Tuesday, January 13, 2015

KHL January 13th, 2015

Four games tonight, beginning in...

Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Mikhail Biryukov are in goal. Helsinki was first to score in the first period on a Linus Omark power play goal, powered by Petr Koukal. Jokerit added on in the second period on a Steve Moses goal, assisted by Topi Jaakola. Helsinki extended the lead as Moses scored an unassisted goal. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board in the third period on a Vladmir Galuzin goal, passed from Jusso Hietanen and Sergei Bernatsky. Jokerit shot back on a Niko Kapanen goal, coming off of Ossi Vaananen and Niklas Hagman. Torpedo pulled back on a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, with a lone assist by Hietanen. Nizhny Novgorod got closer on an Evgeny Mozer goal, via Sakari Salminen and Jarkko Immonen. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Moses, Hietanen, and Kapanen.

Over in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Lars Haugen are in the creases. Minsk led off in the first period with a Dmitry Meleshko goal, assisted by Alexander Materukhin and Evgeny Lisovets. Moscow tied it on a third period power play goal by Alexander Osipov, coming off of Maxim Pestushko. Dinamo took the lead again with a Ryan Vesce goal, fueled by Charles Linglet and Ilya Shinkevich. Dynamo tied it as Maxim Solovyov scored a power play goal, powered by Alexei Tsvetkov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Minsk won 3-2 on goals by Vesce and Andrei Stepanov. The three stars went to Vesce, Meleshko, and Stepanov.

Back in Russia, SKA St. Petersburg brings in CSKA Moscow. Stanislav Galimov and Mikko Koskinen tend the twines. St. Petersburg began in the first period on an Artemy Panarin goal, passed from Dinar Khafizullin and Andrei Kuteikin. SKA added on with Panarin scoring on a penalty shot after he was slashed by Evgeny Korotkov. Moscow got on the board in the second period as Mikhail Naumenkov scored, with the help of Alexander Radulov. St. Petersburg shot back with a Kuteikin power play goal, powered by Panarin and Vadim Shipachyov. This was all they needed for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Panarin, Kuteikin, and Koskinen (22 for 23 in saves).

Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Jeff Deslauriers draw the starts. Riga got going in the second period on a Mikelis Redlihs power play goal, powered by Roberts Bukarts and Linus Videll. Dinamo added on in the third period on a Gunars Skvorcovs shorthanded goal, set up by Maris Bicevskis. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Deslauriers (25 save shutout), Redlihs, and Skvorcovs.

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