Thursday, September 17, 2015

2015/16 KHL Season - Day 24

A little bit late to post, but four games for today, beginning with...

Jokerit Helsinki hosting Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Henrik Karlsson are the goalies. Helsinki got going in the second period on a power play goal by Peter Regin, powered by Brandon Kozun. Jokerit added on with a Mathis Olimb goal, coming off of Topi Jaakola and Pekka Jormakka. Moscow got on the board in the third period as Maxim Pestushko scored, thanks to Dmitry Vishnevsky and Denis Kokarev. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Karlsson (21 for 22 in saves), Olimb, and Regin.

Out in Latvia, Dinamo Riga welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Jakub Sedlacek tend the twines. Podolsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a power play goal from Alexei Makeyev, powered by Alexander Kucheryavenko and Teemu Eronen. Riga tied it on a power play goal by Tim Sestito, assisted by Tomas Kundratek and Steven Seigo. Vityaz took the lead back in the second period on a Nikita Vyglazov goal, via Roman Horak and Mario Kempe. Podolsk added on with a Maxim Afinogenov goal, guided in by Georgy Berdyukov and Makeyev on the power play. Vityaz extended the lead on a third period goal by Olli Palola, courtesy of Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi and Igor Musatov. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars being Makeyev, Sateri (40 for 41 in saves), Vyglazov.

Over to Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Spartak Moscow. Atte Engren and Gasper Kroselj are in the creases. Zagreb started in the first period on a Patrick Bjorkstrand goal, made possible by Colby Genoway. Moscow tied it on an Artyom Voronin goal, passed from Charles Genoway and the goalie Engren. Spartak added on with an Evgeny Bodrov penalty shot goal in the second period, after Tuukka Mantyla of Medvescak was caught holding. Moscow added on with a power play goal by Lukas Radil, powered by Vyacheslav Leshchenko. Spartak extended the lead as Matthew Gilroy scored, thanks to Leshchenko. Calvin Heeter replaced Kroselj in the third period. Moscow padded the lead in the third period on a Bodrov goal, with helpers provided by Maxim Potapov and Gilroy. Spartak kept going with a shorthanded Gilroy goal, set up by Leshchenko, who got a sock trick. Moscow made it 7-1, the eventual final, with an Igor Radulov goal, via Alexander Vasilyev and Filipp Toluzakov. The three stars went to Gilroy, Leshchenko, and Bodrov.

Finally, Slovan Bratislava hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Ilya Ezhov and Michael Garnett are the veteran goalies. St. Petersburg opened with a Jarno Koskiranta goal in the first period, courtesy of Alexander Barabanov. Bratislava tied it with a Cam Barker goal in the third period, going in unassisted. SKA won 2-1 with an overtime goal by Evgeny Ketov, with a lone assist by Pyotr Khokhryakov. The three stars were Ezhov (39 for 40 in saves), Ketov, and Garnett (38 for 40 in saves).

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