Sunday, November 22, 2015

2015/16 KHL Season - Day 80

Three games for today, beginning with...

Dynamo Moscow hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Mikhail Biryukov and Alexander Yeryomenko protect the nets. Moscow began in the first period on an Alexei Tereshchenko goal, with a lone assist by Dmitry Vishnevsky. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Nikita Dvurechensky goal, passed from Yury Sergiyenko and Carl Klingberg on the power play. Torpedo took the lead with a Kaspars Daugavins power play goal, powered by Vladimir Galuzin and Dmitry Semin. Dynamo retied it on a Daniil Tarasov goal in the second period, made possible by Denis Kokarev and Konstantin Gorovikov. Nizhny Novgorod won 3-2 in overtime on an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, courtesy of Carter Ashton. The three stars were Kostitsyn, Daugavins, and Dvurechensky.

Down in Podolsk, Vityaz welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Jeff Glass and Harri Sateri protect the nets. Podolsk led off in the first period on a Mario Kempe goal, via Roman Horak and Teemu Eronen. Minsk tied it on a Ryan Vesce goal, passed from Sergei Drozd and Jonathan Cheechoo. Vityaz took the lead back in the second period on a Maxim Afinogenov power play goal, powered by Dmitry Tsyganov and Alexei Makeyev. Dinamo retied it on a Paul Szczechura goal, going in unassisted. Minsk took the lead on a Ryan Gunderson goal in the third period, assisted by Nikita Komarov and Dmitry Meleshko. Dinamo iced it at 4-2 on a Vesce power play goal, helped along by Gunderson and Matt Ellison. The three stars were Gunderson, Vesce, and Szczechura.

The last game has Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk bringing in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Pavel Francouz and Alexander Sudnitsin are the masked men. Nizhnekamsk drew first blood in the first period on a Jeff Taffe goal, courtesy of Dan Sexton and Nikita Shchitov on the power play. Neftekhimik added on with a Maxim Rybin goal, coming off of Maxim Berezin and Mikhail Zhukov. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead as Pavel Kulikov scored in the second period, with the help of Alexander Kitarov and Denis Kuzmin while shorthanded. This held up for a 3-0 win, with the three stars handed to Sudnitsin (37 save shutout), Taffe, and Kulikov.

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