Seven games for today, beginning with...
Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosting Spartak Moscow. Evgeny Ivannikov and Andrei Kareyev are in the blue paint. Novokuznetsk began in the first period on a Ryan Stoa goal, assisted by Maxim Kazakov and Kirill Kaprizov. Moscow tied it on a Maxim Potapov goal, via Dmitry Korobov and Sergei Shmelyov. Metallurg took the lead back in the third period on an unassisted Ilya Musin goal. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Musin, Kareyev (33 for 34 in saves), and Stoa.
Nearby, Sibir Novosibirsk welcomes SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Alexander Salak face their former teams. Novosibirsk started in the first period on a David Ullstrom power play goal, powered by Alexei Kopeikin and Ivan Vereshchagin. St. Petersburg tied it on an Anton Burdasov goal, fueled by Dinar Khafizullin and Evgeny Artyukhin. Sibir took the lead on a Maxim Shalunov goal, going in unassisted. Novosibirsk added on in the second period with an unassisted goal from Stepan Sannikov. Sibir extended the lead as Damir Zhafyarov scored an unassisted goal in the third period. Novosibirsk padded the lead with an Oleg Gubin power play goal, with a lone assist provided by Zhafyarov. SKA got one back on a Dmitry Kalinin goal, passed from Joakim Lindstrom. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Zhafyarov, Sannikov, and Salak (40 for 42 in saves).
To the west, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Lada Togliatti. Ivan Kasutin and Georgy Gelashvili are the underrated goalies. Togliatti led off in the first period on an Anton Shenfeld power play goal, helped along by Mark Flood. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it in the second period on a Vitaly Sitnikov goal, guided in by Andrei Ivanov. Yugra pulled ahead on a Grigory Zheldakov goal, going in unassisted. Lada tied it again with an unassisted goal by Alexei Mastryukov. Khanty-Mansiysk ended up winning 3-2 in overtime on an Igor Bortnikov unassisted goal. The three stars went to Bortnikov, Zheldakov, and Gelashvili (32 for 34 in saves).
Continuing along, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Jussi Rynnas and Jakub Kovar are between the pipes. Kazan was first to score in the first period on a Stepan Zakharchuk goal, passed from Albert Yarullin and Justin Azevedo. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Ondrej Roman goal, via Tommi Kivisto and Vitaly Popov. Avtomobilist took the lead as Alexei Dostoinov scored, thanks to Petr Koukal. Yekaterinburg added on with a power play goal by Koukal in the second period, powered by Alexei Vasilevsky and Dostoinov. Avtomobilist extended the lead as Oleg Saprykin scored, with the help of Nikolai Timashov. Emil Garipov replaced Rynnas in goal. Yekaterinburg padded the lead on another Saprykin goal, assisted by Dostoinov and Eero Elo. Ak Bars got one back on an Alexander Svitov goal, with helpers provided by Yakov Rylov and Oscar Moller. Kazan pulled closer with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, made possible by Moller and Azevedo. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Saprykin, Koukal, and Dostoinov, while Moller and Azevedo get the honorable mentions.
Out west, CSKA Moscow brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Viktor Fasth are the masked men. Moscow struck first in the first period on a power play goal by Nikita Zaitsev, powered by Stephane Da Costa and Denis Denisov. CSKA added on with a Geoff Platt goal, via Jan Mursak and Simon Hjalmarsson. Nizhnekamsk got on the board in the third period on an Igor Polygalov goal, passed from Evgeny Lapenkov and Evgeny Ryasensky. Moscow shot back with a Hjalmarsson goal, assisted by Mursak and Bogdan Kiselevich. CSKA iced it at 4-1 with a shorthanded and unassisted empty net goal from Sergei Andronov. The three stars were awarded to Hjalmarsson, Mursak, and Fasth (15 for 16 in saves).
Backtracking to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko faces a lesser foe in Sergei Magarilov in goal. Chelyabinsk got going in the second period with a Dmitry Pestunov goal, coming off of Yegor Martynov. Traktor added on with a Maxim Yakutsenya power play goal in the third period, going in unassisted. Chelyabinsk extended the lead on a Vyacheslav Osnovin empty net goal, a shorthanded tally set up by Ilya Davydov. The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars handed to Demchenko (29 save shutout), Pestunov, and Yakutsenya.
Finally, Dynamo Moscow hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Alexander Lazushin guard the cages. Moscow opened in the first period on a Mat Robinson power play goal, powered by Alexei Tsvetkov and Maxim Karpov. Dynamo added on with a Tsvetkov goal in the second period, with a lone assist by Gleb Koryagin. Podolsk got on the board with a Maxim Afinogenov goal, assisted by Alexei Makeyev and Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi. Vityaz tied it with another Afinogenov goal, courtesy of Nikita Vyglazov. Podolsk took the lead with a shorthanded goal by Georgy Berdyukov, set up by Yury Koksharov. This produced the eventual final of 3-2, with the three stars given to Afinogenov, Tsvetkov, and Berdyukov.
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