Twelve games on for a very busy day in the league. We begin in...
Khabarovsk, with Amur hosting Spartak Moscow. Atte Engren and Juha Metsola are the goalies. Moscow began in the first period on a Maxim Potapov goal, assisted by Evgeny Bodrov and Sergei Shmelyov. Spartak added on with a Vyacheslav Leshchenko goal, via Artyom Voronin and Lukas Radil. Khabarovsk got on the board in the second period on a power play goal from Ruslan Bashkirov, powered by Jan Kolar and Tom Wandell. This made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Engren (24 for 25 in saves), Leshchenko, and Potapov.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Ivan Nalimov are set to start in goal. Vladivostok was first to score in the first period on a Jonathon Blum goal, passed from Yaroslav Alshevsky and Pascal Pelletier. St. Petersburg tied it in the second period with an Alexander Dergachyov goal, assisted by Roman Rukavishnikov. SKA took the lead on an unassisted goal by Evgeny Ketov. St. Petersburg added on with a power play goal from Vadim Shipachyov, powered by Anton Belov and Anton Burdasov. SKA extended the lead in the third period with another Ketov goal, going in unassisted. St. Petersburg padded the lead as Burdasov scored a power play goal, thanks to Shipachyov and Belov. This produced a 5-1 final, with the three stars handed to Ketov, Shipachyov, and Burdasov, while Belov gets an honorable mention.
To the west, Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Vladislav Podyapolski are given the starting nods in goal. Helsinki struck first in the first period on a Jani Rita goal, coming off of Niklas Hagman and Philip Larsen. Jokerit added on with a Brandon Kozun goal, made possible by Peter Regin and Hagman. Novokuznetsk got on the board in the second period with a Vadim Mitryakov goal, guided in by Viktor Drugov and Nikita Lyamkin. Metallurg tied it in the third period as Maxim Kazakov scored, with the help of Roman Manukhov and Ryan Stoa. Helsinki regained the lead on a Hagman power play goal, powered by Kozun and Regin. This late goal made it 3-2, the final, with Hagman, Kozun, and Regin receiving the three stars honors.
Over in Novosibirsk, Sibir hosts Dinamo Riga. Joacim Eriksson is mismatched with Alexander Salak in goal. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Maxim Shalunov goal, fueled by Damir Zhafyarov. Sibir added on in the second period with a Sergei Shumakov goal, with a lone assist by Stepan Sannikov. Novosibirsk extended the lead on a Vladimir Butuzov goal, courtesy of Konstantin Alexeyev and Oleg Gubin. Riga got on the board with an unassisted goal by Gunars Skvorcovs. Sibir iced it at 4-1 with a Vladimir Roth empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Salak (31 for 32 in saves), Shumakov, and Butuzov.
Southwest to Astana, where Barys welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Jussi Rynnas and Jan Laco are in the creases. Astana started with a Roman Starchenko power play goal, powered by Alexei Kaigorodov and Evgeny Rymarev. Kazan tied it on a power play goal by Mikhail Varnakov, coming off of Mattias Sjogren and Justin Azevedo. Barys took the lead back in the second period on a Brandon Bochenski goal, fueled by Nigel Dawes and Martin St. Pierre. Astana added on with a Rymarev goal in the third period, with a lone helper from Starchenko. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Starchenko, Rymarev, and Laco (19 for 20 in saves).
Back in Russia, Avangard Omsk brings in Lada Togliatti. Edgars Masalskis and Denis Kostin protect the nets. Omsk opened in the first period on a Sergei Shirokov goal, fueled by the goalie Kostin. Avangard added on with an Artur Lauta goal, via Ivan Fischenko in the second period. Omsk extended the lead with a Shirokov goal, courtesy of Michal Kempny and Ilya Zubov. Avangard padded the lead as Alexander Perezhogin scored, with a lone assist by Kempny. Ivan Kasutin replaced Masalskis in goal. Omsk continued with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, made possible by Perezhogin and Alexander Popov. Avangard kept going on a Nikolai Lemtyugov power play goal, powered by Alexander Chernikov. Togliatti got on the board when Anton Shenfeld scored on a penalty shot in the third period, resulting from a Chernikov slash. The score stayed at 6-1, with the three stars given to Shirokov, Perezhogin, and Kempny.
A little north to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist hosts the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Jakub Kovar tend the twines. Sochi struck first in the first period with an Andre Petersson power play goal, powered by Ilya Krikunov and Igor Ignatushkin. Yekaterinburg tied it with a Yegor Zharavlyov goal, passed from Petr Koukal and Eero Elo. The Leopards took the lead back with a Petersson goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist provided by Krikunov. Sochi added on with a Dmitry Kazionov goal in the third period, guided in by Evgeny Skachkov and Nikolai Zherdev on the power play. The Leopards iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Skachkov, set up by Zherdev and Vladimir Malevich. The three stars went to Petersson, Skachkov, and Krikunov, while Zherdev gets an honorable mention.
Next up, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Vladislav Fokin draw the starts in goal. Yaroslavl began with a Mikhail Pashnin goal, via Emil Galimov and Sergei Konkov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Pavel Medvedev goal, coming off of Ivan Yatsenko. Yugra took the lead in the second period on a power play goal from Nikita Gusev, powered by Alexei Mikhnov and Andrei Ivanov. This was it for the scoring, with the final staying at 2-1. Fokin (36 for 37 in saves), Gusev, and Medvedev took the three stars.
A little to the west, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Pavel Francouz and Ilya Proskuryakov are between the pipes, but Vasily Demchenko took over for Francouz late in the first period. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period on a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, assisted by Alexander Budkin. Torpedo added on with a Vladimir Galuzin goal, fueled by Alexander Frolov. Nizhny Novgorod iced it with a Kostitsyn empty net goal in the third period, set up by the goalie Proskuryakov and Oleg Piganovich. The three stars were awarded to Kostitsyn, Proskuryakov (21 save shutout), and Galuzin.
Into Moscow, where Dynamo hosts Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Alexander Lazushin guard the cages. Bratislava was first to score in the first period with a Lukas Kaspar goal, made possible by Cam Barker. Slovan added on in the second period with a Vladimir Mihalik power play goal, powered by Lukas Kozac and Milan Bartovic. Moscow got on the board with a Mat Robinson goal, coming off of Martins Karsums and Alexei Tsvetkov. The scoring ended her at 2-1, with the three stars named as Brust (26 for 27 in saves), Mihalik, and Kaspar.
Slightly to the south, Vityaz Podolsk welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Calvin Heeter and Harri Sateri are the masked men. Zagreb led off in the first period on an Andreas Jamtin power play goal, powered by Geoffrey Kinrade and Simon Gysbers. Podolsk tied it on a Maxim Afinogenov power play goal, guided in by Alexei Makeyev and Alexander Kucheryavenko. Vityaz took the lead with a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, assisted by Igor Golovkov and Yury Koksharov. Medvescak retied it as Tomas Mertl scored a power play goal, thanks to Kinrade and Stefano Giliati. Zagreb pulled ahead with a third period goal from Gilbert Brule, with a lone assist provided by Jesse Saarinen. Podolsk tied it as Teemu Eronen scored a power play goal, with a lone helper by Kucheryavenko. In the shootout, Kucheryavenko got matched by Brule, but Nikita Vyglazov pulled out a 4-3 win for Vityaz. The three stars went to Kucheryavenko, Kinrade, and Brule.
Finally, Dinamo Minsk brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Jeff Glass are given the green light in goal. Nizhnekamsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Maxim Berezin power play goal, powered by Alexander Yevseyenkov and Mikhail Zhukov. Minsk tied it with a Ryan Vesce goal, via Matt Ellison and Nick Bailen. Neftekhimik took the lead back on a Maxim Rybin power play goal, assisted by Berezin and Andrei Stas. Alexander Sudnitsin came on for Kolppanen in the third period. Dinamo tied it again with a third period goal from Paul Szczechura, courtesy of Bailen and Alexei Kalyuzhny. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Evgeny Grigorenko lifted Neftekhimik to a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Berezin, Bailen, and Grigorenko.
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