Seven games to cover today, beginning with...
Avangard Omsk hosting Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Dominik Furch are the goalies. Khabarovsk got going in the second period with a Dmitry Tarasov goal, fueled by Jan Kolar. Omsk tied it in the third period as Yury Alexandrov scored, thanks to Michal Kempny and Denis Parshin. In the shootout, Artur Lauta scored for Avangard, giving them a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Metsola (42 for 43 in saves), Furch (19 for 20 in saves), and Alexandrov.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Jan Laco are set to start in goal. Astana led off in the first period on a Mike Lundin goal, passed from Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Vladivostok tied it on an Artyom Zemchyonok goal, via Dmitry Sayustov. Barys took the lead with a Dawes power play goal in the second period, powered by Lundin and Martin St. Pierre. Admiral retied it on a Mikhail Fisenko goal, coming off of Jonathon Blum and Oskars Bartulis. Astana edged ahead again on a Dawes goal, assisted by Alexei Litvinenko and the goalie Laco. Vladivostok tied it on a third period Bartulis goal, made possible by Fisenko and Kirill Voronin. Barys again took a lead on a St. Pierre goal, with assists provided by Keaton Ellerby and Talgat Zhailauov. Astana finished it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Dawes to complete his hat trick, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Dawes, St. Pierre, and Lundin, while Bartulis and Fisenko get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, Traktor Chelyabinsk brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Vasily Demchenko protect the nets. Chelyabinsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Martin Ruzicka goal, via Artyom Borodkin and Dmitry Pestunov. Nizhnekamsk tied it with a Mikhail Zhukov goal, guided in by Evgeny Lapenkov. Neftekhimik took the lead with a Lapenkov goal in the third period, assisted by Alexander Kitarov. Nizhnekamsk finished it at 3-1 on a Yegor Milovzorov empty net goal, set up by Zhukov. The three stars went to Zhukov, Lapenkov, and Sudnitsin (24 for 25 in saves).
Northwest to Finland, with Jokerit Helsinki hosting Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Henrik Karlsson are between the pipes. Helsinki began in the first period on a Ville Lajunen goal, passed from Mathis Olimb and Juhamatti Aaltonen on the power play. Ufa tied it on a Sami Lepisto goal, coming off of Alexander Loginov and Alexander Nesterov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead in the second period with an Igor Grigorenko goal, made possible by Loginov and Linus Omark. Ufa added on with an Anton Lazarev goal, courtesy of Nesterov and Denis Bodrov. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead as Teemu Hartikainen scored, with the help of Enver Lisin and Dmitry Makarov. Ufa padded the lead in the third period with a Nesterov goal, via Loginov, who got a sock trick, and Lazarev. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars being Loginov, Lazarev, and Nesterov.
Southwest to Riga, where Dinamo brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Ilya Samsonov and Joacim Eriksson handle the goaltending duties. Magnitogorsk drew first blood in the second period on a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Sergei Mozyakin and Chris Lee. Riga tied it on a Lauris Darzins power play goal in the third period, assisted by Steven Seigo and Miks Indrasis. Metallurg took the lead on a Danis Zaripov goal, helped along by Oskar Osala. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Zaripov, Samsonov (19 for 20 in saves), and Eriksson (45 for 47 in saves).
Returning to Russia, Spartak Moscow welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Atte Engren and Alexei Murygin are the masked men. Yaroslavl started in the first period on an Andrei Loktionov goal, with a lone assist by Daniil Apalkov. Lokomotiv added on in the second period with a Mikhail Pashnin goal, going in unassisted. The scoring ended here at 2-0, with the three stars going to Murygin (28 save shutout), Loktionov, and Pashnin.
Finally, SKA St. Petersburg hosts the Sochi Leopards. Andrei Gavrilov is mismatched with Mikko Koskinen in goal. St. Petersburg opened with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, assisted by Alexander Barabanov and Ilya Kovalchuk. Sochi tied it on an Evgeny Skachkov goal, guided in by Alexei Semenov. The Leopards took the lead with a Renat Mamashev power play goal, powered by Semenov. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Mamashev, Semenov, and Gavrilov (26 for 27 in saves).
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