Wednesday, January 28, 2015

KHL January 28th, 2015

Eleven games on today, beginning with...

Avangard Omsk hosting CSKA Moscow. Kevin Lalande and Denis Kostin are given the starting nods. Moscow led off in the first period with an Andreas Engqvist goal, via Igor Grigorenko. Omsk tied it on a Kirill Semyonov goal, passed from Igor Musatov and Nikolai Glukhov. CSKA took the lead back with an Andrei Stas goal, coming off of Igor Makarov and Igor Volkov. Moscow added on as Jan Mursak scored a power play goal in the second period, with the help of Ondrej Nemec. CSKA extended the lead on a power play goal by Bogdan Kiselevich, powered by Makarov. Avangard got one back with a Nikita Pivtsakin goal, assisted by Ivan Fischenko and Kirill Rasskazov. This was it for the scoring, with CSKA taking the game 4-2, and the three stars went to Makarov, Mursak, and Kiselevich.

Down in Astana, Barys welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Sergei Magarilov and Pavel Poluektov are the unknown goalies. Astana opened in the first period with a Mike Lundin goal, made possible by Dustin Boyd and Nigel Dawes. Cherepovets tied it on a Pavel Chernov goal, guided in by Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Logan Pyett. Severstal took the lead in the second period on an unassisted Maxim Trunyov goal. Barys tied it again in the third period as Roman Starchenko scored, thanks to Dawes and Boyd. Astana won 3-2 in overtime with a Dawes goal, courtesy of Dmitry Upper. The three stars went to Dawes, Boyd, and Starchenko.

Back in Russia, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Jakub Kovar are given the starting nods. Yekaterinburg got going in the second period with an Artyom Gareyev goal, passed from Gilbert Brule and Aaron Palushaj. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Francis Pare power play goal in the third period, powered by Artyom Penkovsky. Traktor took the lead on a Pare goal, with a lone assist by Stanislav Chistov. Chelyabinsk iced it at 3-1 on an Anton Glinkin empty net goal, set up by Dmitry Pestunov. The three stars were handed to Pare, Demchenko (17 for 18 in saves), and Gareyev.

Continuing to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Vladimir Sokhatsky are in the blue paint. Nizhny Novgorod started in the first period on a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Nikita Filatov and Juuso Hietanen. Torpedo added on with a Vladimir Galuzin goal, with a lone assist by Filatov. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the second period as Wolski scored his second of the game, fueled by Jarkko Immonen and Sakari Salminen. Torpedo padded the lead with a Salminen goal, made possible by Hietanen and Immonen. Leland Irving replaced Sokhatsky in goal. Nizhny Novgorod continued in the third period on an Immonen goal, assisted by Salminen and Wolski. Torpedo finished it at 6-0 on a Denis Kazionov goal, coming off of Valery Vasilyev and Veli-Matti Savinainen. The three stars went to Wolski, Immonen, and Salminen, while Filatov, Hietanen, and Kasutin (23 save shutout) receive the honorable mentions.

Back east to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Dmitry Milchakov is mismatched with Vasily Koshechkin in goal. Minsk began in the first period on a Paul Szczechura goal, assisted by Jonathan Cheechoo. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Viktor Antipin goal, fueled by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Metallurg took the lead on an Oskar Osala penalty shot goal, after he was hooked by Nick Bailen. Magnitogorsk added on in the third period as Tim Stapleton goal, courtesy of Chris Lee and Tim Brent. Dinamo got one back with a Matt Ellison goal, passed from Evgeny Nogachyov and Ryan Vesce. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Stapleton, Osala, and Antipin.

Westward to Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Vitaly Kolesnik are between the pipes. Yaroslavl dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin power play goal, powered by Roman Kudinov. Yaroslavl tied it on a third period power play goal by Daniil Apalkov, assisted by Yegor Averin and Yegor Yakovlev. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Sergei Konkov lifted Lokomotiv to a 2-1 win. The three stars belonged to Kolesnik (24 for 25 in saves), Sateri (36 for 37 in saves), and Apalkov.

Down to Kazan, where Ak Bars hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Barry Brust and Emil Garipov occupy the creases. Kazan struck first in the first period on an Oscar Moller goal, guided in by Vladimir Denisov and Mikhail Varnakov. Ak Bars added on with a Varnakov goal, with a lone assist by Moller. Kazan extended the lead as Alexander Burmistrov scored in the third period, thanks to Igor Mirnov and Sheldon Brookbank. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with an Artyom Bulyansky power play goal, powered by Andrei Chibisov. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-1. The three stars went to Varnakov, Moller, and Garipov (23 for 24 in saves).

North to Finland, as Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Calvin Heeter and Henrik Karlsson are given the green light to start in goal. Helsinki dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Steve Moses power play goal, powered by Atte Ohtamaa and Linus Omark. Zagreb tied it on a power play goal by James Wright, with a lone assist from Ville Leino. Medvescak took the lead on a Bill Thomas goal, fueled by Edwin Hedberg and Sasa Martinovic. Zagreb added on with an unassisted Brandon Segal goal in the third period. Medvescak extended the lead with a Thomas power play goal into an empty net, going in unassisted. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars going to Thomas, Heeter (34 for 35 in saves), and Segal.

Crossing into Russia, SKA St. Petersburg brings in Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Mikko Koskinen guard the cages. Bratislava got going in the second period with a Ladislav Nagy goal, going in unassisted. St. Petersburg tied it on a Jimmie Ericsson power play goal in the third period, powered by Roman Cervenka and Maxim Chudinov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Cervenka was outmuscled by Ziga Jeglic and Tomas Netik for a 2-1 Slovan win. The three stars went to Backlund (36 for 37 in saves), Koskinen (17 for 18 in saves), and Cervenka.

Backtracking to Moscow, where Dynamo hosts the Sochi Leopards. Andrei Gavrilov and Alexander Lazushin play goal. Moscow was first to score in the first period on a Konstantin Glazachev goal, courtesy of Dmitry Vishnevsky and Yegor Dugin. Dynamo added on in the second period with Glazachev's second of the game, with a lone helper from Dugin. Moscow extended the lead on a Kaspars Daugavins power play goal in the third period, powered by Konstantin Volkov and Nikolai Zherdev. This produced the 3-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Glazachev, Lazushin (24 save shutout), and Dugin.

Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Jakub Sedlacek are the veteran goalies. Mytishchi began with a Sergei Shmelyov goal in the first period, with a lone assist by Nikita Soshnikov. Riga tied it in the second period as Miks Indrasis scored, thanks to Lauris Darzins and Kyle Wilson. Dinamo took the lead in the third period on a Charles Genoway goal, fueled by Linus Videll and Mikelis Redlihs. Riga added on with a Ginta Meija empty net goal, set up by Andris Dzerins and Oskars Cibulskis. The final was 3-1, and the three stars were Sedlacek (31 for 32 in saves), Genoway, and Indrasis.

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