Six games fill the schedule for today, beginning with...
Avangard Omsk hosting Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Denis Kostin are the backups in goal. Novokuznetsk was first to score in the first period with a Vadim Mitryakov goal, passed from Alexander Romanov and Nikita Lyamkin. Metallurg added on with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, fueled by Maxim Kazakov on the power play. Novokuznetsk extended the lead as Ilya Musin scored, thanks to Alexei Razumov. Omsk got on the board with an Ilya Zubov goal in the second period, made possible by Sergei Shirokov. Metallurg shot back with a Ryan Stoa goal, assisted by Kaprizov and Kazakov. This held up for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Kaprizov, Podyapolsky (33 for 34 in saves), and Kazakov.
Along to Khanty-Mansiysk, where Yugra welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Vladislav Fokin receive the starting nods in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk got going in the second period on a Kirill Rasskazov goal, fueled by Andrei Ivanov and Igor Volkov. Yugra added on with another Rasskazov goal, via Ivanov. Khanty-Mansiysk iced it at 3-0 in the third period with a power play goal by Stanislav Kalashnikov, set up by Rasskazov and Volkov. The three stars belonged to Rasskazov, Fokin (38 save shutout), and Ivanov, while Volkov gets an honorable mention.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Jan Laco protect the nets. Novosibirsk struck first in the first period on a David Ullstrom goal, with a lone assist by Artyom Voroshilo. Sibir added on with a Stepan Sannikov goal, coming off of Sergei Shumakov and Konstantin Alexeyev. Astana got on the board with a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev goal, guided in by Talgat Zhailauov and Alexei Litvinenko. Barys tied it on a Brandon Bochenski goal, with a lone helper from Nigel Dawes. Astana took the lead on a Martin St. Pierre power play goal, powered by Dawes and Kevin Dallman. Novosibirsk retied it in the second period with an Alexei Kopeikin goal, helped along by Oleg Gubin. Sibir took the lead as Shumakov scored, thanks to Alexeyev and Sergei Gimayev. Novosibirsk extended the lead on a third period Ullstrom goal, courtesy of Calle Ridderwall. Sibir iced it at 6-3 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Gubin, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Shumakov, Ullstrom, and Alexeyev, while Gubin and Dawes get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Jakub Kovar guard the cages. Yekaterinburg dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Anatoly Golyshev power play goal, powered by Alexei Simakov and Dmitry Megalinsky. Avtomobilist added on with an unassisted goal from Artyom Gareyev. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars awarded to Kovar (23 save shutout), Golyshev, and Gareyev.
West to Moscow, where Spartak welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Atte Engren are the veteran goalies. Moscow led off in the first period with a Charles Genoway power play goal, with a lone assist by Lukas Radil. Spartak added on with an Igor Levitsky power play goal, powered by Maxim Potapov and Dmitry Korobov. Sochi got on the board in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted goal from Ilya Krikunov. The Leopards tied it with an Andrei Kostitsyn power play goal, made possible by Krikunov and Igor Ignatushkin. Moscow pulled ahead again in the third period on a power play goal by Filipp Toluzakov, assisted by Vsevolod Sorokin. Sochi tied it on a penalty shot goal by Ben Maxwell after Genoway threw his stick in desperation. Spartak regained the lead on an Alexander Vasilyev goal, coming off of Andrei Yermakov. This gave them a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Vasilyev, Toluzakov, and Krikunov.
Finally, SKA St. Petersburg brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Yaroslavl began in the first period with an Andrei Loktionov goal, assisted by Mikhail Grigoryev and Denis Mosalyov. Lokomotiv added on with a Petri Kontiola goal, guided in by Daniil Apalkov. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Yegor Averin scored in the second period, with the help of Staffan Kronwall and Kontiola on the power play. The scoring ended here at 3-0, with the three stars given to Kontiola, Murygin (31 save shutout), and Loktionov.
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