Happy Thursday everyone. The KHL has blessed us all with every team in action for today. Spoiler alert: seven of today's fourteen games end in shutouts. We begin the day in...
Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Andrei Kareyev are in goal. Vladivostok opened with an Alexei Ugarov goal, going in unassisted. Admiral added on with an Alexander Kuznetsov goal, passed from Mikhail Fisenko and Dmitry Lugin. The final remained at 2-0, with the three stars being Bobkov (27 save shutout), Ugarov, and Kuznetsov.
Over in Omsk, Avangard welcomes Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Dominik Furch man the nets. Omsk struck first in the first period on an Ilya Mikheyev goal, passed from Alexander Perezhogin and Alexander Popov. Riga tied it with an unassisted second period goal by Oskars Cibulskis. Dinamo took the lead on a Lauris Darzins goal in the third period, going in unassisted. Avangard tied it again with an Ivan Lekomtsev goal, coming off of Popov and Anton Kuryanov. The tie went to a shootout, where Mikelis Redlihs and Kaspars Saulietis scored to top a lone tally by Ilya Zubov for a 3-2 Riga win. The three stars were Saulietis, Popov, and Darzins.
Into Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Jan Laco are in the creases. Astana was first to score in the first period on a Dustin Boyd goal, via Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Barys added on with a Roman Savchenko power play goal, powered by Vyacheslav Tryasunov and Maxim Khudyakov. The three final remained at 2-0, with the three stars handed to Laco (33 save shutout), Boyd, and Savchenko.
Back east, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Alexander Salak are the masked men. Khabarovsk started in the first period on a Danil Faizullin goal, coming off of Vitaly Atyushov. Amur added on with a Tomas Zohorna goal, going in unassisted. Khabarovsk extended the lead as Vladimir Pervushin scored, thanks to Nikolai Skladnichenko. Salak was pulled for Nikita Bespalov for the second period. Amur padded the lead on a Vladislav Ushenin third period goal, going in unassisted. Khabarovsk kept going with a Vyacheslav Ushenin power play goal, powered by Vladislav Ushenin and Maxim Veryovkin. Amur continued on a Ruslan Bashkirov goal, helped along by Faizullin. Khabarovsk iced it at 7-0 with a Vitaly Shulakov goal, assisted by Vladislav Ushenin and Vyacheslav Ushenin. The three stars went to Vladislav Ushenin, Faizullin, and Vyacheslav Ushenin, while Metsola (27 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.
Over in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Pavel Francouz and Georgy Gelashvili are the goalies. Khanty-Mansiysk got going in the second period with an Alexander Ugolnikov goal on the power play, powered by Evgeny Lapenkov and Konstantin Panov. Yugra added on with an Oleg Yashin goal, via Andrei Ankudinov. Khanty-Mansiysk extended the lead on a Panov goal, made possible by Igor Bortnikov and Kirill Rasskazov. Chelyabinsk avoided a shutout with an Anton Glinkin goal, assisted by Maxim Yakutsenya and Andrei Popov in the third period. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars going to Panov, Gelashvili (33 for 34 in saves), and Yashin.
Along to Yekaterinburg, with Avtomobilist bringing in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Igor Ustinsky received the starting nods. Nizhnekamsk led off in the first period with a Jeff Taffe goal, courtesy of Evgeny Ryasensky. Neftekhimik added on with another Taffe goal, assisted by Evgeny Grigorenko and Dan Sexton. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead as Yegor Milovzorov scored, with the help of Alexander Yevseyenkov. Neftekhimik iced it at 4-0 with an empty net goal in the third period from Nikita Shchitov and Milovzorov. The three stars belonged to Taffe, Sudnitsin (29 save shutout), and Milovzorov.
West to Togliatti, with Lada hosting Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Edgars Masalskis are set to start in goal. Togliatti began in the first period on a Martin Zatovic goal, assisted by Yefim Gurkin. Lada added on with an Alexander Streltsov goal, fueled by Tobias Viklund and Vasily Streltsov. Togliatti iced it at 3-0 in the third period with an unassisted Anton Shenfeld goal. The three stars were awarded to Masalskis (42 save shutout), Zatovic, and Alexander Streltsov.
Into Yaroslavl, with Lokomotiv welcoming CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Alexei Murygin are the overrated goalies. Moscow struck first in the first period on a Dmitry Kugryshev power play goal, powered by Bogdan Kiselevich and Igor Ozhiganov. CSKA added on in the second period with an Alexander Radulov goal, with a lone assist by Geoff Platt. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Sorokin (27 save shutout), Kugryshev, and Radulov.
Back to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Gasper Kroselj and Ilya Proskuryakov have the green light to play goal. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period on a Linus Videll goal, coming off of Carter Ashton and Artyom Alyayev. Torpedo added on with a Daniil Ilyin goal, via Kaspars Daugavins and Alyayev. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Sergei Kostitsyn scored, thanks to Ashton and Videll. Torpedo padded the lead with an Alexander Budkin goal, fueled by Ashton, who got a sock trick, and Oleg Piganovich. Zagreb got on the board with a Shaone Morrisonn goal, passed from Jesse Saarinen and Tomas Mertl. Medvescak pulled closer in the second period on a Mertl goal, assisted by Geoffrey Kinrade and Morrisonn. Nizhny Novgorod replied in the third period on a Daugavins empty net goal, set up by Vyacheslav Kulyomin. This made it a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Videll, Ashton, and Alyayev, while Daugavins, Mertl, and Morrisonn get the honorable mentions.
Down in Kazan, Ak Bars hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Jussi Rynnas are in the blue paint. Kazan started in the first period with a Dmitry Arkhipov goal, assisted by Dmitry Obukhov and Stepan Zakharchuk. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, with a lone assist by Chris Lee. Ak Bars took the lead again in the second period on a Fyodor Malykhin goal, passed from Mikhail Varnakov and Mikhail Glukhov. Metallurg tied it in the third period on an Oskar Osala goal, guided in by Danis Zaripov. In the shootout, Zaripov and Jan Kovar scored to win it for Metallurg by a 3-2 score. The three stars went to Zaripov, Kovar, and Koshechkin (36 for 38 in saves).
Further south to Sochi, as the Leopards welcome Severstal Cherepovets. Sergei Magarilov and Konstantin Barulin protect the nets. Jakub Stepanek took over for an injured Magarilov in the first period. Sochi was first to score on a first period power play goal by Ben Maxwell, powered by Ziyat Paigin and Renat Mamashev. The Leopards added on in the second period on a Pyotr Schastlivy goal, via Roman Lyuduchin and Mikhail Anisin. Sochi extended the lead on another Schastlivy goal, courtesy of Lyuduchin. Cherepovets got on the board in the third period on a Maxim Trunyov goal, assisted by Anatoly Nikontsev and Eduard Gimatov. The Leopards replied on an Andre Petersson goal, helped along by Maxwell and Evgeny Skachkov on the power play. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Schastlivy, Maxwell, and Lyuduchin.
Northwest to St. Petersburg, with SKA bringing in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Mikko Koskinen are the Finnish goalies. St. Petersburg led off in the first period on a Jarno Koskiranta goal, passed from Alexander Barabanov and Joakim Lindstrom. SKA added on with a Nikita Gusev power play goal, powered by Vadim Shipachyov and Maxim Chudinov. Podolsk got on the board in the second period on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, with a lone assist by Anton Korolyov. Vityaz tied it with a Yury Koksharov goal, made possible by Solodukhin and Pavel Lukin. St. Petersburg retook the lead in the third period on another Gusev power play goal, with helpers from Yegor Yakovlev and Evgeny Dadonov. Podolsk retied it as Nikita Vyglazov scored, thanks to Roman Horak and Teemu Eronen on the power play. SKA answered with a Shipachyov goal, guided in by Andrei Kuteikin and Gusev. St. Petersburg finished it at 5-3 on a Dadonov empty net goal, set up by Ilya Kablukov. The three stars went to Gusev, Shipachyov, and Solodukhin, while Dadonov gets an honorable mention.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Jeff Glass are the North Americans in goal. Minsk began in the first period on a Jonathan Cheechoo power play goal, powered by Matt Ellison and Ryan Vesce. Dinamo added on with an Ellison goal in the second period, helped along by Cheechoo and Vesce. Bratislava got on the board in the third period with a Rok Ticar power play goal, assisted by Ivan Svarny and Ziga Jeglic. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Ellison, Cheechoo, and Glass (38 for 39 in saves), while Vesce gets an honorable mention.
Finally, back in Moscow, Spartak hosts rivals Dynamo from across town. Alexander Yeryomenko and Evgeny Ivannikov are all padded up. Dynamo drew first blood on a first period Martins Karsums goal, passed from Maxim Karpov. Dynamo added on in the second period as Maxim Pestushko scored, thanks to Alexei Tereshchenko and Dmitry Vishnevsky. Dynamo iced it at 3-0 on a Karpov empty net goal in the third period, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Yeryomenko (19 save shutout), Karpov, and Karsums.
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