Eight games are up for today, beginning with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Juha Metsola are in goal. Novokuznetsk struck first in the first period on an Evgeny Orlov goal, passed from Ignat Zemchenko. Khabarovsk tied it in the second period with a Nikolai Skladnichenko goal, via Denis Tolpeko. Metallurg took the lead back on a Maxim Kazakov goal, coming off of Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Stoa. Novokuznetsk added on with a Stoa power play goal in the third period, powered by Roman Manukhov. Amur pulled back on a Vyacheslav Ushenin goal, assisted by Artyom Zub and Vladislav Ushenin. Khabarovsk retied it with an unassisted goal by Kirill Maslov. Metallurg took the lead back on a Kaprizov goal, going in unassisted. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Kaprizov, Stoa, and Kazakov.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Ivan Nalimov are given the starting nods. Vladivostok opened with a power play goal by Oskars Bartulis in the first period, powered by Konstantin Makarov and Artyom Podshendyalov. Admiral added on with a second period Makarov goal, via Alexander Kuznetsov. Novosibirsk got on the board with an Artyom Voroshilo goal, courtesy of Calle Ridderwall and Tomas Vincour. Vladivostok answered with a Makarov goal in the third period, made possible by Ivan Glazkov and Nikita Lisov. Sibir shot back with a Stepan Sannikov goal, assisted by Igor Fefelov and Sergei Shumakov. Admiral iced it at on an empty net goal by Yegor Dugin, set up by Dmitry Sayustov. This made it 4-2, with the three stars being Makarov, Bartulis, and Sannikov.
West to Chelyabinsk, with Traktor hosting Lada Togliatti. Ivan Kasutin and Pavel Francouz draw the starts. Togliatti started on a first period power play goal by Igor Magogin, powered by Tobias Viklund and Martin Zatovic. Chelyabinsk tied it with a second period goal from Dmitry Pestunov, courtesy of Deron Quint and Stanislav Chistov. Traktor took the lead as Yegor Martynov scored, thanks to Anton Glinkin and Alexander Rybakov. Lada retied it in the third period on a Viklund power play goal, with a lone assist by Magogin. Traktor won 3-2 with a Glinkin tally in the shootout. The three stars were Glinkin, Viklund, and Magogin.
Back to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Niklas Svedberg are between the pipes. Yaroslavl got going in the second period on a Daniil Apalkov goal, fueled by Petri Kontiola. Lokomotiv added on with an Alexander Polunin goal, passed from Yegor Korshkov. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Patrik Hersley scored a power play goal, powered by Staffan Kronwall and Apalkov. Ufa got on the board in the third period with an Igor Grigorenko power play goal, made possible by Sami Lepisto and Linus Omark. Lokomotiv shot back with a shorthanded Apalkov goal, with a lone assist by Jiri Novotny. Salavat Yulaev tied it with an Omark power play goal, guided in by Andreas Engqvist and Alexander Loginov. This only made it 4-2, with the three stars handed to Apalkov, Omark, and Hersley.
Down in Magnitogorsk, Metallurg hosts the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. Sochi was first to score in the first period on a Ziyat Paigin goal, assisted by Clay Wilson and Denis Kazionov. Magnitogorsk tied it on an Oskar Osala goal, fueled by Danis Zaripov and Tomas Filippi. The Leopards took the lead back with a Denis Kazionov goal in the second period, coming off of Max Warn and Dmitry Kazionov. Metallurg retied it with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, with a lone assist by Zaripov. Magnitogorsk took the lead on a Zaripov goal in the third period, via Yaroslav Khabarov and Bogdan Potekhin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Zaripov, Denis Kazionov, and Koshechkin (29 for 31 in saves).
Up in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Jussi Rynnas and Alexander Sudnitsin protect the nets. Nizhnekamsk led off in the first period with an Alexander Kitarov goal, fueled by Danil Romantsev. Kazan tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Fyodor Malykhin, powered by Oscar Moller and Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars took the lead in the third period on an Azevedo power play goal, assisted by Mikhail Varnakov and Malykhin. Neftekhimik tied it again with a Jeff Taffe power play goal, coming off of Andrei Sergeyev and Dan Sexton. In the shootout, Malykhin was topped by Yegor Milovzorov and Sexton as Neftekhimik took the 3-2 win. The three stars went to Malykhin, Azevedo and Sexton.
Into Moscow, where Spartak hosts Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Evgeny Ivannikov are the masked men. Astana began in the first period on a Kevin Dallman goal, guided in by Brandon Bochenski and Mike Lundin. Barys added on with a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev goal, assisted by Roman Savchenko and Maxim Khudyakov. Astana extended the lead in the second period as Konstantin Romanov scored, with the help of Maxim Semyonov and Roman Starchenko. Moscow got on the board with an Alexander Mereskin goal, via Konstantin Glazachev. Barys replied in the third period with a Khudyakov goal, with a lone helper by Krasnoslobodtsev. Spartak fired back on a Gleb Klimenko goal, passed from Charles Genoway and Evgeny Bodrov. Astana finished it at 5-2 with an unassisted goal by Martin St. Pierre. The three stars went to Khudyakov, Krasnoslobodtsev, and Romanov.
Finally, SKA St. Petersburg brings in Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Ilya Ezhov occupy the creases. Omsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Sergei Shirokov goal, assisted by Vladimir Sobotka and Martin Erat. St. Petersburg tied it with an Anton Burdasov goal, guided in by Vyacheslav Voynov and Alexander Barabanov. Avangard took the lead on a Denis Kulyash goal, fueled by Denis Parshin and Ilya Zubov. Omsk added on with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, via Ilya Mikheyev. This produced the 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Furch (34 for 35 in saves), Kulyash, and Perezhogin.
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