Thursday, January 29, 2015

KHL January 29th, 2015

Three games on today, beginning in...

Novokuznetsk, where Metallurg hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Rafael Khakimov are set to start in goal. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period on a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, fueled by Vadim Mitryakov. Vladivostok tied it on a Konstantin Sokolov goal, via Richard Gynge. Admiral took the lead on a Vladislav Ushenin goal, coming off of Artyom Zemchyonok. Vladivostok added on with a Niclas Bergfors goal, made possible by Tom Wandell and Enver Lisin. Andrei Kareyev replaced Khakimov in goal. Metallurg got one back with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, going in unassisted. Novokuznetsk tied it on a Kaprizov goal in the second period, courtesy of Ansel Galimov and Cade Fairchild. Metallurg took the lead on an Alexander Komaristy goal, assisted by Konstantin Turukin and Plotnikov. Ilya Proskuryakov replaced Nalimov in goal. Admiral retied it in the third period on a Shaun Heshka goal, driven in by Jan Kolar and Ilya Zubov. In the shootout, Bergfors was topped by Komaristy and Ryan Stoa for a 5-4 Metallurg win. The three stars went to Kaprizov, Plotnikov, and Komaristy.

Moving to Novosibirsk, where Sibir welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Alexander Pechursky and Alexander Salak draw the starts. Novosibirsk got going in the second period on an Artyom Voroshilo shorthanded goal, set up by Viktor Bobrov. Khabarovsk tied it on a Vyacheslav Litovchenko goal, coming off of Sergei Peretyagin and Ruslan Bashkirov. Sibir took the lead back on an Alexei Kopeikin goal, guided in by David Ullstrom and Patrik Hersley. Novosibirsk added on with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, assisted by Dmitry Kugryshev and Vyacheslav Belov. Sibir extended the lead in the third period with an Igor Ozhiganov goal, with a lone assist by Ullstrom. This produced the 4-1 final, with the three stars going to Salak (22 for 23 in saves), Ullstrom, and Kopeikin.

Finally, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Lada Togliatti. Evgeny Ivannikov and Ville Kolppanen are in the blue paint. Nizhnekamsk was first to score in the first period on a Yaroslav Alshevsky goal, fueled by Pavel Kulikov and Alexander Yevseyenkov. Togliatti tied it on a Georgy Belousov penalty shot goal, which he received for being slashed by Yevseyenkov. Lada took the lead in the second period on an Alexander Sharov goal, assisted by Martin Zatovic and Stanislav Bocharov. Neftekhimik tied it again with an Evgeny Ryasensky goal, helped along by Stanislav Alshevsky and Yegor Milovzorov. Nizhnekamsk took the lead on a Matt Anderson goal, with a lone assist by Mikhail Zhukov. Togliatti tied it in the third period as Denis Golubev scored, thanks to Jiri Hunkes and Alexander Chernikov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Andrei Mnikhovich cancelled out Belousov so Milovzorov could score the clincher and give Neftekhimik the 4-3 win. The three stars went to Milovzorov, Belousov, and Anderson.

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