Ten games for today, beginning with...
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Jakub Kovar guard the cages. Yekaterinburg struck first in the first period on an Alexei Dostoinov power play goal, powered by Oleg Sparykin and Petr Koukal. Omsk tied it with a Denis Parshin goal in the third period, via Sergei Shirokov and Denis Kulyash. Avangard took the lead on an Ilya Mikheyev goal, courtesy of Alexander Chernikov. Avtomobilist retied it as Anatoly Golyshev scored, thanks to Alexander Torchenyuk and Alexander Pankov. In overtime, Yekaterinburg won 3-2 with a Saprykin power play goal, made possible by Dmitry Megalinsky and Alexei Vasilyev. The three stars went to Saprykin, Golyshev, and Dostoinov.
Over to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Vasily Demchenko are set to start in goal. Vladivostok began with a first period shorthanded goal by Konstantin Makarov, set up by Alexander Kuznetsov. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Francis Pare goal in the second period, coming off of Alexei Kruchinin. In the shootout, Dmitry Lugin scored for Admiral, but Traktor saw tallies from Alexander Rybakov and Maxim Yakutsenya lift them to a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Demchenko (30 for 31 in saves), Bobkov (26 for 27 in saves), and Pare.
Back east a bit, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Vladislav Fokin are between the pipes. Khanty-Mansiysk dented the scoreboard on a third period power play goal by Igor Volkov, powered by Andrei Ivanov. This was all they needed for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Fokin (38 save shutout), Laco (31 for 32 in saves), and Volkov.
Next up, Salavat Yulaev Ufa hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Niklas Svedberg get the nods in goal. Ufa led off with a first period goal by Nikolai Prokhorkin, assisted by Kirill Koltsov and Igor Grigorenko. Salavat Yulaev added on with an Alexander Nesterov goal in the second period, passed from Nikita Setdikov. Ufa extended the lead as Grigorenko scored, thanks to Prokhorkin and Zakhar Arzamastsev. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead in the third period on a power play goal by Ivan Vishnevsky, powered by Teemu Hartikainen and Koltsov. Novokuznetsk got on the board with an Alexander Romanov goal, fueled by Viktor Postnikov and Alexander Komaristy on the power play. The final remained at 4-1, with the three stars belonging to Prokhorkin, Grigorenko, and Koltsov.
Moving along, Metallurg Magnitogorsk welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. Magnitogorsk got going with a Sergei Mozyakin goal in the second period, guided in by Jan Kovar. Novosibirsk tied it on a Rinat Ibragimov goal, via Konstantin Okulov and Calle Ridderwall. Metallurg retook the lead on a Danis Zaripov goal, assisted by Mozyakin and Kovar. Sibir tied it again on an Oleg Gubin goal, helped along by Sergei Shumakov and Maxim Shalunov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Shalunov got cancelled out by Chris Lee, and then Zaripov scored to lift Metallurg to a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Mozyakin, Zaripov, and Kovar.
Westward to Togliatti, where Lada brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Ivan Kasutin man the nets. Cherepovets got started in the second period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, coming off of Yury Trubachyov and Andrei Shefer. Severstal added on in the third period on a Maxim Trunyov goal, fueled by Anatoly Nikontsev. This produced the 2-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Stepanek (23 save shutout), Buchnevich, and Trunyov.
Continuing along to Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts CSKA Moscow. Stanislav Galimov and Emil Garipov protect the nets. Kazan was first to score in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Artyom Lukoyanov, set up by Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a power play goal by Igor Mirnov, powered by Vladimir Tkachyov. Moscow got on the board with an Alexander Radulov goal, via Grigory Panin. CSKA tied it on a Jan Mursak power play goal, assisted by Dmitry Kugryshev and Simon Hjalmarsson. Kazan retook the lead on an Oscar Moller goal, passed from Mattias Sjogren and Azevedo. Ak Bars extended the lead as Fyodor Malykhin scored a power play goal in the third period, made possible by Yakov Rylov and Azevedo, the latter getting a sock trick for his third assist. Kazan padded the lead on an Azevedo goal, with a lone helper by Moller. Moscow pulled back with another Radulov goal, helped along by Hjalmarsson. Ak Bars iced it at 6-3 on an unassisted goal by Albert Yarullin. The three stars were Azevedo, Moller, and Radulov, while Hjalmarsson gets an honorable mention.
Up to Nizhnekamsk, as Neftekhimik welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Alexander Sudnitsin are in the blue paint. Khabarovsk opened in the first period on an Artyom Zub power play goal, powered by Dmitry Tarasov and Tomas Zohorna. Amur added on with a Danil Faizullin goal, made possible by Tom Wandell. Nizhnekamsk got on the board as Pavel Zdnuov scored, thanks to Maxim Berezin and Alexander Kitarov. Neftekhimik tied it in the third period on a power play goal by Maxim Rybin, coming off of Mikhail Zhukov and Alexander Yevseyenkov. Nizhnekamsk took the lead on a Kitarov goal, via Pavel Kulikov and Zdunov. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Kitarov, Zdunov, and Rybin.
Down south, the Sochi Leopards bring in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Mikhail Biryukov and Konstantin Barulin are the veteran goalies. Nizhny Novgorod drew first blood in the second period on a Maxim Kondratyev goal, guided in by Vladimir Galuzin. This made it 1-0, the eventual final. The three stars were awarded to Biryukov (37 save shutout), Kondratyev, and Barulin (24 for 25 in saves).
Finally, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Dinamo Minsk. Jeff Glass and Alexei Murygin are the masked men. Yaroslavl started in the first period on a Yegor Averin goal, with a lone assist by Daniil Apalkov. Lokomotiv added on with an Alexander Polunin goal, assisted by Mikhail Pashnin and Kirill Kapustin. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Ilya Lyubushkin scored, with the help of Kapustin and Polunin. Lokomotiv padded the lead on a Denis Mosalyov shorthanded goal in the third period, set up by Ilya Gorokhov and Andrei Loktionov. The final was 4-0, and the three stars went to Murygin (17 save shutout), Polunin, and Kapustin.
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