Sunday, October 19, 2014

KHL October 19th, 2014

Nine games today, beginning in...

Vladivostok, as Admiral hosts the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Ivan Nalimov are in goal. They did a great job, keeping the game scoreless until a shootout. Here, Admiral got tallies from Ilya Zubov, Niclas Bergfors, and Richard Gynge to top Sochi's Mikhail Anisin and Andre Petersson for a 1-0 win. The three stars were given to Nalimov (26 save shutout), Popperle (36 save shutout), and Gynge.

Up in Khabarovsk, Amur welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Sergei Borisov are the masked men. Khabarovsk began in the first period with a Sergei Abramov goal, courtesy of Vyacheslav Litovchenko. Moscow tied it in the second period on an Alexei Tereshchenko power play goal, powered by Nikolai Zherdev and Andrei Mironov. Amur took the lead back on a power play goal by Rastislav Spirko, coming off of Dmitry Tarasov and Dmitry Lugin. Dynamo tied it on an Alexei Tsvetkov goal, with a lone assist by Martins Karsums. Moscow took the lead in the third period as Maxim Karpov scored, thanks to Filip Novak. This held up for a 3-2 victory, and the three stars went to Karpov, Tsvetkov, and Tereshchenko.

Over in Novosibirsk, Sibir brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Nikita Bespalov receive the starting nods. Novosibirsk started in the first period on a Patrik Hersley power play goal, powered by Dmitry Monya and Jonas Enlund. Sibir added on with a Konstantin Okulov goal, with a lone assist by Artyom Voroshilo. Podolsk got on the board in the second period on a Maxim Afinogenov power play goal, with a lone helper from Ivan Vereshchagin. Vityaz tied it in the third period on a Roman Horak power play goal, made possible by Robert Kousal and Mathias Porseland. Podolsk gained the lead as Vyacheslav Solodukhin scored, thanks to Alexander Kucheryavenko. This made it 3-2, the final, and the three stars belonged to Solodukhin, Horak, and Sateri (37 for 39 in saves).

Nearby, Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Rafael Khakimov are between the pipes. Yaroslavl dented the scoreboard in the third period on an unassisted Evgeny Grachyov goal. This was all they needed to win 1-0, with the three stars going to Sanford (36 save shutout), Grachyov, and Khakimov (16 for 17 in saves).

Way out west, Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Leland Irving and Rike Helenius guard the cages. Ufa led off in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom goal, fueled by Evgeny Skachkov and Kirill Koltsov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a power play goal by Ivan Vishnevsky, powered by Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Helsinki got on the board in the second period with a Linus Omark goal, assisted by Steve Moses and Petr Koukal. Ufa shot back with an Ilkka Heikkinen goal, passed from Alexander Kutuzov and Dmitry Semin on the power play. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead as Heikkinen scored again, with the help of Denis Tolpeko and Alexander Mereskin. Jokerit got one back in the third period on a Moses goal, made possible by Koukal and Omark. This only made it 4-2, the final, and the three stars were handed to Heikkinen, Omark, and Moses, while Koukal and Koltsov get the honorable mentions.

Back in Russia, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Ivan Kasutin are the veteran goalies. Kazan struck first in the first period with an Ilya Nikulin power play goal, powered by Konstantin Korneyev. Nizhny Novgorod tied it in the second period with a Juuso Hietanen goal, passed from Sakari Salminen and Jarkko Immonen on the power play. Ak Bars took the lead back on a Fyodor Malykhin goal, assisted by Shaun Heshka and Kirill Petrov. Torpedo retied it in the third period on a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, courtesy of Petteri Nokelainen and Denis Kazionov. Nizhny Novgorod pulled ahead on a Salminen power play goal, with a lone assist by Immonen. This secured a 3-2 victory, with the three stars going to Salminen, Immonen, and Kulyomin.

West to Cherepovets, where Severstal hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakubs Kovar and Stepanek man the nets. Yekaterinburg was first to score with a first period goal by Tobias Viklund, coming on the power play via Jakub Petruzalek and Alexei Simakov. Cherepovets tied it on a Sergei Monakhov goal, assisted by Andrei Shefer and Pavel Chernov in the second period. Severstal took the lead on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, passed from Gennady Stolyarov and Shefer. Avtomobilist tied it again as Alexander Rybakov scored in the third period, thanks to Anton Krysanov and Nikita Tryamkin. In the shootout that followed, Severstal won on a lone tally by Marek Kvapil for a 3-2 decision. The three stars were awarded to Shefer, Kvapil, and Kovar (42 for 44 in saves).

Out in St. Petersburg, SKA welcomes Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Alexander Salak protect the nets. Omsk got going in the second period with an Evgeny Kulik goal, assisted by Andrei Ivanov and Roman Berdnikov. St. Petersburg tied it on a Patrick Thoresen goal, fueled by Maxim Chudinov and Tony Martensson. Avangard took the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Alexander Popov, powered by Berdnikov. SKA retied it with a power play goal from Jimmie Ericsson, made possible by Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexei Ponikarovsky. St. Petersburg won 3-2 in overtime on an Artemy Panarin goal, with a lone assist from Chudinov. The three stars went to Panarin, Chudinov, and Berdnikov.

Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Edgars Masalskis are in the blue paint. Astana opened in the first period with a Brandon Bochenski goal, with a lone assist by Dustin Boyd. Barys added on with an unassisted Roman Starchenko goal. Riga got on the board in the second period with an Andris Dzerins power play goal, powered by Roberts Bukarts and Oskars Cibulskis. Astana shot back in the third period with another Bochenski goal, coming on the power play via Kevin Dallman and Mike Lundin. Dinamo pulled back on a Marcel Hossa goal, fueled by Charles Genoway and Linus Videll. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-2. The three stars belonged to Bochenski, Starchenko, and Laco (31 for 33 in saves).

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