Saturday, January 10, 2015

KHL January 10th, 2015

Eleven games today, beginning with...

Avangard Omsk host the Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Denis Kostin are in goal. Kazan started in the first period with a Justin Azevedo goal, assisted by Sergei Kostitsyn. Omsk tied it in the second period on a Denis Parshin power play goal, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Alexander Popov. Avangard took the lead with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, coming off of Denis Kulyash and Nikita Pivtsakin on the power play. Ak Bars tied it in the third period on a Mikhail Varnakov goal, fueled by Azevedo and Ilya Nikulin on the power play. Omsk retook the lead with a power play goal by Pivtsakin, fueled by Popov and Kulyash. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pivtsakin, Azevedo, and Popov, while Kulyash gets an honorable mention.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Pavel Poluektov draw the starts in goal. Astana began with a Nikita Mikhailis goal, fueled by Dmitry Upper and Konstantin Pushkaryov. Barys added on with a Roman Starchenko power play goal, powered by Konstantin Rudenko and Nikolai Antropov. Astana extended the lead on a second period power play goal by Dustin Boyd, passed from Mike Lundin and Nigel Dawes. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a Nikita Tryamkin goal, courtesy of Sergei Gusev and Evgeny Mityakin. Barys replied with a power play goal by Starchenko, assisted by Rudenko and Kevin Dallman. This produced the eventual 4-1 final, with the three stars being Starchenko, Poluektov (44 for 45 in saves), and Rudenko.

Back north, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk bring in Admiral Vladivostok. Ilya Proskuryakov and Barry Brust are in the blue paint. Vladivostok opened in the first period on a Vladislav Ushenin goal, coming off of Vyacheslav Ushenin. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Nikita Gusev, courtesy of Mikhail Mamin. Admiral took the lead back on a Vyacheslav Ushenin power play goal, powered by Alexander Gorshkov and Artyom Zemchyonok. Yugra tied it in the second period on a Ben Maxwell goal, assisted by Artyom Bulyansky and Vitaly Sitnikov. Khanty-Mansiysk gained the lead as Maxwell scored again, thanks to Philip Larsen and Ilari Melart. Vladivostok retied it on a Gorshkov goal, guided in by Denis Osipov and Ivan Glazkov. Admiral pulled ahead on a Konstantin Makarov goal, with a lone assist by Enver Lisin. Stepan Goryachevskikh replaced Brust in goal at this time.  Vladivostok added on with a Niclas Bergfors goal, via Andrei Sigaryov and Denis Kuzmin. Admiral extended the lead in the third period as Tom Wandell scored an unassisted goal. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to Maxwell, Vyacheslav Ushenin, and Gorshkov.

West a little to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Alexander Pechursky is mismatched with Michael Garnett in goal. Chelyabinsk led off with a Francis Pare goal, with a lone assist by Deron Quint. Traktor added on with a Pare goal, his second of the game, fueled by Stanislav Chistov and Konstantin Panov on the power play. Khabarovsk got on the board with a Ruslan Bashkirov goal, going in unassisted. Amur tied it with another Bashkirov goal, passed from Artyom Zub and Mikhail Zheleznov. Khabarovsk took the lead on a power play goal in the second period from Michel Miklik, powered by Dmitry Tarasov and Grigory Shafigulin. Chelyabinsk tied it again on an Andrei Popov power play goal, with a lone helper by Anton Glinkin. Amur pulled ahead on a Marcel Hascak goal, via Maxim Velikov and Tarasov. Traktor tied it again as Pare finished his hat trick, with the help of Chistov and Maxim Kondratyev. Chelyabinsk took the lead with a Popov power play goal, assisted by Dmitry Pestunov and Glinkin. Traktor extended the lead on Pare's fourth of the game, a shorthanded goal set up by Artyom Borodkin. This made it 6-4, with the three stars given to Pare, Bashkirov, and Popov, while Chistov, Tarasov, and Glinkin get the honorable mentions.

Back to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Vladimir Sokhatsky guard the cages. Ufa got going in the second period on a Denis Tolpeko goal, fueled by Alexei Glukhov and Denis Khlystov. Salavat Yulaev added on in the third period on a Kirill Koltsov goal, helped along by Dmitry Makarov. Magnitogorsk got on the board with a Jan Kovar goal, assisted by Danis Zaripov and Chris Lee. Ufa answered on a Denis Bodrov unassisted empty net goal. Metallurg pulled back as Oskar Osala scored a power play goal, powered by Maxim Yakutsenya and Lee. This was it for the scoring, with the final at 3-2, and the three stars were Koltsov, Lee, and Tolpeko.

In Togliatti, Lada brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Evgeny Ivannikov are in the blue paint. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period on a power play goal by Vladimir Malinovsky, powered by Cade Fairchild. Togliatti got on the board as Yury Petrov scored, thanks to Denis Golubev and Alexander Chernikov. Lada took the lead with an Anton Shenfeld goal, passed from Vasily Streltsov and Denis Guryanov. Togliatti added on with a Chernikov goal in the second period, coming off of Denis Barantsev and Golubev on the power play. Lada extended the lead with a Georgy Belousov power play goal, courtesy of Shenfeld and Alexander Sharov. Togliatti padded the lead with an unassisted Streltsov goal. Metallurg got one back with an Ansel Galimov goal, with assists provided by Konstantin Turukin and Alexander Komaristy. Novokuznetsk got closer on a Nikolai Skladnichenko goal in the third period, helped along by Ryan Stoa. Lada finished it at 6-3 with an Andrei Nikitenko goal, with a lone assist by Dmitry Vorobyov. The three stars went to Shenfeld, Chernikov, and Golubev, while Streltsov gets an honorable mention.

Southwest to Sochi, where the Leopards host Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Tomas Popperle protect the nets. Sochi was first to score in the first period on an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, guided in by Ilya Krikunov and Igor Ignatushkin. Minsk tied it with an Alexei Kalyuzhny goal, via Paul Szczechura. The Leopards retook the lead on a Kostitsyn power play goal in the third period, powered by Krikunov and Ryan Whitney. Dinamo retied it as Kalyuzhny scored his second of the game, with the help of Jonathan Cheechoo and Szczechura. Minsk won 3-2 with a Cheechoo goal, helped along by Kalyuzhny and Oleg Goroshko. The three stars belonged to Kalyuzhny, Kostitsyn, and Cheechoo, while Szczechura and Krikunov get the honorable mentions.

Back north, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Ville Kolppanen are between the pipes. Nizhnekamsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Evgeny Grigorenko goal, fueled by Alexander Yevseyenkov. Novosibirsk tied it on an Alexei Kopeikin goal, with a lone assist by Dmitry Monya. Sibir took the lead in the third period with a Vyacheslav Belov power play goal, powered by Patrik Hersley and Jarno Koskiranta. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Belov, Salak (28 for 29 in saves), and Kopeikin.

Into Mytishchi, where Atlant brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Atte Engren are in the creases. Moscow got going in the third period on a Mat Robinson goal, guided in by Dmitry Vishnevsky and Martins Karsums. Dynamo added on as Nikolai Zherdev scored a power play goal, powered by Janne Jalasvaara and Alexei Tsvetkov. Moscow extended the lead on a Karsums power play goal, courtesy of Kaspars Daugavins. Mytishchi got on the board with a Maxim Potapov goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Leshchenko and Nikita Soshnikov. Atlant pulled closer with an Oleg Yashin goal, made possible by Dmitry Korobov and Albert Yarullin. This was as close as it got, with the final at 3-2. The three stars were Karsums, Zherdev, and Robinson.

Down in Podolsk, Vityaz hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Calvin Heeter and Ivan Lisutin are the goalies. Zagreb began in the first period on a Pascal Pelletier goal, fueled by Ville Leino and Martin St. Pierre. Podolsk tied it on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, via Yakov Seleznyov and Alexander Kucheryavenko. Vityaz took the lead on a second period goal by Kucheryavenko, helped along by Alexei Semenov and Solodukhin. Medvescak tied it as Bill Thomas scored in the third period, thanks to Andrew Hutchinson. Zagreb won 3-2 in overtime on a James Wright goal, assisted by Geoffrey Kinrade. The three stars were handed to Solodukhin, Kucheryavenko, and Wright.

Finally, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Vitaly Kolesnik are the masked men. Bratislava led off in the second period as Tomas Netik scored, with a lone assist by Martin Stajnoch. Slovan added on in the third period on a Libor Hudacek goal, assisted by Michal Vondrka and Tomas Starosta. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars going to Backlund (25 save shutout), Netik, and Hudacek.

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