Monday, January 5, 2015

KHL January 5th, 2015

Ten games make for a busy day, beginning in...

Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Leland Irving and Rafael Khakimov are set to start in goal. Ufa started with a Dmitry Semin goal in the first period, made possible by Kirill Koltsov and Dmitry Makarov. Novokuznetsk tied it with a Mark Skutar goal, assisted by Ilya Musin and Dmitry Maltsev. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back on a Teemu Hartikainen goal, passed from Ilkka Heikkinen. Ufa added on with an Alexander Kutazov goal, guided in by Ivan Lekomtsev and Evgeny Skachkov. Andrei Kareyev replaced Khakimov. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead as Anton Slepyshev scored in the second period, thanks to Arturs Kulda and Hartikainen. Metallurg pulled back on a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, coming off of Maltsev and Alexander Romanov. Novokuznetsk got closer on a Musin goal, via Kirill Kaprizov and Anton Kapotov. Metallurg tied it on an unassisted Ryan Stoa power play goal. Novokuznetsk gained the lead with a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Romanov. This was good for a 5-4 win, with the three stars going to Romanov, Musin, and Hartikainen, while Maltsev gets the honorable mention.

Over in Novosibirsk, Sibir welcomes Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Alexander Salak guard the cages. Novosibirsk opened in the first period on a Sergei Shumakov goal, passed from Sergei Gimayev and Oleg Gubin. Eduard Reizvikh replaced Barulin in the second period. Sibir added on with a David Ullstrom second period goal, assisted by Maxim Shalunov. Novosibirsk extended the lead on a Jonas Enlund goal, fueled by Dmitry Kugryshev and Maxim Ignatovich. Sibir padded the lead on a third period Ignatovich goal, with assists provided by Jarno Koskiranta and Enlund. This made it a 4-0 final, with the three stars going to Salak (32 save shutout), Enlund, and Ignatovich.

Out in Chelyabinsk, Traktor brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Barry Brust and Michael Garnett are the goalies. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period on an Andrei Chibisov goal, fueled by Andrei Sergeyev. Chelyabinsk tied it on an Andrei Popov goal, via Dmitry Pestunov and Yegor Martynov. Traktor took the lead in the second period with a Pestunov goal, with a lone assist by Anton Glinkin. Yugra tied it in the third period as Ben Maxwell scored, with the help of Lukas Kaspar. Chelyabinsk retook the lead on a Semyon Kokuyov goal, going in unassisted. Traktor added on with a Francis Pare goal, helped along by Stanislav Chistov and Deron Quint. Chelyabinsk finished it at 5-2 with a Konstantin Panov goal, guided in by Chistov and Pare. The three stars went to Pestunov, Pare, and Chistov.

Backtracking to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Alexei Murygin are the backups making spot starts. Nizhnekamsk led off in the first period with an unassisted goal by Dan Sexton. Magnitogorsk tied it in the second period on an Evgeny Biryukov goal, guided in by Tim Stapleton. Neftekhimik took the lead back in the third period as Georgijs Pujacs scored, thanks to Teemu Eronen and Matt Anderson. Nizhnekamsk iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Mikhail Zhukov, set up by Maxim Berezin. The three stars belonged to Kolppanen (41 for 42 in saves), Pujacs, and Sexton.

Southwest to Sochi, where the Leopards welcome Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Tomas Popperle are the masked men. Sochi was first to score with a first period Cory Emmerton goal, made possible by Andre Petersson and Clay Wilson. The Leopards added on with an Igor Ignatushkin goal, via Ryan Whitney and Andrei Kostitsyn. Sochi extended the lead in the second period with an Artyom Kryukov goal, passed from Timofei Shishkanov and Nikita Shchitov. Podolsk got on the board with a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, helped along by Robert Kousal and Anton Korolyov. Vityaz pulled closer on a Maxim Afinogenov goal, coming off of Kousal and Alexei Makeyev. The Leopards shot back with a power play goal by Evgeny Lapenkov, powered by Pavel Koledov and Wilson. Sochi padded the lead with a shorthanded Max Warn goal in the third period, set up by Whitney. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Whitney, Wilson, and Kryukov.

Into Moscow for an intra-city rivalry game, as CSKA Moscow brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Kevin Lalande are between the pipes. CSKA dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, assisted by Simon Hjalmarsson and Denis Denisov. This was all they needed to win 1-0, with the three stars awarded to Lalande (17 save shutout), Prokhorkin, and Sharychenkov (41 for 42 in saves).

Down in Kazan, Ak Bars hosts Lada Togliatti. Jeff Glass and Anders Nilsson protect the nets. Kazan began in the first period on an Oscar Moller goal, fueled by Igor Mirnov and Sheldon Brookbank. Ak Bars added on with a third period Mikhail Varnakov goal, guided in by Justin Azevedo and Sergei Kostitsyn. Kazan extended the lead on a Stepan Zakahrchuk goal, with a lone assist by Petr Vrana. This produced the 3-0 final, with the three stars handed to Nilsson (28 save shutout), Moller, and Varnakov.

Northeast to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Jakub Stepanek draw the starts. Cherepovets got going in the first period with an Evgeny Mons goal, guided in by Vadim Berdnikov and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Yaroslavl tied it on a Geoff Platt power play goal, powered by Petri Kontiola and Andrei Loktionov. In the shootout, Staffan Kronwall scored twice and Kontiola added another for Lokomotiv, topping tallies by Marek Kvapil and Andres Thuresson for Severstal to claim a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Kolesnik (32 for 33 in saves), Kronwall, and Kontiola.

Back toward Moscow, Atlant Mytishchi brings in Dinamo Minsk. Lars Haugen and Atte Engren receive the starting nods. Mytishchi opened in the first period on an Evgeny Bodrov goal, fueled by Albert Yarullin and Nikita Soshnikov. Minsk tied it on a Matt Ellison goal in the second period, coming off of Nick Bailen and Evgeny Nogachyov. Atlant took the lead back on a Yarullin goal, passed from Sergei Shmelyov on the power play. Dinamo retied it as Ryan Vesce scored, thanks to Ellison and Charles Linglet. Minsk took the lead on a power play goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, powered by Linglet and Ellison. Dinamo added on in the third period with an Alexei Kalyuzhny power play goal, helped along by Paul Szczechura and Dmitry Meleshko. This was good for a 4-2 win, with the three stars going to Ellison, Linglet, and Yarullin.

Finally, Jokerit Helsinki hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Henrik Karlsson are in the blue paint. St. Petersburg started with an Alexander Kadeikin goal, courtesy of Evgeny Ketov in the first period. Helsinki tied it on a Linus Omark goal,with a lone helper by Ville Lajunen. SKA took the lead back in the second period on a Patrick Thoresen power play goal, powered by Andrei Kuteikin and Dmitry Kalinin. St. Petersburg added on with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, guided in by Artemy Panarin. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Koskinen (32 for 33 in saves), Thoresen, and Dadonov.

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