Monday, February 9, 2015

KHL February 9th, 2015

Eight games on today before the schedule ramps up to a higher fluctuation later this week. We begin with...

Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosting CSKA Moscow. Stanislav Galimov and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period as Danis Zaripov scored a power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Jan Kovar. Moscow tied it on a Stephane Da Costa goal, via Alexander Radulov. CSKA took the lead as Da Costa scored again, with another lone helper by Radulov. Moscow iced it at 3-1 with a third period goal by Vladimir Zharkov, an empty net goal set up by Roman Lyubimov. The three stars went to Da Costa, Galimov (21 for 22 in saves), and Radulov.

Over in Togliatti, Lada welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Evgeny Ivannikov are set to start in goal. Togliatti led off in the first period on a Georgy Belousov power play goal, powered by Peter Podhradsky. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Vitaly Popov goal, courtesy of Anatoly Golyshev. Yekaterinburg took the lead in the third period as Sami Lepisto scored, thanks to Alexei Simakov and Alexander Rybakov. Yekaterinburg iced it at 3-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Anton Lazarev, set up by Nikita Tryamkin. The three stars belonged to Kovar (24 for 25 in saves), Lepisto, and Popov.

Way west to Minsk, where Dinamo hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Minsk opened in the first period on a Ryan Vesce goal, made possible by Charles Linglet and Matt Ellison. Chelyabinsk tied it on a second period goal by Francis Pare goal, with a lone helper from Artyom Borodkin. Traktor took the lead with a Vyacheslav Osnovin goal, fueled by Martin Ruzicka and Maxim Kondratyev. Dinamo tied it on a power play goal by Ellison, powered by Paul Szczechura and Vesce. Chelyabinsk took the lead back on a Stanislav Chistov goal, assisted by Ruzicka and Osnovin. Traktor finished it at 4-2 on a Ruzicka shorthanded empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Ruzicka, Ellison, and Vesce, while Osnovin gets an honorable mention.

Back in Russia, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl brings in Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Curtis Sanford are the goalies. Vladivostok dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andrei Sigaryov goal, courtesy of Alexei Ugarov. Admiral added on as Alexander Gorshkov scored, with the help of Vyacheslav Ushenin. Vladivostok finished it at 3-0 with an Ugarov empty net goal, set up by Shaun Heshka. The three stars were handed to Nalimov (28 save shutout), Ugarov, and Sigaryov.

Down in Mytishchi, Atlant hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Stepan Goryachevskikh and Artyom Artemyev are the backups in goal. Mytishchi began in the first period on a Nikita Soshnikov goal, guided in by Sergei Shmelyov. Atlant added on with another Soshnikov goal, coming off of Maxim Potapov and Shmelyov. Mytishchi extended the lead as Shmelyov scored, thanks to Matthew Gilroy and Potapov. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with an Alexander Korolyuk goal, made possible by Nikita Gusev. Atlant shot back on a Gilroy penalty shot goal, after he was slashed by Vitaly Sitnikov. Mytishchi padded the lead with a penalty shot goal by Oleg Yashin in the third period, after he was held my Dmitry Ryabykin. Atlant wrapped it up at 6-1 with an Alexander Yunkov goal, with a lone assist by Potapov, who got a sock trick. The three stars were given to Soshnikov, Shmelyov, and Gilroy, while Potapov gets an honorable mention.

Further south, Vityaz Podolsk welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Alexander Pechursky and Ivan Lisutin are the masked men. Podolsk started in the first period on an Anton Korolyov goal, courtesy of Alexander Kucheryavenko and Georgy Berdyukov. Khabarovsk tied it on a Dmitry Tarasov goal, via Maxim Velikov and Tuukka Mantyla. Amur took the lead in the second period on a Michel Miklik power play goal, powered by Denis Yezhov. Vityaz tied it in the third period on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, with a lone assist by Kucheryavenko. Podolsk took the lead on a Kucheryavenko goal, assisted by Korolyov. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Kucheryavenko, Korolyov, and Solodukhin.

Northwest to St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Anders Nilsson and Mikko Koskinen guard the cages. Kazan struck first in the first period on a power play goal by Oscar Moller, powered by Sergei Kostitsyn and Mikhail Varnakov. Ak Bars added on with a Petr Vrana goal, made possible by Kostitsyn and Igor Mirnov. St. Petersburg got on the board in the second period as Evgeny Dadonov scored a power play goal, via Andrei Kuteikin and Artemy Panarin. Kazan shot back with a Sheldon Brookbank goal, with a lone assist by Moller. Ak Bars extended the lead with a Varnakov goal in the third period, helped along by Justin Azevedo. Kazan padded the lead on a Vrana goal, his second of the game, passed from Vasily Tokranov and Kostitsyn, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars were given to Vrana, Moller, and Kostitsyn, while Varnakov gets the honorable mention.

Finally, Jokerit Helsinki brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Henrik Karlsson are between the pipes. Moscow was first to score in the second period on a Konstantin Glazachev goal, passed from Yegor Dugin. Helsinki tied it in the third period on a Petr Koukal power play goal, powered by Ryan Gunderson and Linus Omark. Dynamo took the lead back with a Maxim Karpov goal, guided in by Dugin. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Lazushin (30 for 31 in saves), Dugin, and Karpov.

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