Friday, November 14, 2014

KHL November 14th, 2014

Nine games on today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Anders Nilsson and Alexei Murygin occupy the creases. Kazan opened in the first period on an Oscar Moller power play goal, powered by Alexander Svitov and Alexander Burmistrov. Ak Bars added on with a shorthanded goal by Svitov, set up by Artyom Lukoyanov. Khabarovsk got on the board with an Alexander Loginov power play goal, fueled by Rastislav Spirko and Dmitry Lugin. Kazan replied with a Dmitry Obukhov in the second period, via Svitov and Evgeny Medvedev on the power play. Ak Bars extended the lead as Lukoyanov scored, with a lone assist by Stepan Zakharchuk. Kazan padded the lead on a Justin Azevedo power play goal, coming off of Ilya Nikulin. Ak Bars continued with an Igor Mirnov goal, passed from Lukoyanov. Kazan struck again in the third period with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, courtesy of Sergei Kostitsyn. Ak Bars made it 8-1 on a Sheldon Brookbank goal, pushed through by Burmistrov. The three stars went to Svitov, Lukoyanov, and Burmistrov.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Ivan Nalimov are in the blue paint. Vladivostok struck first in the first period on an Alexei Ugarov goal, via Konstantin Makarov and Enver Lisin. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Sergei Yemelin goal, fueled by Vladislav Yegin and Alexei Yefimov. Avtomobilist took the lead on an unassisted Yefimov goal. Yekaterinburg added on in the second period as Anton Lazarev scored, thanks to Tobias Viklund and Alexei Simakov. Avtomobilist extended the lead with an Anatoly Golyshev goal, assisted by Alexander Rybakov. This made it 4-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Yefimov, Kovar (20 for 21 in saves), and Lazarev.

Out to Novokuznetsk, where Metallurg brings in the similarly-named Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Alexander Pechursky and Rafael Khakimov are the mediocre goalies. Novokuznetsk started in the first period with an Ansel Galimov goal, passed from Dmitry Maltsev. Magnitogorsk tied it in the second period on a Jan Kovar power play goal, powered by Sergei Mozyakin and Danis Zaripov. Novokuznetsk won 2-1 in overtime with a Cade Fairchild goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Romanov. The three stars were given to Khakimov (40 for 41 in saves), Fairchild, and Pechursky (31 for 33 in saves).

Southwest to Astana, as Barys hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Jan Laco are the masked men. Astana got going in the second period on a Dustin Boyd power play goal, powered by Mike Lundin and Kevin Dallman. Omsk tied it on a shorthanded goal by Denis Kulyash, set up by Vladimir Sobotka and Alexander Popov. Avangard took the lead in the third period with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, via Popov. Omsk added on as Miroslav Blatak scored an empty net goal, with the help of Sobotka. The three stars went to Barulin (34 for 35 in saves), Popov, and Sobotka.

Up in Nizhny Novgorod, Torpedo welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Ivan Kasutin are called on to start. Cherepovets was first to score in the first period with a Pavel Chernov goal, guided in by Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a power play goal by Jarkko Immonen, with a lone assist by Wojtek Wolski. Torpedo took the lead in the second period on a power play goal by Sakari Salminen, powered by Wolski and Juuso Hietanen. Severstal tied it again on a power play goal by Andrei Shefer, via Yury Trubachyov and Pavel Buchnevich. Cherepovets took the lead in the third period with a Buchnevich penalty shot goal after he was slashed by Vadim Khomitsky. Severstal added on with a Kagarlitsky goal, assisted by Vadim Berdnikov and Logan Pyett. This held up for a 4-2 win, with the three stars going to Buchnevich, Kagarlitsky, and Wolski.

Westward to Moscow, as CSKA brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Leland Irving and Kevin Lelande protect the nets. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andrei Stas goal, via Vladimir Zharkov and Denis Denisov. CSKA added on with a Bogdan Kiselevich goal, assisted by Simon Hjalmarsson and Nikita Zaitsev on the power play. Moscow extended the lead as Sergei Andronov scored, thanks to Grigory Panin. CSKA padded the lead with a Zharkov goal, passed from Mikhail Naumenkov and Georgy Misharin. Moscow kept going on a Hjalmarsson goal, made possible by Evgeny Artyukhin. Vladimir Sokhatsky replaced Irving. CSKA continued with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, coming off of Roman Lyubimov and Nikolai Prokhorkin. Moscow struck again in the third period on another Hjalmarsson goal, guided in by Stanislav Yegorshev and Jan Mursak. This produced the 7-0 final, with the three stars being Hjalmarsson, Zharkov, and Lelande (19 save shutout).

Down in Podolsk, Vityaz hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Harri Sateri guard the cages. Podolsk led off in the first period on a Vyacheslav Soloukhin goal, assisted by Yakov Seleznyov and Anton Korolyov. Yaroslavl tied it with an unassisted goal by Geoff Platt in the second period. Vityaz retook the lead on a Dmitry Shitikov power play goal, powered by Maxim Afinogenov and Alexander Kucheryavenko. Podolsk added on with a shorthanded Afinogenov goal, set up by Kucheryavenko. Lokomotiv got one back as Janis Sprukts scored, thanks to Staffan Kronwall. Yaroslavl tied it in the third period on an Alexei Vasilyev goal, via Sergei Plotnikov and Daniil Apalkov. Vityaz won 4-3 in overtime with a Seleznyov goal, courtesy of Solodukhin and Robert Kousal. The three stars went to Seleznyov, Afinogenov, and Solodukhin, while Kucheryavenko gets an honorable mention.

Into Latvia, as Dinamo Riga welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Danny Taylor and Jakub Sedlacek are between the pipes. Riga began in the first period with a power play goal by Linus Videll, powered by Marcel Hossa and Krisjanis Redlihs. Minsk tied it on a second period goal by Alexander Materukhin, a shorthanded goal set up by Matt Ellison. Riga took the lead back with a Charles Genoway goal, assisted by Kaspars Saulietis. Riga added on with a power play goal by Hossa, fueled by Milan Jurcina and Genoway. Riga extended the lead in the third period as Jurcina scored, thanks to Genoway. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Hossa, Genoway, and Jurcina.

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Mark Owuya play goal. Zagreb got going in the second period on a Martin St. Pierre goal, via Pascal Pelletier. Medvescak added on as Aaron Palushaj scored a power play goal, powered by Matt Anderson and Bill Thomas. Zagreb extended the lead in the third period on a Pelletier goal, with a lone assist by St. Pierre. Mytishchi got on the board with a Petr Vrana goal, assisted by Andreas Engqvist and Artyom Chernov. Medvescak shot back with a St. Pierre goal, guided in by Pelletier and Mark Katic. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to St. Pierre, Pelletier, and Owuya (29 for 30 in saves).

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