Tuesday, October 14, 2014

KHL October 14th, 2014

Eight games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Nikita Bespalov and Konstantin Barulin are in the blue paint. Novosibirsk began in the first period with a Viktor Bobrov goal, fueled by Jonas Enlund. Sibir added on in the third period with an unassisted Patrik Hersley. Omsk got on the board with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, via Denis Parshin. Novosibirsk answered with another Bobrov goal, going in unassisted. The final was 3-1, with the three stars going to Bobrov, Bespalov (27 for 28 in saves), and Hersley.

Up in Ufa, Salavat Yulaev welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov and Vitaly Koval received the starting nods. Ufa led off in the first period with an unassisted goal by Dmitry Makarov. Salavat Yulaev added on with an Ilkka Heikkinen power play goal, powered by Makarov and Teemu Hartikainen. Ufa extended the lead on an Ivan Vishnevsky power play goal in the third period, coming off of Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Makarov, Koval (29 save shutout), and Heikkinen.

Into Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov faces a lesser foe in Alexei Ivanov in goal. Astana started in the first period with a Dustin Boyd goal, assisted by Brandon Bochenski and Kevin Dallman. Barys added on as Nigel Dawes scored, thanks to Boyd and Bochenski on the power play. Astana extended the lead in the second period on another Dawes goal, via Dallman and Konstantin Pushkaryov. Barys padded the lead on an unassisted Roman Starchenko goal. Sergei Bolshakov replaced Borisov at this time. Astana kept going in the third period on a Dmitry Upper goal, with a lone assist by Konstantin Rudenko. This was all they needed for a 5-0 win. The three stars were awarded to Dawes, Boyd, and Ivanov (31 save shutout), while Bochenski and Dallman were the honorable mentions.

Northwest to Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv brings in their neighbors from across the lake, Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Curtis Sanford tend the twines. Yaroslavl struck first in the first period with a Martin Thornberg power play goal, powered by Jonas Holos and Sergei Konkov. Lokomotiv added on in the second period with a Yegor Averin goal, fueled by Sergei Plotnikov. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Thornberg scored, thanks to Geoff Platt and Jiri Novotny. Cherepovets got on the board with a Pavel Chernov goal, courtesy of Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Evgeny Mons. Severstal pulled closer in the third period with another Chernov goal, made possible by Kagarlitsky and Mons. Lokomotiv shot back on a Daniil Apalkov goal, helped along by Averin. Yaroslavl padded the lead on another Averin goal, guided in by Staffan Kronwall and Yegor Yakovlev on the power play. Cherepovets countered with a Mons goal, with assists provided by Kagarlitsky, who got a sock trick and Chernov. This only made it 5-3, and the three stars went to Averin, Chernov, and Thornberg, while Mons and Kagarlitsky get the honorable mentions.

Down in Sochi, the Leopards host CSKA Moscow. Stanislav Galimov and Tomas Popperle are the veteran goalies. Moscow was first to score in the first period on an Alexander Radulov goal, via Igor Grigorenko and Chad Billins. CSKA added on with another Radulov goal, assisted by Stephane Da Costa and Jan Mursak on the power play. Sochi got on the board in the second period with an Igor Ignatushkin goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Krikunov. Moscow shot back with a third period power play goal by Nikita Zaitsev, powered by Grigorenko and Da Costa. CSKA extended the lead with an Igor Volkov goal, guided in by Sergei Andronov and Georgy Misharin. Moscow padded the lead on a Mursak penalty shot goal, coming after he was slashed by Andrei Plekhanov on a scoring chance. CSKA struck again with a Grigorenko goal, made possible by Radulov and Da Costa, the latter getting a sock trick. The Leopards got one back with an Oleg Saprykin power play goal, fueled by Alexei Krutov and Andrei Pervyshin. The final was 6-2, and the three stars went to Radulov, Mursak, and Grigorenko, while Da Costa gets the honorable mention.

Back north to Podolsk, where Vityaz welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Harri Sateri are the masked men. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period with a Wojtek Wolski goal, passed from Jarkko Immonen and Sakari Salminen. Torpedo added on in the second period with an unassisted Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev power play goal. Podolsk got on the board with a third period goal by Roman Horak, via Alexei Makeyev. Vityaz tied it on a Mathias Porseland goal, guided in by Horak and Denis Grebeshkov. Podolsk took the lead with a Maxim Afinogenov power play goal, powered by Dmitry Tsyganov and Alexander Kucheryavenko. This gave them a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Horak, Afinogenov, and Porseland.

Out to Minsk, where Dinamo hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Lars Haugen are between the pipes. Mytishchi dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Konstantin Koltsov goal, courtesy of Igor Radulov. Minsk tied it on an Evgeny Nogachyov goal, via Dmitry Meleshko. Dinamo took the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Nick Bailen, powered by Ryan Vesce. Atlant tied it again with a Radulov goal, assisted by Koltsov and Ondrej Nemec. In the shootout, Atlant got two goals from Radulov to top Dinamo's single Vesce tally for a 3-2 win. The three stars belonged to Radulov, Koltsov, and Vesce.

Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Barry Brust guard the cages. Zagreb got going in the first period with a Brandon Segal goal, coming off of Martin St. Pierre. They made this hold up for the rest of the game, taking a 1-0 win. The three stars were awarded to Brust (36 save shutout), Segal, and Janus (19 for 20 in saves).

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