Thursday, October 23, 2014

KHL October 23rd, 2014

Nine games on today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Sergei Borisov are in goal. Khabarovsk led off in the first period with a Sergei Teryayev goal, assisted by Evgeny Orlov and Roman Kopiyenko. Amur added on with an unassisted goal by Rastislav Spirko. Podolsk got on the board with a second period power play goal by Alexander Kucheryavenko, powered by Maxim Afinogenov and Ivan Vereshchagin. Khabarovsk shot back on a Michel Miklik goal, passed from Spirko and Dmitry Tarasov. Vityaz got one back in the third period with a Mikhail Yakubov goal, coming off of Dmitry Shitikov. Podolsk tied it as Afinogenov scored, thanks to Robert Kousal. The tie was broken in the shootout with a lone tally by Vityaz's Nikita Vyglazov for a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Afinogenov, Spirko, and Vyglazov.

South to Vladivostok, where Admiral welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Ilya Proskuryakov receive the starting nods. Vladivostok began in the first period with an Andrei Sigaryov goal, coming off of Artyom Zemchyonok. Yaroslavl tied it in the second period on a Daniil Apalkov goal, with a lone assist by Martin Thornberg. In the shootout, Admiral won with two goals by Ilya Zubov to supplement a tally from Vyacheslav Ushenin, while Lokomotiv received only two goals from Sergei Konkov and Staffan Kronwall. The three stars in the 2-1 game were Proskuryakov (18 for 19 in saves), Sanford (31 for 32 in saves), and Zubov.

Westward to Novosibirsk, as Sibir brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov is mismatched with Mikko Koskinen in goal. Novosibirsk struck first in the first period on a Patrik Hersley goal, assisted by Viktor Bobrov and Konstantin Alexeyev. Sibir added on with an Igor Ozhiganov goal, with a lone assist by Dmitry Monya. Moscow got on the board with an Alexei Tereshchenko goal, passed from Mat Robinson. Novosibirsk shot back in the second period with a Renat Mamashev power play goal, powered by Hersley. Dynamo answered with a Denis Kokarev goal, guided in by Sergei Soin and Denis Mosalyov. Moscow tied it on a power play goal by Andrei Mironov, helped along by Konstantin Glazachev and Soin. Dynamo took the lead on an unassisted Tereshchenko goal. Moscow iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Kaspars Daugavins, set up by Maxim Pestushko. The three stars went to Tereshchenko, Soin, and Hersley.

Over in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg hosts the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Rafael Khakimov draw the starts in goal. Novokuznetsk got going in the second period with a Ryan Stoa goal, going in unassisted. This was the only goal in the game, for a 1-0 final. The three stars went to Khakimov (39 save shutout), Stoa, and Popperle (29 for 30 in saves).

Way out west, CSKA Moscow welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Kevin Lalande are in the blue paint. Yekaterinburg started with a penalty shot goal by Alexander Bumagin in the first period, after he was slashed by Alexei Bondarev. Moscow tied it in the second period on a Bogdan Kiselevich power play goal, powered by Alexander Radulov and Igor Grigorenko. CSKA took the lead with a Radulov goal, with a lone assist by Jan Mursak. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Radulov, Lalande (16 for 17 in saves), and Kiselevich.

Back east, Severstal Cherepovets brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Anders Nilsson and Jakub Stepanek are between the pipes. Kazan dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Artyom Lukoyanov goal, assisted by Alexander Svitov. Cherepovets tied it on a Nikolai Stasenko goal, courtesy of Vadim Berdnikov and Marek Kvapil. Ak Bars took the lead back with a Janne Pesonen goal, made possible by Evgeny Medvedev and Kirill Petrov. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Pesonen, Nilsson (30 for 31 in saves), and Lukoyanov.

Continuing to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Ivan Kasutin guard the cages. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Oskar Osala, set up by Evgeny Biryukov. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a second period goal by Vyacheslav Kulyomin, assisted by Artyom Blazhiyevsky. In the shootout, Torpedo won with three goals from Nikita Filatov, topping tallies by Metallurg's Chris Lee and Danis Zaripov for a 2-1 win. The three stars were Filatov, Kasutin (24 for 25 in saves), and Koshechkin (25 for 26 in saves).

Backtracking to St. Petersburg, where SKA welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Leland Irving and Alexander Salak are the masked men. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on a Jimmie Ericsson goal, passed from Dmitry Kalinin and Ilya Kovalchuk. SKA added on with a Tony Martensson goal, with a lone assist by Roman Cervenka. Ufa got on the board in the second period as Alexei Kaigorodov scored, thanks to Kirill Koltsov. St. Petersburg answered on an Andrei Kuteikin goal, via Artemy Panarin and Evgeny Dadonov on the power play. SKA extended the lead with a Dinar Khafizullin goal, courtesy of Kovalchuk and Ericsson. Salavat Yulaev got one back with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, made possible by Dmitry Makarov. St. Petersburg countered on a third period Dadonov goal, with a lone assist by Panarin. SKA padded the lead on a Viktor Tikhonov goal, fueled by Dadonov and Panarin, the latter getting a sock trick. St. Petersburg finished it at 7-2 with a Patrick Thoresen goal, with assists provided by Martensson and Cervenka. The three stars were awarded to Dadonov, Panarin, and Kovalchuk, while Ericsson, Martensson, and Cervenka get the honorable mentions.

Finally, in Riga, Dinamo brings in Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Jakub Sedlacek occupy the creases. Riga led off in the first period with a Charles Genoway power play goal, powered by Marcel Hossa. Dinamo added on in the second period as Kristaps Sotnieks scored, thanks to Hossa and Linus Videll. Omsk got on the board in the third period with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, assisted by Nikita Pivtsakin and Evgeny Mozer. Avangard tied it on a penalty shot goal by Denis Parshin with three seconds left in regulation, occurring after he was hooked by Sotnieks. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Riga got goals from Lauris Darzins and Mikelis Redlihs, while Omsk got a single goal from Chad Kolarik. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Hossa, Sotnieks, and Genoway.

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