Sunday, March 8, 2015

KHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Sibir Novosibirsk VS. Traktor Chelyabinsk

Welcome to the western conference quarterfinal round for the 2015 Gagarin Cup Playoffs. This post will act as a reference for the entire series between Sibir Novosibirsk and Traktor Chelyabinsk.

Game 1: Ice Sports Palace Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia. In goal: Michael Garnett of Chelyabinsk and Nikita Bespalov of Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk opened in the first period on a Jarno Koskiranta power play goal, powered by Dmitry Kugryshev and Ivan Vereshchagin. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Deron Quint power play goal, coming off of Konstantin Panov and Stanislav Chistov. Traktor took the lead on a Francis Pare goal, via Martin Ruzicka. Chelyabinsk added on in the second period on an Ilya Davydov goal, passed from Quint and Chistov on the power play. Traktor extended the lead in the third period as Quint scored an unassisted goal. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars belonging to Quint, Garnett (33 for 34 in saves), and Chistov. Traktor owns a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: Ice Sports Palace Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia. In goal: Michael Garnett of Chelyabinsk and Alexander Salak of Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk struck first in the first period on a Stepan Sannikov goal, via Sergei Gimayev and Oleg Gubin. Sibir added on in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Maxim Shalunov, set up by Viktor Bobrov and Patrik Hersley. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Martin Ruzicka goal, fueled by Deron Quint and Artyom Borodkin. Traktor tied it in the third period as Quint scored a power play goal, powered by Stanislav Chistov. Novosibirsk took the lead on a Jarno Koskiranta penalty shot goal, received after he was hooked by Dmitry Pestunov. Sibir extended the lead as Koskiranta scored his second of the game, thanks to Alexei Kopeikin and Dmitry Kugryshev. Novosibirsk finished it at 5-2 with a shorthanded goal by Shalunov, with a lone assist by Bobrov. The three stars went to Shalunov, Koskiranta, and Quint, while Bobrov gets an honorable mention. The series is now tied at 1.

Game 3: Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak of Novosibirsk and Michael Garnett of Chelyabinsk. Novosibirsk began in the first period on a Patrik Hersley goal, fueled by Jonas Enlund and David Ullstrom on the power play. Chelyabinsk tied it on an Andrei Popov goal, via Dmitry Pestunov. Traktor took the lead with a Stanislav Chistov penalty shot goal, coming after he was hooked by Viktor Bobrov. Sibir retied it in the second period on a Maxim Shalunov goal, passed from Bobrov. Novosibirsk took the lead on an Enlund power play goal, with a lone helper by Dmitry Kugryshev. Sibir added on with a Stepan Sannikov power play goal, assisted by Oleg Gubin and Maxim Ignatovich. Novosibirsk extended the lead with a power play goal from Dmitry Monya, powered by Hersley and Enlund. Vasily Demchenko came on in relief of Garnett. Sibir padded the lead on a power play goal from Sergei Shumakov, made possible by Vyacheslav Belov. The four power play goals were a result of a major penalty against Pestunov for a check to the head. Novosibirsk struck again in the third period on a Shalunov goal, his second of the game, with assists provided by Hersley and Monya. Chelyabinsk got one back on a Maxim Kondratyev goal, helped along by Vyacheslav Osnovin and Artyom Penkovsky. The final stood at 7-3, with the three stars given to Enlund, Shalunov, and Hersley, while Monya gets an honorable mention. Sibir showed an opportunistic side to move to a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4: Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak of Novosibirsk and Vasily Demchenko of Chelyabinsk. Chelyabinsk was first to score in the first period on an Anton Glinkin goal, assisted by Deron Quint and Stanislav Chistov. Novosibirsk tied it on a third period power play goal by David Ullstrom, powered by Igor Ozhiganov and Patrik Hersley. Traktor won 2-1 in overtime on an Ilya Davydov goal, with a lone assist by Glinkin. The three stars were Glinkin, Demchenko (17 for 18 in saves), and Davydov. The series returns to the Far East tied at 2.

Game 5: Ice Sports Palace Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia. In goal: Vasily Demchenko of Chelyabinsk and Alexander Salak of Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk led off in the first period on a David Ullstrom goal, via Jonas Enlund. Sibir added on in the second period as Stepan Sannikov scored, thanks to Vladimir Butuzov and Vitaly Menshikov. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Semyon Kokuyov goal, passed from Francis Pare and Vitaly Atyushov. Novosibirsk shot back on a Jarno Koskiranta goal, assisted by Dmitry Kugryshev and Konstantin Alexeyev. This produced the 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Salak (19 for 20 in saves), Sannikov, and Koskiranta. Sibir looks to close out the series on the road, with a 3-2 lead in hand now.

Game 6: Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak of Novosibirsk and Michael Garnett of Chelyabinsk. Novosibirsk started in the first period on a David Ullstrom power play goal, powered by Jonas Enlund and Igor Ozhiganov. Chelyabinsk tied it on an Anton Glinkin goal, fueled by Andrei Popov and Dmitry Pestunov in the second period. Sibir retook the lead in the third period on a Jarno Koskiranta goal, made possible by Sergei Gimayev. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Koskiranta, Salak (23 for 24 in saves), and Ullstrom. Sibir won the series 4-2, advancing to the semifinals. 

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