Thursday, January 15, 2015

KHL January 15th, 2015

Six games on today, beginning in...

Moscow, as CSKA hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Mikhail Biryukov and Kevin Lalande are in goal. Moscow struck first in the first period on a Stephane Da Costa goal, made possible by Jan Mursak and Simon Hjalmarsson. This was all they needed for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Lalande (17 save shutout), Da Costa, and Biryukov (26 for 27 in saves).

West to Minsk, where Dinamo welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Lars Haugen are the goalies. Minsk began in the first period on a Jonathan Cheechoo power play goal, powered by Charles Linglet and Ryan Vesce. Dinamo added on in the second period as Paul Szczechura scored, with a lone assist by Cheechoo. Minsk finished it at 3-0 in the third period on an Alexander Materukhin goal, passed from Dmitry Meleshko. The three stars were handed to Cheechoo, Haugen (29 save shutout), and Szczechura.

Back in Russia, Atlant Mytishchi brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Atte Engren are between the pipes. Mytishchi led off in the first period with an Albert Yarullin power play goal, powered by Sergei Shmelyov. Atlant added on in the second period as Maxim Potapov scored a power play goal, with the help of Shmelyov and Nikita Soshnikov. Mytishchi extended the lead on a Shmelyov goal, coming off of Soshnikov and Yarullin. Podolsk got on the board with a Robert Kousal goal, with a lone assist by Mario Kempe. This only made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars awarded to Shmelyov, Yarullin, and Soshnikov.

Westward again, as Dinamo Riga hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Igor Shestyorkin is mismatched with Jakub Sedlacek in goal. Riga was first to score in the second period on a Lauris Darzins goal, via Mikelis Redlihs. St. Petersburg tied it on an Evgeny Dadonov goal, passed from Vadim Shipachyov and Artemy Panarin. SKA took the lead with a third period Dadonov goal, again coming off of Shipachyov and Panarin. Dinamo retied it on a Redlihs goal, fueled by Roberts Bukarts. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Panarin won it 3-2 for SKA. The three stars were Dadonov, Panarin, and Redlihs, while Shipachyov gets an honorable mention.

Out to Zagreb, where Medvescak welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Calvin Heeter draw the starts. Zagreb opened in the first period on a Martin St. Pierre goal, guided in by Andrew Hutchinson and Mark Popovic. Moscow tied it on a Maxim Karpov goal, assisted by Gleb Koryagin and Martins Karsums. Dynamo took the lead with a Yury Babenko goal, fueled by Denis Kokarev and Dmitry Vishnevsky. Medvescak tied it again in the second period on an unassisted power play goal by Hutchinson. Zagreb pulled ahead with a Ville Leino goal, made possible by Mark Flood and Popovic. Moscow tied it again with a Karpov goal, with a lone assist by Karsums. Dynamo won 4-3 in overtime with an unassisted power play goal by Kaspars Daugavins. The three stars belonged to Karpov, Hutchinson, and Karsums, while Popovic gets an honorable mention.

Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Jaroslav Janus are the experienced goalies. Bratislava started in the first period on a Libor Hudacek goal, passed from Tomas Starosta and Patrik Luza. Sochi tied it on an Ilya Krikunov goal, coming off of Andrei Kostitsyn and Artyom Kryukov. The Leopards took the lead in the second period with an Andre Petersson goal, made possible by Cory Emmerton and Ryan Whitney. Sochi added on with an Igor Radulov goal, via Max Warn. The Leopards extended the lead in the third period on a Emmerton goal, with a lone helper by Petersson. Slovan got one back with a power play goal by Michal Vondrka, powered by Milan Bartovic and Michal Sersen. Bratislava pulled closer with a Rok Ticar goal, with a lone assist by Martin Stajnoch. Sochi iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Petersson, going in unassisted. The three stars were Petersson, Emmerton, and Radulov.

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