Eight games going as the schedule starts to regulate itself again. The first is from...
Omsk, as Avangard hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Dominik Furch guard the cages. Omsk began in the first period with a Martin Erat goal, assisted by Vladimir Sobotka and Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard added on with an Ilya Mikheyev goal, made possible by Alexander Popov. Omsk extended the lead with a Sobotka power play goal in the second period, powered by Michal Kempny. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars being Furch (15 save shutout), Sobotka, and Erat.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Jan Laco are in the creases. Astana was first to score in the first period with a Roman Savchenko goal, courtesy of Konstantin Rudenko and Martin St. Pierre. Vladivostok tied it on an Artyom Podshendyalov power play goal, powered by Konstantin Makarov and Oskars Bartulis. Admiral took the lead in the second period with an Alexei Ugarov goal, passed from Bartulis and Alexander Gorshkov. Barys tied it in the third period on a Keaton Ellerby goal, assisted by Maxim Khudyakov. Vladivostok took the lead back on a Gorshkov goal, via Maxim Mamin and Ugarov. Astana retied it with a Khudyakov goal, fueled by Konstantin Pushkaryov and Ellerby. Barys won 4-3 with a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev goal, coming off of Pushkaryov and Savchenko. The three stars went to Khudyakov, Ellerby, and Savchenko, while Pushkaryov, Gorshkov, Ugarov, and Bartulis get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk hosts Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Georgy Gelashvili draw the starts in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk led off in the first period on a Pavel Varfolomeyev power play goal, powered by Andrei Antonov. Riga tied it on a Vitalijs Pavlovs goal, guided in by Ville Leino and Steven Seigo on the power play in the second period. Yugra retook the lead as Igor Bortnikov scored, thanks to Konstantin Panov and Kirill Rasskazov. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Gelashvili (30 for 31 in saves), Bortnikov, and Varfolomeyev.
Over to Yekaterinburg, with Avtomobilist bringing in Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Igor Ustinsky are between the pipes. Yekaterinburg dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Eero Elo power play goal, powered by Alexander Torchenyuk and Alexei Simakov. Helsinki tied it on a Peter Regin power play goal, guided in by Philip Larsen and Brandon Kozun. Avtomobilist took the lead back on an Anatoly Golyshev goal, made possible by Simakov. Jokerit tied it on an Eetu Poysti goal in the third period, via Arturs Kulda and Jere Sallinen. Helsinki pulled ahead with a Kozun power play goal, with a lone helper by Regin. Yekaterinburg tied it again with an Alexander Pankov goal, helped along by Pavel Turbin. In the shootout, Kozun and Regin lifted Jokerit to the 4-3 win. The three stars went to Regin, Kozun, and Simakov.
West to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Mikhail Biryukov receive the starting nods. Podolsk struck first in the first period on an unassisted shorthanded goal by Roman Horak. Nizhny Novgorod tied it in the second period on an Oleg Piganovich goal, passed from Alexei Sopin. Torpedo took the lead on a Stanislav Yegorshev goal, fueled by Sopin and Kaspars Daugavins. Nizhny Novgorod added on with a Linus Videll goal, helped along by Maxim Osipov and Artyom Alyayev. This made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Sopin, Biryukov (32 for 33 in saves), and Yegorshev.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko faces a lesser foe in Dmitry Milchakov in goal. Moscow opened in the first period on a Dmitry Vishnevsky goal, assisted by Mat Robinson and Alexei Kaigorodov. Minsk tied it in the third period on a Sergei Drozd goal, via Nick Bailen and Ilya Shinkevich. Dynamo took the lead back with a Maxim Pestushko goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Nikulin. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars handed to Pestushko, Yeryomenko (27 for 28 in saves), and Vishnevsky.
Over to Croatia, with Medvescak Zagreb hosting Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Danny Taylor are in the blue paint. Cherepovets started in the first period on an Igor Skorokhodov goal, fueled by Anatoly Nikontsev. Zagreb tied it on a Radek Smolenak goal, via Tuukka Mantyla and Milan Jurcina on the power play. Medvescak took the lead in the second period as Gilbert Brule scored, thanks to Smolenak. Zagreb added on with a Mantyla power play goal, powered by Smolenak and Tomas Mertl. Medvescak extended the lead with a Smolenak goal, his second of the game, assisted by Brule and Mantyla. Severstal got one back in the third period on a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, with a lone helper from Yury Trubachyov. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Smolenak, Mantyla, and Brule.
Finally, Slovan Bratislava brings in CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Barry Brust protect the nets. Bratislava got going in the second period on an Andrej Stastny goal, courtesy of Cam Barker and Marek Viedensky. Slovan added on with a Rok Ticar power play goal, powered by Ladislav Nagy and Lubomir Visnovsky in the third period. Moscow got on the board with a Dmitry Kugryshev power play goal, via Bogdan Kiselevich. CSKA tied it with a shorthanded Kugryshev goal, set up by Roman Lyubimov and Jan Mursak. In the shootout, Ticar and Lukas Kaspar lifted Bratislava to the 3-2 win. The three stars went to Ticar, Kugryshev, and Stastny.
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