Friday, February 20, 2015

KHL February 20th, 2015

Eleven games on today, beginning with...

Barys Astana hosting Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Jan Laco are in the blue paint. Astana struck first in the first period on a Brandon Bochenski goal, via Mike Lundin. Barys added on with a Nikita Mikhailis goal, coming off of Evgeny Blokhin. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Laco (30 save shutout), Bochenski and Mikhailis.

Up in Omsk, Avangard welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Nikita Bespalov is mismatched with Konstantin Barulin in goal. Omsk was first to score in the first period on a Felix Schutz penalty shot goal, after he was tripped by Jarno Koskiranta. Avangard added on as Alexander Popov scored, with a lone assist by Alexander Perezhogin. Omsk extended the lead in the third period a shorthanded goal by Kirill Lyamin, set up by Maxim Goncharov and Popov. This produced the 3-0 final, with the three stars given to Barulin (40 save shutout), Popov, and Schutz.

Further north, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Barry Brust are the solid goalies. Khanty-Mansiysk began in the first period on a power play goal by Artyom Bulyansky, powered by Igor Magogin and Vitaly Sitnikov. Kazan tied it on an Artyom Lukoyanov goal in the third period, made possible by Igor Mirnov and Alexander Svitov. Ak Bars won 2-1 with a Mirnov tally in the shootout. The three stars went to Garipov (28 for 29 in saves), Mirnov, and Brust (40 for 41 in saves).

Over to Togliatti, where Lada hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Jeff Glass are the veteran goalies. Magnitogorsk opened in the first period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, assisted by Danis Zaripov and Jan Kovar. Metallurg added on with a Vladislav Kamenev goal, passed from Vladimir Malenkikh and Maxim Yakutsenya. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the second period on a Mozyakin goal, fueled by Kovar and Chris Lee on the power play. Togliatti got on the board with a Martin Zatovic goal, courtesy of the goalie Glass and Semyon Valuisky. Alexei Semyonov replaced Glass in goal for the third period. Metallurg shot back in the third period on a Denis Platnov goal, made possible by Yakutsenya and Mikhail Yunkov. Lada pulled back on a Dmitry Vorobyov power play goal, powered by Karol Sloboda and Fedor Fedorov. Togliatti got closer with an Alexander Streltsov goal, with a lone assist by Vasily Streltsov. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Mozyakin, Kovar, and Yakutsenya.

South to Sochi, as the Leopards welcome Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Andrei Gavrilov are the goalies. Cherepovets started in the first period on an Evgeny Kovyrshin goal, coming off of Pavel Buchnevich. Sochi tied it on a Pyotr Schastlivy goal, guided in by Mikhail Anisin and Pavel Koledov. Severstal retook the lead on a Buchnevich goal, with a lone helper from Nikolai Kazakovtsev. Cherepovets added on with an unassisted goal by Marek Kvapil. Severstal extended the lead in the second period as Pavel Chernov scored, thanks to Maxim Trunyov and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. The Leopards answered in the third period on an Anisin goal, via Roman Derlyuk. Sochi edged closer on an Andre Petersson penalty shot goal, which he received after being tripped by Andrei Konev. The Leopards tied it as Max Warn scored, with the help of Anisin. Cherepovets won 5-4 with a lone shootout tally by Kagarlitsky. The three stars went to Buchnevich, Anisin, and Kagarlitsky.

Out west, Dinamo Minsk brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Dmitry Milchakov are between the pipes. Helsinki led off in the first period as Niklas Hagman scored, thanks to Niko Kapanen and Daine Todd. Minsk tied it in the second period on a Jonathan Cheechoo goal, guided in by Nick Bailen and Alexei Kalyuzhny. Dinamo took the lead with a Charles Linglet goal, passed from Alexander Kulakov and Oleg Goroshko. Minsk added on as Linglet scored his second of the game, with a lone assist by Kulakov. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars handed to Linglet, Milchakov (31 for 32 in saves), and Kulakov.

Back east, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Ville Kolppanen are the masked men. Yekaterinburg struck first in the first period on an Aaron Palushaj goal, via Anatoly Golyshev. Avtomobilist added on with an Anton Lazarev goal, courtesy of Tobias Viklund and Sergei Yemelin. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with an Igor Polygalov power play goal, powered by Maxim Berezin and Andrei Ivanov. Neftekhimik tied it with a Maxim Rybin penalty shot goal, after he was hooked by Dmitry Megalinsky. Yekaterinburg retook the lead on a power play goal by Alexander Rybakov, made possible by Lazarev and Sami Lepisto. Nizhnekamsk retied it as Evgeny Grigorenko scored, thanks to Stanislav Kalashnikov and Matt Anderson on the power play. Alexander Sudnitsin replaced Kolppanen in the second period. Avtomobilist gained the lead on a second period goal by Golyshev, fueled by Artyom Gareyev. Yekaterinburg extended the lead with an Alexander Nesterov goal, going in unassisted. Neftekhimik got one back on a Pavel Kulikov goal, with a lone helper provided by Yaroslav Alshevsky. This was as close as it got, with the final at 5-4. The three stars went to Golyshev, Lazarev, and Nesterov.

A little west to Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Vitaly Kolesnik are occupying the creases. Yaroslavl was first to score in the first period on a Sergei Konkov goal, assisted by Jonas Holos and Andrei Loktionov. Lokomotiv added on with a Holos goal, guided in by Sergei Plotnikov and Yegor Averin. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a second period power play goal by Alexei Pepelyaev, powered by Jarkko Immonen. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Holos, Kolesnik (28 for 29 in saves), and Konkov.

Along to the battle of Moscow, where Dynamo brings in CSKA. Ilya Sorokin and Alexander Lazushin are the backups making spot starts. CSKA led off in the first period with a Vladimir Zharkov goal, fueled by Evgeny Korotkov. Dynamo tied it in the third period on an unassisted goal by Alexei Tsvetkov. Dynamo won 2-1 in overtime on a Janne Jalasvaara goal, courtesy of Denis Kokarev and Dmitry Vishnevsky. The three stars went to Lazushin (29 for 30 in saves), Jalasvaara, and Tsvetkov.

Up in Mytishchi, Atlant hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Ilya Ezhov and Atte Engren draw the starts in goal. Mytishchi got going in the third period on an Igor Levitsky goal, coming off of Vitaly Novopashin and Artyom Chernov. This was it for the scoring, with the final standing at 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Engren (31 save shutout), Levitsky, and Ezhov (35 for 36 in saves).

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Dinamo Riga. Jeff Deslauriers faces a lesser foe in Mate Tomljenovic. Riga began in the first period on a Kaspars Saulietis goal, going in unassisted. Dinamo added on with a Linus Videll goal, courtesy of Brock Trotter and the goalie Deslauriers. Riga extended the lead on a Milan Jurcina goal, passed from Charles Genoway and Miks Indrasis. Calvin Heeter replaced Tomljenovic in the second period. Zagreb got on the board with an Edwin Hedberg goal in the second period, made possible by Bill Thomas and Pascal Pelletier. This produced the 3-1 final, with the three stars given to Deslauriers (24 for 25 in saves), Videll, and Jurcina.

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