Tuesday, September 30, 2014

KHL September 30th, 2014

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

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Sergei Borisov are the solid goalies. Cherepovets began in the first period with a Sergei Kuptsov goal, fueled by Andrei Shefer and Pavel Chernov. Severstal added on in the second period as Shefer scored, thanks to Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Cherepovets extended the lead with an Anatoly Nikontsev goal, via Kagarlitsky and Gennady Stolyarov. Khabarovsk got on the board as Dmitry Tarasov converted a penalty shot he received after he was tripped by Pavel Lukin. Severstal shot back with a Sergei Monakhov goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Mons. Cherepovets padded the lead on another Nikontsev goal in the third period, passed from Marek Kvapil. Amur got one back with a Mikhail Fisenko goal, assisted by Rastislav Spirko and Tarasov. Khabarovsk pulled closer on a power play goal by Dmitry Lugin, powered by Spirko and Tarasov. Amur chipped away at the deficit again with another Lugin goal, again set up by Spirko and Tarasov. They couldn't tie the game, losing 5-4, with the three stars going to Nikontsev, Tarasov, and Lugin, while Spirko, Shefer, and Kagarlitsky get the honorable mentions.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Ilya Proskuryakov draw the starts in goal. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score in the first period with a Wojtek Wolski goal, via Sakari Salminen and Jarkko Immonen. Vladivostok tied it in the second period with a Niclas Bergfors goal, coming off of Jan Kolar. Admiral took the lead as Bergfors scored an unassisted goal in the third period. Vladivostok added on as Artyom Zemchyonok scored, thanks to Alexander Gorshkov. Admiral iced it at 4-1 with an Enver Lisin empty net goal, set up by Alexander Goroshansky and Kolar. The three stars went to Bergfors, Proskuryakov (25 for 26 in saves), and Kolar.

West a little to Novosibirsk, as Sibir brings in CSKA Moscow. Stanislav Galimov and Mikko Koskinen guard the cages. Novosibirsk got going in the second period on a Patrik Hersley power play goal, powered by Andrei Konev and Dmitry Monya. Moscow tied it with a Stephane Da Costa goal, assisted by Alexander Radulov. CSKA took the lead in the third period with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, courtesy of Chad Billins and Andrei Stas on the power play. Sibir tied it as Oleg Gubin scored, with a lone helper by Andreas Thuresson. Moscow took the lead back on a Radulov goal, helped along by Nikita Zaitsev. This was good for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Radulov, Prokhorkin, and Galimov (32 for 34 in saves).

Further west to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Vasily Demchenko are in the blue paint. Omsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Sergei Shirokov power play goal, powered by Denis Parshin and Vladimir Sobotka. Avangard added on as Shirokov scored again, with the help of Nikita Pivtsakin. Omsk extended the lead on an Erik Gustafsson goal, courtesy of Kirill Lyamin and Sobotka. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Deron Quint goal, made possible by Andrei Popov and Maxim Kondratyev. Traktor pulled closer with a third period goal by Konstantin Panov, fueled by Jan Bulis. Avangard finished it at 4-2 with a Parshin goal, helped along by Shirokov and Sobotka, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Shirokov, Sobotka, and Parshin.

Back in Yekaterinburg, Avtomobilist welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Jakub Kovar are the masked men. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period with a Danis Zaripov goal, assisted by Sergei Mozyakin and Evgeny Biryukov. Metallurg added on with a Mozyakin goal, fueled by Zaripov and Jan Kovar. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the second period as Evgeny Grigorenko scored, thanks to Chris Lee and Vladislav Kamenev. Metallurg padded the lead on a Kamenev goal, with a lone assist by Mozyakin. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a Gilbert Brule goal, via Alexei Mikhnov. The scoring ended here, with the final at 4-1. Mozyakin, Zaripov, and Kamenev received the three stars.

Over in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra brings in Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Stepan Goryachevskikh are in the creases. Astana opened with a third period Dustin Boyd power play goal, courtesy of Brandon Bochenski and Mike Lundin. Barys added on with a shorthanded empty net goal by Oskars Bartulis with nearly eight minutes left in regulation, set up by Lundin. Khanty-Mansiysk got one back late as Lukas Kaspar scored an unassisted power play goal. The final came out to be an odd 2-1, with Lundin, Boyd, and Laco (34 for 35 in saves) being named the three stars.

Westward to Nizhnekamsk, as Neftekhimik hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Anders Nilsson and Ville Kolppanen are set to start in goal. Nizhnekamsk led off in the first period with a Yaroslav Alshevsky goal, via Stanislav Alshevsky and Pyotr Khokhryakov. Neftekhimik added on with a Dan Sexton power play goal, powered by Nikolai Belov. Kazan got on the board in the second period with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, passed from Mikhail Varnakov and Shaun Heshka. Ak Bars tied it with an Ilya Nikulin goal, courtesy of Igor Mirnov and Sergei Kostitsyn. Kazan took the lead in the third period with an unassisted Janne Pesonen goal. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pesonen, and Nikulin, and Malykhin.

Close by, Lada Togliatti welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vitaly Koval and Jeff Glass are the veteran goalies. Ufa started with a first period Ilkka Heikkinen power play goal, powered by Andrei Zubarev and Dmitry Makarov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a third period Evgeny Skachkov goal, assisted by Antti Pihlstrom and Kirill Koltsov. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Koval (28 save shutout), Heikkinen, and Skachkov.

Finally, Dynamo Moscow brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Alexander Yeryomenko are the goalies with fun names. Moscow began in the first period with a Denis Mosalyov goal, fueled by Denis Kokarev. Podolsk tied it with a Nikita Vyglazov goal, passed from Georgy Berdyukov. Dynamo took the lead back with a Sergei Soin goal, courtesy of Mosalyov and Gleb Koryagin. Moscow added on with a Maxim Pestushko goal, assisted by Maxim Solovyov and Kaspars Daugavins. Igor Saprykin relieved Sateri at this time. Dynamo extended their lead with another Pestushko goal, made possible by Konstantin Gorovikov and Koryagin. Moscow padded the lead with a power play goal by Yury Babenko in the second period, powered by Alexei Tereshchenko and Nikolai Zherdev. Vityaz got one back with a Maxim Afinogenov goal, coming off of Ivan Vereshchagin and Roman Horak. Podolsk pulled closer with a Dmitry Shitikov goal, via Mikhail Yakubov and Konstantin Klimontov. Dynamo shot back with a power play goal in the third period by Mosalyov, with helpers from Kokarev and Dmitry Vishnevsky. Vityaz replied with a Shitikov power play goal, pushed through by Yakubov and Berdyukov. They failed to get closer, falling 6-4. The three stars were awarded to Pestushko, Mosalyov, and Shitikov, while Kokarev, Berdyukov, Koryagin, and Yakubov get the honorable mentions.

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