Tuesday, January 20, 2015

KHL January 20th, 2015

Eleven games for today, beginning in...

Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Rafael Khakimov are in the blue paint. Novosibirsk began with a first period Igor Ozhiganov goal, passed from Oleg Gubin and Sergei Shumakov. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the second period on an Artyom Garifullin goal, going in unassisted. Metallurg took the lead on a Vadim Mitryakov goal, coming off of Ryan Stoa and Alexei Kosourov. Sibir tied it on a Shumakov goal, assisted by Stepan Sannikov and Renat Mamashev. Novosibirsk took the lead as Ozhiganov scored, with a lone assist by Dmitry Kugryshev. Sibir added on in the third period with a Jonas Enlund penalty shot goal, after he was tripped by Nikita Popov. Novosibirsk iced it at 5-2 with an Alexei Kopeikin power play goal, powered by Dmitry Monya and David Ullstrom. The three stars went to Ozhiganov, Shumakov, and Enlund.

West to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Jakub Kovar tend the twines. Yekaterinburg led off in the second period on an Eduard Lewandowski power play goal, powered by Gleb Klimenko and Andrei Antonov. Magnitogorsk tied it with a Yaroslav Khabarov goal, fueled by Maxim Yakutsenya and Denis Platonov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Danis Zaripov and Tim Stapleton both scored to lift Metallurg to a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Koshechkin (19 for 20 in saves), Khabarov, and Kovar (35 for 36 in saves).

Continuing to Cherepovets, where Severstal brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Jakub Stepanek are the masked men. Helsinki struck first in the second period on a Topi Jaakola goal, via Jere Sallinen and Juhamatti Aaltonen. Cherepovets tied it on an Evgeny Mons goal, passed from Alexander Urbom and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Severstal took the lead with a Kagarlitsky goal, with a lone assist by Mons. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Kagarlitsky, Mons, and Stepanek (26 for 27 in saves).

Down in Sochi, the Leopards host Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Andrei Gavrilov draw the starts. Nizhnekamsk was first to score in the second period on a Teemu Eronen power play goal, powered by Dan Sexton and Evgeny Grigorenko. Sochi tied it on an Ilya Krikunov goal, via Nikita Shchitov and Andrei Kostitsyn. The Leopards took the lead in the third period as Cory Emmerton scored, thanks to Pavel Koledov and Evgeny Lapenkov. Neftekhimik tied it with an Alexander Yevseyenkov goal, with assists provided by Pavel Kulikov and Alexander Nikulin. The tie went to a shootout, where Emmerton and Grigorenko cancelled each other out, before a Neftekhimik winner from Andrei Mnikhovich for a 3-2 final. The three stars were Grigorenko, Emmerton, and Mnikhovich.

Back north, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod welcomes SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Mikhail Biryukov are between the pipes. They were the only things to be in such a position for 65 minutes. The scoreless tie was broken by Ilya Kovalchuk and Artemy Panarin of SKA topping Torpedo's Wojtek Wolski for a 1-0 shootout win for SKA. The three stars were Koskinen (27 save shutout), Biryukov (27 save "shutout"), and Panarin.

Into Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Vitaly Kolesnik guard the cages. Yaroslavl dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Sergei Plotnikov goal, fueled by Jiri Novotny and Yegor Averin. This was all they needed to win 1-0, with the three stars going to Kolesnik (27 save shutout), Plotnikov, and Garnett (34 for 35 in saves).

Southwest to Moscow, where Dynamo hosts Lada Togliatti. Evgeny Ivannikov and Alexander Lazushin are the goalies. Togliatti got going in the second period as Jiri Hunkes scored a power play goal, powered by Fedor Fedorov and Vasily Streltsov. Lada added on in the third period as Georgy Belousov scored, thanks to Anton Shenfeld and Andrei Nikitenko. Moscow got on the board with a Kaspars Daugavins power play goal, assisted by Dmitry Vishnevsky and Mat Robinson. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Ivannikov (35 for 36 in saves), Belousov, and Hunkes.

Staying in the city, CSKA Moscow welcomes Dinamo Riga. Jeff Deslauriers and Stanislav Galimov have the green light to play goal. Moscow opened in the first period on a Sergei Andronov goal, fueled by Ondrej Nemec and Simon Hjalmarsson. CSKA added on with a Maxim Mamin goal in the second period, courtesy of Ivan Telegin. Moscow extended the lead in the third period as Hjalmarsson scored, thanks to Igor Grigorenko and Andreas Engqvist. This was good for a 3-0 win, and the three stars belonged to Galimov (18 save shutout), Hjalmarsson, and Andronov.

Down in Podolsk, Vityaz brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Barry Brust and Ivan Lisutin are in the creases. Podolsk started in the first period on a Mario Kempe goal, courtesy of Maxim Afinogenov. Vityaz added on with an Alexei Semenov power play goal, powered by Kempe and Mathias Porseland. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with a Nikita Gusev goal, fueled by Igor Magogin. Yugra tied it on a Ben Maxwell power play goal, with a lone assist by Philip Larsen. Khanty-Mansiysk took the lead in the second period with a Maxwell goal, guided in by Lukas Kaspar and Larsen. Podolsk retied it with a third period Kempe goal, his second of the game, coming off of Semenov and Porseland. Yugra won 4-3 in overtime on a Gusev goal, set up by Magogin. The three stars were Gusev, Kempe, and Maxwell, while Semenov, Porseland, Magogin, and Larsen all get honorable mentions.

Out to Croatia, where Medvescak Zagreb hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Calvin Heeter man the nets. Mytishchi began in the second period as Anton Babchuk scored a power play goal, powered by Sergei Shmelyov and Maxim Potapov. Atlant added on with a shorthanded Matthew Gilroy goal, set up by Andrei Taratukhin and Shmelyov. Zagreb got on the board with a Mark Flood goal, with a lone assist by Ville Leino. Medvescak tied it on a power play goal by James Wright, guided in by Mathieu Carle and Flood. Mytishchi retook the lead in the third period as Vyacheslav Leshchenko scored, thanks to Alexander Yunkov and Vsevolod Sorokin. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Flood, Shmelyov, and Leshchenko.

Finally, Slovan Bratislava hosts Dinamo Minsk. Danny Taylor and Denis Godla are the inexperienced goalies. Minsk led off in the first period with a Pavel Razvadovsky goal, fueled by Lukas Krajicek. Dinamo added on with a Matt Ellison goal, coming off of Ryan Vesce and Charles Linglet. Bratislava got on the board with a power play goal by Libor Hudacek, with a lone assist by Ladislav Nagy. Slovan tied it on a Ziga Jeglic power play goal, powered by Tomas Netik and Rok Ticar. Minsk took the lead in the second period with a Paul Szczechura goal, courtesy of Nick Bailen. Dinamo extended the lead with a power play goal by Ellison, his second of the game, assisted by Jonathan Cheechoo and Bailen. Bratislava got one back with a Nagy power play goal, helped along by Hudacek and Matt Murley. Minsk replied in the third period on a Krajicek goal, guided in by Szczechura and Alexei Kalyuzhny. Slovan got one back with a Ticar goal, with a lone assist from Cam Barker. Dinamo finished it at 6-4 with an Andrei Stepanov goal, via Linglet. The three stars went to Ellison, Nagy, and Ticar, while Krajicek, Linglet, Hudacek, Szczechura, and Bailen get the honorable mentions.

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