Wednesday, December 10, 2014

KHL December 10th, 2014

Ten games on a busy day today. Personal crisis is the reason for the late posting hour. We begin in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Alexei Murygin are in the blue paint. Khabarovsk was first to score in the first period with an Evgeny Orlov goal, coming off of Michel Miklik. Togliatti tied it in the second period on a Semyon Valuisky, with a lone assist by Andrei Nikitenko. Amur took the lead back on a Dmitry Lugin goal, passed from Mikhail Fisenko and Marcel Hascak. Khabarovsk added on with a Dmitry Tarasov goal, assisted by Denis Yezhov and Miklik. Lada got one back with a Vitaly Shulakov power play goal, powered by Anton Shenfeld and Martin Zatovic. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Tarasov, Lugin, and Orlov.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Ivan Nalimov are set to start in goal. Nizhnekamsk began with a Matt Anderson goal, made possible by Tim Stapleton. Vladivostok tied it on a Niclas Bergfors power play goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Zubov. Neftekhimik retook the lead with a power play goal by Mikhail Zhukov, powered by Teemu Eronen and Maxim Rybin. Nizhnekamsk added on in the second period on an Igor Makarov goal, helped along by Zhukov. Admiral got one back with a Sergei Barbashev goal, passed from Alexander Kuznetsov and Nikita Lisov. Vladivostok tied it on a Bergfors goal in the third period, guided in by Richard Gynge and Jan Kolar. Admiral took the lead with a Shaun Heshka goal, via Felix Schutz and Konstantin Makarov. Vladivostok wrapped it up at 5-3 when Bergfors completed his hat trick with a power play goal fueled by Denis Osipov and Gynge. The three stars were awarded to Bergfors, Gynge, and Zhukov.

West to Novokuznetsk, where Metallurg brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Rafael Khakimov are given the starting nods. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period on an Anton Glinkin goal, via Andrei Popov. Traktor added on with a Vyacheslav Osnovin goal, courtesy of Martin Ruzicka. Chelyabinsk extended the lead in the second period as Deron Quint scored a power play goal, powered by Dmitry Pestunov and Stanislav Chistov. Traktor padded the lead as Chistov scored in the third period, thanks to Yegor Martynov and Konstantin Panov. Novokuznetsk got on the board with an Ansel Galimov goal, made possible by Dmitry Maltsev. Chelyabisnk replied on a Danil Gubarev goal, coming off of Alexei Kruchinin. Traktor finished it at 6-1 with a Popov power play goal, with a lone helper from Osnovin. The three stars went to Chistov, Popov, and Osnovin.

Next up, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Barry Brust and Alexander Salak are the respectable goalies. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Jarno Koskiranta power play goal, powered by Dmitry Kugryshev and Patrik Hersley. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Grigory Zheldakov goal, courtesy of Andrei Sergeyev. Sibir took the lead back with a shorthanded and unassisted Viktor Bobrov goal. Novosibirsk added on in the second period as Alexei Kopeikin scored, thanks to Oleg Gubin and Konstantin Alexeyev. Sibir extended the lead with a Jonas Enlund goal, fueled by Hersley and Gubin. Novosibirsk padded the lead with a Hersley power play goal, assisted by Enlund and Vyacheslav Belov. Yugra got one back in the third period on an Artyom Bulyansky goal, guided in by Mikhail Biryukov, the replacement goalie for Brust. This only made it 5-2, with the three stars going to Hersley, Enlund, and Gubin.

Way west to Nizhny Novgorod, Torpedo welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Ivan Kasutin are the masked men. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period on a Nikita Filatov goal, coming off of Sergei Bernatsky. Sochi tied it on a Cory Emmerton power play goal, powered by Clay Wilson and Andre Petersson. The Leopards took the lead in the second period on an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, via Ilya Krikunov and Nikita Shchitov. Torpedo tied it on a Wojtek Wolski goal, fueled by Viktor Drugov and Bernatsky. Sochi took the lead again on a Roman Lyuduchin goal, with a lone helper from Mikhail Anisin. Nizhny Novgorod retied it on a Dmitry Kazionov goal, made possible by Denis Kazionov and Alexei Potapov. The Leopards reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Wilson goal, helped along by Lyuduchin and Roman Derlyuk. Sochi added on with another Emmerton goal, passed from Max Warn and Derlyuk. The Leopards extended the lead on an empty net goal by Wilson, going in unassisted. Torpedo got one back as Wolski scored a power play goal, with the help of Sakari Salminen and Jarkko Immonen. The final was 6-4, and the three stars went to Emmerton, Wilson, and Lyuduchin, while Bernatsky, Wolski, and Derlyuk get the honorable mentions.

Continuing to Cherepovets, where Severstal brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Jakub Stepanek are the goalies. Cherepovets started with a Vadim Berdnikov power play goal, powered by Marek Kvapil and Alexander Urbom. Yaroslavl tied it in the third period on a Sergei Plotnikov goal, guided in by Yegor Averin and Staffan Kronwall. Severstal retook the lead on an Evgeny Mons goal, fueled by Zakhar Arzamastsev and Pavel Chernov. They held on for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Stepanek (26 for 27 in saves), Mons, and Berdnikov.

Down in Mytishchi, Atlant hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Atte Engren are between the pipes. Mytishchi got going in the second period with a Maxim Mayorov goal, assisted by Artyom Chernov and Matthew Gilroy. Atlant added on with a Vyacheslav Kozlov goal, fueled by Andrei Taratukhin and Dmitry Korobov. Mytishchi extended the lead Chernov passed from Andreas Engqvist and Mayorov. Leland Irving replaced Sokhatsky at this time. Atlant padded the lead on a Vsevolod Sorokin goal, assisted by Nikita Soshnikov. Mytishchi kept going with a Mayorov goal, with a lone assist by Engqvist. Atlant continued in the third period with a power play goal by Taratukhin, powered by Albert Yarullin and Kozlov. Ufa got on the board with an Anton Slepyshev goal, made possible by Andrei Zubarev and Alexei Glukhov. This produced the 6-1 final, with the three stars being Mayorov, Chernov, and Kozlov, while Taratukhin and Engqvist get the honorable mentions.

South to Podolsk, where Vityaz welcomes CSKA Moscow. Kevin Lalande and Ivan Lisutin are all padded up. Moscow began in the first period on an Alexander Radulov power play goal, powered by Denis Denisov and Nikolai Prokhorkin. CSKA added on in the second period with a Stephane Da Costa goal, courtesy of Grigory Panin and Jan Mursak. Moscow extended the lead as Prokhorkin scored, thanks to Radulov and Igor Grigorenko. Podolsk got on the board in the third period with a Mario Kempe power play goal, passed from Roman Horak and Mathias Porseland. CSKA responded with a Da Costa power play goal, with a lone assist by Radulov. The three stars of the 4-1 game were Da Costa, Prokhorkin, and Radulov.

Out in Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava brings in Barys Astana. Alexei Ivanov is mismatched with Jaroslav Janus in goal. Bratislava led off in the first period with a Matt Murley goal, via Peter Olvecky. Slovan added on with a Tomas Surovy goal, fueled by Andrej Stastny and Andrej Kudrna. Astana got on the board with an unassisted Konstantin Rudenko goal. Barys tied it in the second period with a Brandon Bochenski goal, made possible by Nigel Dawes and Dustin Boyd. Bratislava retook the lead as Milan Bartovic scored, thanks to Vaclav Nedorost. They cruised to a 3-2 victory, with the three stars being Bartovic, Surovy, and Murley.

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin faces a lesser foe in Mark Dekanich in goal. Omsk dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Denis Kulyash goal, passed from Kirill Semyonov. Avangard added on as Denis Parshin scored a power play goal, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Miroslav Blatak. Omsk extended the lead on another Parshin goal, made possible by Nikita Pivtsakin and Vladimir Sobotka. Avangard padded the lead with a Chad Kolarik goal, guided in by Alexander Popov and Alexander Perezhogin. Calvin Heeter replaced Dekanich for the third period. Omsk continued on a Perezhogin goal, with a lone assist by Pivtsakin on the power play. Zagreb got on the board with a Mark Katic goal, fueled by Martin St. Pierre and Brock Trotter. Avangard shot back in the third period as Pivtsakin scored, thanks to Sobotka. Medvescak answered on a Kurtis McLean goal, coming off of Mathieu Carle and Geoffrey Kinrade. This produced the 6-2 final, with the three stars given to Parshin, Pivtsakin, and Perezhogin, while Sobotka gets an honorable mention.

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