Sunday, October 12, 2014

KHL October 12th, 2014

Seven games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, with Avangard hosting Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Konstantin Barulin are in the blue paint. Omsk led off in the first period with a power play goal by Alexander Popov, powered by Denis Kulyash and Denis Parshin. Avangard added on with a Vladimir Sobotka power play goal, fueled by Erik Gustafsson and Parshin. Khabarovsk got on the board as Michel Miklik scored, thanks to Dmitry Lugin and Mikhail Fisenko. Omsk shot back with a Sergei Kalinin goal, guided in by Alexander Perezhogin and Evgeny Moser. Avangard extended the lead in the third period on a Parshin goal, with assists provided by Sobotka and Popov. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Parshin, Sobotka, and Popov.

Over to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Leland Irving draw the starts in goal. Ufa got going in the second period with an Alexei Kaigorodov power play goal, powered by Kirill Koltsov and Evgeny Skachkov. Salavat Yulaev added on with an Ivan Vishnevsky power play goal, coming off of Koltsov. Novosibirsk got on the board in the third period with a Dmitry Kugryshev goal, guided in by Andreas Thuresson. Sibir tied it on a Maxim Ignatovich goal, passed from Jonas Enlund. Novosibirsk took the lead with an unassisted Jarno Koskiranta goal. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Koskiranta, Koltsov, and Ignatovich.

Down in Astana, Barys brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov and Jan Laco are the goalies. Novokuznetsk began in the first period with a Cade Farechild goal, via Ansel Galimov and Vladimir Malinovsky. Astana tied it on a power play goal from Nigel Dawes, powered by Dustin Boyd and Brandon Bochenski. Barys took the lead on an unassisted Boyd goal. Metallurg tied it again in the second period as Tomas Rachunek scored, thanks to Mikhail Kuklev and Ryan Stoa. Astana retook the lead in the third period on another Boyd goal, assisted by Bochenski. Novokuznetsk tied it again on a Mark Skutar goal, passed from James O'Brien. Metallurg took the lead on a Stoa goal, coming off of Dmitry Maltsev and Denis Kurepanov. Barys retied it with a Kevin Dallman goal, made possible by Boyd. In the shootout, Metallurg got goals from Stoa and Alexander Komaristy, while Roman Starchenko had the only Barys goal, so Metallurg won 5-4. The three stars were given to Boyd, Stoa, and Bochenski.

Northwest to Moscow, where Dynamo hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Roman Smiryagin is mismatched with Alexander Yeryomenko in goal. Moscow struck first in the first period on a Kaspars Daugavins goal, passed from Konstantin Gorovikov. Dynamo added on with a Maxim Karpov goal, courtesy of Filip Novak. Cherepovets got on the board with a Zakhar Azamastsev goal, made possible by Marek Kvapil and Vadim Berdnikov. Moscow shot back with an Alexei Tsvetkov penalty shot goal, after he was hooked by Arzamastsev. Dynamo extended the lead as Maxim Pestushko scored, thanks to Gorovikov. Moscow padded the lead on a Mat Robinson, with a lone assist by Gorovikov. This held up for a 5-1 win, with the three stars going to Gorovikov, Yeryomenko (25 for 26 in saves), and Karpov.

Out in Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Curtis Sanford guard the cages. Yaroslavl opened in the first period on an Igor Musatov goal, assisted by Yegor Yakovlev and Kirill Kapustin. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Nikita Dvurechensky goal, via Petteri Nokelainen. Torpedo took the lead on a Dvurechensky goal in the second period, coming off of Alexei Potapov. Lokomotiv tied it with a Geoff Platt goal, made possible by Jiri Novotny and Martin Thornberg. Nizhny Novgorod pulled ahead with a Vladimir Malevich goal, going in unassisted. Yaroslavl pulled even again with a power play goal by Yegor Averin, powered by Staffan Kronwall. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Torpedo's Wojtek Wolski and Jarkko Immonen scored, topping a single tally by Sergei Konkov. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Dvurechensky, Malevich, and Averin.

Back toward Moscow, Atlant Mytishchi welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Barry Brust and Atte Engren are between the pipes. Mytishchi started in the first period on an Andreas Engqvist goal, passed from Artyom Chernov and Sergei Shmelyov. Atlant added on with a power play goal by Matthew Gilroy, with a lone assist by Engqvist. Mytishchi extended the lead in the second period as Maxim Potapov scored, thanks to Maxim Mayorov and Mikhail Glukhov. Zagreb got on the board with a Bill Thomas power play goal, powered by Mathieu Carle. Atlant answered in the third period on a Chernov goal, guided in by Shmelyov on the power play. Medvescak got on the board with a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Mike Glumac. Mytishchi finished it at 5-2 with a Glukhov power play goal, courtesy of Shmelyov, who got a sock trick, and Gilroy. The three stars in the game were Engqvist, Shmelyov, and Chernov, while Gilroy and Glukhov get the honorable mentions.

Finally, Slovan Bratislava hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Jaroslav Janus occupy the creases. Bratislava was first to score in the first period with a Ladislav Nagy power play goal, guided in by Rok Ticar. Helsinki tied it on a power play goal by Steve Moses, powered by Linus Omark and Ville Lajunen. Jokerit took the lead in the second period with a Jani Rita goal, via Jere Karalahti and Johan Harju. Helsinki added on as Petr Koukal scored, thanks to Moses and Omark. Jokerit extended the lead in the third period with a Harju goal, made possible by Rita. Slovan got one back on a Ziga Jeglic penalty shot goal, after he was hooked by Niko Kapanen. This only made it 4-2, with the three stars being Harju, Moses, and Omark, while Rita gets an honorable mention.

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