Six more games for today as the schedule balances for a little bit. We begin in...
Omsk, where Avangard hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov is mismatched with Konstantin Barulin in goal. Novokuznetsk led off in the first period with a power play goal by Sergei Sentyurin, powered by Mikhail Kuklev and James O'Brien. Metallurg added on in the third period on a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, assisted by O'Brien. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars being Khakimov (37 save shutout), O'Brien, and Sentyurin.
Up to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Vitaly Koval draw the starts in goal. Ufa started in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom goal, via Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov on the power play. Khabarovsk tied it with a Rastislav Spirko goal, courtesy of Dmitry Tarasov and Dmitry Lugin. Amur took the lead in the second period on an Alexander Ryazantsev goal, made possible by Tarasov and Lugin. Salavat Yulaev tied it with an Ivan Vishnevsky power play goal, powered by Koltsov and Kaigorodov. Ufa took the lead on a Denis Khlystov goal, assisted by Alexander Kutuzov and Denis Tolpeko. Salavat Yulaev added on as Anton Slepyshev scored, thanks to Denis Bodrov. Ufa extended the lead in the third period on a Kaigorodov power play goal, coming off of Koltsov, who got a sock trick, and Vishnevsky. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead with an unassisted power play goal by Ilkka Heikkinen. Ufa iced it at 7-2 with an Andrei Zubarev goal, passed from Alexei Glukhov and Slepyshev. The three stars went to Kaigorodov, Koltsov, and Vishnevsky, while Tarasov, Lugin, and Slepyshev get honorable mentions.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Jan Laco are the masked men. Astana opened in the first period with a Dmitry Upper penalty shot goal, coming from a Sergei Gimayev hook on a breakaway. Barys added on with a Brandon Bochenski power play goal, powered by Nigel Dawes and Dustin Boyd. Astana extended the lead in the second period with a Dawes goal, made possible by Boyd and Bochenski. Barys padded the lead with a Mike Lundin power play goal, with a lone assist by Bochenski. Astana kept going with a power play goal by Boyd, coming off of Bochenski, who got a sock trick, and Lundin. Novosibirsk got on the board with a power play goal by Alexei Kopeikin, assisted by Viktor Bobrov and Dmitry Kugryshev. Barys answered with a Kevin Dallman power play goal, with assists provided by Boyd and Lundin. Sibir replied in the third period with an Igor Ozhiganov power play goal, helped along by Vyacheslav Belov and Dmitry Monya. Novosibirsk pulled closer on a Kugryshev power play goal, guided in by Patrik Hersley and Belov. This only made it 6-3, with the three stars going to Bochenski, Boyd, and Lundin, while Dawes, Kugryshev, and Belov get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Petersburg, as SKA hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Evgeny Ivannikov are in the blue paint. St. Petersburg dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by the goalie Ivannikov and Dmitry Yudin. SKA added on with an unassisted Kovalchuk goal. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the third period with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, passed from Dmitry Kalinin and Kovalchuk. Helsinki got on the board with a Steve Moses goal, with a lone assist by Daine Todd on the power play. SKA shot back with a power play goal by Artemy Panarin, powered by Vadim Shipachyov and Kovalchuk. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Kovalchuk, Ivannikov (26 for 27 in saves), and Tikhonov.
Out in Minsk, Dinamo welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Lars Haugen receive the starting nods. Minsk began in the second period with an Oleg Goroshko goal, with a lone assist by Lukas Krajicek. Dinamo added on with a Charles Linglet goal, passed from Ryan Vesce. Minsk extended the lead with an Alexei Kalyuzhny goal, assisted by Jonathan Cheechoo and Paul Szczechura. Bratislava got on the board in the third with a Michal Sersen goal, with a lone assist from Milan Bartovic. Dinamo finished it at 4-1 with a Vesce goal, made possible by Matt Ellison and Linglet. The three stars were handed to Linglet, Haugen (29 for 30 in saves), and Vesce.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Edgars Masalskis protect the nets. Riga got going in the second period with a Pyotr Schastlivy goal, assisted by Kaspars Saulietis. Dinamo added on with a Maris Bicevskis goal, fueled by Lauris Darzins and Andris Dzerins. Zagreb got on the board with a Matt Anderson goal, coming off of Aaron Polushaj and Andrew Hutchinson. Medvescak tied it with a Patrick Bjorkstrand goal, guided in by Mike Glumac and Andrew Murray. Riga took the lead with a shorthanded goal by Darzins, set up by Miks Indrasis and Kristaps Sotnieks. Zagreb retied it on a power play goal by Martin St. Pierre, powered by Mark Katic and Pascal Pelletier. Dinamo retook the lead as Darzins scored, with a lone assist by Indrasis. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Darzins, Indrasis, and Bicevskis.
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Omsk, where Avangard hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov is mismatched with Konstantin Barulin in goal. Novokuznetsk led off in the first period with a power play goal by Sergei Sentyurin, powered by Mikhail Kuklev and James O'Brien. Metallurg added on in the third period on a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, assisted by O'Brien. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars being Khakimov (37 save shutout), O'Brien, and Sentyurin.
Up to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Vitaly Koval draw the starts in goal. Ufa started in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom goal, via Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov on the power play. Khabarovsk tied it with a Rastislav Spirko goal, courtesy of Dmitry Tarasov and Dmitry Lugin. Amur took the lead in the second period on an Alexander Ryazantsev goal, made possible by Tarasov and Lugin. Salavat Yulaev tied it with an Ivan Vishnevsky power play goal, powered by Koltsov and Kaigorodov. Ufa took the lead on a Denis Khlystov goal, assisted by Alexander Kutuzov and Denis Tolpeko. Salavat Yulaev added on as Anton Slepyshev scored, thanks to Denis Bodrov. Ufa extended the lead in the third period on a Kaigorodov power play goal, coming off of Koltsov, who got a sock trick, and Vishnevsky. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead with an unassisted power play goal by Ilkka Heikkinen. Ufa iced it at 7-2 with an Andrei Zubarev goal, passed from Alexei Glukhov and Slepyshev. The three stars went to Kaigorodov, Koltsov, and Vishnevsky, while Tarasov, Lugin, and Slepyshev get honorable mentions.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Jan Laco are the masked men. Astana opened in the first period with a Dmitry Upper penalty shot goal, coming from a Sergei Gimayev hook on a breakaway. Barys added on with a Brandon Bochenski power play goal, powered by Nigel Dawes and Dustin Boyd. Astana extended the lead in the second period with a Dawes goal, made possible by Boyd and Bochenski. Barys padded the lead with a Mike Lundin power play goal, with a lone assist by Bochenski. Astana kept going with a power play goal by Boyd, coming off of Bochenski, who got a sock trick, and Lundin. Novosibirsk got on the board with a power play goal by Alexei Kopeikin, assisted by Viktor Bobrov and Dmitry Kugryshev. Barys answered with a Kevin Dallman power play goal, with assists provided by Boyd and Lundin. Sibir replied in the third period with an Igor Ozhiganov power play goal, helped along by Vyacheslav Belov and Dmitry Monya. Novosibirsk pulled closer on a Kugryshev power play goal, guided in by Patrik Hersley and Belov. This only made it 6-3, with the three stars going to Bochenski, Boyd, and Lundin, while Dawes, Kugryshev, and Belov get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Petersburg, as SKA hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Evgeny Ivannikov are in the blue paint. St. Petersburg dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by the goalie Ivannikov and Dmitry Yudin. SKA added on with an unassisted Kovalchuk goal. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the third period with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, passed from Dmitry Kalinin and Kovalchuk. Helsinki got on the board with a Steve Moses goal, with a lone assist by Daine Todd on the power play. SKA shot back with a power play goal by Artemy Panarin, powered by Vadim Shipachyov and Kovalchuk. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Kovalchuk, Ivannikov (26 for 27 in saves), and Tikhonov.
Out in Minsk, Dinamo welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Lars Haugen receive the starting nods. Minsk began in the second period with an Oleg Goroshko goal, with a lone assist by Lukas Krajicek. Dinamo added on with a Charles Linglet goal, passed from Ryan Vesce. Minsk extended the lead with an Alexei Kalyuzhny goal, assisted by Jonathan Cheechoo and Paul Szczechura. Bratislava got on the board in the third with a Michal Sersen goal, with a lone assist from Milan Bartovic. Dinamo finished it at 4-1 with a Vesce goal, made possible by Matt Ellison and Linglet. The three stars were handed to Linglet, Haugen (29 for 30 in saves), and Vesce.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Edgars Masalskis protect the nets. Riga got going in the second period with a Pyotr Schastlivy goal, assisted by Kaspars Saulietis. Dinamo added on with a Maris Bicevskis goal, fueled by Lauris Darzins and Andris Dzerins. Zagreb got on the board with a Matt Anderson goal, coming off of Aaron Polushaj and Andrew Hutchinson. Medvescak tied it with a Patrick Bjorkstrand goal, guided in by Mike Glumac and Andrew Murray. Riga took the lead with a shorthanded goal by Darzins, set up by Miks Indrasis and Kristaps Sotnieks. Zagreb retied it on a power play goal by Martin St. Pierre, powered by Mark Katic and Pascal Pelletier. Dinamo retook the lead as Darzins scored, with a lone assist by Indrasis. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Darzins, Indrasis, and Bicevskis.
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