Five games on today, beginning in...
Chelyabinsk, as Traktor hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Vasily Demchenko are in the blue paint. Novokuznetsk started in the first period on a Ryan Stoa goal, assisted by Maxim Kazakov. Metallurg added on with a Pavel Makarenko goal, guided in by Nikita Yazkov. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Stanislav Chistov power play goal, powered by Andrei Popov and Yegor Martynov. Traktor tied it in the second period as Popov scored a power play goal, with the help of Chistov and Martynov. Novokuznetsk retook the lead in the third period on a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, coming off of Roman Manukhov and Stoa. This produced the 3-2 final, with the three stars going to Stoa, Popov, and Chistov, while Martynov gets an honorable mention.
Over in Ufa, Salavat Yulaev welcomes Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Niklas Svedberg are in goal. Ufa got going in the third period with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, passed from Linus Omark. Astana tied it on a Mike Lundin goal, courtesy of Evgeny Rymarev and Keaton Ellerby. In the shootout, Barys had goals from Rymarev and Roman Starchenko, but these were canceled out by Salavat Yulaev's trio of tallies by Denis Khlystov, Omark, and Dmitry Makarov. The 2-1 game had the three stars given to Svedberg (22 for 23 in saves), Omark, and Rymarev.
Back west a bit, Lada Togliatti hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Ivan Kasutin receive the starting nods. Togliatti dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alexei Volgin goal, made possible by Anton Shenfeld and Martin Zatovic. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Carl Klingberg goal, via Linus Videll. Torpedo took the lead with an unassisted goal from Vladimir Galuzin. This stood for the 2-1 final, with the three stars belonging to Proskuryakov (16 for 17 in saves), Galuzin, and Klingberg.
Staying nearby, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Alexander Sudnitsin tend the twines. Nizhnekamsk opened with a first period goal by Evgeny Grigorenko, with helpers provided by Jeff Taffe. Novosibirsk tied it in the third period as Maxim Shalunov scored, thanks to Oleg Gubin and Vladimir Roth. In the shootout, Grigorenko and Shalunov scored again, but Sibir's David Ullstrom lifted them to a 2-1 victory. The three stars went to Shalunov, Grigorenko, and Salak (22 for 23 in saves).
Finally, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Dinamo Minsk. Jeff Glass and Jussi Rynnas occupy the creases. Kazan led off in the first period on a power play goal by Justin Azevedo, via Oscar Moller. Minsk tied it on a power play goal by Paul Szczechura, powered by Artur Gavrus and Nick Bailen. Ak Bars retook the lead with an Evgeny Tkachyov goal in the second period, guided in by Artyom Lukoyanov and Yakov Rylov. Dinamo tied it on an Ivan Usenko goal, coming off of Gavrus and Szczechura. Kazan retook the lead again in the third period on an unassisted goal by Damir Musin. Minsk pulled even on a Ryan Vesce goal, passed from Alexander Materukhin and Ryan Gunderson. Dinamo took the lead as Vesce scored again, with the help of Matt Ellison and Jonathan Cheechoo on the power play. Minsk added on with a Szczechura goal, assisted by Gavrus, who had a sock trick. Ak Bars got one back on a Rylov goal, fueled by Moller and Azevedo. The final remained at 5-4, with the three stars going to Szczechura, Vesce, and Gavrus, while Azevedo, Moller, and Rylov get the honorable mentions.
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