Seven more games come from Russia and surrounding lands for Friday. The first is in...
Chelyabinsk, as Traktor hosts Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Vasily Demchenko are in the creases. Riga began in the first period on a Mikelis Redlihs goal, with a lone assist by Eriks Sevcenko. Chelyabinsk tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Danil Gubarev, powered by Semyon Kokuyov. Traktor took the lead with a Dmitry Pestunov goal, made possible by Anton Glinkin. Dinamo retied it on a Miks Indrasis goal, passed from Ville Leino. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Alexander Rybakov and Maxim Yakutsenya lifted Traktor to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Pestunov, Gubarev, and Rybakov.
East a little to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Gasper Kroselj and Niklas Svedberg receive the starting nods in goal. Zagreb struck first in the first period on a Patrick Bjorkstrand goal, assisted by Geoffrey Kinrade and Jesse Saarinen. Medvescak added on with a Radek Smolenak goal, fueled by Mark Katic and Marek Kvapil. Zagreb extended the lead as Colby Genoway scored, with the help of Edwin Hedberg and Stefano Giliati. Ufa got on the board in the second period with a Sergei Soin goal, coming off of Anton Lazarev. Salavat Yulaev pulled closer on a Denis Khlystov goal, via Alexander Nesterov. Medvescak answered on a Kinrade goal, passed from Gilbert Brule and Saarinen. Zagreb padded the lead in the third period with a Giliati goal, made possible by Kinrade and Hedberg. This produced the 5-2 final, with the three stars being Giliati, Kinrade, and Hedberg, while, Saarinen gets an honorable mention.
Along to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg brings in Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Vasily Koshechkin are the masked men. Bratislava led off in the first period on an Andrej Stastny goal, courtesy of Rok Ticar. Slovan added on with a Ladislav Nagy goal, coming off of Tomas Surovy. Ilya Samsonov replaced Koshechkin in the second period. Bratislava extended the lead in the second period on a Patrik Lusnak goal, guided in by Michal Sersen. Magnitogorsk got on the board with a Vladislav Kaletnik goal, assisted by Wojtek Wolski and Oskar Osala. Metallurg chipped closer in the third period on an Osala goal, fueled by Viktor Antipin and Jan Kovar. This was not enough to avoid a 3-2 loss, with the three stars being Lusnak, Osala, and Brust (33 for 35 in saves).
Westward to Togliatti, where Lada hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Ivan Kasutin are the experienced goalies. Moscow opened in the first period with a Maxim Pestushko goal, fueled by Ilya Nikulin and Dmitry Vishnevsky. Dynamo added on with a Denis Barantsev goal, helped along by Alexei Tereshchenko. Moscow extended the lead as Tereshchenko scored in the second period, thanks to Nikita Filatov and Daniil Tarasov. Dynamo padded the lead in the third period on a Pestushko power play goal, powered by Vishnevsky and Nikulin. Moscow finished it at 5-0 on a Mat Robinson goal, with a lone assist by Konstantin Gorovikov. The three stars went to Pestushko, Tereshchenko, and Lazushin (14 save shutout), while Vishnevsky and Nikulin get the honorable mentions.
Nearby, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Vitaly Koval are between the pipes. Helsinki was first to score in the first period on a Jesse Joensuu goal, passed from Jani Rita and Saku Salminen. Jokerit added on with a third period goal by Pekka Jormakka, via Mathis Olimb on the power play. Helsinki finished it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Tommi Huhtala, set up by Topi Jaakola and Joensuu while shorthanded. The three stars were awarded to Joensuu, Karlsson (24 save shutout), and Jormakka.
Northwest to Kazan, as Ak Bars welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Jussi Rynnas guard the cages. Podolsk started with a Maxim Afinogenov goal in the first period, coming off of Alexander Kucheryavenko and Alexei Makeyev. Vityaz added on with a Roman Horak goal, guided in by Roman Kudinov and Dmitry Shitikov. Podolsk extended the lead in the second period on another Horak goal, helped along by Shitikov and Afinogenov. Vityaz padded the lead as Mario Kempe scored, with the help of Kucheryavenko and Dmitry Kostromitin on the power play. Emil Garipov replaced Rynnas in goal. Kazan got on the board with a Mikhail Varnakov power play goal, powered by Justin Azevedo and Albert Yarullin. Ak Bars pulled closer with a Stepan Zakharchuk goal, via Artyom Lukoyanov and Alexander Svitov. This was it for the scoring, with the final staying at 4-2. The three stars belonged to Horak, Afinogenov, and Shitikov, while Kucheryavenko gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Moscow, CSKA hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Ilya Sorokin are named the starting goalies. Nizhny Novgorod drew first blood with a first period Artyom Alyayev power play goal, powered by Alexei Sopin and Linus Videll. Torpedo added on with a Nikita Dvurechensky goal, guided in by Dmitry Semin and Vyacheslav Kulyomin. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the third period on a Kaspars Daugavins goal, assisted by Vladimir Galuzin. Moscow got on the board with a Bogdan Kiselevich goal, passed from Jan Mursak and Alexander Radulov. Torpedo iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Galuzin, set up by Sopin. The three stars went to Galuzin, Proskuryakov (35 for 36 in saves), and Sopin.
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