The new season begins in earnest today, as ten games are on the schedule. The first is from...
Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ari Ahonen and Alexei Murygin play goal. Vladivostok was first to score with an unassisted power play goal by Niclas Bergfors in the first period. Admiral added on as Alexander Gorshkov scored an unassisted goal. Khabarovsk got on the board with a Rastislav Spirko goal, fueled by Dmitry Tarasov on the power play. Sergei Borisov relieved Murygin late in the first period. Amur tied the game in the second period with a Jesse Niinimaki power play goal, powered by Alexander Loginov and Michel Miklik. Khabarovsk took the lead as Miklik scored, with the help of Loginov. Vladivostok tied it again with a Logan Pyett goal, passed from Gorshkov. Amur pulled ahead in the third period on a power play goal by Vyacheslav Litovchenko, guided in by Ruslan Bashkirov and Mikhail Zheleznov. Khabarovsk extended the lead with a Bashkirov goal, made possible by Kirill Safronov and Tommi Taimi on the power play. Admiral got one back with a Jan Kolar power play goal, set up by Enver Lisin. The final stood at 5-4 in favor of Amur, and the three stars were Bashkirov, Miklik, and Loginov, while Gorshkov gets an honorable mention.
To the west, Avangard Omsk welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Konstantin Barulin are in the creases. Novokuznetsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alexander Komaristy goal, via Artyom Garifullin. This was it for the scoring in the game. Metallurg won 1-0, and the three stars were Sorokin (37 save shutout), Komaristy, and Barulin (18 for 19 in saves).
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vitaly Koval and Jan Laco receive the starting nods. Astana opened in the first period with a Nigel Dawes power play goal, powered by Kevin Dallman and Brandon Bochenski. Barys added on with a Dustin Boyd goal, with a lone assist by Dawes. Astana extended the lead as Dawes scored again, thanks to Boyd and Bochenski. Vladimir Sokhatsky came on in relief of Koval at this time. Ufa got on the board in the second period as Antti Pihlstrom scored, with the help of Andrei Zubarev and Alexei Kaigorodov. Salavat Yulaev pulled closer on another Pihlstrom goal, assisted by Kirill Koltsov. Ufa tied it on a Yegor Dubrovsky goal, fueled by Ivan Lekomtsev. Salavat Yulaev took the lead when Pihlstrom completed his hat trick with a power play goal made possible by Kaigorodov. Barys retied it in the third period on a Dallman power play goal, with a lone helper by Dawes. With just a second left in regulation, Dawes completed his hat trick on an unassisted power play goal, giving Astana a 5-4 victory. The three stars were Dawes, Pihlstrom, and Dallman, while Bochenski, Boyd, and Kaigorodov receive the honorable mentions.
Up in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vladislav Fokin and Alexander Sudnitsin are between the pipes. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period with a Tim Stapleton goal, assisted by Teemu Eronen and Dan Sexton. Neftekhimik added on with an Andrei Stepanov goal, courtesy of Maxim Berezin and Pyotr Khokhryakov on the power play. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Berezin, powered by Josh Hennessy and Yegor Antropov. Chelyabinsk got one back in the third period on a Stanislav Chistov goal, guided in by Deron Quint and Kyle Wilson on the power play. Neftekhimik iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Sexton, set up by Mikhail Zhukov and Yegor Milovzorov. The three stars were Berezin, Sexton, and Sudnitsin (31 for 32 in saves).
A little west to Cherepovets, as Severstal welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Jakub Stepanek man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the third period on a Dmitry Kazionov goal, assisted by Viktor Drugov and Vyacheslav Kulyomin. Torpedo finished it at 2-0 with a power play goal into an empty net by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev, set up by Vladimir Galuzin and Juuso Hietanen. The three stars were Kasutin (29 save shutout), Kazionov, and Stepanek (32 for 33 in saves).
Along to a new city for me, as Lada Togliatti brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Stepan Goryachevskikh and Jeff Glass guard the cages. Togliatti began in the first period with an unassisted Peter Podhradsky goal. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it with an Igor Magogin power play goal, powered by Alexei Pepelyaev. Yugra took the lead in the second period on a Toni Rajala goal, fueled by Ben Maxwell. Khanty-Mansiysk added on in the third period as Nikita Gusev scored, with the help of Andrei Sergeyev and Pavel Medvedev. Yugra extended the lead on a Sergei Lesnukhin goal, via Sergeyev and Kirill Knyazev. Lada got one back with a Martin Zatovic goal, coming off of Dmitry Vorobyov on the power play. Khanty-Mansiysk went on to win 5-2 after a shorthanded empty net goal by Ivan Yatsenko, going in unassisted. The three stars were Sergeyev, Gusev, and Podhradsky.
Into the mountains, as Ak Bars Kazan hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Anders Nilsson protect the nets. Kazan dented the scoreboard with a second period Vladimir Tkachyov goal, coming off of Kirill Petrov and Oscar Moller on the power play. Yekaterinburg tied it with a power play goal by Alexander Bumagin, powered by Filipp Metlyuk and Anton Krysanov. Ak Bars retook the lead on a power play goal by Ilya Nikulin, passed from Justin Azevedo and Moller. Kazan added on with a Janne Pesonen goal, fueled by Mikhail Varnakov and Alexander Burmistrov. Avtomobilist got one back in the third period on an Alexei Simakov goal, with helpers provided by Sami Lepisto and Anton Lazarev. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Pesonen, Moller, and Nilsson (23 for 25 in saves).
North to Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Henrik Karlsson are between the pipes. Helsinki started in the first period with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Niko Kapanen and Juhamatti Aaltonen on the power play. Minsk tied it with a power play goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, powered by Matt Ellison and Ryan Vesce. Jokerit took the lead back in the second period on a Ryan Gunderson goal, guided in by Riku Hahl and Semir Ben-Amor. Dinamo retied it with a Charles Linglet goal, with a lone assist by Cheechoo on the power play. Minsk retook the lead as Cheechoo scored another goal, courtesy of Linglet and Ellison on the power play. Helsinki retied it with a Petr Koukal goal, via Linus Omark and Daine Todd. Dinamo took the lead back as Cheechoo finished his hat trick with an unassisted goal. Jokerit pulled even again on a Steve Moses goal, made possible by Koukal and Todd. Minsk won it with a power play goal in overtime for a 5-4 decision, scored by Ellison with assists by Vesce and Cheechoo. The three stars were Cheechoo, Ellison, and Todd, while Vesce, Linglet, and Koukal get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia again, as SKA St. Petersburg brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Alexander Salak draw the starts. St. Petersburg led off with a first period goal by Jimmie Ericsson, going in unassisted. SKA added on with a Yury Alexandrov power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Artemy Panarin. Yaroslavl got on the board as Kirill Kapustin scored an unassisted goal. Lokomotiv tied it on a Geoff Platt goal, assisted by Janis Sprukts. St. Petersburg retook the lead on a second period Evgeny Dadonov power play goal, guided in by Alexandrov and Vadim Shipachyov. Yaroslavl pulled even again on a Martin Thornberg goal, helped along by Sprukts on the power play. SKA pulled ahead again with a Kovalchuk goal, with a lone assist by Viktor Tikhonov. St. Petersburg iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Kovalchuk. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Alexandrov, and Sprukts.
Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Johan Backlund are the masked men. Bratislava began in the first period with a Ladislav Nagy power play goal, powered by Vaclav Nedorost. Slovan added on as Nagy scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Milan Bartovic. Zagreb got on the board in the second period with a Matt Anderson goal, fueled by Darren Haydar. Bratislava got it back with a Michal Sersen power play goal, guided in by Ziga Jeglic. Medvescak replied with a Martin St. Pierre goal in the third period, assisted by Pascal Pelletier and Mathieu Carle. Slovan shot back with a power play goal by Libor Hudacek, with a helpers from Tomas Netik and Tomas Surovy. Bratislava won 5-2 when Nagy finished his hat trick with an empty net goal, via Michal Vondrka. The three stars were Nagy, Sersen, and Hudacek.
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Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ari Ahonen and Alexei Murygin play goal. Vladivostok was first to score with an unassisted power play goal by Niclas Bergfors in the first period. Admiral added on as Alexander Gorshkov scored an unassisted goal. Khabarovsk got on the board with a Rastislav Spirko goal, fueled by Dmitry Tarasov on the power play. Sergei Borisov relieved Murygin late in the first period. Amur tied the game in the second period with a Jesse Niinimaki power play goal, powered by Alexander Loginov and Michel Miklik. Khabarovsk took the lead as Miklik scored, with the help of Loginov. Vladivostok tied it again with a Logan Pyett goal, passed from Gorshkov. Amur pulled ahead in the third period on a power play goal by Vyacheslav Litovchenko, guided in by Ruslan Bashkirov and Mikhail Zheleznov. Khabarovsk extended the lead with a Bashkirov goal, made possible by Kirill Safronov and Tommi Taimi on the power play. Admiral got one back with a Jan Kolar power play goal, set up by Enver Lisin. The final stood at 5-4 in favor of Amur, and the three stars were Bashkirov, Miklik, and Loginov, while Gorshkov gets an honorable mention.
To the west, Avangard Omsk welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Konstantin Barulin are in the creases. Novokuznetsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alexander Komaristy goal, via Artyom Garifullin. This was it for the scoring in the game. Metallurg won 1-0, and the three stars were Sorokin (37 save shutout), Komaristy, and Barulin (18 for 19 in saves).
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vitaly Koval and Jan Laco receive the starting nods. Astana opened in the first period with a Nigel Dawes power play goal, powered by Kevin Dallman and Brandon Bochenski. Barys added on with a Dustin Boyd goal, with a lone assist by Dawes. Astana extended the lead as Dawes scored again, thanks to Boyd and Bochenski. Vladimir Sokhatsky came on in relief of Koval at this time. Ufa got on the board in the second period as Antti Pihlstrom scored, with the help of Andrei Zubarev and Alexei Kaigorodov. Salavat Yulaev pulled closer on another Pihlstrom goal, assisted by Kirill Koltsov. Ufa tied it on a Yegor Dubrovsky goal, fueled by Ivan Lekomtsev. Salavat Yulaev took the lead when Pihlstrom completed his hat trick with a power play goal made possible by Kaigorodov. Barys retied it in the third period on a Dallman power play goal, with a lone helper by Dawes. With just a second left in regulation, Dawes completed his hat trick on an unassisted power play goal, giving Astana a 5-4 victory. The three stars were Dawes, Pihlstrom, and Dallman, while Bochenski, Boyd, and Kaigorodov receive the honorable mentions.
Up in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vladislav Fokin and Alexander Sudnitsin are between the pipes. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period with a Tim Stapleton goal, assisted by Teemu Eronen and Dan Sexton. Neftekhimik added on with an Andrei Stepanov goal, courtesy of Maxim Berezin and Pyotr Khokhryakov on the power play. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Berezin, powered by Josh Hennessy and Yegor Antropov. Chelyabinsk got one back in the third period on a Stanislav Chistov goal, guided in by Deron Quint and Kyle Wilson on the power play. Neftekhimik iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Sexton, set up by Mikhail Zhukov and Yegor Milovzorov. The three stars were Berezin, Sexton, and Sudnitsin (31 for 32 in saves).
A little west to Cherepovets, as Severstal welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Jakub Stepanek man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the third period on a Dmitry Kazionov goal, assisted by Viktor Drugov and Vyacheslav Kulyomin. Torpedo finished it at 2-0 with a power play goal into an empty net by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev, set up by Vladimir Galuzin and Juuso Hietanen. The three stars were Kasutin (29 save shutout), Kazionov, and Stepanek (32 for 33 in saves).
Along to a new city for me, as Lada Togliatti brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Stepan Goryachevskikh and Jeff Glass guard the cages. Togliatti began in the first period with an unassisted Peter Podhradsky goal. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it with an Igor Magogin power play goal, powered by Alexei Pepelyaev. Yugra took the lead in the second period on a Toni Rajala goal, fueled by Ben Maxwell. Khanty-Mansiysk added on in the third period as Nikita Gusev scored, with the help of Andrei Sergeyev and Pavel Medvedev. Yugra extended the lead on a Sergei Lesnukhin goal, via Sergeyev and Kirill Knyazev. Lada got one back with a Martin Zatovic goal, coming off of Dmitry Vorobyov on the power play. Khanty-Mansiysk went on to win 5-2 after a shorthanded empty net goal by Ivan Yatsenko, going in unassisted. The three stars were Sergeyev, Gusev, and Podhradsky.
Into the mountains, as Ak Bars Kazan hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Anders Nilsson protect the nets. Kazan dented the scoreboard with a second period Vladimir Tkachyov goal, coming off of Kirill Petrov and Oscar Moller on the power play. Yekaterinburg tied it with a power play goal by Alexander Bumagin, powered by Filipp Metlyuk and Anton Krysanov. Ak Bars retook the lead on a power play goal by Ilya Nikulin, passed from Justin Azevedo and Moller. Kazan added on with a Janne Pesonen goal, fueled by Mikhail Varnakov and Alexander Burmistrov. Avtomobilist got one back in the third period on an Alexei Simakov goal, with helpers provided by Sami Lepisto and Anton Lazarev. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Pesonen, Moller, and Nilsson (23 for 25 in saves).
North to Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Henrik Karlsson are between the pipes. Helsinki started in the first period with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Niko Kapanen and Juhamatti Aaltonen on the power play. Minsk tied it with a power play goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, powered by Matt Ellison and Ryan Vesce. Jokerit took the lead back in the second period on a Ryan Gunderson goal, guided in by Riku Hahl and Semir Ben-Amor. Dinamo retied it with a Charles Linglet goal, with a lone assist by Cheechoo on the power play. Minsk retook the lead as Cheechoo scored another goal, courtesy of Linglet and Ellison on the power play. Helsinki retied it with a Petr Koukal goal, via Linus Omark and Daine Todd. Dinamo took the lead back as Cheechoo finished his hat trick with an unassisted goal. Jokerit pulled even again on a Steve Moses goal, made possible by Koukal and Todd. Minsk won it with a power play goal in overtime for a 5-4 decision, scored by Ellison with assists by Vesce and Cheechoo. The three stars were Cheechoo, Ellison, and Todd, while Vesce, Linglet, and Koukal get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia again, as SKA St. Petersburg brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Alexander Salak draw the starts. St. Petersburg led off with a first period goal by Jimmie Ericsson, going in unassisted. SKA added on with a Yury Alexandrov power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Artemy Panarin. Yaroslavl got on the board as Kirill Kapustin scored an unassisted goal. Lokomotiv tied it on a Geoff Platt goal, assisted by Janis Sprukts. St. Petersburg retook the lead on a second period Evgeny Dadonov power play goal, guided in by Alexandrov and Vadim Shipachyov. Yaroslavl pulled even again on a Martin Thornberg goal, helped along by Sprukts on the power play. SKA pulled ahead again with a Kovalchuk goal, with a lone assist by Viktor Tikhonov. St. Petersburg iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Kovalchuk. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Alexandrov, and Sprukts.
Finally, in Bratislava, Slovan hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Johan Backlund are the masked men. Bratislava began in the first period with a Ladislav Nagy power play goal, powered by Vaclav Nedorost. Slovan added on as Nagy scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Milan Bartovic. Zagreb got on the board in the second period with a Matt Anderson goal, fueled by Darren Haydar. Bratislava got it back with a Michal Sersen power play goal, guided in by Ziga Jeglic. Medvescak replied with a Martin St. Pierre goal in the third period, assisted by Pascal Pelletier and Mathieu Carle. Slovan shot back with a power play goal by Libor Hudacek, with a helpers from Tomas Netik and Tomas Surovy. Bratislava won 5-2 when Nagy finished his hat trick with an empty net goal, via Michal Vondrka. The three stars were Nagy, Sersen, and Hudacek.
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