Tuesday, February 3, 2015

KHL February 3rd, 2015

Seven games on in what is going to be a mild week for Russian hockey. We begin with...

Avangard Omsk hosting SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Konstantin Barulin tend the twines. Omsk led off in the first period on an Igor Musatov goal, coming off of Kirill Semyonov. St. Petersburg tied it on a Vadim Shipachyov goal, fueled by Ilya Kablukov and Artemy Panarin. SKA took the lead on an unassisted goal by Panarin. St. Petersburg added on in the second period on a power play goal by Evgeny Dadonov, powered by Panarin and Shipachyov. Avangard got one back with a Vadim Khomitsky goal, guided in by Kirill Rasskazov and Ivan Nepryayev. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Panarin, Shipachyov, and Dadonov.

Over to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Michael Garnett are the masked men. Nizhnekamsk was first to score in the first period on a power play goal by Yegor Milovzorov, powered by Andrei Ivanov. Neftekhimik added on in the second period with a Dan Sexton power play goal, with a lone assist Georgijs Pujacs. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Yegor Martynov goal, assisted by Semyon Kokuyov and Francis Pare. Traktor tied it on a Deron Quint power play goal, made possible by Martynov and Dmitry Pestunov. Nizhnekamsk took the lead in the third period on an Igor Polygalov goal, fueled by Maxim Berezin and Ivanov. The three stars were Martynov, Polygalov, and Ivanov.

Back east, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg brings in Lada Togliatti. Evgeny Ivannikov and Jakub Kovar are in the blue paint. Togliatti struck first in the first period on a Jiri Hunkes goal, coming off of Stanislav Bocharov. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Semi Lepisto power play goal, powered by Alexander Rybakov and Alexei Simakov. Lada won 2-1 in the shootout with a Semyon Valuisky goal. The three stars were Ivannikov (34 for 35 in saves), Kovar (25 for 26 in saves), Valuisky.

Into Moscow, where CSKA hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Kevin Lalande are the North American goalies. Yaroslavl began in the first period on a Sergei Konkov goal, assisted by Emil Galimov and Mikhail Pashnin. Moscow tied it on a Simon Hjalmarsson goal, with a lone assist by Jan Mursak. CSKA took the lead with a Nikita Kvartalnov goal in the second period, courtesy of Evgeny Artyukhin and Mikhail Naumenkov. Moscow added on with an Igor Volkov goal, via Alexander Radulov and Nikita Zaitsev. Lokomotiv got on the board with a power play goal in the third period by Staffan Kronwall, powered by Geoff Platt. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Volkov, and Kvartalnov, and Hjalmarsson.

Heading over to Kazan, where Ak Bars brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Anders Nilsson are in the creases. Kazan opened in the first period on an Oscar Moller power play goal, powered by Ilya Nikulin. Moscow tied it on a Nikolai Zherdev goal, made possible by Maxim Solovyov. Dynamo took the lead with a second period goal by Alexander Budkin, guided in by Yegor Dugin. Moscow added on with a Konstantin Glazachev goal, fueled by Dugin. Dynamo iced it at 4-1 in the third period on a Martins Karsums goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Osipov. The three stars went to Lazushin (38 for 39 in saves), Budkin, and Dugin.

Westward to Minsk, where Dinamo welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Calvin Heeter and Lars Haugen. Minsk started in the first period on a Nick Bailen power play goal, powered by Charles Linglet and Matt Ellison. Dinamo added on in the second period with an Andrei Stepanov goal, coming off of Alexander Materukhin and Lukas Krajicek. Zagreb got on the board in the third period as Bill Thomas scored, thanks to Brandon Segal. Medvescak tied it with a power play goal by Ville Leino, with a lone assist by Patrick Bjorkstrand. Minsk regained the lead with another Stepanov goal, helped along by Krajicek and Paul Szczechura. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Stepanov, Krajicek, and Bailen.

Finally, Atlant Mytishchi hosts Slovan Bratislava. Johan Backlund and Atte Engren receive the starting nods. Mytishchi dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Vyacheslav Leshchenko goal, passed from Sergei Shmelyov and Vitaly Novopashin. Atlant added on with an Anton Babchuk power play goal, powered by Novopashin and Evgeny Bodrov. Mytishchi extended the lead in the second period as Artyom Chernov scored, thanks to Albert Yarullin and Vyacheslav Kozlov. Bratislava got on the board with an Andrej Kudrna goal, coming off of Michal Sersen and Tomas Surovy. Slovan pulled closer with a Libor Hudacek goal, with a lone assist by Matt Murley. Bratislava tied it on a Surovy goal, helped along by Kudrna. Atlant took the lead again with a Bodrov goal, courtesy of Matthew Gilroy. This made it 4-3, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Bodrov, Surovy, and Kudrna, while Novopashin gets an honorable mention.

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