Friday, February 6, 2015

KHL February 6th, 2015

Four games today, beginning in...

Omsk, with Avangard hosting Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Konstantin Barulin are given the starting nods. Omsk opened in the first period on a Sergei Kalinin power play goal, powered by Alexander Perezhogin. Helsinki tied it on a Ryan Gunderson power play goal, with a lone assist by Daine Todd. Avangard took the lead on a second period power play goal by Sergei Shirokov, coming off of Denis Parshin. Omsk added on with a Sergei Goncharov goal, fueled by Kirill Lyamin and Ivan Nepryayev. Jokerit got one back in the third period as Steve Moses scored, thanks to Gunderson. Avangard shot back on a Shirokov goal, his second of the game, assisted by Parshin and Anton Kuryanov. Helsinki pulled back with a Moses goal, his second of the game, via Todd. This produced a 4-3 final, with the three stars going to Shirokov, Moses, and Gunderson, while Todd and Parshin get honorable mentions.

Southwest to Sochi, where the Leopards welcome Sibir Novosibirsk. Nikita Bespalov and Andrei Gavrilov are in the blue paint. Sochi got going in the second period on an Ilya Krikunov goal, passed from Igor Ignatushkin and Nikita Shchitov. Novosibirsk tied it on a Renat Mamashev goal, assisted by Oleg Gubin and Sergei Shumakov. The Leopards took the lead on a Krikunov shorthanded goal, set up by Ignatushkin. Sochi added on with a Max Warn goal, via Mikhail Anisin and Pyotr Schastlivy. The Leopards extended the lead as Schastlivy scored, thanks to Anisin. Sochi padded the lead in the third period on an Evgeny Lapenkov goal, coming off of Shchitov and Igor Radulov. The Leopards continued on an Ignatushkin goal, made possible by Andrei Kostitsyn and Krikunov. Sochi kept going with a Shchitov goal, fueled by Krikunov and Kostitsyn. Sibir got one back with a Maxim Shalunov, a power play goal powered by Vladimir Butuzov. Novosibirsk pulled closer with an Artyom Voroshilo goal, with assists provided by Jarno Koskiranta and Viktor Bobrov. The three stars in the 7-3 game were Krikunov, Ignatushkin, and Shchitov, while Schastlivy, Anisin, and Kostitsyn get the honorable mentions.

Up in Cherepovets, Severstal brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov and Jakub Stepanek are the masked men. Cherepovets started in the first period on an Evgeny Mons goal, guided in by Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Severstal added on in the second period as Anatoly Nikontsev scored, with the help of Nikolai Stasenko and Vadim Berdnikov. Cherepovets extended the lead in the third period on a Sergei Monakhov goal, coming off of Nikontsev. This was good for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Nikontsev, Stepanek (18 save shutout), and Mons.

Finally, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Ivan Kasutin draw the starts. Astana dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Konstantin Pushkaryov goal, fueled by Oskars Bartulis and Andrei Gavrilin. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Jarkko Immonen power play goal in the third period, powered by Wojtek Wolski and Gennady Stolyarov. Torpedo took the lead on a Sakari Salminen goal, via Wolski and Immonen. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Immonen, Kasutin (19 for 20 in saves), and Wolski.

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