Wednesday, September 17, 2014

KHL September 17th, 2014

Nine games to go with today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Avangard Omsk. Denis Kostin and Sergei Borisov are between the pipes. Omsk began with a first period goal by Sergei Shirokov on the power play, powered by Vladimir Sobotka and Denis Parshin. Avangard added on in the second period with an unassisted goal by Evgeny Mozer. Omsk extended the lead as Shirokov scored, thanks to Sobotka. Avangard padded the lead on a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, passed from Vladimir Pervushin and Kirill Lyamin. This was all the scoring for the game, with the final being 4-0. The three stars belonged to Shirokov, Kostin (25 save shutout), and Sobotka.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Ivan Nalimov draw the starts. Vladivostok was first to score in the first period with a Richard Gynge goal, courtesy of Alexander Goroshansky. Astana tied it on a Nigel Dawes goal, coming off of Dustin Boyd and Roman Savchenko. Admiral took the lead back as Gynge scored again, thanks to Goroshansky and Mikhail Naumenkov. Barys tied it again in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Mikhail Rakhmanov goal. Vladivostok pulled ahead again with a Goroshansky goal, with a lone assist by Gynge. This held up to the end for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Gynge, Goroshansky, and Rakhmanov.

Westward to Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Ilya Sorokin are the young goalies. Ufa dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Antti Pihlstrom power play goal, powered by Ivan Vishnevsky and Alexei Kaigorodov. Novokuznetsk tied it with an Alexei Kosourov goal, guided in by Cade Fairchild and Vitaly Zotov. Metallurg took the lead with an Ansel Galimov goal, via James O'Brien on the power play. Salavat Yulaev tied it in the third period as Kirill Koltsov scored, with the help of Evgeny Skachkov and Pihlstrom. Novokuznetsk retook the lead on a Galimov goal, coming off of Alexander Komaristy. This was the game-winner, with the final being 3-2, and the three stars went to Galimov, Pihlstrom, and Kosourov.

Further west to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor hosts Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Vladislav Fokin are in the blue paint. Riga struck first in the first period on a Martins Cipulis goal, guided in by Linus Videll and Lauris Darzins. Chelyabinsk tied it in the second period with a Deron Quint goal, assisted by Anton Glinkin. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Glinkin and Marcel Hossa matched each others' goals, and then Kyle Wilson won it for Traktor with his tally in the tenth round. The final was 2-1, and the three stars were Fokin (22 for 23 in saves), Glinkin, and Sedlacek (32 for 33 in saves).

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Mikhail Biryukov are the veteran goalies. St. Petersburg opened in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, courtesy of Dmitry Yudin. SKA added on with an Artemy Panarin penalty shot goal. The opportunity came after an Alexei Pepelyaev slash on a breakaway. St. Petersburg extended the lead with a Patrick Thoresen goal, fueled by Tony Martensson. Stepan Goryachevskikh relieved Biryukov at this time. SKA padded the lead as Kovalchuk scored again, thanks to Jimmie Eriksson. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board in the second period with an Ivan Yatsenko goal, guided in by Sergei Lesnukhin. Yugra pulled closer with a Toni Rajala power play goal, powered by Ben Maxwell and Lukas Kaspar. Khanty-Mansiysk chipped closer in the third period on a Vitaly Sitnikov power play goal, assisted by Pepelyaev and Andrei Sergeyev. They couldn't get the equalizer, losing 4-3, with the three stars going to Kovalchuk, Thoresen, and Panarin.

Over in Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Curtis Sanford tend the twines. Yaroslavl got going in the third period with a Yegor Yakovlev goal, passed from Jiri Novotny and Martin Thornberg. Lokomotiv iced it at 2-0 with an empty net power play goal by Yegor Averin, set up by Sergei Plotnikov. The three stars were handed to Sanford (26 save shutout), Yakovlev, and Kovar (33 for 34 in saves).

Backtracking to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Alexander Sudnitsin protect the nets. Helsinki led off in the first period on a Niklas Hagman goal, assisted by Ryan Gunderson and Niko Kapanen. Jokerit added on as Hagman scored again, with a lone assist by Daine Todd. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a Dan Sexton power play goal, powered by Teemu Eronen and Yegor Milovzorov. Helsinki shot back with another Hagman goal to complete his hat trick, helped along by Todd and Gunderson. Ville Kolppanen relieved Sudnitsin at this time. Jokerit extended their lead with a Todd goal, fueled by Gunderson, who got a sock trick. Neftekhimik pulled back in the second period with a Maxim Berezin goal, guided in by Igor Polygalov and Pavel Zdunov. Nizhnekamsk pulled closer with a Gleb Klimenko goal, coming off of Eronen and Alexander Ryazantsev. Neftekhimik tied it on a Sexton power play goal, pushed through by Tim Stapleton. Helsinki took the lead back on a Steve Moses power play goal, made possible by Gunderson. Jokerit padded their lead on a third period goal by Juhamatti Aaltonen, courtesy of Hagman and Gunderson on the power play. Nizhnekamsk clawed back with a Polygalov goal, with the help of Pyotr Khokhryakov and Maxim Trunyov. Helsinki finished it at 7-5 with an empty net goal by Jere Sallinen, set up by Moses. The three stars were Hagman, Gunderson, and Sexton, while Todd, Eronen, Polygalov, and Moses get the honorable mentions.

Into Moscow, where Dynamo welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Alexander Lazushin guard the cages. The goalies were perfect for sixty-five minutes of game time. It took goals by Danis Zaripov and Chris Lee for Metallurg to take the game 1-0 in the shootout. The three stars were Koshechkin (27 save shutout), Lazushin (27 save "shutout"), and Zaripov.

Finally, down in Sochi, the Leopards bring in Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Tomas Popperle are the masked men. Kazan started in the first period with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, assisted by Konstantin Korneyev. Ak Bars added on with an Ilya Nikulin power play goal, powered by Justin Azevedo and Sergei Kostitsyn. Kazan extended the lead with an Azevedo power play goal, fueled by Vladimir Denisov and Kostitsyn. Andrei Gavrilov relieved Popperle at this time. Ak Bars padded the lead on a Korneyev power play goal, guided in by Kostitsyn, who got a sock trick, and Igor Mirnov. Kazan struck again in the third period with a Shaun Heshka goal, coming off of Kostisyn and Mirnov. This made it 5-0, the final, and the three stars were awarded to Kostitsyn, Garipov (30 save shutout), and Azevedo, while Korneyev and Mirnov get the honorable mentions.

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