Wednesday, January 14, 2015

KHL January 14th, 2015

Six games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Denis Kostin are in the creases. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period on a Danis Zaripov power play goal, powered by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Metallurg added on with a Bogdan Potekhin goal, passed from Yaroslav Kosov and Vladislav Kaletnik. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Kovar, assisted by Zaripov and Viktor Antipin. Omsk got on the board with an Ivan Fischenko goal, coming off of Erik Gustafsson and Kirill Rasskazov. This only made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars being Koshechkin (29 for 30 in saves), Zaripov, and Kovar.

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Nikita Bespalov and Georgy Gelashvili are given the starting nods. Novosibirsk began with a first period goal by David Ullstrom, helped along by Konstantin Alexeyev and Jonas Enlund on the power play. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it with a Pavel Valentenko power play goal, with a lone assist by Nikita Gusev. Sibir pulled ahead in the third period on an Oleg Gubin goal, fueled by Igor Ozhiganov. Yugra tied it on an Artyom Bulyansky power play goal, powered by Gusev and Philip Larsen. Novosibirsk retook the lead on an Ullstrom power play goal, his second of the game, guided in by Patrik Hersley and Alexeyev. Sibir iced it at 4-2 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Hersley, set up by Stepan Sannikov and Gubin. The three stars belonged to Ullstrom, Hersley, and Alexeyev, while Gubin and Gusev get the honorable mentions.

West to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Nikita Lozhkin and Vasily Demchenko are the goalies. Chelyabinsk was first to score in the first period on a Vyacheslav Osnovin goal, passed from Artyom Penkovsky and Martin Ruzicka. Traktor added on with a power play goal by Maxim Kondratyev, powered by Dmitry Pestunov and Anton Glinkin. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Andrei Popov scored, thanks to Kondratyev and Glinkin. Rafael Khakimov replaced Lozhkin in goal. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the third period on a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, made possible by Ansel Galimov and Ryan Stoa. Metallurg pulled closer on a Dmitry Maltsev goal, via Alexander Komaristy and Alexander Romanov. This only made it 3-2, the final, and the three stars were Kondratyev, Glinkin, and Popov.

Back to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Vladimir Sokhatsky tend the twines. Ufa opened with a first period Denis Khlystov power play goal, helped along by Denis Tolpeko. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Sergei Yemelin goal, coming off of Tobias Viklund and Artyom Gareyev. Avtomobilist took the lead on a power play goal by Viklund, powered by Alexander Rybakov and Alexei Simakov. Salavat Yulaev tied it as Anton Slepyshev scored, thanks to Teemu Hartikainen. Ufa pulled ahead in the second period on another Khlystov power play goal, via Denis Bodrov and Tolpeko. Yekaterinburg retied it on a Viklund power play goal, with a lone assist by Simakov. Avtomobilist took the lead in the third period on a Sami Lepisto goal, courtesy of Simakov on the power play. Simakov got a sock trick with his third assist. Yekaterinburg ended it at 5-3 on a shorthanded empty net goal by Andrei Antonov, going in unassisted. The three stars were Viklund, Simakov, and Khlystov, while Tolpeko gets an honorable mention.

Out to Togliatti, where Lada welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Ilya Proskuryakov faces former Admiral goalie Evgeny Ivannikov in goal. Vladivostok led off with an Alexander Gorshkov goal, passed from Denis Osipov and Vladislav Ushenin. Togliatti tied it in the second period as Anton Shenfeld scored, thanks to Georgy Belousov and Andrei Nikitenko. Lada took the lead on an unassisted Yury Petrov goal in the third period. Lada won 2-1, and the three stars were given to Ivannikov (20 for 21 in saves), Petrov, and Shenfeld.

Finally, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Ville Kolppanen are in the blue paint. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period on a Teemu Eronen power play goal, powered by Dan Sexton and Georgijs Pujacs. Khabarovsk tied it on an Alexander Ryazantsev goal, assisted by Grigory Shafigulin and Michel Miklik. Neftekhimik retook the lead in the second period on a Yegor Milovzorov goal, passed from Alexander Nikulin and Evgeny Ryasensky. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Milovzorov, Kolppanen (26 for 27 in saves), and Eronen.

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