Eight games on today, beginning with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Juha Metsola are set to start in goal. Nizhny Novgorod began in the first period on a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, helped along by Carl Klingberg. Khabarovsk tied it on a Danil Faizullin goal, passed from Maxim Veryovkin and Evgeny Grachyov. Torpedo retook the lead with a power play goal by Denis Shurakov, powered by Artyom Alyayev and Igor Rudenkov. Nizhny Novgorod added on with a Klingberg goal, via Linus Videll. This made it 3-1, with the three stars going to Klingberg, Shurakov, and Proskuryakov (41 for 42 in saves).
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Ivan Nalimov. Minsk struck first in the first period on a Paul Szczechura power play goal, powered by Lukas Krajicek. Vladivostok tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Konstantin Makarov, made possible by Jonathon Blum and Oskars Bartulis. Admiral took the lead with a Viktor Alexandrov goal, courtesy of Niclas Bergfors and Ivan Glazkov. Dinamo retied it on an Andrei Stepanov goal, helped along by Konstantin Koltsov and Alexei Kalyuzhny. Vladivostok retook the lead on an Artyom Podshendyalov goal in the third period, fueled by Alexander Kuznetsov. Admiral added on with a Blum goal, guided in by Alexandrov and Bergfors. Vladivostok finished it at 5-2 on a Kuznetsov goal, with a lone helper by Artyom Zemchyonok. The three stars went to Kuznetsov, Blum, and Alexandrov, while Bergfors gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Togliatti, where Lada hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Vitaly Koval and Edgars Masalskis are the masked men. Nizhnekamsk got going in the second period on a Jeff Taffe goal, passed from Mikhail Zhukov and Yegor Milovzorov. Togliatti tied it on an Anton Krysanov goal, assisted by Alexander Bolshakov and Georgy Belousov. Lada took the lead in the third period on a Belousov goal, made possible by Anton Shenfeld and Krysanov. Neftekhimik tied it again with a Dmitry Ogurtsov goal, coming off of Maxim Rybin. Togliatti retook the lead with a Mark Flood goal, via Stanislav Bocharov and Vasily Streltsov. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Belousov, Krysanov, and Flood.
Up in Kazan, Ak Bars brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Jussi Rynnas man the nets. Kazan led off in the first period on a Denis Golubev goal, courtesy of Dmitry Arkhipov. Ak Bars added on with a Justin Azevedo goal, guided in by Nikolai Belov. Kazan extended the lead in the second period on an unassisted goal by Marek Daloga. Ak Bars padded the lead as Azevedo scored his second of the game, with the help of Daloga and Oscar Moller. Kazan continued in the third period with a Mikhail Varnakov power play goal, powered by Moller and Azevedo. Pavel Francouz relieved Demchenko in goal. Chelyabinsk got on the board with an Artyom Borodkin goal, via Alexander Rybakov and Ilya Davydov. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars being Azevedo, Daloga, and Moller.
A little bit west, we have Vityaz Podolsk hosting the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Harri Sateri are the solid goalies. Podolsk was first to score in the first period with a Roman Horak goal, assisted by Maxim Afinogenov and Teemu Eronen. Sochi tied it in the second period with a Pyotr Schastlivy penalty shot goal, coming after Grigory Vashchenko tripped him. Vityaz retook the lead on a Mario Kempe goal, with a lone assist by Olli Palola. Podolsk added on with a penalty shot goal by Dmitry Shitikov in the third period, which he received after Renat Mamashev tripped him. The final held at 3-1 for Vityaz, with the three stars given to Sateri (45 for 46 in saves), Kempe, and Shitikov.
Up in the city, Dynamo Moscow welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Alexander Lazushin guard the cages. Moscow opened in the first period on a power play goal by Vladimir Bryukvin, powered by Ilya Nikulin and Alexander Osipov. Yaroslavl tied it in the second period on an Emil Galimov goal, going in unassisted. Lokomotiv took the lead on a Daniil Apalkov power play goal, assisted by Staffan Kronwall and Petri Kontiola. Yaroslavl added on with a Kronwall goal, guided in by Andrei Loktionov and Sergei Konkov. Lokomotiv extended the lead with an Artyom Ilyenko goal, passed from Patrik Hersley and Kronwall. Dynamo got one back in the third period on a Denis Kokarev goal, helped along by Alexei Tereshchenko. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Kronwall, Ilyenko, and Kolesnik (32 for 34 in saves).
West to Bratislava, where Slovan hosts Avangard Omsk. Denis Kostin and Michael Garnett are in the blue paint. Omsk started in the first period on an Ivan Lekomtsev goal, fueled by Martin Erat and Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard added on in the second period with a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, passed from Pavel Valentenko and Nikolau Glukhov. Omsk extended the lead with a Denis Parshin goal, coming off of Michal Kempny and Lekomtsev. The scoring ended here at 3-0, with the three stars going to Lekomtsev, Kostin (24 save shutout), Lemtyugov.
Finally, Medvesak Zagreb brings in Barys Astana. Alexei Ivanov and Danny Taylor are all padded up. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the first period on an Andreas Jamtin goal, courtesy of Jesse Saarinen. Medvescak added on in the second period on an unassisted goal by Mike Glumac. Zagreb extended the lead in the third period as Tomas Mertl scored, with the help of Radek Smolenak and Blake Parlett. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars going to Taylor (30 save shutout), Jamtin, and Glumac.
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