Wednesday, November 19, 2014

KHL November 19th, 2014

Four games on today, beginning with...

Severstal Cherepovets hosting CSKA Moscow. Kevin Lalande and Jakub Stepanek are the masked men. Moscow started in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Vladimir Zharkov, set up by Andrei Stas. CSKA added on in the third period as Igor Grigorenko scored a power play goal, powered by Nikita Zaitsev and Alexander Radulov. Moscow extended the lead with a Stas goal, via Igor Volkov and Alexei Bondarev. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Stas, Lalande (26 save shutout), and Zharkov.

Down in Sochi, the Leopards welcome Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Tomas Popperle are in the creases. Sochi dented the scoreboard with a second period goal by Max Warn, via Roman Lyuduchin and Ryan Whitney. The Leopards added on as Evgeny Lapenkov scored, thanks to Andre Petersson and Whitney. Sochi extended the lead with a Petersson power play goal, powered by Nikita Shchitov. The Leopards padded the lead with a shorthanded goal by Igor Ignatushkin, set up by Ilya Krikunov. Vasily Demchenko replaced Garnett for the third period. Chelyabinsk got on the board in the third period on a Martin Ruzicka goal, with a lone assist from Anton Glinkin. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Petersson, Popperle (24 for 25 in saves), and Whitney.

Back in Moscow, Dynamo brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mikhail Biryukov and Alexander Lazushin are set to start. Khanty-Mansiysk opened in the first period on an unassisted Igor Bortnikov goal. Moscow tied it in the second period with a Maxim Karpov goal, assisted by Dmitry Vishnevsky and Alexei Tsvetkov. Dynamo took the lead on a Denis Kokarev goal, passed from Tsvetkov and Dmitry Sinitsyn. Moscow added on as Maxim Pestushko scored in the third period, thanks to Kaspars Daugavins and Konstantin Gorovikov on the power play. Dynamo iced it at 4-1 with a Martins Karsums goal, fueled by Tsvetkov, who got a sock trick, and Alexander Osipov. The three stars were handed to Tsvetkov, Lazushin (22 for 23 in saves), and Kokarev.

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Dinamo Minsk. Danny Taylor and Calvin Heeter are the North American goalies. Zagreb began in the first period on a Pascal Pelletier power play goal, powered by Martin St. Pierre and Brandon Segal. Minsk tied it on a Charles Linglet power play goal, passed from Ryan Vesce and Matt Ellison. Dinamo took the lead in the second period with a Dmitry Meleshko goal, assisted by Artur Gavrus and Alexander Kulakov. Minsk added on in the third period on a Gavrus goal, with a lone assist by Lukas Krajicek. Medvescak got one back with a Segal goal, guided in by Patrick Bjorkstrand and Mark Popovic. Dinamo shot back with an empty net goal by Vesce, set up by Linglet. Minsk iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal from Alexander Materukhin, with assists from Alexei Kalyuzhny and Ellison. The three stars were given to Linglet, Gavrus, and Vesce, while Ellison and Segal get the honorable mentions.

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