Monday, December 1, 2014

KHL December 1st, 2014

Nine games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Denis Kostin are the backups making spot starts. Omsk led off with a Sergei Kalinin power play goal in the first period, powered by Denis Parshin and Vladimir Sobotka. Avangard added on as Kalinin scored again, with a lone assist by Parshin. Omsk extended the lead in the second period on a Denis Kulyash goal, passed from Nikolai Glukhov and Parshin, the latter getting a natural sock trick. Vladivostok got on the board with an unassisted goal by Richard Gynge. Admiral pulled closer with an Ilya Zubov power play goal, made possible by Ivan Glazkov. Vladivostok tied it on an Alexander Gorshkov goal, guided in by Vyacheslav Ushenin on the power play. Avangard took the lead back in the third period with a Chad Kolarik goal, via Alexander Popov and Alexander Perezhogin. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Kalinin, Parshin, and Kolarik.

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Barry Brust are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period with a Mikhail Mamkin goal, fueled by Alexander Korolyuk and Alexei Pepelyaev. Yugra added on in the second period with a Lukas Kaspar power play goal, powered by Korolyuk. Khanty-Mansiysk iced it at 3-0 with a Kaspar empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kaspar, Brust (39 save shutout), and Korolyuk.

Into Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev brings in Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Vladimir Sokhatsky are in the blue paint. Ufa got going in the second period on a power play goal by Evgeny Skachkov, powered by Alexei Kaigorodov and Kirill Koltsov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a power play goal by Alexei Glukhov, assisted by Alexander Pankov and Anton Slepyshev. Ufa extended the lead as Arturs Kulda scored, thanks to Dmitry Makarov and Teemu Hartikainen. Astana got on the board with an unassisted goal by Nikolai Antropov. Barys pulled closer in the third period on a Kevin Dallman power play goal, coming off of Nigel Dawes and Mike Lundin. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2. The three stars went to Kulda, Glukhov, and Skachkov.

Down in Sochi, the Leopards host Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Tomas Popperle occupy the creases. Cherepovets began in the first period with an Andrei Shefer goal, fueled by Pavel Buchnevich and Gennady Stolyarov. Sochi tied it in the second period with a Max Warn goal, guided in by Alexei Krutov. Severstal retook the lead on a Pavel Dedunov goal, passed from Nikolai Kazakovtsev and Alexander Shinin. The Leopards tied it again with an Andre Petersson goal, made possible by Evgeny Lapenkov and Clay Wilson. Sochi won 3-2 in overtime with another Warn goal, via Lapenkov and Roman Derlyuk. The three stars were given to Warn, Lapenkov, and Petersson.

Moving along to Podolsk, where Vityaz welcomes Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Harri Sateri protect the nets. Podolsk was first to score in the first period on an Anton Korolyov goal, via Maxim Mamin and Mario Kempe. Mytishchi tied it in the third period with a Petr Vrana goal, assisted by Nikita Soshnikov and Maxim Potapov. In the shootout, Vityaz got goals from Kempe and Nikita Vyglazov to top a lone tally from Atlant's Igor Radulov for a 2-1 win. The three stars were Sateri (48 for 49 in saves), Engren (42 for 43 in saves), and Kempe.

Into Moscow, where Dynamo brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Georgy Gelashvili and Alexander Yeryomenko are between the pipes. Moscow opened in the first period on a Denis Kokarev goal, passed from Dmitry Vishnevsky and Filip Novak. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Juuso Hietanen goal, with a lone assist by Alexei Potapov. Dynamo took the lead back in the second period with a power play goal by Janne Jalasvaara, powered by Martins Karsums. Torpedo tied it with a Wojtek Wolski goal, made possible by Sakari Salminen. Moscow pulled ahead with a Kaspars Daugavins goal, via Nikolai Zherdev and Sergei Soin. Dynamo added on in the third period with another Daugavins goal, coming off of Maxim Pestushko and Vishnevsky. Moscow extended the lead with Kokarev's second of the game, pushed through by Yegor Dugin and Novak. Nizhny Novgorod got one back on a Veli-Matti Savinainen goal, helped along by Nikita Filatov and Vladimir Galuzin. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Daugavins, Kokarev, and Vishnevsky, while Novak gets an honorable mention.

North to Helsinki, where Jokerit hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Anders Nilsson and Henrik Karlsson man the nets. Helsinki started with a first period Ryan Gunderson power play goal, powered by Juhamatti Aaltonen. Kazan tied it on a Kirill Petrov goal, via Alexander Burmistrov and Oscar Moller. Ak Bars took the lead on a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, courtesy of Igor Mirnov and Artyom Lukoyanov in the second period. Kazan added on in the third period with an Ilya Nikulin goal, with a lone assist by Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars extended the lead on a Lukoyanov goal, made possible by Mirnov and Tkachyov. Jokerit got one back on a Petr Koukal power play goal, coming off of Steve Moses. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars being Lukoyanov, Tkachyov, and Mirnov.

Southwest to Riga, where Dinamo welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Nikita Bespalov and Jakub Sedlacek are set to start. Novosibirsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Viktor Bobrov goal, via Vyacheslav Belov. Sibir added on with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, coming off of Dmitry Kugryshev and Jonas Enlund. Riga got on the board with a Milan Jurcina power play goal, powered by Marcel Hossa and Kyle Wilson. Novosibirsk shot back in the third period on a Bobrov power play goal, courtesy of Alexei Kopeikin and Maxim Ignatovich. Dinamo answered with a Charles Genoway goal, assisted by Linus Videll and Gints Meija. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Bobrov, Bespalov (18 for 20 in saves), and Koskiranta.

Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov is mismatched with Jaroslav Janus in goal. Bratislava led off in the first period with a Vaclav Nedorost goal, courtesy of Stefan Ruzicka and Ladislav Nagy. Slovan added on with a Rok Ticar goal, passed from Ziga Jeglic in the second period. Bratislava extended the lead on an Ivan Baranka power play goal, powered by Nedorost. Slovan padded the lead as Milan Bartovic scored, thanks to Tomas Surovy. Bratislava iced it at 5-0 in the third period with a Matt Murley power play goal, via Nagy. The three stars went to Nedorost, Janus (18 save shutout), and Nagy.

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