Wednesday, October 29, 2014

KHL October 29th, 2014

Ten games on a busier day, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Stepan Goryachevskikh and Konstantin Barulin are in the blue paint. Omsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alexander Popov goal, courtesy of Nikita Pivtsakin and Chad Kolarik. Avangard added on with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, fueled by Denis Parshin and Valery Vasilyev. Omsk extended the lead on a power play goal in the third period by Kolarik, powered by Tom Wandell. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with a power play goal by Igor Magogin, assisted by Vitaly Sitnikov and Artyom Bulyansky. Avangard shot back on a Sergei Shirokov goal, passed from Sobotka and Miroslav Blatak. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Kolarik, Sobotka, and Barulin (30 for 31 in saves).

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Jan Laco are the goalies with short names. Togliatti began in the first period with a Vitaly Shulakov goal, via Anton Shenfeld and Georgy Belousov. Astana tied it on a Konstantin Pushkaryov goal, guided in by Talgat Zhailauov and Oskars Bartulis. Barys took the lead on a Mike Lundin power play goal in the third period, powered by Kevin Dallman and Brandon Bochenski. This produced a 2-1 final, and the three stars were given to Lundin, Laco (28 for 29 in saves), and Pushkaryov.

Back in Russia, Salavat Yulaev brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Vladimir Sokhatsky protect the nets. Ufa was first to score on an Arturs Kulda goal, coming off of Antti Pihlstrom and Alexei Kaigorodov. Chelyabinsk tied it in the second period as Maxim Kondratyev scored, thanks to Dmitry Pestunov and Vitaly Atyushov. Traktor took the lead in the third period with a Deron Quint goal, fueled by Alexei Zavarukhin and Semyon Kokuyov. Salavat Yulaev tied it on a Teemu Hartikainen goal, assisted by Dmitry Makarov and Yegor Dubrovsky. Traktor won 3-2 with shootout goals by Martin Ruzicka and Pestunov while Salavat Yulaev just had a goal from Kaigorodov. The three stars went to Pestunov, Kaigorodov, and Quint.

Over to Yekaterinburg, as Avtomobilist hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Jakub Kovar are the masked men. Yekaterinburg got going in the second period on a Gilbert Brule goal, assisted by Tobias Viklund and Jakub Petruzalek. Avtomobilist added on with an Anton Lazarev goal, guided in by Sami Lepisto and Alexei Simakov. Yekaterinburg extended the lead as Alexander Rybakov scored, thanks to Filipp Metlyuk and Alexander Bumagin. This was all they needed for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Kovar (28 save shutout), Brule, and Lazarev.

Down in Sochi, the Leopards welcome Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Tomas Popperle are between the pipes. Sochi struck first in the first period on a Nikita Shchitov goal, assisted by Yury Pautov and Roman Lyuduchin. The Leopards added on with another Shchitov goal, coming on the power play via Andre Petersson and Ryan Whitney. Sochi extended the lead in the second period with a Whitney goal, passed from Shchitov and Petersson. Riga got on the board with a Charles Genoway power play goal in the third period, powered by Linus Videll. Dinamo pulled closer with a Videll goal, courtesy of Oskars Cibulskis. The Leopards iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Ilya Krikunov, set up by Petersson, who got a sock trick, and Igor Ignatushkin. The three stars were awarded to Shchitov, Petersson, and Whitney.

North to Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Curtis Sanford are the goalies with NHL experience. Helsinki opened in the first period on a Steve Moses power play goal, powered by Linus Omark. Jokerit added on as Petr Koukal scored, with the help of Daine Todd and Omark. Helsinki extended the lead in the second period on another Moses goal, fueled by Koukal and Omark, the latter getting a natural sock trick. Yaroslavl got on the board with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, assisted by Sergei Konkov and Staffan Kronwall on the power play. This was it for the scoring, and the final was 3-1. The three stars went to Moses, Omark, and Koukal.

Into Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Lars Haugen are in the blue paint. Minsk started in the third period with a Ryan Vesce goal, coming off of Pavel Razvadovsky and Matt Ellison. This made it 1-0, the final, and the three stars were handed to Haugen (29 save shutout), Vesce, and Nalimov (22 for 23 in saves).

Eastward to Russia again, with Vityaz Podolsk welcoming SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Ivan Lisutin guard the cages. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with an Artemy Panarin goal, courtesy of Andrei Kuteikin and Viktor Tikhonov. SKA added on as Tikhonov scored a power play goal, powered by Kuteikin and Evgeny Dadonov. Podolsk got one back with a power play goal by Alexander Kucheryavenko, assisted by Ivan Vereshchagin and Georgy Berdyukov. Vityaz tied it on a Mario Kempe power play goal, guided in by Maxim Afinogenov and Berdyukov. St. Petersburg took the lead back in the second period as Dmitry Kalinin scored, thanks to Ilya Kablukov and Igor Makarov. Podolsk tied it again on a Mikhail Yakubov goal, passed from Dmitry Shitikov and Nikita Vyglazov. SKA regained the lead on a Makarov goal, with a lone assist by Anton Burdasov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the third period with a Roman Cervenka goal, via Alexander Barabanov and Maxim Chudinov. SKA padded the lead on a Chudinov power play goal, helped along by Ilya Kovalchuk. Vityaz got one back with a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, coming off of Berdyukov, who got a sock trick, and Anton Korolyov. This made it 6-4, the final, and the three stars went to Chudinov, Tikhonov, and Makarov, while Kuteikin and Berdyukov got the honorable mentions.

Up to Mytishchi, where Atlant brings in Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Atte Engren are the experienced goalies. Mytishchi struck first in the first period with a Vyacheslav Kozlov goal, assisted by Maxim Mayorov. Khabarovsk tied it on a Dmitry Lugin goal, fueled by Jesse Niinimaki. Atlant answered on an Artyom Chernov goal, via Sergei Shmelyov. This proved enough for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Engren (27 for 28 in saves), Chernov, and Kozlov.

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov and Barry Brust man the nets. Novokuznetsk was first to score in the second period on a Sergei Sentyurin goal, coming off of Mikhail Plotnikov and James O'Brien. Zagreb tied it as Matt Anderson scored, thanks to Brandon Segal and Aaron Palushaj in the third period. In the shootout, Medvescak got goals from Pascal Pelletier, Bill Thomas, and Mark Katic, while Metallurg had only goals by Ryan Stoa and Alexander Komaristy. This produced a 2-1 final, and the three stars went to Brust (26 for 27 in saves), Khakimov (36 for 37 in saves), and Katic.

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