This is another of those days where for me, it begins yesterday. The first two games out of eleven total are from the far east, starting late at night for me, with the first in...
Vladivostok, as Admiral hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Ilya Proskuryakov are in the creases. Vladivostok opened in the first period on an Artyom Zemchyonok goal, assisted by Ilya Zubov and Richard Gynge. Admiral added on in the second period with a Gynge goal, fueled by Jan Kolar and Shaun Heshka. Omsk got on the board with an Alexander Popov goal, courtesy of Igor Musatov and Denis Kulyash. Vladivostok shot back in the third period with a power play goal by Ivan Glazkov, powered by Konstantin Makarov and Enver Lisin. Admiral took the game 3-1, and the three stars went to Proskuryakov (28 for 29 in saves), Gynge, and Glazkov.
Up the coast, Amur Khabarovsk welcomes Barys Astana. Pavel Poluektov and Alexander Pechursky are the goalies. Khabarovsk started in the first period on a Dmitry Tarasov power play goal, powered by Michel Miklik and Tuukka Mantyla. Astana tied it in the second period as Dustin Boyd scored a power play goal, thanks to Brandon Bochenski. Amur retook the lead on an Alexander Ryazantsev goal, via Rastislav Spirko and Vyacheslav Litovchenko on the power play. Barys retied it with a Bochenski power play goal, made possible by Kevin Dallman and Mike Lundin. Astana pulled ahead on a Talgat Zhailauov goal, assisted by Roman Starchenko and Evgeny Blokhin. Khabarovsk retied it in the third period on an Evgeny Orlov goal, with a lone helper by Kirill Safronov. Barys took the lead back on a Nigel Dawes goal, helped along by Bochenski. Astana added on with a Bochenski power play goal, his second of the game, fueled by Dallman and Lundin. This made it a 5-3 win, with the three stars handed to Bochenski, Dallman, and Lundin.
West to Novokuznetsk, Metallurg brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Nikita Lozhkin are in the blue paint. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, assisted by Ansel Galimov. Metallurg added on with a Ryan Stoa goal, going in unassisted. Novokuznetsk extended the lead with an unassisted goal by Galimov. Metallurg padded the lead in the second period on an Alexander Komaristy goal, coming off of Cade Fairchild. Ufa got on the board with an Alexei Glukhov goal, passed from Andrei Zubarev. Novokuznetsk shot back in the third period as Komaristy scored on a penalty shot he received for being tripped by Alexander Kutuzov. Salavat Yulaev got one back with a Kirill Koltsov goal, courtesy of Teemu Hartikainen and Denis Bodrov. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Komaristy, Galimov, and Stoa.
Further west to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Barry Brust and Vasily Demchenko are given the starting nods. Khanty-Mansiysk was first to score in the first period on a Philip Larsen goal, guided in by Nikolai Lemtyugov and Igor Bortnikov. Chelyabinsk tied it on a second period goal by Stanislav Chistov power play goal, powered by Deron Quint. Traktor took the lead with an unassisted Martin Ruzicka goal. Chelyabinsk added on in the third period on Ruzicka's second of the game, fueled by Vyacheslav Osnovin and Konstantin Panov. Yugra pulled back on another Larsen goal, with assists provided by Pavel Valentenko and Nikita Gusev. Traktor iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Artyom Penkovsky, set up by Dmitry Pestunov. The three stars were given to Ruzicka, Larsen, and Chistov.
Backtracking to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg welcomes Lada Togliatti. Evgeny Ivannikov and Vasily Koshechkin are the masked men. Togliatti led off in the first period on a Dmitry Ogurtsov power play goal, powered by Andrei Nikitenko and Peter Podhradsky. Magnitogorsk tied it on a second period goal by Vladislav Kaletnik, coming off of Evgeny Timkin and Rinat Ibragimov. Lada took the lead in the third period on an Alexander Streltsov goal, made possible by Stanislav Bocharov. Metallurg retied it on a Jan Kovar goal, helped along by Viktor Antipin and Danis Zaripov. Togliatti regained the lead on a Denis Barantsev unassisted goal. Magnitogorsk tied it again with another Kovar goal, assisted by Zaripov and Tim Brent. Lada won 4-3 in overtime on a Dmitry Vorobyov goal, with a lone helper by Vasily Streltsov. The three stars were handed to Kovar, Vorobyov, and Zaripov.
Next up, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Calvin Heeter and Ivan Kasutin man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod began in the first period on a Jarkko Immonen goal, passed from Sakari Salminen and Artyom Alyayev. Torpedo added on in the second period on a Valery Vasilyev goal, assisted by Nikita Dvurechensky. Zagreb got on the board with a James Wright goal, coming off of Geoffrey Kinrade and Edwin Hedberg. Nizhny Novgorod shot back in the third period on a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev power play goal, powered by Alexei Pepelyaev. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars stars given to Vasilyev, Krasnoslobodtsev, and Kasutin (18 for 19 in saves).
A little west to Cherepovets, where Severstal hosts Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Jakub Stepanek are the experienced goalies. Cherepovets got going in the second period with an unassisted goal by Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Severstal added on with a Sergei Monakhov goal, made possible by Nikolai Stasenko and Sergei Kuptsov. Bratislava got on the board in the third period with a Ladislav Nagy goal, fueled by Rok Ticar. Cherepovets shot back with a Pavel Chernov goal, guided in by Kagarlitsky and Evgeny Mons. Slovan replied on a Ticar goal, assisted by Michal Sersen and Nagy. Severstal answered on a power play goal by Evgeny Kovyrshin, going in unassisted. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars handed to Kagarlitsky, Nagy, and Ticar.
Down in Kazan, Ak Bars welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Anders Nilsson are between the pipes. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period on a Pavel Zdunov goal, made possible by Ilshat Bilalov and Maxim Rybin. Neftekhimik added on with another Zdunov goal, coming off of Rybin. Kazan got on the board in the third period as Igor Mirnov scored a power play goal, powered by Yakov Rylov and Petr Vrana. This was as close as it got, with the final standing at 2-1. The three stars went to Zdunov, Kolppanen (40 for 41 in saves), and Rybin.
Back north, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl brings in the Sochi Leopards. Andrei Gavrilov and Vitaly Kolesnik are the backups making the starts. Sochi struck first in the first period on an unassisted goal by Igor Radulov. Yaroslavl tied it as Jonas Holos scored in the second period, thanks to Sergei Konkov and Daniil Apalkov. The Leopards won 2-1 in overtime on an unassisted Igor Ignatushkin power play goal. The three stars were Gavrilov (23 for 24 in saves), Ignatushkin, and Radulov.
Into Moscow, where CSKA hosts crosstown rivals Dynamo. Alexander Yeryomenko and Stanislav Galimov tend the twines, but Galimov was pulled for Ilya Sorokin in the early minutes of the second period. Dynamo dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Martins Karsums goal, via Denis Mosalyov and Alexei Tsvetkov. Dynamo added on in the third period as Kaspars Daugavins scored, thanks to Denis Kokarev and Alexander Osipov. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars handed to Yeryomenko (32 save shutout), Karsums, and Daugavins.
Finally, SKA St. Petersburg hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period on a Roman Rukavishnikov goal, fueled by Vadim Shipachyov. Helsinki tied it in the second period with a Ville Lajunen power play goal, powered by Steve Moses and Linus Omark. SKA won 2-1 in the shootout with goals by Ilya Kovalchuk and Pyotr Khokhryakov. The three stars were Koskinen (21 for 22 in saves), Karlsson (38 for 39 in saves), and Kovalchuk.
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Vladivostok, as Admiral hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Ilya Proskuryakov are in the creases. Vladivostok opened in the first period on an Artyom Zemchyonok goal, assisted by Ilya Zubov and Richard Gynge. Admiral added on in the second period with a Gynge goal, fueled by Jan Kolar and Shaun Heshka. Omsk got on the board with an Alexander Popov goal, courtesy of Igor Musatov and Denis Kulyash. Vladivostok shot back in the third period with a power play goal by Ivan Glazkov, powered by Konstantin Makarov and Enver Lisin. Admiral took the game 3-1, and the three stars went to Proskuryakov (28 for 29 in saves), Gynge, and Glazkov.
Up the coast, Amur Khabarovsk welcomes Barys Astana. Pavel Poluektov and Alexander Pechursky are the goalies. Khabarovsk started in the first period on a Dmitry Tarasov power play goal, powered by Michel Miklik and Tuukka Mantyla. Astana tied it in the second period as Dustin Boyd scored a power play goal, thanks to Brandon Bochenski. Amur retook the lead on an Alexander Ryazantsev goal, via Rastislav Spirko and Vyacheslav Litovchenko on the power play. Barys retied it with a Bochenski power play goal, made possible by Kevin Dallman and Mike Lundin. Astana pulled ahead on a Talgat Zhailauov goal, assisted by Roman Starchenko and Evgeny Blokhin. Khabarovsk retied it in the third period on an Evgeny Orlov goal, with a lone helper by Kirill Safronov. Barys took the lead back on a Nigel Dawes goal, helped along by Bochenski. Astana added on with a Bochenski power play goal, his second of the game, fueled by Dallman and Lundin. This made it a 5-3 win, with the three stars handed to Bochenski, Dallman, and Lundin.
West to Novokuznetsk, Metallurg brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Nikita Lozhkin are in the blue paint. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, assisted by Ansel Galimov. Metallurg added on with a Ryan Stoa goal, going in unassisted. Novokuznetsk extended the lead with an unassisted goal by Galimov. Metallurg padded the lead in the second period on an Alexander Komaristy goal, coming off of Cade Fairchild. Ufa got on the board with an Alexei Glukhov goal, passed from Andrei Zubarev. Novokuznetsk shot back in the third period as Komaristy scored on a penalty shot he received for being tripped by Alexander Kutuzov. Salavat Yulaev got one back with a Kirill Koltsov goal, courtesy of Teemu Hartikainen and Denis Bodrov. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Komaristy, Galimov, and Stoa.
Further west to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Barry Brust and Vasily Demchenko are given the starting nods. Khanty-Mansiysk was first to score in the first period on a Philip Larsen goal, guided in by Nikolai Lemtyugov and Igor Bortnikov. Chelyabinsk tied it on a second period goal by Stanislav Chistov power play goal, powered by Deron Quint. Traktor took the lead with an unassisted Martin Ruzicka goal. Chelyabinsk added on in the third period on Ruzicka's second of the game, fueled by Vyacheslav Osnovin and Konstantin Panov. Yugra pulled back on another Larsen goal, with assists provided by Pavel Valentenko and Nikita Gusev. Traktor iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Artyom Penkovsky, set up by Dmitry Pestunov. The three stars were given to Ruzicka, Larsen, and Chistov.
Backtracking to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg welcomes Lada Togliatti. Evgeny Ivannikov and Vasily Koshechkin are the masked men. Togliatti led off in the first period on a Dmitry Ogurtsov power play goal, powered by Andrei Nikitenko and Peter Podhradsky. Magnitogorsk tied it on a second period goal by Vladislav Kaletnik, coming off of Evgeny Timkin and Rinat Ibragimov. Lada took the lead in the third period on an Alexander Streltsov goal, made possible by Stanislav Bocharov. Metallurg retied it on a Jan Kovar goal, helped along by Viktor Antipin and Danis Zaripov. Togliatti regained the lead on a Denis Barantsev unassisted goal. Magnitogorsk tied it again with another Kovar goal, assisted by Zaripov and Tim Brent. Lada won 4-3 in overtime on a Dmitry Vorobyov goal, with a lone helper by Vasily Streltsov. The three stars were handed to Kovar, Vorobyov, and Zaripov.
Next up, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Calvin Heeter and Ivan Kasutin man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod began in the first period on a Jarkko Immonen goal, passed from Sakari Salminen and Artyom Alyayev. Torpedo added on in the second period on a Valery Vasilyev goal, assisted by Nikita Dvurechensky. Zagreb got on the board with a James Wright goal, coming off of Geoffrey Kinrade and Edwin Hedberg. Nizhny Novgorod shot back in the third period on a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev power play goal, powered by Alexei Pepelyaev. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars stars given to Vasilyev, Krasnoslobodtsev, and Kasutin (18 for 19 in saves).
A little west to Cherepovets, where Severstal hosts Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Jakub Stepanek are the experienced goalies. Cherepovets got going in the second period with an unassisted goal by Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Severstal added on with a Sergei Monakhov goal, made possible by Nikolai Stasenko and Sergei Kuptsov. Bratislava got on the board in the third period with a Ladislav Nagy goal, fueled by Rok Ticar. Cherepovets shot back with a Pavel Chernov goal, guided in by Kagarlitsky and Evgeny Mons. Slovan replied on a Ticar goal, assisted by Michal Sersen and Nagy. Severstal answered on a power play goal by Evgeny Kovyrshin, going in unassisted. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars handed to Kagarlitsky, Nagy, and Ticar.
Down in Kazan, Ak Bars welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Anders Nilsson are between the pipes. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period on a Pavel Zdunov goal, made possible by Ilshat Bilalov and Maxim Rybin. Neftekhimik added on with another Zdunov goal, coming off of Rybin. Kazan got on the board in the third period as Igor Mirnov scored a power play goal, powered by Yakov Rylov and Petr Vrana. This was as close as it got, with the final standing at 2-1. The three stars went to Zdunov, Kolppanen (40 for 41 in saves), and Rybin.
Back north, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl brings in the Sochi Leopards. Andrei Gavrilov and Vitaly Kolesnik are the backups making the starts. Sochi struck first in the first period on an unassisted goal by Igor Radulov. Yaroslavl tied it as Jonas Holos scored in the second period, thanks to Sergei Konkov and Daniil Apalkov. The Leopards won 2-1 in overtime on an unassisted Igor Ignatushkin power play goal. The three stars were Gavrilov (23 for 24 in saves), Ignatushkin, and Radulov.
Into Moscow, where CSKA hosts crosstown rivals Dynamo. Alexander Yeryomenko and Stanislav Galimov tend the twines, but Galimov was pulled for Ilya Sorokin in the early minutes of the second period. Dynamo dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Martins Karsums goal, via Denis Mosalyov and Alexei Tsvetkov. Dynamo added on in the third period as Kaspars Daugavins scored, thanks to Denis Kokarev and Alexander Osipov. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars handed to Yeryomenko (32 save shutout), Karsums, and Daugavins.
Finally, SKA St. Petersburg hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period on a Roman Rukavishnikov goal, fueled by Vadim Shipachyov. Helsinki tied it in the second period with a Ville Lajunen power play goal, powered by Steve Moses and Linus Omark. SKA won 2-1 in the shootout with goals by Ilya Kovalchuk and Pyotr Khokhryakov. The three stars were Koskinen (21 for 22 in saves), Karlsson (38 for 39 in saves), and Kovalchuk.
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