Thursday, October 8, 2015

2015/16 KHL Season - Day 45

Five games for today, beginning with...

Avangard Omsk hosting Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Dominik Furch are between the pipes. Omsk was first to score in the first period on a Michal Kempny goal, passed from Ilya Zubov and Alexander Popov on the power play. Novosibirsk tied it on an Igor Fefelov goal, assisted by Vitaly Menshikov and Stepan Sannikov. Sibir took the lead in the second period on a Tomas Vincour goal, coming off of Menshikov and Oleg Gubin on the power play. Avangard tied it as Popov scored in the third period, with the help of Ivan Lekomtsev and Ilya Mikheyev. Omsk took the game 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by Vladimir Sobotka. The three stars went to Popov, Menshikov, and Sobotka.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Jan Laco are the masked men. Astana struck first in the first period on a Kevin Dallman goal, fueled by Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Barys added on with a Konstantin Pushkaryov goal, courtesy of Vyacheslav Tryasunov. Novokuznetsk got on the board with a Mark Skutar power play goal, powered by Cade Fairchild. Astana shot back with a Mike Lundin power play goal, made possible by Bochenski and Dallman. Metallurg pulled back with a Robert Kousal goal, via Alexander Romanov. Barys answered in the third period on a Bochenski goal, with a lone helper by Dallman. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars going to Dallman, Bochenski, and Lundin.

Back in Russia, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Jakub Kovar occupy the creases. Vladivostok dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alexander Gorshkov goal, assisted by Stanislav Alshevsky and Nikita Lisov. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Alexander Pankov goal, helped along by Yegor Zhuravlyov. Admiral took the lead back with an Oskars Bartulis goal, fueled by the goalie Nalimov and Jonathon Blum. Vladivostok iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Konstantin Makarov, set up by Alexander Kuznetsov while shorthanded. The three stars went to Nalimov (25 for 26 in saves), Bartulis, and Gorshkov.

Over to Khanty-Mansiysk, where Yugra brings in Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Georgy Gelashvili protect the nets. Khabarovsk got going in the second period on a Vladimir Pervushin, guided in by Vyacheslav Litovchenko and Tomas Zohorna. This was it for the scoring, with Amur taking the 1-0 win. The three stars were awarded to Metsola (26 save shutout), Pervushin, and Gelashvili (19 for 20 in saves).

Finally, Dinamo Minsk hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Sergei Magarilov and Dmitry Milchakov receive the starting nods. Cherepovets led off in the first period on a Mattias Karlsson goal, passed from Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Pavel Chernov. Severstal added on in the second period with a Chernov goal, with a lone helper by Kagarlitsky. Minsk got on the board with a Nick Bailen power play goal, powered by Alexander Materukhin and Paul Szczechura. Cherepovets finished it at 3-1 with an empty net goal from Roman Berdnikov in the third period, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Chernov, Kagarlitsky, and Magarilov (15 for 16 in saves).

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