Friday, October 30, 2015

2015/16 KHL Season - Day 67

Seven games today before the schedule slows down this weekend ahead of an international break. We start in...

Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Andrei Kareyev are in goal. Novokuznetsk was first to score in the first period on a Maxim Kazakov goal, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Roman Manukhov. Vladivostok tied it on an Oskars Bartulis power play goal, powered by Niclas Bergfors and Jonathon Blum. Metallurg took the lead back in the second period with a Cade Fairchild goal, via Kaprizov and Kazakov on the power play. Novokuznetsk added on in the third period on a Ryan Stoa goal, with a lone assist by Kaprizov, who got a sock trick. Admiral pulled back with a Dmitry Sayustov goal, passed from Artyom Podshendyalov. Vladivostok tied it on an Alexander Gorshkov goal, fueled by Sayustov and Kirill Voronin. In the shootout, Gorshkov's lone tally won it 4-3 for Admiral. The three stars belonged to Kaprizov, Gorshkov, and Sayustov, while Kazakov gets an honorable mention.

Nearby, Sibir Novosibirsk welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Alexander Salak protect the nets. Khabarovsk struck first in the first period on an Oleg Li goal, coming off of Vitaly Atyushov and Vyacheslav Ushenin. Novosibirsk tied it on a David Ullstrom goal in the third period, made possible by Sergei Gimayev and Maxim Ignatovich. Sibir took the lead as Ullstrom scored again, thanks to Gimayev and Calle Ridderwall. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars awarded to Ullstrom, Salak (22 for 23 in saves), and Gimayev.

Westward to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Ilya Proskuryakov are in the blue paint. Magnitogorsk opened in the first period on an Evgeny Timkin goal, via Denis Platonov. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Kaspars Daugavins goal, guided in by Dmitry Semin and Alexei Sopin. Metallurg retook the lead on a Sergei Mozyakin goal in the second period, assisted by Tomas Filippi and Bogdan Potekhin. Magnitogorsk added on in the third period with a Filippi goal, courtesy of Oskar Osala. Torpedo shot back on a Semin goal, coming off of Sopin and Daugavins. Metallurg iced it at 4-2 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Chris Lee, set up by Jan Kovar. The three stars went to Filippi, Semin, and Daugavins, while Sopin gets an honorable mention.

Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Jeff Glass are in the creases. Ufa led off in the first period on a Denis Khlystov goal, fueled by Sergei Soin and Alexander Nesterov. Salavat Yulaev added on with an Andreas Engqvist power play goal, powered by Sami Lepisto and Igor Grigorenko. Minsk got on the board with a Matt Ellison goal in the second period, courtesy of Nick Bailen and Ryan Gunderson. Ufa replied on a Linus Omark goal, coming off of Lepisto and Dmitry Makarov. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead as Omark scored in the third period, with the help of Engqvist and Grigorenko. Ufa padded the lead with a shorthanded goal by Makarov, set up by Teemu Hartikainen and Zakhar Arzamastsev. This produced the 5-1 win, with the three stars going to Omark, Engqvist, and Makarov, while Lepisto and Grigorenko get the honorable mentions.

Back in Russia, Severstal Cherepovets brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Sergei Magarilov are the goalies. Cherepovets started in the first period on a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, courtesy of Denis Vikharev. Severstal added on with a Daniil Vovchenko goal in the third period, helped along by Pavel Buchnevich and Ilya Khokhlov. Cherepovets extended the lead on a Vovchenko power play goal, with a lone assist by Ondrej Nemec. Moscow got on the board with a Denis Barantsev power play goal, powered by Juuso Hietanen. Dynamo got closer with a Denis Kokarev power play goal, with an assist from Martins Karsums. Severstal finished it at 4-2 with an Igor Skorokhodov empty net goal, set up by Sergei Monakhov and Evgeny Kovyrshin. The three stars went to Vovchenko, Kagarlitsky, and Kokarev.

Back out west, Medvescak Zagreb welcomes Lada Togliatti. Edgars Masalskis and Gasper Kroselj receive the starting nods. Togliatti began in the first period on a Dmitry Vorobyov power play goal, powered by Alexander Bolshakov and Georgy Belousov. Lada added on with a power play goal by Martin Zatovic in the second period, with a lone helper by Yefim Gurkin. Danny Taylor relieved Kroselj in goal. Zagreb got on the board with an Andreas Jamtin goal, via Patrick Bjorkstrand. Togliatti shot back with an Anton Krysanov goal, courtesy of Belousov on the power play. Lada won 4-1 on an empty net goal by Anton Shenfeld in the third period, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Belousov, Masalskis (24 for 25 in saves), and Zatovic.

Finally, Slovan Bratislava hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Barry Brust are between the pipes. Kazan drew first blood in the first period on a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, assisted by Mikhail Glukhov and Yakov Rylov. Bratislava tied it with a Cam Barker goal in the second period, coming off of Lukas Kaspar on the power play. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Tkachyov and Fyodor Malykhin lifted Ak Bars to a 2-1 win over a lone tally by Slovan's Ziga Jeglic. The three stars went to Tkachyov, Garipov (31 for 32 in saves), and Brust (19 for 20 in saves).

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