Thursday, January 8, 2015

KHL January 8th, 2015

Five games on today, beginning in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Sharychenkov and Eduard Reizvikh are the backups making spot starts. Moscow opened in the first period with a Mat Robinson goal, via Nikolai Zherdev and Denis Mosalyov. Dynamo added on in the second period as Maxim Pestushko scored, thanks to Kaspars Daugavins. Moscow extended the lead with an Alexei Tsvetkov goal, passed from Maxim Karpov and Robinson. Omsk got on the board with an unassisted Vladimir Pervushin goal. Dynamo replied on a Zherdev goal, fueled by Alexei Tereshchenko and Robinson. Avangard got one back with an Alexander Popov goal, with a lone assist by Denis Parshin. Moscow answered on a Daugavins goal in the third period, guided in by Konstantin Volkov. Dynamo padded the lead as Daugavins scored an unassisted empty net goal. Omsk clawed back with a power play goal by Erik Gustafsson, powered by Parshin and Popov. Moscow finished it at 7-3 with a Robinson empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Daugavins, Robinson, and Zherdev, while Popov and Parshin get honorable mentions.

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov and Barry Brust are in the blue paint. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period with an Igor Magogin goal, helped along by Nikita Gusev and Artyom Bulyansky. Yugra added on with a Ben Maxwell power play goal, powered by Philip Larsen and Alexander Korolyuk. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the second period with a Nikolai Skladnichenko power play goal, coming off of Sergei Dorofeyev. Khanty-Mansiysk iced it at 3-1 with an Andrei Chibisov goal, passed from Vitaly Sitnikov in the third period. The three stars went to Brust (28 for 29 in saves), Maxwell, and Chibisov.

Over to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Michael Garnett protect the nets. Novosibirsk got going in the second period on a Jonas Enlund goal, courtesy of Jarno Koskiranta. Sibir added on with a Sergei Shumakov, with a lone assist by Maxim Ignatovich. Chelyabinsk got on the board with an Alexei Kruchinin power play goal, powered by Oleg Piganovich and Artyom Borodkin. Traktor tied it in the third period as Anton Glinkin scored a power play goal, coming off of Dmitry Pestunov and Vitaly Atyushov. A minute and a half into overtime, Renat Mamashev hooked Francis Pare, drawing a penalty shot. A protest by Salak got him ejected, bringing in Nikita Bespalov for the shot, which Pare scored on for a 3-2 Traktor win. The three stars went to Pare, Glinkin, and Kruchinin.

West to Mytishchi, as Atlant brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Calvin Heeter and Atte Engren are in the creases. Zagreb was first to score in the first period on an unassisted Martin St. Pierre power play goal. Medvescak added on with a Kurtis McLean goal in the second period, via Brandon Segal. Mytishchi got on the board with an Albert Yarullin power play goal, going in unassisted. Zagreb replied in the third period on a Segal penalty shot goal, after he was slashed by Dmitry Korobov. Atlant got one back on an Igor Levitsky goal, passed from Mikhail Tyulyapkin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the stars being Segal, McLean, and St. Pierre.

Finally, Dinamo Minsk hosts Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Lars Haugen are between the pipes. Minsk started with a Charles Linglet goal in the first period, coming on the power play from Ryan Vesce. Bratislava tied it in the second period on a Ladislav Nagy goal, passed from Cam Barker and Matt Murley. Dinamo pulled ahead on a Vesce power play goal, powered by Nick Bailen and Matt Ellison. Slovan tied it in the third period as Ziga Jeglic goal, via Tomas Netik. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Vesce and Andrei Stepanov scored for Dinamo, topping Jeglic's tally for a 3-2 win. The three stars were Vesce, Jeglic, and Linglet.

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