Friday, January 30, 2015

KHL January 30th, 2015

Eleven games set for today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Denis Kostin are the goalies. Omsk opened in the first period on a Vladimir Sobotka power play goal, powered by Sergei Shirokov and Sergei Kalinin. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a second period Gennady Stolyarov goal, coming off of the goalie Kasutin and Sakari Salminen on the power play. Torpedo took the lead in the third period with a Nikita Filatov goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Mozer. Nizhny Novgorod added on with an unassisted goal by Alexei Potapov. Avangard got one back on an Alexander Perezhogin goal, via Vadim Khomitsky. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Potapov, Filatov, and Stolyarov.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcome CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Pavel Poluektov are in the blue paint. Moscow began in the first period with a Maxim Mamin goal, passed from Roman Lyubimov. CSKA added on with a Sergei Andronov power play goal, powered by Jan Mursak and Stephane Da Costa. Moscow extended the lead in the second period as Da Costa scored, thanks to Mikhail Naumenkov and Andronov. CSKA padded the lead on a Nikita Zaitsev power play goal, helped along by Da Costa and Andreas Engqvist. CSKA kept going with a Lyubimov goal, going in unassisted. Astana got on the board in the third period with a Mike Lundin goal, courtesy of Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. This was only good enough to make it a 5-1 final, with the three stars going to Da Costa, Andronov, and Lyubimov.

Back in Russia, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg brings in Dinamo Minsk. Danny Taylor and Jakub Kovar draw the starts in goal. Minsk led off in the first period with a power play goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, powered by Ryan Vesce and Nick Bailen. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a second period goal by Alexander Nesterov, fueled by Eduard Lewandowski. Avtomobilist took the lead on an Alexander Loginov goal, with a lone assist by Anton Lazarev. Dinamo retied it on a third period power play goal by Alexander Materukhin, coming off of Lukas Krajicek. Minsk gained the lead as Alexander Kulakov scored, with the help of Charles Linglet and Dmitry Meleshko. Yekaterinburg tied it with a Lazarev goal, guided in by Nikita Tryamkin and Sami Lepisto. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Anatoly Golyshev and Aaron Palushaj gave Avtomobilist the 4-3 win. The three stars went to Lazarev, Loginov, and Nesterov.

Into Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Sergei Magarilov is mismatched with Vladimir Sokhatsky in goal. Ufa started in the first period with a Denis Tolpeko goal, courtesy of Arturs Kulda and Dmitry Semin. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Semin goal, coming off of Andrei Zubarev. Ufa extended the lead in the second period on a Kirill Koltsov goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Skachkov. Cherepovets tied it with an unassisted Nikolai Stasenko goal. Severstal got closer on a Pavel Chernov goal, fueled by Pavel Buchnevich and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Cherepovets tied it on an Evgeny Kovyrshin goal, with a lone helper from Sergei Monakhov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back with a Koltsov, helped along by Alexei Kaigorodov. Severstal tied it on a Buchnevich penalty shot goal, coming after he was cross-checked by Denis Bodrov. Cherepovets took the lead with a Yury Trubachyov goal, made possible by Maxim Trunyov. This held up for a 5-4 win, with the three stars going to Buchnevich, Koltsov, and Semin.

Backtracking to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg welcomes Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Stepan Goryachevskikh and Vasily Koshechkin are the reliable goalies. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period on a Sergei Tereshchenko goal, assisted by Evgeny Timkin and Vladimir Malenkikh. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a second period goal by Artyom Bulyansky, coming off of Philip Larsen and Nikita Gusev. Metallurg retook the lead as Tereshchenko scored his second of the game, helped along by Chris Lee and Maxim Yakutsenya on the power play. Yugra tied it again with a Ben Maxwell goal, guided in by Lukas Kaspar and Grigory Zheldakov. Khanty-Mansiysk took the lead in the third period on an Igor Magogin goal, with a lone assist by Gusev. Magnitogorsk retied it as Danis Zaripov scored, thanks to Viktor Antipin and Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg pulled ahead with a Tim Brent goal, made possible by Lee and Malenkikh. Magnitogorsk iced it at 5-3 on a Tim Stapleton goal, via Evgeny Biryukov and Oskar Osala. The three stars went to Tereshchenko, Lee, and Malenkikh, while Gusev gets an honorable mention.

Southwest to Sochi, where the Leopards bring in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Andrei Gavrilov are the masked men. Podolsk was first to score with an unassisted Maxim Afinogenov goal in the first period. Sochi tied it on an Evgeny Lapenkov power play goal, powered by Clay Wilson and Andre Petersson. Vityaz retook the lead with an Afinogenov goal in the second period, made possible by Roman Horak and Mario Kempe. The Leopards tied it again with a Roman Lyuduchin goal, via Alexei Krutov and Alexander Shcherbina. Sochi gained the lead in the third period as Andrei Kostitsyn scored, thanks to Igor Ignatushkin. The Leopards added on with a Cory Emmeton goal, with a lone assist by Petersson. Sochi won 5-2 on a Pyotr Schastlivy goal, helped along by Mikhail Anisin. The three stars were handed to Afinogenov, Petersson, and Kostitsyn.

Up in Kazan, Ak Bars hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Emil Garipov are between the pipes. Chelyabinsk opened in the first period on an unassisted Andrei Popov. Kazan tied it in the second period on an Alexander Svitov goal, courtesy of Artyom Lukoyanov and Igor Mirnov. Ak Bars gained the lead in the third period with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, passed from Konstantin Korneyev and Oscar Moller. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Garipov (21 for 22 in saves), Varnakov, and Svitov.

Continuing to Moscow, where Dynamo welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Alexander Lazushin protect the nets. Moscow got going in the second period with a Maxim Karpov goal, made possible by Dmitry Vishnevsky and Mat Robinson. This was all they needed for the 1-0 win. The three stars belonged to Lazushin (19 save shutout), Karpov, and Sanford (27 for 28 in saves).

North to Helsinki, where Jokerit brings in Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Henrik Karlsson guard the cages. Helsinki started in the first period on a Jere Sallinen goal, via Tomi Maki and Juhamatti Aaltonen. Jokerit added on with a Petteri Wirtanen goal in the second period, assisted by Aaltonen and Atte Ohtamaa. Helsinki extended the lead in the third period as Steve Moses scored a power play goal, powered by Ville Lajunen and Linus Omark. Jokerit finished it at 4-0 with another Sallinen goal, with a lone helper by Aaltonen, who got a sock trick. The three stars were Sallinen, Karlsson (20 save shutout), and Aaltonen.

Back to Russia again, as SKA St. Petersburg hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Mikko Koskinen tend the twines. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with a power play goal by Artemy Panarin, powered by Evgeny Dadonov and Vadim Shipachyov. Mytishchi tied it with a Nikita Soshnikov goal, with a lone assist by Anton Babchuk. Atlant took the lead in the second period as Vyacheslav Leshchenko scored, thanks to Artyom Voronin. Mytishchi added on in the third period with an Albert Yarullin goal, via Evgeny Bodrov. This was good for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Engren (32 for 33 in saves), Leshchenko, and Yarullin.

Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Calvin Heeter and Jeff Deslauriers have the green light to play goal. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Patrick Bjorkstrand power play goal, powered by Mathieu Carle and Ville Leino. Riga tied it in the third period as Miks Indrasis scored, with the help of Lauris Darzins and Kyle Wilson. Medvescak took the lead back with an unassisted goal by Bill Thomas. This gave them a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Heeter (23 for 24 in saves), Thomas, and Bjorkstrand.

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