Monday, November 24, 2014

KHL November 24th, 2014

Ten games on today, beginning in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ilya Proskuryakov and Alexei Murygin are in the creases. Khabarovsk opened in the first period with a Sergei Teryayev goal, passed from Dmitry Lugin and Marcel Hascak. Amur added on in the third period on a Mikhail Fisenko power play goal, powered by Denis Yezhov and Lugin. Vladivostok got on the board with a Richard Gynge power play goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Zubov. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Murygin (50 for 51 in saves), Fisenko, and Lugin.

Way west to Chelyabinsk, as Traktor welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Michael Garnett are set to start in goal. Togliatti was first to score in the first period on a Yury Petrov goal, via Alexander Chernikov. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Konstantin Panov goal, passed from Deron Quint. Traktor took the lead in the second period with an Anton Glinkin goal, coming off of Dmitry Pestunov. Chelyabinsk made it 3-1 in the third period with a power play goal by Stanislav Chistov, powered by Quint and Oleg Piganovich. This was the final, with the three stars going to Garnett (29 for 30 in saves), Quint, and Glinkin.

Back to Yekaterinburg, as Avtomobilist brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Jakub Kovar are the young goalies. Yekaterinburg struck first in the first period with an Eduard Lewandowski goal, assisted by Nikita Tryamkin and Alexei Mikhnov. Avtomobilist added on in the third period as Anatoly Golyshev scored, thanks to Alexander Rybakov. Yekaterinburg extended the lead on an Aaron Palushaj goal, with a lone assist by Lewandowski. The final was 3-0, and the three stars were Kovar (27 save shutout), Lewandowski, and Golyshev.

Down in Magnitogorsk, Metallurg hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. Omsk led off with a first period Chad Kolarik goal, courtesy of Alexander Popov. Avangard added on in the second period with a Miroslav Blatak power play goal, powered by Vladimir Sobotka and Erik Gustafsson. Omsk extended the lead with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, guided in by Denis Kulyash on the power play. Avangard padded the lead in the third period with an empty net goal by Kulyash, going in unassisted. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars being Barulin (33 save shutout), Kulyash, and Kolarik.

Continuing to Khanty-Mansiysk, as Yugra welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Barry Brust are the masked men. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period on a penalty shot goal by Gleb Klimenko, after he was hooked by Grigory Zheldakov. Neftekhimik added on with a power play goal by Andrei Ivanov, powered by Mikhail Zhukov. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead in the second period on a power play goal by Teemu Eronen, assisted by Yegor Milovzorov. Stepan Goryacvhevskikh relieved Brust in goal. Neftekhimik padded the lead on a Tim Stapleton goal, fueled by Dan Sexton and Ivanov. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board in the third period on a Danil Romantsev power play goal, with helpers provided by Alexei Pepelyaev and Nikita Gusev. Yugra pulled closer with a Lukas Kaspar power play goal, helped along by Dmitry Ryabykin. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Ivanov, Eronen, and Stapleton.

Out in Minsk, Dinamo brings in the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Danny Taylor receive the starting nods. Minsk began in the first period on a Matt Ellison goal, assisted by Andrei Stepanov and Alexander Materukhin. Sochi tied it in the second period as Andre Petersson scored, with the help of Roman Lyuduchin and Evgeny Lapenkov. The Leopards took the lead with an Igor Ignatushkin goal, passed from Ilya Krikunov and Andrei Kostitsyn. Sochi added on with another Ignatushkin goal, made possible by Kostitsyn and Krikunov. Dinamo got one back in the third period on a Dmitry Meleshko goal, fueled by Artur Gavrus and Nick Bailen. The Leopards shot back on a Lyuduchin goal, with a lone assist by Nikita Shchitov. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars being Ignatushkin, Lyuduchin, and Krikunov, while Kostitsyn gets the honorable mention.

Back East in Russia, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Anders Nilsson occupy the creases. Kazan struck first in the first period with an Oscar Moller power play goal, powered by Evgeny Medvedev and Alexander Burmistrov. Astana tied it on a Nigel Dawes goal, fueled by Kevin Dallman and Brandon Bochenski. Barys took the lead in the second period on a Bochenski goal, coming off of Mike Lundin and Yulian Popovich. Ak Bars tied it on a Dmitry Obukhov goal, guided in by Artyom Lukoyanov and Dmitry Arkhipov. Kazan took the lead with an unassisted Obukhov goal. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Obukhov, Bochenski, and Moller.

Into Moscow, where Dynamo welcomes Atlant Mytishchi. Dmitry Shikin is mismatched with Alexander Yeryomenko in goal. Moscow was first to score in the first period on a Maxim Karpov goal, assisted by Martins Karsums. Dynamo added on with an Andrei Mironov goal, fueled by Denis Kokarev and Nikolai Zherdev. Mytishchi got on the board in the second period on a shorthanded Matthew Gilroy goal, set up by Andreas Engqvist and Maxim Potapov. Atlant tied it in the third period as Potapov scored, thanks to Gilroy and Ondrej Nemec. In the shootout, Moscow got goals from Konstantin Glazachev twice and Kaspars Daugavins once to top single tallies by Igor Radulov and Sergei Shmelyov for a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Glazachev, Gilroy, and Potapov.

Staying in the city, CSKA Moscow brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Evgeny Ivannikov and Stanislav Galimov guard the cages. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on a Jimmie Ericsson goal, passed from Viktor Tikhonov and Ilya Kovalchuk. Moscow tied it on a power play goal by Simon Hjalmarsson, with a lone assist by Alexander Radulov. CSKA took the lead on an Evgeny Artyukhin goal, guided in by Roman Lyubimov and Nikita Zaitsev. SKA retied it in the second period with a Tikhonov power play goal, powered by Andrei Kuteikin and Kovalchuk. Moscow took the lead back on a Hjalmarsson goal, fueled by Jan Mursak and Georgy Misharin. St. Petersburg tied it again as Tikhonov scored, with the help of Vadim Shipachyov and Artemy Panarin. CSKA took the lead in the third period on an unassisted Mursak goal. Moscow won 5-3 with a Radulov goal, helped along by Igor Grigorenko. The three stars went to Mursak, Tikhonov, and Hjalmarsson, while Kovalchuk and Radulov get the honorable mentions.

Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Jakub Sedlacek protect the nets. Helsinki started in the first period on a Jani Rita goal, made possible by Topi Jaakola. Riga tied it on a Charles Genoway goal, fueled by Mikelis Redlihs and Lauris Darzins. Dinamo took the lead as Darzins scored, thanks to Linus Videll and Aleksandrs Jerofejevs. Riga added on with a Kristaps Sotnieks goal, coming off of Videll and Jerofejevs. Jokerit got one back in the second period on a power play goal by Linus Omark, powered by Ville Lajunen and Petr Koukal. Helsinki tied it on a Steve Moses power play goal, assisted by Omark and Koukal. Jokerit took the lead on a power play goal by Atte Ohtamaa in the third period, set up by Omark and Koukal, the latter getting a sock trick. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Omark, Koukal, and Darzins, while Videll and Jerofejevs get the honorable mentions.

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