Saturday, October 4, 2014

KHL October 4th, 2014

Seven games today as the schedule shortly balances itself out a bit. We begin in...

Vladivostok, as Admiral hosts CSKA Moscow. Stanislav Galimov and Ivan Nalimov are set to start in goal. Moscow got going in the second period with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, powered by Stephane Da Costa and Denis Denisov. CSKA added on with a Da Costa power play goal, via Jan Mursak and Nikita Zaitsev. Moscow extended the lead with another power play goal by Radulov, with a lone assist by Igor Grigorenko. CSKA padded the lead as Mursak scored a power play goal thanks to Denisov. Moscow iced it at 5-0 with a power play goal in the third period by Igor Volkov, courtesy of Nikolai Prokhorkin and Bogdan Kiselevich. The three stars went to Radulov, Da Costa, and Mursak, while Denisov and Galimov (16 save shutout) get the honorable mentions.

West to Novosibirsk, as Sibir welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Mikko Koskinen guard the cages. Novosibirsk finally struck first in the third period with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, fueled by Dmitry Kugryshev and Andrei Konev. This was the only goal in the game, with the three stars of the 1-0 game being Koskinen (42 save shutout), Koskiranta, and Stepanek (28 for 29 in saves).

Staying in the area, Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin faces a lesser foe in Rafael Khakimov in goal. Nizhny Novgorod began in the first period with a Sakari Salminen goal, assisted by Wojtek Wolski. Torpedo added on as Jarkko Immonen scored, thanks to Maxim Osipov. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead with a Vyachelsav Kulyomin goal, passed from Viktor Drugov and Dmitry Kazionov. Torpedo padded the lead on a Juuso Hietanen second period power play goal, powered by Salminen and Immonen. Nizhny Novgorod got another one as Wolski scored on a penalty shot he received for being hooked by Alexander Romanov on a scoring chance. Novokuznetsk got on the board with Ansel Galimov converted a penalty shot after he was tripped by Vadim Khomitsky. Torpedo shot back in the third period with a shorthanded goal by Alexei Potapov, set up by Osipov. The three stars went to Salminen, Immonen, and Wolski, while Osipov gets an honorable mention.

Further west, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Mikhail Biryukov are the veteran goalies. Khanty-Mansiysk led off in the first period with a Danil Romantsev goal, assisted by Denis Sokolov. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Mikhail Yunkov goal, coming off of Maxim Yaktusenya and Sergei Tereshchenko. Metallurg took the lead as Sergei Mozyakin scored, thanks to Jan Kovar and Viktor Antipin. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 2-1. The three stars belonged to Mozyakin, Koshechkin (31 for 32 in saves), and Yunkov.

Out in Chelyabinsk, Traktor brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vitaly Koval and Vasily Demchenko are in the creases. Ufa started in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom goal, made possible by Kirill Koltsov. Chelyabinsk tied it in the third period on a Vyacheslav Osnovin goal, courtesy of Artyom Penkovsky and Maxim Kondratyev. Salavat Yulaev won in overtime by a 2-1 score with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, fueled by Denis Bodrov. The three stars were Hartikainen, Koval (29 for 30 in saves), and Pihlstrom.

Up in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik welcomes Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Ville Kolppanen protect the nets. Omsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Denis Kulyash goal, coming off of Alexander Popov. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the third period on a Pavel Kulikov goal, with a lone assist by Josh Hennessy. Avangard took the lead with a power play goal by Evgeny Mozer, powered by Alexander Perezhogin and Evgeny Kulik. Omsk added on as Denis Parshin scored, with the help of Sergei Shirokov and Popov. Neftekhimik pulled back with a power play goal by Dmitry Kosmachyov, assisted by Maxim Berezin and Dan Sexton. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Yegor Milovzorov goal, guided in by Alexander Yevseyenkov. Avangard won it 4-3 with a Sergei Kalinin goal, helped along by Mozer. The three stars went to Mozer, Kalinin, and Popov.

Finally, Lada Togliatti hosts Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Ilya Ezhov are the goalies with short names. Astana was first to score in the third period on a Roman Starchenko goal, with a lone assist by Roman Savchenko. Togliatti tied it on a Karol Sloboda goal, going in unassisted. In the shootout, Andrei Nikitenko tallied three goals for Lada, outscoring the efforts of Konstantin Rudenko and Starchenko to give Lada the 2-1 edge. The three stars were Nikitenko, Starchenko, and Ezhov (29 for 30 in saves).

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