Saturday, January 17, 2015

KHL January 17th, 2015

Six games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Barys Astana. Dmitry Malgin and Denis Kostin are the goalies. Astana was first to score in the first period on an unassisted Talgat Zhailauov goal. Omsk tied it on a second period goal by Erik Gustafsson, passed from Ivan Fischenko and Vadim Khomitsky. Avangard added on with a Kirill Rasskazov goal, coming off of Denis Parshin. Omsk extended the lead on an empty net goal by Alexander Perezhogin, set up by Khomitsky. Avangard iced it at 4-1 on an Igor Musatov empty net goal, via Perezhogin and Vladimir Sobotka. The three stars were Kostin (33 for 34 in saves), Perezhogin, and Khomitsky.

Back east, Sibir Novosibirsk welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Alexander Salak. Novosibirsk struck first in the first period on a Sergei Shumakov power play goal, powered by Ivan Vereshchagin. Ufa tied it on an Antti Pihlstrom goal, coming off of Evgeny Skachkov on the power play. Salavat Yulaev took the lead with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, via Alexander Kutuzov. Ufa added on with an Anton Slepyshev, guided in by Dmitry Makarov and Hartikainen. Salavat Yulaev iced it at 4-1 in the third period with an unassisted empty net goal from Slepyshev. The three stars were given to Sokhatsky (20 for 21 in saves), Hartikainen, and Slepyshev.

Way out west, Dinamo Minsk brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Ivan Lisutin and Lars Haugen are given the starting nods. Podolsk led off in the first period on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, with a lone assist by Alexei Semenov. Vityaz added on with a power play goal by Alexei Makeyev, powered by Alexander Kucheryavenko and Georgy Berdyukov. Minsk got on the board in the second period with a Jonathan Cheechoo power play goal, assisted by Charles Linglet and Ryan Vesce. Podolsk got it back with a Maxim Mamin goal, fueled by Nikita Vyglazov and Maxim Afinogenov. Vityaz extended the lead as Afinogenov scored, thanks to Semenov. Dinamo replied with an unassisted Cheechoo goal. Podolsk won 5-2 in the third period with a shorthanded and empty net goal by Mario Kempe, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Afinogenov, Cheechoo, and Semenov.

Back in Russia, Atlant Mytishchi hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Atte Engren are the masked men. Yaroslavl began in the first period on a Yegor Yakovlev goal, assisted by Jiri Novotny. Lokomotiv added on in the second period on a Staffan Kronwall goal, with a lone helper from Yakovlev. Yaroslavl extended the lead on a shorthanded goal by Alexei Vasilyev, set up by Novotny. Lokomotiv padded the lead in the third period with a Martin Thornberg goal, fueled by Vladislav Gavrikov and Geoff Platt. Mytishchi got on the board as Nikita Soshnikov scored, thanks to Maxim Potapov. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Kolesnik (22 for 23 in saves), Yakovlev, and Novotny.

Into Croatia, where Medvescak Zagreb welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Tomas Popperle and Calvin Heeter are in the blue paint. Sochi started in the first period on an Andre Petersson power play goal, powered by Evgeny Lapenkov and Clay Wilson. Zagreb tied it on an Edwin Hedberg goal, guided in by Mark Flood and Shaone Morrisonn. Medvescak took the lead in the second period with a James Wright goal, courtesy of Brandon Segal and Kurtis McLean. The Leopards tied it on a Cory Emmerton power play goal, made possible by Lapenkov and Pavel Koledov. Zagreb won 3-2 in overtime with a Mark Popovic goal, passed from Bill Thomas and Mathieu Carle. The three stars were Lapenkov, Popovic, and Wright.

Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Denis Godla are the backups making spot starts. Moscow opened in the second period on a Denis Kokarev goal, courtesy of Konstantin Volkov. Dynamo added on as Mat Robinson scored a power play goal, powered by Maxim Pestushko and Volkov. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars given to Lazushin (32 save shutout), Kokarev, and Volkov.

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