Saturday, October 11, 2014

KHL October 11th, 2014

Five games on today, beginning in...

Yekaterinburg, as Avtomobilist hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ilya Proskuryakov and Jakub Kovar are in the blue paint. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period on a Sami Lepisto power play goal, powered by Alexei Simakov and Jakub Petruzalek. Vladivostok tied it on a Niclas Bergfors goal, via Richard Gynge and Alexander Goroshansky. Avtomobilist took the lead back with a Petruzalek goal, with a lone helper from Sergei Yemelin. Yekaterinburg added on with an Andrei Antonov goal, courtesy of Eduard Lewandowski and Anatoly Golyshev. Avtomobilist extended the lead as Alexander Bumagin scored a power play goal in the second period, thanks to Filipp Metlyuk and Anton Krysanov. Yekaterinburg padded the lead with a shorthanded goal by Dmitry Megalinsky in the third period, set up by Gilbert Brule. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars going to Petruzalek, Kovar (26 for 27 in saves), and Antonov.

Moving along to Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg welcomes Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Vasily Koshechkin are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk was first to score in the first period with an Ivan Yatsenko goal, via Andrei Sergeyev and Andrei Chibisov. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Jan Kovar power play goal, with a lone assist by Sergei Mozyakin. Yugra shot back with a power play goal by Sergeyev, helped along by Vitaly Sitnikov. Metallurg tied it again with a Danis Zaripov goal, assisted by Chris Lee and Kovar. Khanty-Mansiysk retook the lead in the second period with an Igor Bortnikov goal, made possible by Igor Magogin and Sitnikov. Yugra added on as Ben Maxwell scored, thanks to Sergeyev and Lukas Kaspar. Magnitogorsk pulled back on an Oskar Osala goal, fueled by Vladislav Kaletnik. Metallurg tied it again with a Kovar power play goal, powered by Mozyakin. Magnitogorsk took the lead in the third period on a Mozyakin goal, guided in by Kovar and Evgeny Biryukov. This held up for a 5-4 win, with the three stars going to Kovar, Mozyakin, and Sergeyev, while Sitnikov gets an honorable mention.

Northwest to Nizhnekamsk, as Neftekhimik hosts Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Ville Kolppanen are between the pipes. Togliatti struck first in the first period on an Alexander Sharov power play goal, powered by Alexei Mastryukov and Stanislav Bocharov. Lada added on as Andrei Nikitenko scored, thanks to Vitaly Shulakov and Jiri Hunkes on the power play. Nizhnekamsk got on the board in the second period with a goal by Igor Polygalov, coming off of Pavel Kulikov and Teemu Eronen. Togliatti shot back as Hunkes scored, with a lone assist by Yury Petrov. Lada iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal in the third period from Peter Podhradsky. The three stars went to Hunkes, Ezhov (36 for 37 in saves), and Nikitenko.

Into Moscow, where CSKA brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Kevin Lalande have the green light to start in goal. Moscow got going in the second period on an Igor Grigorenko goal, assisted by Alexander Radulov. This was the only goal, so CSKA won 1-0. The three stars went to Lalande (16 save shutout), Grigorenko, and Sateri (28 for 29 in saves).

Finally, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Anders Nilsson protect the nets. Kazan began in the first period with an Alexander Svitov goal, assisted by Evgeny Bodrov and Yakov Rylov. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a power play goal by Ilya Nikulin, powered by Igor Mirnov and Justin Azevedo. Kazan extended the lead in the third period as Sergei Kostitsyn scored, thanks to Azevedo and Konstantin Korneyev. This was good for a 3-0 win, with the three stars handed to Azevedo, Svitov, and Nilsson (19 save shutout).

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