Eight games once again grace the schedule. The day begins in...
Khabarovsk, with Amur hosting Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Juha Metsola are set to start in goal. Khabarovsk was first to score in the first period on a Denis Tolpeko goal, fueled by Nikita Cherepanov and Tom Wandell. Cherepovets tied it in the second period with an unassisted Evgeny Kovyrshin goal. Amur took the lead back on a Vladislav Ushenin goal, with a lone assist by Vyacheslav Ushenin. Severstal retied it in the third period as Evgeny Mons scored, thanks to Ondrej Nemec and Pavel Chernov. Cherepovets took the lead on a Sergei Monakhov goal, guided in by Anatoly Nikontsev and Kovyrshin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Kovyrshin, Monakhov, and Mons.
Down to Vladivostok, where Admiral welcomes CSKA Moscow. Stanislav Galimov and Ivan Nalimov are given the starting nods. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Andrei Svetlakov goal, courtesy of Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kuzmenko. CSKA added on with a Svetlakov goal, his second of the game, passed from Radulov and Nikita Zaitsev. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars being Svetlakov, Galimov (26 save shutout), and Radulov.
To the west, Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Andrei Kareyev draw the starts. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, assisted by Ryan Stoa. Minsk tied it on an Andrei Stepanov goal, via Alexei Kalyuzhny in the second period. Dinamo took the lead on a Dmitry Meleshko goal, coming off of Lukas Krajicek and Dmitry Buinitsky. Metallurg retied it on a Stoa goal, with a lone assist by Cade Fairchild. Minsk took the lead in the third period as Alexander Pavlovich scored, thanks to Paul Szczechura and Nick Bailen. Novokuznetsk tied it again with a Fairchild power play goal, going in unassisted. In the shootout, Stepanov was the only one to find twine, lifting Dinamo to a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Stepanov, Fairchild, and Stoa.
Nearby, Sibir Novosibirsk brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Mikhail Biryukov and Alexander Salak are the veteran goalies. Novosibirsk led off in the first period on a David Ullstrom power play goal, powered by Calle Ridderwall and Ivan Vereshchagin. Sibir added on in the second period with an Alexei Kopeikin power play goal, courtesy of Vitaly Menshikov and Oleg Gubin. Novosibirsk extended the lead on an unassisted goal from Sergei Shumakov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board in the third period with a Sergei Kostitsyn shorthanded goal, set up by Maxim Osipov. Sibir iced it at 4-1 on a Ridderwall goal, helped along by Ullstrom and Tomas Vincour. The three stars went to Ullstrom, Salak (27 for 28 in saves), and Ridderwall.
Way out west, Vityaz Podolsk hosts Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Harri Sateri are the masked men. Podolsk started in the first period on an Alexei Makeyev goal, assisted by Mario Kempe and Olli Palola. Omsk tied it on an unassisted Ilya Zubov goal in the second period. Vityaz retook the lead as Makeyev scored again, with the help of Denis Abdullin and Alexander Nikulin. Podolsk added on in the third period with a power play goal from Maxim Afinogenov, powered by Dmitry Shitikov and Roman Horak. The final remained at 3-1, with the three stars handed to Makeyev, Sateri (38 for 39 in saves), and Afinogenov.
Up in Moscow, Dynamo welcomes Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Alexander Lazushin are between the pipes. Moscow opened in the first period on a Mat Robinson goal, made possible by Maxim Pestushko. Astana tied it on a third period goal from Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev, via Talgat Zhailauov. Barys took the lead with a Nigel Dawes goal, fueled by Brandon Bochenski. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Dawes, Laco (33 for 34 in saves), and Krasnoslobodtsev.
Out to Slovakia, where Slovan Bratislava hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Barry Brust tend the twines. Yekaterinburg got going in the second period on an Eero Elo goal, guided in by Alexei Simakov and Nikolai Timashov. Bratislava tied it on a Vaclav Nedorost goal, coming off of Juraj Valach. Avtomobilist took the lead in the third period with a power play goal from Alexei Vasilevsky, powered by Petr Koukal. Slovan tied it on an Andrej Stastny goal, fueled by Ziga Jeglic. Bratislava took the lead on a Milan Bartovic goal, helped along by Cam Barker and Tomas Starosta. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Anatoly Golyshev power play goal, with a lone helper from Tommi Kivisto. In the shootout, Slovan won 4-3 with tallies from Jeglic and Lukas Kaspar. The three stars went to Jeglic, Golyshev, and Bartovic.
Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Georgy Gelashvili and Danny Taylor are in the creases. Khanty-Mansiysk began in the first period on a Konstantin Panov power play goal, powered by Kirill Rasskazov and Stanislav Kalashnikov. Zagreb tied it on a Nathan Perkovich goal, passed from Geoffrey Kinrade and Mike Glumac. Medvescak took the lead on a Tomislav Zonaski goal, helped along by Shaone Morrisonn. Yugra retied it with a Nikita Gusev goal, made possible by Mikhail Mamkin and Andrei Ivanov. Zagreb regained the lead on a Gilbert Brule goal, via Jesse Saarinen. Khanty-Mansiysk retied it again with a Panov goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Rasskazov. Gasper Kroselj relieved Taylor beginning in the second period. Medvescak pulled ahead on a power play goal from Marek Kvapil, courtesy of Milan Jurcina and Radek Smolenak. Yugra tied it once again as Alexei Mikhnov scored, thanks to Kalashnikov and Andrei Taratukhin. Khanty-Mansiysk took the lead with an unassisted Panov goal, completing his hat trick. Zagreb fired back, tying the game with a Kinrade goal, going in unassisted. Yugra regained the lead in the third period on a Taratukhin goal, with a lone assist by Gusev. Medvescak equalized as Smolenak scored, with the help of Kvapil. In the shootout, Khanty-Mansiysk saw a tally by Artyom Bulyansky cancelled out by Zagreb's Smolenak, but Panov proved the hero with the decisive tally for a 7-6 Yugra win. The three stars were awarded to Panov, Gusev, and Kinrade, while Rasskazov, Kalashnikov, Kvapil, Smolenak, and Taratukhin all get honorable mentions.
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