Twelve games on today, making it quite a busy day for the KHL. We begin with...
Avangard Omsk hosting Admiral Vladivostok. Ari Ahonen and Konstantin Barulin are in goal. Omsk was first to score in the first period with a power play goal by Vladimir Pervushin, assisted by Denis Kulyash. Vladivostok tied it in the second period with a Richard Gynge goal, fueled by Konstantin Makarov and Denis Kuzmin. Avangard pulled ahead again with a Denis Parshin power play goal, powered by Kirill Lyamin and Alexander Popov. Omsk added on with a Nikita Pivtsakin goal, passed from Kulyash. Admiral got one back in the third period on an Enver Lisin goal, guided in by Jan Kolar. Avangard iced it at 4-2 with a Sergei Shirokov goal, coming off of Lyamin. The three stars were Kulyash, Lyamin, and Pivtsakin.
To the east, Sibir Novosibirsk welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Novosibirsk opened in the first period on an Andreas Thuresson goal, via Dmitry Monya. Sibir added on with a Patrik Hersley power play goal, powered by Thuresson. Novosibirsk extended the lead as Monya scored an unassisted power play goal. Sibir padded the lead on a second period Thuresson power play goal, guided in by Jonas Enlund and Monya. Novokuznetsk got on the board with an Ansel Galimov power play goal, passed from Vladimir Malinovsky and Alexander Komaristy. Novosibirsk replied on an Alexei Kopeikin goal,with a lone helper by Dmitry Kugryshev. Sibir finished it at 6-1 in the third period as Kopeikin scored another goal, coming on the power play with the help of Kugryshev and Jarno Koskiranta. The three stars were Thuresson, Monya, and Kopeikin, while Kugryshev gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg brings in Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Vasily Koshechking tend the twines. Magnitogorsk led off in the first period with a Jan Kovar power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Bratislava tied it with a Vaclav Nedorost power play goal, assisted by Matt Murley and Ladislav Nagy. Slovan took the lead with a Milan Bartovic goal, fueled by Murley and Rok Ticar. Metallurg tied it in the second period on an Evgeny Grigorenko goal, guided in by Yaroslav Kosov. Bratislava took the lead back in the third period on a Nagy power play goal, made possible by Ivan Baranka and Ziga Jeglic. This was all they needed to win 3-2, with the three stars being Nagy, Murley, and Bartovic.
Up in Ufa, Salavat Yulaev hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Vladimir Sokhatsky are the new KHL goalies. Podolsk began in the first period with a Mario Kempe power play goal, powered by Dmitry Tsyganov and Denis Grebeshkov. Ufa tied it on a power play goal by Ivan Vishnevsky, coming off of Alexei Kaigorodov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead on an unassisted power play goal by Kirill Koltsov. Ufa added on in the third period with a Kaigorodov goal, made possible by Antti Pihlstrom. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead with a goal by Dmitry Makarov, going in unassisted. Ufa padded the lead with an Ilkka Heikkinen goal, with assists provided by Anton Slepyshev and Alexei Vasilevsky. Salavat Yulaev finished it at 6-1 with another Makarov goal, coming on the power play with the help of Arturs Kulda and Teemu Hartikainen. The three stars were Kaigorodov, Makarov, and Koltsov.
Down into Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Jan Laco are in the blue paint. Astana started in the first period with a Roman Starchenko goal, fueled by Nikolai Antropov on the power play. Khabarovsk tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Dmitry Tarasov, powered by Tommi Taimi and Rastislav Spirko. Barys retook the lead on an unassisted goal by Mike Lundin. Amur evened the score again as Ruslan Bashkirov scored an unassisted goal. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Khabarovsk got a goal from Marcel Hascak, but Astana answered with tallies by Starchenko and Nigel Dawes for a 3-2 win. The three stars were Starchenko, Lundin, and Dawes.
Back in Russia, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Jakub Kovar guard the cages. Zagreb struck first in the first period with an unassisted power play goal by Anthony Stewart. Medvescak added on in the second period as Pascal Pelletier scored, thanks to Mark Flood. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a Jakub Petruzalek goal, going in unassisted. Avtomobilist tied it on an Anton Lazarev goal, fueled by Petruzalek. Late in the third period, Yekaterinburg took the lead on an Igor Yemeleyev goal, passed from Eduard Lewandowski and Evgeny Lapenkov. This held up for a 3-2 win, and Yemeleyev, Petruzalek, and Lazarev were the three stars.
To the west, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Ivan Kasutin are given the starting nods. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score in the first period with a Juuso Hietanen goal, with a lone assist by Jarkko Immonen. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it in the second period on an Andrei Sergeyev goal, coming off of Nikita Gusev on the power play. Yugra took the lead on a Sergei Lesnukhin goal in the third period, with a lone helper by Ben Maxwell. Khanty-Mansiysk iced it at 3-1 with a Maxwell empty net goal, set up by Lukas Kaspar. The three stars went to Maxwell, Lesnukhin, and Biryukov (33 for 34 in saves).
Further west to St. Petersburg, as SKA welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Alexander Salak man the creases. Sochi opened with a first period power play goal by Andrei Pervyshin, powered by Mark Olver and Pavel Koledov. St. Petersburg tied it in the second period on an Anton Belov goal, fueled by Patrick Thoresen and Tony Martensson. SKA took the lead with an Artemy Panarin power play goal, assisted by Evgeny Dadonov and Vadim Shipachyov. The Leopards retied it in the third period on an Ilya Krikunov goal, coming off of Alexei Krutov and Igor Ignatushkin. St. Petersburg pulled ahead again on another Belov goal, guided in by Shipachyov and Panarin. This held up for a 3-2 win. The three stars were Belov, Panarin, and Shipachyov.
Back to Cherepovets, where Severstal brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vladislav Fokin and Jakub Stepanek are between the pipes. Cherepovets started in the first period on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, guided in by Gennady Stolyarov and Marek Kvapil. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Nikita Khlystov goal, passed from Anton Glinkin and Andrei Popov. Severstal took the lead back with a Kvapil goal, fueled by Buchnevich. Traktor tied it again as Popov scored, thanks to Semyon Kokuyov. Chelyabinsk took the lead in the third period on a Denis Abdullin goal, made possible by Popov and Andrei Kondratyev. The three stars were Popov, Kvapil, and Buchnevich.
Down in Kazan, Ak Bars hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Anders Nilsson protect the nets. Mytishchi struck first in the first period on an Andreas Engqvist power play goal, powered by Matthew Gilroy. Atlant added on in the second period as Gilroy scored a power play goal, thanks to Nikita Soshnikov and Roman Rukavishnikov. Mytishchi extended the lead in the third period on a Vyacheslav Kozlov power play goal, with assists by Ondrej Nemec and Soshnikov. Kazan got on the board as Oscar Moller scored, via Igor Mirnov and Evgeny Medvedev on the power play. Atlant replied with a Nemec empty net goal to make it a 4-1 final, going in unassisted. The three stars were Gilroy, Soshnikov, and Nemec.
North to Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Riku Helenius will try to stop the puck. Helsinki led off in the first period with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Ville Lajunen and Niko Kapanen on the power play. Yaroslavl tied it with a Jiri Novotny goal, with a lone assist by Staffan Kronwall on the power play. Jokerit took the lead back in the second period on another Hagman power play goal, powered by Juhamatti Aaltonen and Ryan Gunderson. Helsinki added on with a Linus Omark goal, with a lone helper by Petr Koukal on the power play. Lokomotiv got one back in the third period as Sergei Plotnikov scored an unassisted goal. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Hagman, Omark, and Helenius (36 for 38 in saves).
Finally, in Latvia, Dinamo Riga brings in the similarly named Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Edgars Masalskis occupy the creases. Minsk began with a shorthanded and unassisted Jonathan Cheechoo goal. Riga tied it in the second period with a Krisjanis Redlihs power play goal, powered by Lauris Darzins and Miks Indrasis. Riga took the lead in the third period on a power play goal by Pyotr Schastlivy, guided in by Marcel Hossa and Charles Genoway. Riga added on with an Oskars Cibulskis goal, passed from Indrasis and Redlihs on the power play. Riga extended the lead as Roberts Bukarts scored, thanks to Gunars Skvorcovs and Schastlivy. Minsk got one back with a Paul Szczechura power play goal, assisted by Charles Linglet and Cheechoo. This was as close as it got, with the final being 4-2. The three stars went to Schastlivy, Redlihs, and Indrasis, while Cheechoo gets an honorable mention.
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Avangard Omsk hosting Admiral Vladivostok. Ari Ahonen and Konstantin Barulin are in goal. Omsk was first to score in the first period with a power play goal by Vladimir Pervushin, assisted by Denis Kulyash. Vladivostok tied it in the second period with a Richard Gynge goal, fueled by Konstantin Makarov and Denis Kuzmin. Avangard pulled ahead again with a Denis Parshin power play goal, powered by Kirill Lyamin and Alexander Popov. Omsk added on with a Nikita Pivtsakin goal, passed from Kulyash. Admiral got one back in the third period on an Enver Lisin goal, guided in by Jan Kolar. Avangard iced it at 4-2 with a Sergei Shirokov goal, coming off of Lyamin. The three stars were Kulyash, Lyamin, and Pivtsakin.
To the east, Sibir Novosibirsk welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Novosibirsk opened in the first period on an Andreas Thuresson goal, via Dmitry Monya. Sibir added on with a Patrik Hersley power play goal, powered by Thuresson. Novosibirsk extended the lead as Monya scored an unassisted power play goal. Sibir padded the lead on a second period Thuresson power play goal, guided in by Jonas Enlund and Monya. Novokuznetsk got on the board with an Ansel Galimov power play goal, passed from Vladimir Malinovsky and Alexander Komaristy. Novosibirsk replied on an Alexei Kopeikin goal,with a lone helper by Dmitry Kugryshev. Sibir finished it at 6-1 in the third period as Kopeikin scored another goal, coming on the power play with the help of Kugryshev and Jarno Koskiranta. The three stars were Thuresson, Monya, and Kopeikin, while Kugryshev gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg brings in Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Vasily Koshechking tend the twines. Magnitogorsk led off in the first period with a Jan Kovar power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Bratislava tied it with a Vaclav Nedorost power play goal, assisted by Matt Murley and Ladislav Nagy. Slovan took the lead with a Milan Bartovic goal, fueled by Murley and Rok Ticar. Metallurg tied it in the second period on an Evgeny Grigorenko goal, guided in by Yaroslav Kosov. Bratislava took the lead back in the third period on a Nagy power play goal, made possible by Ivan Baranka and Ziga Jeglic. This was all they needed to win 3-2, with the three stars being Nagy, Murley, and Bartovic.
Up in Ufa, Salavat Yulaev hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Vladimir Sokhatsky are the new KHL goalies. Podolsk began in the first period with a Mario Kempe power play goal, powered by Dmitry Tsyganov and Denis Grebeshkov. Ufa tied it on a power play goal by Ivan Vishnevsky, coming off of Alexei Kaigorodov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead on an unassisted power play goal by Kirill Koltsov. Ufa added on in the third period with a Kaigorodov goal, made possible by Antti Pihlstrom. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead with a goal by Dmitry Makarov, going in unassisted. Ufa padded the lead with an Ilkka Heikkinen goal, with assists provided by Anton Slepyshev and Alexei Vasilevsky. Salavat Yulaev finished it at 6-1 with another Makarov goal, coming on the power play with the help of Arturs Kulda and Teemu Hartikainen. The three stars were Kaigorodov, Makarov, and Koltsov.
Down into Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Jan Laco are in the blue paint. Astana started in the first period with a Roman Starchenko goal, fueled by Nikolai Antropov on the power play. Khabarovsk tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Dmitry Tarasov, powered by Tommi Taimi and Rastislav Spirko. Barys retook the lead on an unassisted goal by Mike Lundin. Amur evened the score again as Ruslan Bashkirov scored an unassisted goal. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Khabarovsk got a goal from Marcel Hascak, but Astana answered with tallies by Starchenko and Nigel Dawes for a 3-2 win. The three stars were Starchenko, Lundin, and Dawes.
Back in Russia, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Jakub Kovar guard the cages. Zagreb struck first in the first period with an unassisted power play goal by Anthony Stewart. Medvescak added on in the second period as Pascal Pelletier scored, thanks to Mark Flood. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a Jakub Petruzalek goal, going in unassisted. Avtomobilist tied it on an Anton Lazarev goal, fueled by Petruzalek. Late in the third period, Yekaterinburg took the lead on an Igor Yemeleyev goal, passed from Eduard Lewandowski and Evgeny Lapenkov. This held up for a 3-2 win, and Yemeleyev, Petruzalek, and Lazarev were the three stars.
To the west, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Ivan Kasutin are given the starting nods. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score in the first period with a Juuso Hietanen goal, with a lone assist by Jarkko Immonen. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it in the second period on an Andrei Sergeyev goal, coming off of Nikita Gusev on the power play. Yugra took the lead on a Sergei Lesnukhin goal in the third period, with a lone helper by Ben Maxwell. Khanty-Mansiysk iced it at 3-1 with a Maxwell empty net goal, set up by Lukas Kaspar. The three stars went to Maxwell, Lesnukhin, and Biryukov (33 for 34 in saves).
Further west to St. Petersburg, as SKA welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Alexander Salak man the creases. Sochi opened with a first period power play goal by Andrei Pervyshin, powered by Mark Olver and Pavel Koledov. St. Petersburg tied it in the second period on an Anton Belov goal, fueled by Patrick Thoresen and Tony Martensson. SKA took the lead with an Artemy Panarin power play goal, assisted by Evgeny Dadonov and Vadim Shipachyov. The Leopards retied it in the third period on an Ilya Krikunov goal, coming off of Alexei Krutov and Igor Ignatushkin. St. Petersburg pulled ahead again on another Belov goal, guided in by Shipachyov and Panarin. This held up for a 3-2 win. The three stars were Belov, Panarin, and Shipachyov.
Back to Cherepovets, where Severstal brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vladislav Fokin and Jakub Stepanek are between the pipes. Cherepovets started in the first period on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, guided in by Gennady Stolyarov and Marek Kvapil. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Nikita Khlystov goal, passed from Anton Glinkin and Andrei Popov. Severstal took the lead back with a Kvapil goal, fueled by Buchnevich. Traktor tied it again as Popov scored, thanks to Semyon Kokuyov. Chelyabinsk took the lead in the third period on a Denis Abdullin goal, made possible by Popov and Andrei Kondratyev. The three stars were Popov, Kvapil, and Buchnevich.
Down in Kazan, Ak Bars hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Anders Nilsson protect the nets. Mytishchi struck first in the first period on an Andreas Engqvist power play goal, powered by Matthew Gilroy. Atlant added on in the second period as Gilroy scored a power play goal, thanks to Nikita Soshnikov and Roman Rukavishnikov. Mytishchi extended the lead in the third period on a Vyacheslav Kozlov power play goal, with assists by Ondrej Nemec and Soshnikov. Kazan got on the board as Oscar Moller scored, via Igor Mirnov and Evgeny Medvedev on the power play. Atlant replied with a Nemec empty net goal to make it a 4-1 final, going in unassisted. The three stars were Gilroy, Soshnikov, and Nemec.
North to Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Riku Helenius will try to stop the puck. Helsinki led off in the first period with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Ville Lajunen and Niko Kapanen on the power play. Yaroslavl tied it with a Jiri Novotny goal, with a lone assist by Staffan Kronwall on the power play. Jokerit took the lead back in the second period on another Hagman power play goal, powered by Juhamatti Aaltonen and Ryan Gunderson. Helsinki added on with a Linus Omark goal, with a lone helper by Petr Koukal on the power play. Lokomotiv got one back in the third period as Sergei Plotnikov scored an unassisted goal. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Hagman, Omark, and Helenius (36 for 38 in saves).
Finally, in Latvia, Dinamo Riga brings in the similarly named Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Edgars Masalskis occupy the creases. Minsk began with a shorthanded and unassisted Jonathan Cheechoo goal. Riga tied it in the second period with a Krisjanis Redlihs power play goal, powered by Lauris Darzins and Miks Indrasis. Riga took the lead in the third period on a power play goal by Pyotr Schastlivy, guided in by Marcel Hossa and Charles Genoway. Riga added on with an Oskars Cibulskis goal, passed from Indrasis and Redlihs on the power play. Riga extended the lead as Roberts Bukarts scored, thanks to Gunars Skvorcovs and Schastlivy. Minsk got one back with a Paul Szczechura power play goal, assisted by Charles Linglet and Cheechoo. This was as close as it got, with the final being 4-2. The three stars went to Schastlivy, Redlihs, and Indrasis, while Cheechoo gets an honorable mention.
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