Sunday, September 14, 2014

KHL September 14th, 2014

Four games on today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Sergei Borisov are in goal. Ufa got going in the second period on a Denis Tolpeko goal, assisted by Dmitry Makarov and Teemu Hartikainen. Salavat Yulaev added on in the third period on an Alexei Glukhov goal, passed from Ilkka Heikkinen and Anton Slepyshev. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Sokhatsky (36 save shutout), Tolpeko, and Glukhov.

Way to the west, Dinamo Minsk welcomes CSKA Moscow. Kevin Lalande and Lars Haugen draw the starts. Minsk began in the first period on a Charles Linglet goal, made possible by Ryan Vesce and Matt Ellison. Dinamo added on with an Artur Gavrus goal, coming off of Jonathan Cheechoo and Nick Bailen. Minsk extended the lead as Vesce scored a power play goal in the second period, powered by Linglet and Cheechoo. Moscow got on the board on a Vladimir Zharkov goal, with a lone assist by Maxim Mamin. CSKA pulled closer in the third period with a Stephane Da Costa goal, guided in by Alexei Bondarev and Grigory Panin. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Vesce, Linglet, and Cheechoo.

Moving along to Bratislava, where Slovan hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Jaroslav Janus are the veteran goalies. Bratislava led off in the first period with a Milan Bartovic goal, courtesy of Ivan Baranka and Michal Sersen. Nizhny Novgorod tied it with a Sakari Salminen power play goal, with a lone helper by Jarkko Immonen. Torpedo took the lead on an Immonen goal, fueled by Sergei Bernatsky and Alexei Potapov. Slovan tied it again in the second period with a Ladislav Nagy power play goal, powered by Sersen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Dmitry Kazionov of Nizhny Novgorod and Tomas Netik of Bratislava cancelled each other out before Immonen scored to lift Torpedo to a 3-2 win. The three stars Immonen, Sersen, and Kasutin (33 for 35 in saves).

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Barry Brust are in the blue paint. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Martin St. Pierre goal, via Andrew Hutchinson. Medvescak added on with a Nathan Perkovich goal, with a lone assist by Hutchinson. Zagreb extended the lead with a power play goal in the second period by Mark Katic, powered by Brandon Segal and Jason Krog. Medvescak padded the lead with a Pascal Pelletier unassisted goal. Cherepovets got on the board with an Anatoly Nikontsev penalty shot goal he received after being slashed by Shaone Morrisonn. Zagreb shot back in the third period on an Andrew Murray goal, coming off of Mike Glumac and Patrick Bjorkstrand. Severstal answered with an Evgeny Mons goal, going in unassisted. This was as close as it got, with the final being 5-2. The three stars went to Brust (32 for 34 in saves), Katic, and Hutchinson.

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