry Kazionov. Metallurg added on with a Jan Kovar goal, fueled by Antipin and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the third period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, passed from Zaripov, who got a sock trick, and Kovar. Metallurg padded the lead as Zaripov scored, thanks to Kovar. Prague got one back on a Martin Thornberg goal, assisted by Ondrej Nemec. Lev chipped closer as Justin Azevedo scored, with the help of Nemec and Jivi Novotny. Magnitogorsk iced it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Mikhail Yunkov, set up by Pare and Oskar Osala. The three stars were given to Zaripov, Kovar, and Pare, while Antipin and Nemec get the honorable mentions. Metallurg captures the Gagarin Cup Championship by a 4-3 margin in the series.
See you all next September for more KHL hockey as I will enter my third season covering the league. In the meantime, keep reading through my NHL playoffs posts and look ahead to the MLS coverage I will be bringing beginning in May.
Game 1: Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Petri Vehanen for Lev and Vasily Koshechkin for Metallurg. Prague opened in the first period with a Martin Sevc power play goal, powered by Justin Azevedo. Lev added on in the second period with a Petr Vrana goal, assisted by Jiri Sekac and Martin Thornberg. Prague extended the lead in the third period as Azevedo scored an empty net goal, set up by Jiri Novotny and Patrik Zackrisson. This was good for a 3-0 win, with the three stars being Vehanen (21 save shutout), Azevedo, and Sevc. Lev establishes a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Petri Vehanen for Lev and Vasily Koshechkin for Metallurg. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period on a Bogdan Potekhin goal, fueled by Mikhail Yunkov and Sergei Tereshchenko. Metallurg added on with a Danis Zaripov goal, assisted by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Magnitogorsk extended the lead as Jan Kovar scored a power play goal, powered by Mozyakin and Zaripov. Metallurg padded the lead in the third period on a Mozyakin goal, made possible Kovar and Rinat Ibragimov. Prague got on the board with a Justin Azevedo goal, guided in by Mikko Maenpaa. This made it 4-1, with the three stars going to Mozyakin, Zaripov, and Kovar. The series heads to the Czech Republic tied at 1.
Game 3: Prague, Czech Republic. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Metallurg and Petri Vehanen for Lev. Prague started in the first period on a Jiri Sekac goal, assisted by Martin Thornberg and Petr Vrana. Magnitogorsk tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Sergei Mozyakin, powered by Danis Zaripov. Lev took the lead back in the third period on a Justin Azevedo goal, guided in by Nathan Oystrick and Mikko Maenpaa on the power play. Metallurg tied it late with a Francis Pare goal, coming off of Mozyakin and Chris Lee. Prague won 3-2 on another Azevedo goal, with a lone assist by Maenpaa. The three stars were Azevedo, Mozyakin, and Maenpaa. Lev has a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Prague, Czech Republic. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Metallurg and Petri Vehanen for Lev. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period on a Yaroslav Khabarov goal, made possible by Evgeny Timkin. Prague tied it on a David Ullstrom goal, fueled by Niko Kapanen. Lev took the lead on a Justin Azevedo goal, via Patrik Zackrisson. Metallurg retied it on a Viktor Antipin power play goal, powered by Danis Zaripov and Sergei Mozyakin. Prague pulled ahead again in the second period as Ondrej Nemec scored a power play goal, with the help of Azevedo and Kapanen. Magnitogorsk pulled even on an Antipin goal, with a lone assist by Mozyakin. Metallurg took the lead in the third period as Zaripov scored, thanks to Mozyakin, who got a sock trick, and Antipin. Magnitogorsk made it 5-3, the final, with another Zaripov goal, assisted by Mozyakin and Jan Kovar on the power play. The three stars went to Zaripov, Antipin, and Mozyakin, while Azevedo and Kapanen get the honorable mentions. The series heads back to Russia tied at 2.
Game 5: Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Petri Vehanen and Vasily Koshechkin. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, with a lone assist by Jan Kovar. Prague tied it in the third period as Justin Azevedo scored, thanks to Patrik Zackrisson and Martin Sevc. Metallurg won 2-1 in overtime on another Mozyakin, his second of the game, made possible by Danis Zaripov and Kovar. The three stars were given to Mozyakin, Koshechkin (35 for 36 in saves), and Kovar. Metallurg has a 3-2 series advantage and will look to close out the championship on the road.
Game 6: Prague, Czech Republic. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin and Petri Vehanen. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, assisted by Danis Zaripov and Jan Kovar. Prague tied it on a power play goal by Justin Azevedo, powered by Martin Sevc and Ondrej Nemec. Lev took the lead as Sevc scored a power play goal, helped along by Nemec and Azevedo. Metallurg tied it in the second period with a Mikhail Yunkov goal, made possible by Oskar Osala and Sergei Tereshchenko. Magnitogorsk pulled ahead on a Chris Lee goal, passed from Tim Brent and Evgeny Timkin. Prague pulled even again on a Ryan O'Byrne goal, guided in by Michal Birner and Michal Repik. Metallurg took the lead again as Francis Pare scored, thanks to Mozyakin and Yunkov. Lev evened the score in the third period with an unassisted goal by Mikko Maenpaa. Prague won 5-4 in overtime with a Nathan Oystrick goal, with a lone helper by Patrik Zackrisson. The three stars were Azevedo, Sevc, and Mozyakin, while Yunkov and Nemec get the honorable mentions. The series will be decided on Thursday in Magnitogorsk, with the current mark being a 3-3 tie.
Game 7: Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Petri Vehanen and Vasily Koshechkin. Magnitogorsk led off in the first period with a Francis Pare goal, via Yaroslav Khabarov. Prague tied it with a David Ullstrom goal, helped along by Marc-Andre Gragnani. Metallurg retook the lead in the second period on an Evgeny Biryukov goal, made possible by Viktor Antipin and Danis Zaripov. Lev tied it again as Ryan O'Byrne scored an unassisted goal. Magnitogorsk regained the lead on a Yaroslav Kosov goal, guided in by Evgeny Timkin and Dmitry Kazionov. Metallurg added on with a Jan Kovar goal, fueled by Antipin and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the third period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, passed from Zaripov, who got a sock trick, and Kovar. Metallurg padded the lead as Zaripov scored, thanks to Kovar. Prague got one back on a Martin Thornberg goal, assisted by Ondrej Nemec. Lev chipped closer as Justin Azevedo scored, with the help of Nemec and Jivi Novotny. Magnitogorsk iced it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Mikhail Yunkov, set up by Pare and Oskar Osala. The three stars were given to Zaripov, Kovar, and Pare, while Antipin and Nemec get the honorable mentions. Metallurg captures the Gagarin Cup Championship by a 4-3 margin in the series.
See you all next September for more KHL hockey as I will enter my third season covering the league. In the meantime, keep reading through my NHL playoffs posts and look ahead to the MLS coverage I will be bringing beginning in May.
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