Seven games on for today, beginning in the Far East with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Juha Metsola draw the starts in goal. Khabarovsk got going in the second period on a Vyacheslav Litovchenko power play goal, powered by Evgeny Kurbatov and Tomas Zohorna. This was all for the scoring, with the final being 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Metsola (21 save shutout), Litovchenko, and Barulin (25 for 26 in saves).
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Igor Bobkov are the goalies. Yaroslavl led off in the first period on an Emil Galimov goal, assisted by Ilya Lyubushkin. Lokomotiv added on with a Mikhail Pashnin goal, courtesy of Vladislav Kartayev and Dmitry Maltsev. Yaroslavl extended the lead in the second period as Kartayev scored a power play goal, powered by Yegor Averin and Daniil Apalkov. The final stood from here at 3-0, with the three stars given to Kartayev, Murygin (18 save shutout), and Galimov.
To the west, Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Jussi Rynnas and Andrei Kareyev are in the creases. Novokuznetsk began in the first period on a shorthanded goal by Alexander Komaristy, set up by Robert Kousal. Metallurg added on with a Maxim Kazakov goal, passed from Ryan Stoa. Kazan got on the board with a Damir Musin goal, via Justin Azevedo and Mattias Sjogren. Ak Bars tied it in the second period on a Dmitry Arkhipov goal, with a lone assist from Artyom Mikheyev. Kazan pulled ahead on an Igor Mirnov goal, courtesy of Artyom Lukoyanov and Vladimir Tkachyov. Novokuznetsk tied it again on an Evgeny Orlov goal, guided in by Komaristy and Kousal. Metallurg changed goalies for the shootout, putting Vladislav Podyapolsky in goal. It didn't stop a Fyodor Malykhin goal, the only one in the shootout, putting Ak Bars in the win column with a 4-3 victory. The three stars went to Malykhin, Komaristy, and Kousal.
Staying in the area, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Lada Togliatti. Ivan Kasutin and Nikita Bespalov draw the starts. Togliatti struck first with an unassisted Tobias Viklund goal in the first period. Lada added on with an Alexander Bumagin goal in the second period, fueled by Vladimir Malenkikh and Alexander Bolshakov. Novosibirsk got on the board with a Sergei Shumakov goal, via Vitaly Menshikov. Sibir tied it on a third period power play goal by Oleg Gubin, powered by Maxim Shalunov and Menshikov. Togliatti took the lead back as Denis Guryanov scored, thanks to Alexander Nikulin. Novosibirsk answered on a David Ullstrom goal, with a lone helper from Tomas Vincour. Lada retook the lead with a goal Viklund, made possible by Guryanov and Bumagin. Sibir tied it again on a Vincour goal, helped along by Shumakov. In the shootout, Novosibirsk got goals from Vincour, Shalunov, and Ullstrom, while Togliatti's lone tally came from Semyon Valuisky. The three stars in the 5-4 game were Ullstrom, Viklund, and Bumagin, while Shumakov, Menshikov, Shalunov, Guryanov, and Vincour all get honorable mentions.
Way out west, CSKA Moscow brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson faces a lesser foe in Ilya Sorokin in goal. Moscow opened in the first period on an Alexander Radulov goal, assisted by Gennady Stolyarov and Simon Hjalmarsson. CSKA added on in the second period on a Stolyarov goal, passed from Radulov and Nikita Zaitsev. Moscow extended the lead as Maxim Mamin scored, thanks to Geoff Platt. CSKA padded the lead in the third period on a Platt goal, via Jan Mursak. Helsinki got on the board with a Niko Kapanen goal, coming off of Juhamatti Aaltonen and Ville Lajunen. Moscow answered on a Stolyarov goal, his second of the game, made possible by Radulov and Hjalmarsson. Jokerit got one back with a Jere Sallinen goal, with a lone assist provided by Aaltonen. This produced the 5-2 final, with the three stars going to Stolyarov, Radulov, and Platt, while Hjalmarsson and Aaltonen get the honorable mentions.
Staying in Moscow, Spartak welcomes Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Atte Engren are the masked men. Moscow started with an Igor Radulov power play goal, powered by Alexander Vasilyev and Gleb Klimenko. Spartak added on with an Igor Levitsky power play goal, with assists provided by Andrei Yermakov and Maxim Potapov. Riga got on the board with a Tim Sestito power play goal, via Tomas Kundratek. Dinamo tied it in the third period on a Mikelis Redlihs goal, passed from Steven Seigo and Gints Meija. Moscow retook the lead on a Dmitry Korobov goal, guided in by Klimenko. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Klimenko, Korobov, and Levitsky.
Finally, we head to Cherepovets, where Severstal hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Georgy Gelashvili and Jakub Stepanek occupy the blue paint. Cherepovets was first to score in the first period on an Evgeny Mons goal, coming off of Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Severstal added on with a Kagarlitsky goal in the second period, made possible by Mons. Cherepovets extended the lead in the third period as Miroslav Blatak scored, thanks to Pavel Buchnevich and Vadim Berdnikov. This produced the 3-0 final, with the three stars belonging to Stepanek (19 save shutout), Mons, and Kagarlitsky.
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