Thursday, November 20, 2014

KHL November 19th, 2014

Five games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Konstantin Barulin are given the starting nods. Omsk got going with an Erik Gustafsson goal, via Alexander Popov and Nikolai Lemtyugov. Astana tied it on a Roman Savchenko power play goal in the third period, powered by Talgat Zhailauov and Konstantin Pushkaryov. In the shootout, Avangard won 2-1 with a lone tally by Chad Kolarik. The three stars went to Laco (51 for 52 in saves), Kolarik, and Barulin (25 for 26 in saves).

Westward to Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Curtis Sanford protect the nets. Yaroslavl began in the first period with an Emil Galimov goal, courtesy of Geoff Platt and Sergei Konkov. Lokomotiv added on in the second period as Kirill Kapustin scored, thanks to Vitaly Vishnevsky and Sergei Plotnikov. Yaroslavl extended the lead with a Plotnikov goal, guided in by Janis Sprukts and Mikhail Pashnin. Nizhnekamsk got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Dan Sexton, powered by Stanislav Kalashnikov. Lokomotiv shot back on a Daniil Apalkov power ply goal, assisted by Staffan Kronwall and Yegor Averin. Neftekhimik pulled back on a shorthanded and unassisted Igor Polygalov goal. This made it 4-2, with the three stars going to Plotnikov, Sanford (30 for 32 in saves), and Apalkov.

Down in Podolsk, Vityaz hosts Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Harri Sateri are the masked men. Togliatti dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andrei Nikitenko goal, assisted by Semyon Valuisky and Anton Shenfeld. Lada added on in the third period with a Georgy Belousov goal, with a lone assist by Shenfeld. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Ezhov (29 save shutout), Shenfeld, and Sateri (44 for 46 in saves).

North to Finland, as Jokerit Helsinki brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Henrik Karlsson are in the blue paint. Helsinki led off in the first period on a Steve Moses goal, made possible by Linus Omark and Jere Karalahti. Jokerit added on with a Petteri Wirtanen goal, passed from Eetu Poysti and Ville Lajunen. Helsinki extended the lead as Moses scored his second of the game, with the help of Karalahti and Omark. St. Petersburg got on the board in the third period with an Artemy Panarin goal, guided in by Tony Martensson and Roman Cervenka. This only made it 3-1, with the three stars belonging to Moses, Karlsson (31 for 32 in saves), and Karalahti, while Omark gets an honorable mention.

Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Jakub Sedlacek are between the pipes. Dinamo won 1-0 with a lone tally in the shootout with a Linus Videll tally. The three stars went to Sedlacek (28 save shutout), Backlund (26 save "shutout"), and Videll.

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