Nine games on for today before an off-day tomorrow, with the first in...
Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen faces a lesser foe in Andrei Kareyev in goal. Novokuznetsk opened with a power play goal by Maxim Kazakov, powered by Ryan Stoa and Kirill Kaprizov. Metallurg added on with a Nikita Yazkov goal, coming unassisted on the power play. St. Petersburg got on the board with an unassisted goal from Evgeny Dadonov. Novokuznetsk shot back in the second period on a Stoa goal, passed from Cade Fairchild. Metallurg extended the lead as Kaprizov scored in the third period, with the help of Kazakov and Fairchild. SKA pulled back on a power play goal from Joakim Lindstrom, with a lone helper by Dinar Khafizullin. St. Petersburg chipped closer on another Dadonov goal, helped along by Lindstrom. They couldn't tie the game, losing 4-3, with the three stars given to Stoa, Kaprizov, and Kazakov, while Dadonov, Lindstrom, and Fairchild get the honorable mentions.
A little west, Sibir Novosibirsk welcomes Spartak Moscow. Atte Engren and Alexander Salak protect the nets. Novosibirsk was first to score in the first period with a Maxim Ignatovich goal, passed from Stepan Sannikov. Moscow tied it on a Maxim Potapov power play goal, powered by Igor Levitsky. Sibir retook the lead on an Ivan Vereshchagin goal, assisted by Tomas Vincour and Sannikov. The scoring ended here, with the final standing at 2-1. The three stars belonged to Salak (37 for 38 in saves), Sannikov, and Vereshchagin.
Out in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Georgy Gelashvili are the masked men. Kazan struck first with an Alexander Svitov goal, made possible by Albert Yarullin and Igor Mirnov on the power play. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it in the second period as Andrei Ivanov scored, thanks to Alexei Mikhnov and Vitaly Sitnikov. Ak Bars retook the lead on a Justin Azevedo power play goal, powered by Oscar Moller. Yugra retied it again with a power play goal in the third period on an Alexander Shevchenko power play goal, made possible by Igor Bortnikov and Konstantin Panov. Kazan pulled ahead on a power play goal by Artyom Lukoyanov, courtesy of Fyodor Malykhin and Mirnov. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars handed to Lukoyanov, Mirnov, and Azevedo.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Pavel Poluektov are in the blue paint. Yaroslavl got on the board with a first period unassisted goal by Dmitry Maltsev. Lokomotiv added on with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, fueled by Kirill Kapustin. Astana got on the board with a Roman Starchenko goal, guided in by Keaton Ellerby and Talgat Zhailauov. Barys tied it with a power play goal from Roman Savchenko, powered by Zhailauov and Evgeny Rymarev. Astana took the lead in the second period on a Martin St. Pierre goal, coming off of Brandon Bochenski and Konstantin Romanov. Barys extended the lead with another Starchenko goal, via Zhailauov, who got a sock trick. Yaroslavl got one back in the third period with a Vladislav Kartayev goal, passed from Staffan Kronwall and Emil Galimov. This produced the 4-3 final, with the three stars awarded to Starchenko, Zhailauov, and St. Pierre.
Back to Russia, where Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg welcomes Lada Togliatti. Edgars Masalskis and Jakub Kovar guard the cages. Yekaterinburg started on a Eero Elo goal, assisted by Alexei Dostoinov and Alexei Vasilevsky. Togliatti got on the board with a Semyon Valuisky goal, fueled by Igor Magogin and Vyacheslav Belov. Avtomobilist retook the lead as Elo scored his second of the game, with the help of Alexander Loginov. Yekaterinburg added on with a power play goal by Vasilevsky in the third period, powered by Loginov and Petr Koukal. Avtomobilist iced it at 4-1 with an Anatoly Golyshev empty net goal, set up by Ondrej Roman. The three stars were handed to Elo, Vasilevsky, and Loginov.
Westward to Moscow, as CSKA brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Stanislav Galimov tend the twines. Moscow got going in the second period with a power play goal by Igor Ozhiganov, powered by Dmitry Kugryshev and Jan Mursak. CSKA added on with another power play goal, scored by Geoff Platt with helpers provided by Alexander Radulov and Nikita Zaitsev. Moscow extended the lead with a shorthanded and unassisted Mikhail Yunkov goal in the third period. The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars given to Galimov (15 save shutout), Ozhiganov, and Yunkov.
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Ivan Lisutin are the underrated goalies. Nizhny Novgorod dented the scoreboard with a Carl Klingberg goal in the second period, assisted by Sergei Kostitsyn and Oleg Piganovich. This was the only goal in Torpedo's 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Lisutin (28 save shutout), Klingberg, and Sateri (24 for 25 in saves).
Moving along to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Jakub Stepanek are set to start in goal. Nizhnekamsk led off in the first period on a Mikhail Zhukov goal, made possible by Alexander Bryntsev and Maxim Rybin. Neftekhimik added on with an Evgeny Grigorenko goal, via Kolppanen and Tim Kennedy. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead in the second period on a Kirill Lyamin goal, going in unassisted on the power play. Cherepovets got on the board with a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, assisted by Pavel Chernov and Evgeny Mons. Neftekhimik replied in the third period on a Grigorenko unassisted goal. The final was 4-1, with the three stars handed to Grigorenko, Kolppanen (34 for 35 in saves), and Lyamin.
Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Gasper Kroselj and Barry Brust receive the starting nods in goal. Zagreb began in the first period with a Marek Kvapil power play goal, powered by Radek Smolenak. Bratislava tied it on a third period power play goal from Cam Barker, coming off of Lukas Kaspar and Rok Ticar. Slovan took the lead on a Vaclav Nedorost goal, guided in by Ivan Svarny. Medvescak tied it with a Tomas Mertl goal, courtesy of Smolenak and Geoffrey Kinrade. Bratislava took the lead as Marek Viedensky scored, thanks to Kaspar and Ladislav Nagy. The final favored Slovan 3-2, with the three stars going to Kaspar, Smolenak, and Viedensky.
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