Seven games on as the schedule picks up pace again. We start with...
Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosting the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Andrei Kareyev. Sochi began in the first period on a Roman Lyuduchin goal, assisted by Max Warn and Pyotr Schastlivy. Novokuznetsk tied it with a second period power play goal by Ryan Stoa, going in unassisted. The Leopards retook the lead on a Nikolai Zherdev power play goal, also unassisted. Sochi added on with a Nikita Shchitov goal, passed from Mikhail Anisin and Renat Mamashev on the power play. Metallurg got one back on another Stoa goal in the third period, with a lone assist by Maxim Kazakov. Novokuznetsk tied it with an unassisted goal by Kirill Kaprizov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Andre Petersson's goal gave the Leopards a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Stoa, Shchitov, and Petersson.
Over in Novosibirsk, Sibir welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Alexander Salak are the masked men. Novosibirsk got going in the second period with a Vladimir Roth goal, made possible by Damir Zhafyarov. This produced the 1-0 final score, with the three stars going to Salak (36 save shutout), Roth, and Kolesnik (32 for 33 in saves).
Northwest to Helsinki, where Jokerit brings in Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Henrik Karlsson are the goalies. Helsinki struck first in the first period on a Ville Lajunen goal, courtesy of Brandon Kozun. Jokerit added on with a Mathis Olimb goal, via Tommi Huhtala. Bratislava got on the board in the third period on a Lukas Kaspar power play goal, powered by Ladislav Nagy and Cam Barker. Helsinki answered with a power play goal by Niko Kapanen, made possible by Topi Jaakola and Kozun. Jokerit finished it at 4-1 with a Jesper Jensen goal, guided in by Kozun, who got a sock trick, and Lajunen. The three stars went to Kozun, Karlsson (27 for 28 in saves), and Lajunen.
Back in Russia, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Ivan Lisutin man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score in the first period on a Carl Klingberg goal, assisted by Alexander Makarov and Linus Videll. Torpedo added on with a power play goal in the second period from Alexei Pepelyaev, powered by Alexei Potapov. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a Petr Koukal power play goal, fueled by Alexei Vasilevsky and Dmitry Megalinsky. Avtomobilist tied it in the third period on a Megalinsky goal, coming off of Anatoly Golyshev on the power play. Yekaterinburg took the lead on a shorthanded goal from Vitaly Popov, set up by Alexei Simakov. Avtomobilist iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal from Alexander Pankov, helped along by Yegor Dubrovsky. The three stars were handed to Megalinsky, Popov, and Koukal.
Out in Latvia, Dinamo Riga brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Joacim Eriksson are between the pipes. Riga led off in the first period with an unassisted goal by Tim Sestito. Zagreb tied it in the second period on a power play goal from Jesse Saarinen, powered by Marek Kvapil and Tuukka Mantyla. Medvescak took the lead with a Kvapil goal, with a lone assist by Mantyla. This produced the 2-1 final, with the three stars given to Kvapil, Taylor (28 for 29 in saves), and Mantyla.
Backtracking to Moscow, where CSKA welcomes SKA St. Petersburg. Ilya Ezhov and Viktor Fasth protect the nets. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on an Anton Burdasov goal, guided in by Evgeny Dadonov and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA added on in the second period as Ilya Kovalchuk scored, thanks to Joakim Lindstrom. Moscow got on the board with an Alexander Radulov goal in the third period, courtesy of Bogdan Kiselevich and Gennady Stolyarov. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Ezhov (31 for 32 in saves), Kovalchuk, and Burdasov.
Finally, Dinamo Minsk hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Vladislav Fokin and Jeff Glass receive the starting nods in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Pavel Medvedev goal, going in unassisted. Yugra added on with a Nikita Gusev power play goal, powered by Konstantin Panov and Grigory Zheldakov. Khanty-Mansiysk extended the lead in the third period as Igor Bortnikov scored, with a lone assist by Panov. The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars being Fokin (36 save shutout), Panov, and Medvedev.
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