Nine games on in a busy day for the league, beginning with...
Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosting Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period on an Alexander Torchenyuk goal, via Alexander Pankov. Avtomobilist added on with a Vitaly Popov goal, assisted by Dmitry Megalinsky, coming shorthanded. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period on a Jan Kovar goal, passed from Sergei Mozyakin and Alexander Bereglazov. This was as close as they got, with the final sitting at 2-1. The three stars went to Jakub Kovar (22 for 23 in saves), Popov, and Torchenyuk.
Over to Chelyabinsk, as Traktor welcomes Avangard Omsk. Denis Kostin and Pavel Francouz man the nets. Omsk was first to score in the first period on an Anton Kuryanov power play goal, powered by Vladimir Sobotka and Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard added on with a Sergei Shirokov goal, fueled by Michal Kempny and Denis Parshin. Chelyabinsk got on the board as Semyon Kokuyov scored, with the help of Alexander Rybakov. The scoring stopped here, and Avangard took the 2-1 win. The three stars belonged to Kostin (23 for 24 in saves), Shirokov, and Francouz (33 for 35 in saves).
Back east a bit, as Salavat Yulaev Ufa brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Vladislav Fokin and Niklas Svedberg draw the starts in goal. Ufa began in the first period with an Andreas Engqvist goal, coming off of Zakhar Arzamastsev on the power play. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Yegor Dubrovsky goal, made possible by Denis Khlystov and Sami Lepisto. Ufa extended the lead on an Igor Grigorenko goal, courtesy of Sergei Soin and Nikolai Prokhorkin. Georgy Gelashvili took over for Fokin in net for Yugra. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Artyom Bulyansky in the second period, set up by Pavel Medvedev. Yugra pulled closer on a Mikhail Mamkin goal, dished from Andrei Taratukhin and Medvedev. Salavat Yulaev replied on another Grigorenko goal, assisted by Arzamastsev. This held up for a 4-2 win, with the three stars given to Grigorenko, Medvedev, and Arzamastsev.
Out west, Dynamo Moscow hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Alexander Sharychenkov are in the blue paint. Moscow started in the first period on a Maxim Karpov goal, assisted by Maxim Solovyov and Alexei Tsvetkov. Dynamo added on as Mat Robinson scored, thanks to Maxim Pestushko and Konstantin Glazachev. Moscow extended the lead with a Glazachev goal, going in unassisted. Dynamo padded the lead in the second period on a Tsvetkov goal, made possible by Dmitry Vishnevsky and Robinson. Alexander Pechursky took over for Metsola in goal. Moscow continued their onslaught with a Konstantin Volkov goal, with a lone assist by Solovyov. Dynamo struck again on a Kaspars Daugavins goal, via Juuso Hietanen and Pestushko. Khabarovsk got on the board with a power play goal by Vyacheslav Litovchenko, powered by Vitaly Atyushov and Vladislav Ushenin. Moscow shot back with a Denis Kokarev goal, guided in by Konstantin Gorovikov and Ansel Galimov. Amur replied with a third period Konstantin Sokolov goal, helped along by Michel Miklik and Tomas Zohorna. This made it 7-2, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Glazachev, Tsvetkov, and Robinson, while Solovyov and Pestushko receive the honorable mentions.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk welcomes Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Dmitry Milchakov are the masked men. Riga got going in the second period on a Gunars Skvorcovs goal, fueled by Armands Berzins and Roberts Locans. Riga added on with a Tim Sestito goal, courtesy of Ville Leino. Riga extended the lead in the third period as Mikelis Redlihs scored, with the help of Guntis Galvins and the goalie Sedlacek. Riga padded the lead on a Gints Meija goal, made possible by Kristaps Sotnieks and Kaspars Saulietis. This was good for a 4-0 win, with the three stars handed to Sedlacek (32 save shutout), Skvorcovs, and Sestito.
Back in Russia, Vityaz Podolsk brings in Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Harri Sateri protect the nets. Podolsk opened with a Dmitry Shitikov goal, going in unassisted. Vladivostok tied it on a Denis Osipov goal, courtesy of Ivan Glazkov and Yaroslav Alshevsky. Vityaz took the lead back on another Shitikov goal, assisted by Anton Korolyov. Admiral tied it again in the second period on an Alexander Kuznetsov goal, coming off of Nikita Filatov. Vladivostok pulled ahead with an Artyom Podshendyalov goal, made possible by Dmitry Sayustov. Podolsk tied it in the third period on a Maxim Afinogenov goal, fueled by Alexei Makeyev and Georgy Berdyukov. Vityaz took the lead back as Shitikov finished his hat trick, helped along by Dmitry Kostromitin and Berdyukov. Admiral got another equalizer on a Sayustov goal, guided in by Alshevsky. Podolsk took the game 5-4 with a Berdyukov goal in overtime, with a lone assist by Alexander Kucheryavenko. The three stars went to Shitikov, Berdyukov, and Sayustov, while Alshevsky gets an honorable mention.
Further east, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk hosts Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Ville Kolppanen guard the cages. Nizhnekamsk dented the scoreboard with a second period goal by Mikhail Zhukov, assisted by Andrei Stas and Dmitry Ogurtsov. Neftekhimik added on with a power play goal by Tim Kennedy, powered by Kirill Lyamin and Evgeny Grigorenko. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead as Stas scored a power play goal, coming off of Maxim Berezin and Zhukov. Neftekhimik padded the lead with a third period power play goal from Berezin, guided in by Lyamin and Maxim Rybin. Nizhnekamsk continued on a Grigorenko goal, via Lyamin, who got a sock trick, and Kennedy. Astana got on the board with a Dustin Boyd power play goal, with helpers from Talgat Zhailauov and Konstantin Pushkaryov. Barys got closer with a Roman Starchenko goal, from Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev and Martin St. Pierre. The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars going to Stas, Zhukov, and Lyamin, while Kennedy, Grigorenko, and Berezin get honorable mentions.
Back west, Medvescak Zagreb welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Danny Taylor are the starting goalies. Zagreb struck first in the first period on a Mike Glumac goal, assisted by Andreas Jamtin. Medvescak added on with a Simon Gysbers goal, made possible by Gilbert Brule and Stefano Giliati. Zagreb extended the lead in the second period as Geoffrey Kinrade scored, thanks to Tomas Mertl and Radek Smolenak. Nikita Bespalov replaced Salak in goal. Novosibirsk got on the board with a power play goal by David Ullstrom, powered by Rinat Ibragimov and Ivan Vereshchagin. Sibir chipped closer on a Maxim Shalunov goal, passed from Damir Zhafyarov and Oleg Gubin. Medvescak answered in the third period on a Patrick Bjorkstrand goal, guided in by Jesse Saarinen and Edwin Hedberg. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars going to Kinrade, Taylor (36 for 38 in saves), and Bjorkstrand.
Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Michael Garnett have the green light in goal. Bratislava led off in the first period with a Ziga Jeglic goal, via Rok Ticar and Andrej Stastny. Slovan added on with an Ivan Svarny goal, passed from Anatoly Protasenya and Milan Bartovic. Bratislava extended the lead as Cam Barker scored a power play goal, powered by Lukas Kaspar. Filip Novotny took over for Podyapolsky in the second period. Slovan padded the lead with a Kaspar goal, made possible by Tomas Surovy. Bratislava kept going in the third period on a Stastny goal, assisted by Ticar and Jeglic. Slovan iced it at 6-0 with a David Skokan goal, courtesy of Bartovic and Barker. The three stars belonged to Jeglic, Stastny, and Kaspar, while Ticar, Bartovic, and Barker get the honorable mentions.
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