The KHL is back in full force, with a whopping thirteen games today. We begin with...
Avangard Omsk hosting Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Dominik Furch receive the starting nods. Helsinki was first to score in the first period on a Philip Larsen power play goal, with a lone assist by Brandon Kozun. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Karlsson (31 save shutout), Larsen, and Furch (20 for 21 in saves).
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Dinamo Riga. Joacim Eriksson and Jan Laco get the starts. Astana got going in the second period on a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev goal, coming off of Konstantin Pushkaryov. Barys added on in the third period with a Nigel Dawes power play goal, with a lone helper by Dustin Boyd. Astana extended the lead as Boyd scored, thanks to Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Barys padded the lead with a Konstantin Romanov goal, via Roman Starchenko. Astana continued with a Starchenko goal, fueled by Romanov and Martin St. Pierre. Riga got on the board with a Vitalijs Pavlovs goal, passed from Kristaps Sotnieks and Kaspars Saulietis. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Dawes, Boyd, and Romanov, while Starchenko gets an honorable mention.
Back east, Sibir Novosibirsk brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Alexander Salak are in the creases. Novokuznetsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Viktor Drugov goal, guided in by Alexander Komaristy. Metallurg added on with a Grigory Glebov power play goal, with a lone assist by Cade Fairchild. Novokuznetsk extended the lead on a Ryan Stoa power play goal, helped along by Maxim Kazakov. Novosibirsk got on the board with a Calle Ridderwall power play goal, powered by Tomas Vincour and Vitaly Menshikov. Sibir pulled closer on a Menshikov goal, passed from Ivan Vereshchagin on the power play. Metallurg shot back on an Alexander Romanov goal, via Drugov and Vadim Mitryakov. Novosibirsk countered with an unassisted Alexei Kopeikin power play goal in the third period. Sibir tied it with a Viktor Bobrov goal, assisted by Maxim Shalunov. Novosibirsk took the lead on an Oleg Gubin goal, with a lone helper by Ridderwall. Sibir iced it at 6-4 with an unassisted empty net goal by Kopeikin, his second of the game. The three stars went to Kopeikin, Ridderwall, and Drugov.
West to Khanty-Mansiysk, where Yugra hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Georgy Gelashvili draw the starts in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period on a Grigory Zheldakov goal, fueled by Igor Bortnikov. Yugra added on with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, made possible by Evgeny Lapenkov and Andrei Antonov on the power play. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with an Evgeny Grigorenko goal in the second period, courtesy of Dan Sexton and Jeff Taffe. This stood for a 2-1 final, with the three stars handed to Gelashvili (18 for 19 in saves), Varfolomeyev, and Zheldakov.
Next up, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Jakub Kovar are the masked men. Chelyabinsk began in the first period on a shorthanded goal by Vyacheslav Osnovin, set up by Martin Ruzicka. Traktor added on with a power play goal by Anton Glinkin, powered by Filip Novak and Andrei Pervyshin. Igor Ustinsky took over for Kovar in goal. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a power play goal from Anatoly Golyshev in the second period, passed from Alexei Simakov. Avtomobilist tied it on an Alexander Pankov goal, via Artyom Gareyev. Yekaterinburg took the lead with a Golyshev goal, his second of the game, assisted by Yegor Zhuravlyov and Alexander Torchenyuk. Avtomobilist extended the lead as Torchenyuk scored, with the help of Simakov and Nikita Tryamkin. Yekaterinburg padded the lead in the third period on a Tryamkin goal, fueled by Torchenyuk and Golyshev. Avtomobilist went on to win 5-2, with the three stars awarded to Golyshev, Torchenyuk, and Tryamkin, while Simakov gets an honorable mention.
A little more west, Lada Togliatti brings Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Edgars Masalskis occupy the creases. Togliatti opened in the first period on an Alexander Streltsov goal, passed from Stanislav Bocharov. Magnitogorsk tied it with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, coming off of Wojtek Wolski and Viktor Antipin. Metallurg took the lead on a Danis Zaripov goal, going in unassisted. Magnitogorsk added on in the second period with a Wolski goal, fueled by Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Metallurg extended the lead as Oskar Osala scored, thanks to Zaripov and Tomas Filippi. Magnitogorsk padded the lead on a Sergei Tereshchenko goal, courtesy of Vladislav Kaletnik and Evgeny Timkin. Metallurg kept going with an unassisted goal by Bogdan Potekhin. Magnitogorsk finished it at 7-1 in the third period on a Wolski goal, via Mozyakin and Kovar. The three stars went to Wolski, Mozyakin, and Zaripov, while Kovar gets an honorable mention.
Continuing along, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Slovan Bratislava. Michael Garnett and Ilya Proskuryakov are in goal. Nizhny Novgorod led off in the first period on a Kaspars Daugavins power play goal, powered by Vladimir Galuzin. Torpedo added on with an Alexei Sopin power play goal, guided in by Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Sergei Kostitsyn scored, with a lone assist by Carter Ashton. Bratislava got on the board in the second period on a Marek Viedensky goal, courtesy of Milan Bartovic and Tomas Starosta. Torpedo replied with a Daugavins goal, his second of the game, made possible by Galuzin and Artyom Alyayev. Nizhny Novgorod padded the lead with an Ashton goal, coming off of Kostitsyn and Maxim Osipov. Slovan pulled back in the third period on a Rok Ticar goal, via Ziga Jeglic and Cam Barker. Bratislava edged closer with a Barker goal, assisted by Vaclav Nedorost and Lukas Kaspar on the power play. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Daugavins, Kostitsyn, and Ashton, while Galuzin and Barker get the honorable mentions.
Up to Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Alexei Murygin guard the cages. Yaroslav drew first blood in the second period on an unassisted goal by Andrei Loktionov. Cherepovets tied it on a Pavel Buchnevich in the third period, assisted by Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Ondrej Nemec on the power play. The tie went to a shootout, where Yury Trubachyov and Buchnevich tallied to lift Severstal to a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Stepanek (25 for 26 in saves, replaced by Sergei Magarilov in the shootout), Buchnevich, and Murygin (30 for 31 in saves).
Back to Kazan, where Ak Bars brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Jussi Rynnas are between the pipes. Ufa started in the first period on a Sami Lepisto goal, courtesy of Linus Omark and Alexander Loginov. Kazan tied it on an Artyom Lukoyanov power play goal, powered by Andrei Chibisov and Konstantin Korneyev. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back on a second period Dmitry Makarov goal, passed from Omark. Ak Bars retied it on a Mikhail Varnakov goal, fueled by Marek Daloga and Lukoyanov. Kazan took the lead on a Mattias Sjogren goal, with a lone assist by Oscar Moller. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Lukoyanov, Sjogren, and Omark.
Down in Sochi, the Leopards host CSKA Moscow. Stanislav Galimov and Konstantin Barulin tend the twines. Sochi struck first in the first period on an Igor Ignatushkin goal, guided in by Ilya Krikunov and Andrei Kostitsyn. The Leopards added on with an Evgeny Skachkov goal, via Janne Jalasvaara and Ben Maxwell. Moscow got on the board in the second period as Dmitry Kugryshev scored a power play goal, powered by Alexander Radulov. CSKA tied it on a Jan Mursak goal in the third period, with a lone helper by Igor Ozhiganov. Moscow took the lead with an unassisted goal by Ivan Telegin. CSKA iced it at 4-2 with a Mursak empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Mursak, Telegin, and Kugryshev.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Kevin Lalande are the North American goalies. Zagreb was first to score in the first period on a Patrick Bjorkstrand goal, assisted by Tomas Mertl and Shaone Morrisonn. Medvescak added on with a second period goal by Stefano Giliati, coming off of Mertl and Mark Katic. Minsk got on the board with an Alexei Kalyuzhny power play goal, fueled by Paul Szczechura and Alexander Materukhin. Zagreb responded in the third period on a Mikko Kousa power play goal, powered by Mertl, who got a sock trick, and Bjorkstrand. Medvescak finished it at 4-1 on a Mertl goal, helped along by Edwin Hedberg. The three stars were handed to Mertl, Bjorkstrand, and Taylor (24 for 25 in saves).
Back in Russia, Spartak Moscow brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Evgeny Ivannikov are in the blue paint. Moscow got going in the second period on a Konstantin Glazachev goal, assisted by Alexander Mereskin and Yaroslav Dyblenko. Spartak added on with a Maxim Potapov goal, fueled by Evgeny Bodrov and Dmitry Korobov. Podolsk got on the board in the third period as Vyacheslav Solodukhin scored, thanks to Anton Korolyov. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Ivannikov (25 for 26 in saves), Potapov, and Glazachev.
Finally, SKA St. Petersburg hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. St. Petersburg drew first blood in the first period on an Ilya Kablukov goal, passed from Evgeny Ketov and Dmitry Yudin. Moscow tied it on a Martins Karsums goal, via Alexei Tsvetkov and Juuso Hietanen. Dynamo took the lead on a Dmitry Vishnevsky power play goal, powered by Ilya Shipov and Ansel Galimov. SKA tied it in the second period with a Nikita Gusev goal, coming off of Vyacheslav Voynov and Kablukov. St. Petersburg pulled ahead in the third period with an Anton Burdasov goal, assisted by Gusev and Kablukov. This made it 3-2, with the three stars going to Kablukov, Gusev, and Burdasov.
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