Sunday, December 14, 2014

KHL December 14th, 2014

Due to my United States, West Coast location, today's ten games of action actually started with two games yesterday for me, with the first game in...

Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Stepan Goryachevskikh and Alexei Murygin are in the blue paint. Khabarovsk opened in the first period on an Evgeny Orlov goal, guided in by Alexander Yunkov and Anton Krysanov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it in the second period on an unassisted Ilari Melart goal. Yugra took the lead with a Melart power play goal, his second of the game, powered by Lukas Kaspar. Khanty-Mansiysk added on in the third period with an Ivan Yatsenko goal, assisted by Pavel Valentenko and Igor Bortnikov. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Melart, Goryachevskikh (21 for 22 in saves), and Yatsenko.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Ivan Nalimov draw the starts in goal. Chelyabinsk started in the first period as Jan Bulis scored, with the help of Konstantin Panov. Vladivostok tied it on an Andrei Sigaryov goal, fueled by Richard Gynge and Niclas Bergfors. Traktor retook the lead as Panov scored a power play goal, powered by Stanislav Chistov and Deron Quint. Admiral tied it again on a Konstantin Makarov goal, courtesy of Jan Kolar and Enver Lisin. Vladivostok pulled ahead on an Alexander Gorshkov goal, assisted by Fyodor Belyakov. Chelyabinsk retied it in the third period as Martin Ruzicka scored, thanks to Vyacheslav Osnovin and Igor Velichkin. Admiral won 4-3 with Gynge and Bergfors tallies. The three stars went to Panov, Bergfors, and Gynge.

West to Novokuznetsk, where Metallurg brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Rafael Khakimov are in the creases. Novokuznetsk began in the first period on a Ryan Stoa goal, courtesy of Dmitry Maltsev and Alexander Romanov. Nizhnekamsk tied it on an unassisted goal by Evgeny Ryasensky. Metallurg retook the lead in the second period on a Nikolai Skladnichenko power play goal, powered by Kirill Gavrilychev. Neftekhimik tied it on a third period Tim Stapleton goal, passed from Teemu Eronen. In the shootout, Novokuznetsk got goals from Konstantin Turukin and Ansel Galimov to top a lone tally by Igor Makarov of Nizhnekamsk for a 3-2 win. The three stars were Stoa, Skladnichenko, and Khakimov (35 for 37 in saves).

Continuing to Novosibirsk, Sibir hosts Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Alexander Salak are the former teammates in goal. Novosibirsk led off in the first period on a Jonas Enlund goal, coming off of Jarno Koskiranta and Dmitry Kugryshev. Sibir added on with a Dmitry Monya goal, assisted by Patrik Hersley and David Ullstrom. Novosibirsk extended the lead with a second period power play goal by Hersley, powered by Kugryshev and Enlund. Togliatti got on the board with a Denis Barantsev power play goal, via Yury Petrov and Alexander Chernikov. Lada pulled closer on another Barantsev power play goal, going in unassisted. Sibir shot back in the third period as Koskiranta scored a power play goal, thanks to Hersley and Kugryshev, the latter getting a sock trick. Togliatti took one back on a Dmitry Ogurtsov goal, fueled by Alexander Streltsov and Vasily Streltsov. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Koskiranta, Hersley, and Kugryshev, while Enlund and Barantsev get the honorable mentions.

Out west, the Sochi Leopards welcome Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Tomas Popperle are between the pipes. Yaroslavl struck first in the first period on a Geoff Platt goal, guided in by Ilya Lyubushkin and Ilya Gorokhov. Lokomotiv added on in the second period on a Gorokhov goal, made possible by Martin Thornberg and Sergei Konkov. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Sergei Plotnikov scored, thanks to Jonas Holos and Yegor Averin. Andrei Gavrilov replaced Popperle in goal. Lokomotiv padded the lead on a Konkov goal, passed from Thornberg and Lyubushkin. Yaroslavl kept going with an Averin goal, with a lone assist by Plotnikov. Lokomotiv continued with a Kirill Kapustin goal, fueled by Emil Galimov. Yaroslavl struck again as Averin put away a power play goal, powered by Staffan Kronwall. Sochi got on the board with an Alexander Shcherbina goal, with assists provided by Timofei Shishkanov and Mikhail Anisin. Popperle returned to the crease in the third period. The Leopards pulled closer in the third period on a Cory Emmerton goal, coming off of Ilya Krikunov and Ryan Whitney. Lokomotiv shot back as Andrei Loktionov scored, with a lone helper from Yegor Yakovlev on the power play. Yaroslavl wrapped it up at 9-2 on a Kapustin goal, his second of the game, set up by Kronwall. The three stars went to Kapustin, Averin, and Gorokhov, while Lyubushkin, Thornberg, Plotnikov, Konkov, and Kronwall all get honorable mentions.

Leaving Russia, Dinamo Minsk brings in Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Danny Taylor are given the starting nods. Minsk was first to score with a first period goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, a power play goal powered by Charles Linglet and Ryan Vesce. Dinamo added on with a Linglet goal, made possible by Nick Bailen and Matt Ellison. Astana got on the board in the second period with a Konstantin Rudenko power play goal, via Mike Lundin and Nikolai Antropov. Barys tied it in the third period as Dmitry Upper scored, thanks to Oskars Bartulis and Talgat Zhailauov. Minsk took the lead back on an Ellison goal, with a lone assist by Linglet. Dinamo extended the lead on another Cheechoo power play goal, assisted by Bailen and Vesce. Minsk padded the lead with an Alexei Kalyuzhny goal, guided in by Paul Szczechura and Cheechoo. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars belonging to Cheechoo, Linglet, and Ellison, while Vesce and Bailen get honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Mytishchi, where Atlant hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Atte Engren protect the nets. Mytishchi opened in the first period on an Igor Levitsky goal, passed from Matthew Gilroy and Vyacheslav Kozlov. Atlant added on with an Andreas Engqvist goal, fueled by Ondrej Nemec and Vitaly Novopashin. Mytishchi extended the lead in the second period with a Nikita Soshnikov goal, via Vsevolod Sorokin and Gilroy. Omsk got on the board with a third period goal by Roman Berdnikov, courtesy of Artyom Volkov and Artur Lauta. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Engren (41 for 42 in saves), Gilroy, and Engqvist.

Into Moscow, where CSKA brings in cross-city rivals Dynamo. Alexander Lazushin is mismatched with Stanislav Galimov in goal. Dynamo started in the first period on a Maxim Karpov goal, with a lone assist by Konstantin Volkov. Dynamo added on in the third period as Karpov scored again, thanks to Martins Karsums and Volkov. CSKA got on the board with a Damir Zhafyarov goal, passed from Simon Hjalmarsson and Jan Mursak. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Karpov, Lazushin (24 for 25 in saves), and Volkov.

Further east, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Mikhail Biryukov are set to start in goal. Nizhny Novgorod led off in the first period on a Sakari Salminen power play goal, powered by Jarkko Immonen and Artyom Blazhiyevsky. Torpedo added on with a Vladimir Galuzin goal, assisted by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev and Alexei Pepelyaev. Ivan Lisutin relieved Sateri in goal. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Kirill Knyazev scored, thanks to Blazhiyevsky and Alexei Potapov. Torpedo padded the lead on a Krasnoslobodtsev goal, fueled by Nikita Filatov. Podolsk got one back on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, coming off of Anton Korolyov. Nizhny Novgorod answered in the third period with a Knyazev goal, going in unassisted. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Knyazev, Krasnoslobodtsev, and Blazhiyevsky.

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Mark Owuya are the goalies. Ufa began in the first period with an Evgeny Skachkov goal, coming off of Kirill Koltsov and Andrei Zubarev. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period with a Yegor Dubrovsky goal, made possible by Denis Khlystov and Stanislav Golovanov. Zagreb got on the board with a James Wright goal, via Ville Leino. Ufa iced it at 3-1 in the third period on a Zubarev power play goal, powered by Antti Pihlstrom. The three stars went to Zubarev, Sokhatsky (31 for 32 in saves), and Dubrovsky.

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