Saturday, September 27, 2014

KHL September 27th, 2014

Eleven games on a busy day today, beginning with...

Avangard Omsk hosting the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Konstantin Barulin are set to start. Omsk led off in the first period with an Ivan Nepryayev goal, with a lone assist by Nikolai Lemtyugov. Avangard added on as Andrei Ivanov scored, thanks to Alexander Popov and Tom Wandell. Omsk extended the lead with a shorthanded and unassisted Sergei Kalinin goal. Avangard padded the lead on an unassisted Denis Parshin goal in the second period. Omsk kept going with a power play goal by Sergei Shirokov, powered by Alexander Perezhogin. Ilya Krikunov got Sochi on the board with a goal, coming off of Nikita Shchitov and Igor Ignatushkin. Avangard shot back on a Popov shorthanded goal, set up by Wandell. Omsk struck again in the third period as Shirokov scored again, with the help of Parshin and Denis Kulyash. Avangard finished it at 8-1 with a Kirill Semyonov goal, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Shirokov, Parshin, and Popov, while Wandell gets an honorable mention.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Jan Laco are in the creases. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the second period on an unassisted Martins Karsums goal. Dynamo added on with a Kaspars Daugavins goal, fueled by Konstantin Gorovikov and Maxim Pestushko. Astana got on the board with a Konstantin Pushkaryov goal, guided in by Nikita Tserenok and Dmitry Upper. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Yeryomenko (35 for 36 in saves), Daugavins, and Karsums.

Back in Russia, we have Metallurg Magnitogorsk bringing in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Vasily Koshechkin are the masked men. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period on a Bogdan Potekhin goal, via Sergei Tereshchenko. Magnitogorsk added on as Potekhin scored an unassisted goal in the second period. Magnitogorsk extended the lead with a Rafael Batyrshin power play goal in the second period, powered by Jan Kovar and Alexei Bereglazov. Novokuznetsk got on the board with a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, assisted by Cade Fairchild and Ryan Stoa. Magnitogorsk shot back in the third period with a Kovar power play goal, courtesy of Danis Zaripov and Batyrshin. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Potekhin, Kovar, and Batyrshin.

Up to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Jakub Kovar are between the pipes. Yekaterinburg struck first in the first period on a Gilbert Brule goal, with a lone helper by Jakub Petruzalek. Avtomobilist added on in the second period as Alexander Bumagin scored, thanks to Dmitry Megalinsky. Khabarovsk got on the board with a Mikhail Zheleznov goal, assisted by Tommi Taimi and Evgeny Orlov. Yekaterinburg answered in the third period with another Brule goal, helped along by Alexei Simakov and Petruzalek. This made it a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Brule, Kovar (24 for 25 in saves), and Petruzalek.

Out in Riga, Dinamo welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Ilya Proskuryakov and Jakub Sedlacek receive the starting nods. Riga began in the first period on a Oskars Cibulskis goal, fueled by Krisjanis Rdlihs and Mikelis Redlihs on the power play. Vladivostok tied it in the second period on an Ilya Zubov goal, courtesy of Alexei Ugarov. Dinamo took the lead back on a power play goal by Mikelis Redlihs, powered by Linus Videll and Krisjanis Redlihs. Riga added on in the third period with a Miks Indrasis goal, with a lone assist by Gints Meija. Admiral shot back as Logan Pyett scored, thanks to Niclas Bergfors and Alexander Gorshkov. Dinamo iced it at 4-2 with a Marcel Hossa empty net goal, set up by Pyotr Schastlivy.

Back to Russia again, as CSKA Moscow brings in Dinamo Minsk. Dmitry Milchakov and Kevin Lalande draw the starts. Moscow opened in the first period with an Alexander Radulov goal, fueled by Jan Mursak. CSKA added on in the second period with a Stephane Da Costa power play goal, powered by Radulov and Nikita Zaitsev. This held up for a 2-0 final, with the three stars belonging to Radulov, Lalande (15 save shutout), and Da Costa.

East to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Ivan Kasutin man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period with an unassisted power play goal by Sakari Salminen. Torpedo added on with a power play goal by Wojtek Wolski, powered by Juuso Hietanen and Salminen. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a Maxim Trunyov power play goal, coming off of Dmitry Kosmachyov and Pavel Kulikov. Nizhny Novgorod answered with a power play goal by Hietanen, courtesy of Wolski and Alexander Makarov. Neftekhimik replied with a Gleb Klimenko power play goal, assisted by Josh Hennessy and Nikolai Belov. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a third period Dan Sexton goal, fueled by Tim Stapleton and Alexander Yevseyenkov. Torpedo took the lead back on a Vladimir Galuzin goal, going in unassisted. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev scored a power play goal, thanks to Galuzin and Sergei Demagin. Neftekhimik clawed back with a Yevseyenkov goal, guided in by Stapleton and Yegor Milovzorov. Nizhnekamsk tied it again with a Maxim Rybin goal, passed from Sexton and Yevseyenkov. Neftekhimik completed the rally with an overtime goal by Pyotr Khokryakov, going in unassisted for the 6-5 win. The three stars went to Yevseyenkov, Hietanen, and Sexton, while Wolski, Salminen, Stapleton, and Galuzin all get honorable mentions.

Over to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Jakub Stepanek have the green light to start. Cherepovets started in the first period with a Sergei Monakhov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Mons and Pavel Chernov. Severstal added on as Nikolai Kazakovtsev scored, thanks to Sergei Kuptsov. Cherepovets extended the lead as Mons scored, with the help of Chernov and Monakhov. Togliatti got on the board with a Marat Fakhrutdinov goal, with a lone assist by Peter Podhradsky. Lada pulled closer with a second period Stanislav Bocharov goal, fueled by Martin Zatovic and Andrei Nikitenko. Severstal shot back in the third period on a David Ullstrom power play goal, assisted by Anatoly Nikontsev. Togliatti got one back on an unassisted Fakhrutdinov goal. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Monakhov, Mons, and Fakhrutdinov, while Chernov gets an honorable mention.

Into St. Petersburg, where SKA brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Alexander Salak guard the cages. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with a Vadim Shipachyov goal, via Artemy Panarin and Ilya Kovalchuk on the power play. Podolsk tied it in the second period on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, assisted by Anton Korolyov. SKA took the lead back with an Andrei Kuteikin power play goal, powered by Evgeny Dadonov and Shipachyov. St. Petersburg added on in the third period with a Jimmie Ericsson goal, fueled by Kovalchuk and Dmitry Kalinin. SKA extended the lead with a Kalinin goal, guided in by Dadonov and Tony Martensson. St. Petersburg padded the lead on a Dadonov power play goal, helped along by Panarin and Shipachyov. SKA kept going on another Dadonov goal, with a lone helper from Viktor Tikhonov. St. Petersburg continued as Dadonov completed his natural hat trick, with the help of Panarin and Shipachyov, both of whom got sock tricks. The final stood at 7-1, with the three stars being Dadonov, Panarin, and Shipachyov, while Kovalchuk, and Kalinin got the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Emil Garipov are in the blue paint. Kazan began in the first period on an Alexander Burmistrov power play goal, powered by Shaun Heshka. Ak Bars added on with an Evgeny Bodrov goal, fueled by Alexander Svitov. Kazan extended the lead as Igor Mirnov scored, thanks to Konstantin Korneyev and Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars padded the lead on a Svitov goal, coming off of Bodrov and Yakov Rylov. Kazan struck again in the third period with another Bodrov goal, guided in by Dmitry Obukhov and Svitov. Novosibirsk got on the board with an Andreas Thuresson goal, courtesy of Jonas Enlund. Sibir pulled closer with a Vladimir Butuzov goal, assisted by Viktor Bobrov. This only made it a 5-2 final, with the three stars going to Bodrov, Svitov, and Garipov (34 for 36 in saves).

Finally, we end in Finland, as Jokerit Helsinki hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren is mismatched with Riku Helenius in goal. Mytishchi struck first in the first period on a shorthanded Sergei Shmelyov goal, set up by Matthew Gilroy. Helsinki tied it with a Niko Kapanen power play goal, powered by Ryan Gunderson and Juhamatti Aaltonen. Jokerit took the lead on a Kurtis McLean goal, fueled by Jere Sallinen. Helsinki added on in the second period as Petr Koukal scored, thanks to Johan Harju and Ossi Vaananen. Jokerit extended the lead on a Steve Moses goal, assisted by Koukal and Tommi Huhtala. Atlant got one back on a Vitaly Novopashin goal, passed from Konstantin Koltsov. There was no scoring in the third period, for a 4-2 final score. The three stars went to Koukal, Moses, and Shmelyov.

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