Tuesday, October 21, 2014

KHL October 21st, 2014

Ten games on today. The first is in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Alexei Murygin man the nets. Khabarovsk began in the first period with a power play goal by Alexander Ryazantsev, powered by Dmitry Tarasov and Michel Miklik. Yaroslavl tied it on a Martin Thornberg goal, via Sergei Konkov. Amur took the lead back in the second period as Dmitry Lugin scored, thanks to Evgeny Orlov and Ryazantsev. Lokomotiv tied it again with a Geoff Platt goal, fueled by Ilya Lyubushkin and Kirill Kapustin. Khabarovsk took the lead once again on a Miklik power play goal, assisted by Rastislav Spirko and Tarasov. Yaroslavl pulled even with a Thornberg goal, made possible by Jiri Novotny and Konkov. Lokomotiv gained the lead in the third period with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, passed from Yegor Averin and Yegor Martynov. Amur retied it on a Lugin goal, courtesy of Alexander Loginov. Amur got a tally from Lugin in the shootout to win the game 5-4. The three stars went to Lugin, Ryzantsev, and Thornberg, while Miklik, Tarasov, and Konkov get the honorable mentions.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Ivans Lisutin and Nalimov are the goalies. Podolsk started with a first period power play goal by Dmitry Tsyganov, made possible by Mathias Porseland. Vladivostok tied it in the second period with an unassisted goal by Konstantin Makarov. Admiral took the lead on an Enver Lisin goal, with a lone assist by Makarov. Vladivostok added on as Niclas Bergfors scored, and the only helper came from the goalie Nalimov. Vityaz got one back in the third period on a Mikhail Yakubov goal, courtesy of Dmitry Shitikov. Admiral answered with a power play goal by Richard Gynge, powered by Bergfors and Ilya Zubov. Podolsk chipped back on a Roman Horak power play goal, via Porseland and Robert Kousal. Vladivostok shot back with a Lisin goal, coming off of Makarov and Alexei Ugarov. Vityaz replied with a Nikita Vyglazov goal, passed from Yakubov and Shitikov. This only made it 5-4, the final, and the three stars went to Lisin, Makarov, and Bergfors, while Porseland, Yakubov, and Shitikov are given honorable mentions.

West to Novosibirsk, as Sibir brings in the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Mikko Koskinen are the veteran goalies. Sochi opened in the first period with a power play goal by Andre Petersson, powered by Ilya Krikunov and Igor Ignatushkin. Novosibirsk tied it on a third period goal by Dmitry Kugryshev goal, courtesy of Viktor Bobrov. The Leopards won 2-1 in overtime on a Nikita Shchitov goal, passed from Cory Emmerton. The three stars belonged to Shchitov, Popperle (30 for 31 in saves), and Petersson.

Nearby, Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Rafael Khakimov receive the starting nods. Novokuznetsk struck first with a first period goal by Alexander Komaristy, going in unassisted. Metallurg added on in the second period with a Vadim Mitryakov goal, passed from James O'Brien. Moscow got on the board with an Andrei Mironov goal, assisted by Kaspars Daugavins. Dynamo tied it in the third period as Maxim Pestushko scored, thanks to Filip Novak and Daugavins. In the shootout, Metallurg won with goals by Ryan Stoa and Komaristy, while Pestushko had Dynamo's only tally in the 3-2 game. The three stars were Komaristy, Pestushko, and Daugavins.

Way west to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Ivan Kasutin are in the blue paint. Nizhny Novgorod led off in the first period with a Jarkko Immonen goal, assisted by Juuso Hietanen. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Tobias Viklund goal, made possible by Jakub Petruzalek. Torpedo took the lead back in the second period with an unassisted shorthanded goal by Petteri Nokelainen. Avtomobilist tied it on an Alexei Mikhnov goal, going in unassisted. Nizhny Novgorod took the lead again in the third period with a Nokelainen goal, guided in by Sergei Demagin and Vyacheslav Kulyomin. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Nokelainen, Immonen, and Mikhnov.

Over in Cherepovets, Severstal brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Jakub Stepanek protect the nets. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period on a Mikhail Yunkov goal, assisted by Francis Pare. Cherepovets tied it as Nikolai Kazakovtsev scored in the second period, thanks to Alexander Urbom. In the shootout, Severstal got goals from Yury Trubachyov, Marek Kvapil, and Dmitry Kagarlitsky to top tallies from Metallurg's Danis Zaripov and Chris Lee. The three stars belonged to Stepanek (38 for 39 in saves), Koshechkin (30 for 31 in saves), and Kazakovtsev.

Up in Helsinki, Jokerit hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Henrik Karlsson are between the pipes. Omsk got going in the second period on an Alexander Perezhogin goal, via Evgeny Mozer and Erik Gustafsson. Helsinki tied it on a Topi Jaakola power play goal, powered by Linus Omark. Avangard took the lead back on a Denis Parshin power play goal, guided in by Gustafsson and Vladimir Sobotka. This was all they needed for a 2-1 win, and the three stars were handed to Barulin (25 for 26 in saves), Parshin, and Gustafsson.

Back in Russia, SKA St. Petersburg welcomes Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Alexander Salak are the masked men. Astana began in the first period with a Roman Savchenko goal, assisted by Nigel Dawes and Evgeny Blokhin. St. Petersburg tied it on an Anton Belov goal, courtesy of Patrick Thoresen. SKA took the lead on a second period power play goal by Jimmie Ericsson, powered by Roman Cervenka and Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg added on as Thoresen scored a power play goal, coming off of Chudinov. SKA extended the lead with an Alexander Barabanov goal, fueled by Ericsson and Ilya Kovalchuk. Barys shot back with a Mikhail Rakhmanov goal, guided in by Konstantin Pushkaryov and Andrei Gavrilov. Astana pulled closer on a Roman Starchenko goal, passed from Konstantin Rudenko and Dmitry Upper. St. Petersburg finished it at 5-3 with an empty net Kovalchuk goal, set up by Belov. The three stars were awarded to Thoresen, Chudinov, and Kovalchuk, while Belov and Ericsson get the honorable mentions.

Down in Moscow, CSKA brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Anders Nilsson and Stanislav Galimov are occupying the creases. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Stephane Da Costa power play goal, powered by Nikita Zaitsev. CSKA added on with another Da Costa power play goal, via Denis Denisov. Kazan got on the board in the third period as Dmitry Obukhov scored an unassisted goal. Ak Bars tied it with a Janne Pesonen power play goal, assisted by Alexander Burmistrov and Evgeny Medvedev. Kazan won 3-2 with a lone tally by Pesonen in the shootout. The three stars went to Pesonen, Da Costa, and Obukhov.

Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Leland Irving and Jakub Sedlacek are the goalies. Ufa led off in the second period with a power play goal by Alexander Kutuzov, powered by Dmitry Makarov and Teemu Hartikainen. Riga tied it on a Linus Videll goal in the third period, passed from Miks Indrasis and Milan Jurcina. Dinamo took the lead as Pyotr Schastlivy scored, thanks to Videll. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Videll, Sedlacek (25 for 26 in saves), and Schastlivy.

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