Five games on for today, beginning with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Juha Metsola are given the starting nods in goal. Khabarovsk began with a Dmitry Tarasov power play goal in the first period, powered by Artyom Zub and Vitaly Shulakov. Amur added on with a Danil Faizullin goal, passed from Nikita Cherepanov and Tom Wandell. Khabarovsk extended the lead on another Faizullin goal, coming on the power play with a lone assist by Wandell. Riga got on the board in the second period on a Roberts Bukarts goal, coming off of Felix Schutz. Dinamo pulled closer with a Kaspars Saulietis goal, courtesy of Armands Berzins. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Faizullin, Wandell, and Tarasov.
Down to Vladivostok, where Admiral welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Igor Bobkov are in the blue paint. Helsinki struck first in the first period on a Peter Regin goal, assisted by Brandon Kozun and Jesper Jansen. Jokerit added on with a Topi Jaakola goal, made possible by Oskari Korpikari and Daine Todd. Helsinki extended the lead in the second period as Kozun scored, thanks to Regin. Jokerit padded the lead with a Ville Lajunen third period power play goal, powered by Matias Olimb and Jaakola. Vladivostok got on the board with a power play goal by Yaroslav Alshevsky, guided in by Jonathon Blum and Oskars Bartulis. Helsinki responded on an Olimb goal, via Kozun and Korpikari. Jokerit finished at 6-1 with a Kozun goal, helped along by Jere Sallinen. The three stars were awarded to Kozun, Jaakola, and Regin, while Korpikari and Olimb get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana hosts the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Jan Laco are the veteran goalies. Sochi led off in the first period with a Nikita Shchitov goal, fueled by Mikhail Yakubov. The Leopards added on in the second period as Evgeny Skachkov scored, with the help of Nikolai Zherdev and Clay Wilson. Astana got on the board with a Nikita Mikhailis goal, guided in by Maxim Baranov. Barys tied it with a power play goal from Kevin Dallman, powered by Martin St. Pierre and Brandon Bochenski. Astana won 3-2 in overtime on a Nigel Dawes power play goal, via St. Pierre and Dallman. The three stars belonged to Dallman, St. Pierre, and Dawes.
Back in Russia, Avangard Omsk brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Dominik Furch guard the cages. Omsk was first to score in the first period on an Alexander Popov power play goal, powered by Vladimir Sobotka and Jonas Ahnelov. Avangard added on in the third period with a Sobotka goal, coming off of Ahnelov and Alexander Perezhogin. Omsk iced it at 3-0 on a Perezhogin empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Sobotka, Furch (27 save shutout), and Perezhogin, while Ahnelov gets an honorable mention.
Finally, Vityaz Podolsk hosts Slovan Bratislava. Michael Garnett and Harri Sateri protect the nets. Bratislava got started with a first period Filip Novak goal on the power play, with a lone helper from Cam Barker. Slovan added on in the second period with a Milan Bartovic goal, made possible by Tomas Surovy. Bratislava extended the lead as Andrej Stastny scored, thanks to Ziga Jeglic. Slovan padded the lead with a Rok Ticar goal, assisted by Barker and Ladislav Nagy. Podolsk got on the board in the third period on an Alexei Makeyev goal, guided in by Igor Saprykin and Teemu Eronen. Vityaz pulled closer with another Makeyev goal, via Eronen and Maxim Afinogenov on the power play. Bratislava iced it at 5-2 with a Bartovic empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Makeyev, Bartovic, and Barker, while Eronen gets an honorable mention.
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