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Vladivostok, as Admiral hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Ivan Nalimov are the goalies. Vladivostok led off in the first period with a power play goal by Konstantin Makarov, powered by Artyom Podshendyalov. Admiral iced it at 2-0 with a Makarov empty net goal in the third period, set up by Alexander Kuznetsov. The three stars belonged to Makarov, Nalimov (28 save shutout), and Metsola (23 for 24 in saves).
To the west, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Vladislav Fokin are in the creases. Khanty-Mansiysk got going in the second period with a Nikita Gusev goal, assisted by Stanislav Kalashnikov. Novokuznetsk tied it on a Viktor Postnikov goal, passed from Alexander Romanov. Metallurg took the lead as Ryan Stoa scored, thanks to Cade Fairchild and Evgeny Orlov. Yugra retied it in the third period on an Igor Bortnikov power play goal, with a lone assist from Gusev. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Artyom Bulyansky and Gusev tallied for Yugra, topping Metallurg's lone goal by Alexander Komaristy. The three stars in the 3-2 game were Guev, Bortnikov, and Stoa.
Along to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Jakub Kovar tend the twines. Yekaterinburg started in the first period on a power play goal by Anatoly Goylshev, powered by Alexei Simakov and Alexei Vasilevsky. Avtomobilist added on with another Golyshev power play goal, guided in by Nikolai Timashov and Simakov. Novosibirsk got on the board in the second period with a Tomas Vincour goal, made possible by Calle Ridderwall and Ivan Vereshchagin. Sibir tied it on a third period goal from Viktor Bobrov, fueled by Vitaly Menshikov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Maxim Shalunov scored to give Novosibirsk the 3-2 win. The three stars went to Golyshev, Simakov, and Bobrov.
Into Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki hosts CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Riku Helenius are the backups in goal. Moscow began with an Evgeny Korotkov goal, coming off of Grigory Panin and Dmitry Kugryshev. Helsinki tied it in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Petteri Wirtanen, set up by Peter Regin. CSKA took the lead back on a Geoff Platt goal in the third period, with a lone assist by Roman Lyubimov. Moscow iced it at 3-1 as Simon Hjalmarsson scored an empty net goal, with the help of Denis Denisov and Jan Mursak. The three stars went to Platt, Sorokin (27 for 28 in saves), and Korotkov.
Southwest to Croatia, where Medvescak Zagreb welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Gasper Kroselj are between the pipes. Zagreb opened with a first period power play goal from Milan Jurcina, powered by Jesse Saarinen and Marek Kvapil. Ufa tied it on an Ivan Vishnevsky power play goal in the second period, helped along by Enver Lisin. Salavat Yulaev took the lead in the third period on a Teemu Hartikainen goal, courtesy of Lisin and Alexander Loginov. Ufa added on with a Dmitry Makarov goal, passed from Hartikainen and Denis Bodrov. Medvescak got one back as Jurcina scored an unassisted power play goal. The final stood at 3-2, with the three stars going to Hartikainen, Jurcina, and Lisin.
Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Michael Garnett guard the cages. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard with a shorthanded first period goal by Denis Platonov, set up by Evgeny Biryukov. Metallurg added on in the second period with an Sergei Tereshchenko power play goal, powered by Tomas Filippi and Chris Lee. Bratislava got on the board in the third period on a Milan Bartovic goal, assisted by Tomas Surovy and Ladislav Nagy. Slovan tied it on a Rok Ticar goal, coming off of Andrej Stastny and Ziga Jeglic. Magnitogorsk took the lead back on a Filippi goal, with a lone assist by Wojtek Wolski. Metallurg extended the lead as Oskar Osala scored an empty net goal, thanks to Filippi and Wolski. Magnitogorsk ended with a 5-2 win on an Evgeny Timkin goal, helped along by Vladislav Kaletnik. The three stars went to Filippi, Wolski, and Koshechkin (29 for 31 in saves).
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