Friday, November 7, 2014

KHL November 7th, 2014

Five games today, beginning with...

Amur Khabarovsk hosting Atlant Mytishchi. Dmitry Shikin and Alexei Murygin receive the starting nods. Mytishchi got going in the second period on a power play goal by Konstantin Koltsov, powered by Vitaly Novopashin and Ondrej Nemec. Atlant added on with a Dmitry Korobov goal, guided in by Matthew Gilroy and Artyom Chernov. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Shikin (31 save shutout), Koltsov, and Korobov.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Ivan Nalimov man the creases. Vladivostok opened in the first period on an Artyom Podshendyalov goal, via Denis Osipov and Niclas Bergfors. Minsk tied it on a power play goal by Nick Bailen, powered by Alexei Kalyuzhny. Admiral took the lead back with a Felix Schutz goal, coming off of Bergfors and Andrei Sigaryov. Dinamo retied it in the second period as Dmitry Meleshko scored, thanks to Paul Szczechura and Alexander Kulakov. Vladivostok pulled ahead again on a Vyacheslav Ushenin power play goal, made possible by Alexander Gorshkov. Minsk got another equalizer with a Ryan Vesce goal, passed from Bailen and Evgeny Nogachyov. Admiral reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Denis Kuzmin goal, with a lone assist by Shaun Heshka. Vladivostok added on as Schutz scored again, with the help of Sigaryov and Bergfors, the latter getting a sock trick. Admiral closed out at 6-3 with a Bergfors goal, assisted by Schutz and Osipov. The three stars went to Bergfors, Schutz, and Bailen, while Osipov and Sigaryov get the honorable mentions.

A little west to Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Owuya and Rafael Khakimov are the unknown goalies. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Andrew Hutchinson goal, passed from Mark Katic. Novokuznetsk tied it on a Sergei Dorofeyev goal, coming off of Alexander Romanov. Medvescak retook the lead on an unassisted Matt Anderson goal. Metallurg tied it again in the third period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, assisted by Mikhail Plotnikov. Zagreb won 3-2 with ten seconds left in regulation on a James Wright goal, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Wright, Owuya (24 for 26 in saves), and Anderson.

Southwest to Astana, where Barys brings in Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Jan Laco protect the nets. Astana started in the first period on a power play goal by Roman Savchenko, powered by Konstantin Rudenko and Oskars Bartulis. Barys added on with a Konstantin Pushkaryov goal in the second period, going in unassisted. Astana extended the lead as Kevin Dallman scored, thanks to Brandon Bochenski and Dustin Boyd. Bratislava got on the board with a Vaclav Nedorost goal, passed from Milan Bartovic and Tomas Surovy. Barys replied on a Rudenko power play goal, courtesy of Savchenko and Roman Starchenko. Astana padded the lead with a Starchenko power play goal in the third period, made possible by Rudenko and Savchenko. Barys iced it at 6-1 with a Konstantin Romanov goal, via Pushkaryov and Evgeny Blokhin. The three stars went to Savchenko, Rudenko, and Starchenko, while Pushkaryov gets an honorable mention.

Finally, we head back east to Novosibirsk, where Sibir hosts Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Mikko Koskinen guard the cages. Novosibirsk began in the second period on a Dmitry Monya goal, assisted by Viktor Bobrov. Sibir added on with a Jonas Enlund goal, courtesy of Renat Mamashev and Artyom Voroshilo. Novosibirsk extended the lead in the third period on an Oleg Gubin goal, with a lone assist by Igor Ozhiganov. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars being Koskinen (25 save shutout), Monya, and Enlund.

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