Wednesday, November 12, 2014

KHL November 12th, 2014

Ten games on today, beginning in...

Khabaovsk, as Amur hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Alexei Murygin are set to start in goal. Yekaterinburg got going in the second period with an Anatoly Golyshev power play goal, powered by Filipp Metlyuk and Andrei Antonov. This stood for a 1-0 victory, with the three stars going to Kovar (24 save shutout), Golyshev, and Murygin (31 for 32 in saves).

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Ivan Nalimov are in the blue paint. Kazan began in the first period with a Justin Azevedo goal, assisted by Mikhail Varnakov. Ak Bars added on with a power play goal by Varnakov, powered by Konstantin Korneyev and Sergei Kostitsyn. Kazan extended the lead as Dmitry Obukhov scored, thanks to Amitry Arkhipov and Stepan Zakharchuk. Ilya Proskuryakov replaced Nalimov in goal. Ak Bars padded the lead with a shorthanded Azevedo goal in the second period, set up by Zakharchuk. Vladivostok got on the board in the third period with an Andrei Sigaryov goal, going in unassisted. Kazan shot back with an Alexander Svitov goal, coming off of Artyom Lukoyanov and Igor Mirnov. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Azevedo, Garipov (26 for 27 in saves), and Zakharchuk.

Out to Astana, where Barys brings in the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Jan Laco are the masked men. Sochi struck first with a Roman Derlyuk goal, via Ilya Krikunov and Nikita Shchitov. Astana tied it on a Dustin Boyd goal, made possible by Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Barys took the lead on a Bochenski goal, with a lone assist by Dawes. Astana added on with a Talgat Zhailauov goal, passed from Konstantin Pushkaryov. Barys extended the lead with a Konstantin Rudenko goal, fueled by Roman Starchenko. The Leopards got one back with a power play goal by Cory Emmerton, powered by Evgeny Lapenkov and Clay Wilson. Sochi pulled closer in the third period on a Krikunov goal, guided in by Andrei Kostitsyn. The Leopards tied it on a Kostitsyn goal, helped along by Igor Ignatushkin and Krikunov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Pushkaryov and Dawes gave Barys a 5-4 win. The three stars were given to Krikunov, Dawes, and Bochenski, while Pushkaryov and Kostitsyn get the honorable mentions.

Back east, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Alexander Pechursky is mismatched with Mikko Koskinen in goal. Novosibirsk was first to score in the first period on a Dmitry Monya power play goal, powered by Alexei Kopeikin and Viktor Bobrov. Sibir added on in the second period on a Jarno Koskiranta goal, via Stepan Sannikov and Konstantin Alexeyev. Novosibirsk extended the lead as Maxim Ignatovich scored a power play goal, with the help of Renat Mamashev and Koskiranta. Sibir padded the lead with an Oleg Gubin goal, assisted by Sannikov and Mamashev. Magnitogorsk got on the board with an Oskar Osala goal, guided in by Maxim Yakutsenya. This was as close as it got, with the final at 4-1. The three stars went to Koskiranta, Mamashev, and Sannikov.

Westward to Ufa, as Salavat Yulaev welcomes Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Vladimir Sokhatsky are between the pipes. Omsk led off with a first period goal by Vladimir Pervushin, assisted by Kirill Semyonov and Ivan Nepryayev. Ufa tied it on a Dmitry Makarov goal, coming off of Teemu Hartikainen and Anton Slepyshev. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Avangard got goals from Artur Lauta and Semyonov to top a single tally by Salavat Yulaev's Alexei Kaigorodov for a 2-1 win. The three stars belonged to Semyonov, Barulin (28 for 29 in saves), and Sokahtsky (29 for 30 in saves).

Continuing to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo brings in Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Ivan Kaustin draw the starts. Mytishchi opened in the first period with a Maxim Potapov power play goal, powered by Dmitry Korobyov and Artyom Chernov. Atlant added on with a Chernov goal, with a lone helper by Andreas Engqvist. This was all they needed for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Chernov, Engren (22 save shutout), and Potapov.

Down in Moscow, CSKA hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Stanislav Galimov tend the twines. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Roman Lyubimov goal, via Sergei Andronov. CSKA added on with a Damir Zhafyarov goal, assisted by Stanislav Yegorshev and Vladimir Zharkov. Yaroslavl got on the board in the third period with a Geoff Platt power play goal, powered by Jiri Novotny and Sergei Konkov. Lokomotiv tied it with another Platt goal, courtesy of Sergei Plotnikov and Ilya Gorokhov. Moscow won 3-2 in a shootout with a Lyubimov tally. The three stars went to Platt, Lyubimov, and Zhafyarov.

North to Helsinki, where Jokerit welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Danny Taylor and Henrik Karlsson occupy the creases. Helsinki started in the second period on an Eetu Poysti goal, made possible by Jere Karalahti. Jokerit added on with a Jere Sallinen goal, fueled by Johan Harju and Ryan Gunderson. Helsinki extended the lead in the third period as Topi Jaakola scored, thanks to Niko Kapanen and Tommi Huhtala. Minsk got on the board with a Charles Linglet power play goal, powered by Lukas Krajicek and Dmitry Meleshko. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Karlsson (21 for 22 in saves), Sallinen, and Jaakola.

Back in Russia, SKA St. Petersburg brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Evgeny Ivannikov guard the cages. Moscow got going in the second period on a Konstantin Gorovikov penalty shot goal, after he was slashed by Andrei Kuteikin. Dynamo added on with an Andrei Mironov goal, via Denis Kokarev. St. Petersburg got on the board with an Alexander Barabanov goal, passed from Anton Burdasov. Moscow replied with a power play goal by Alexander Osipov, powered by Kokarev and Mironov. Dynamo extended the lead in the third period as Martins Karsums scored a power play goal, with a lone helper by Nikolai Zherdev. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Yeryomenko (33 for 34 in saves), Kokarev, and Mironov.

Finally, Slovan Bratislava hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Owuya and Johan Backlund protect the nets. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Pascal Pelletier power play goal, powered by Mark Katic and Martin St. Pierre. Bratislava tied it on a Rok Ticar penalty shot goal in the third period, after he was hooked by Mark Flood. Medvescak won 2-1 with a lone tally by Pelletier in the shootout. The three stars were awarded to Pelletier, Owuya (32 for 33 in saves), and Backlund (26 for 27 in saves).

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