We're back with eight games as the KHL and NHL alternate heavy and light days. We begin with...
Lada Togliatti hosting Spartak Moscow. Atte Engren and Ivan Kasutin are in goal. Moscow began in the first period on a shorthanded goal by Sergei Shmelyov, set up by Vyacheslav Leshchenko. Spartak added on with a Leshchenko goal, assisted by Shmelyov and Viktor Baldayev. Togliatti got on the board in the second period with a power play goal by Alexander Bumagin, powered by Igor Magogin and Martin Zatovic. This made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars awarded to Leshchenko, Shmelyov, and Engren (23 for 24 in saves).
Along to Kazan, with Ak Bars welcoming SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Emil Garipov guard the cages. Kazan struck first in the first period on a Dmitry Obukhov goal, passed from Alexander Svitov and Stepan Zakharchuk. St. Petersburg tied it in the second period on an Alexei Ponikarovsky goal, via Ilya Kovalchuk and Andrei Zubarev. Ak Bars took the lead back in the third period on a Mikhail Varnakov goal, guided in by Zakharchuk and Mikhail Glukhov. Kazan added on with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, made possible by Varnakov and Glukhov. SKA got one back with a Dmitry Kalinin goal, courtesy of Anton Burdasov and Kovalchuk. This produced the 3-2 final, with the three stars given to Varnakov, Glukhov, and Zakharchuk, while Kovalchuk gets an honorable mention.
Over in Moscow, CSKA hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Stanislav Galimov protect the nets. Moscow was first to score in the first period on an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, via Bogdan Kiselevich and Maxim Mamin. CSKA added on with a Dmitry Kugryshev power play goal, powered by Alexander Radulov. Moscow extended the lead in the second period as Roman Lyubimov scored, thanks to Alexander Kutuzov and Nikita Zaitsev. CSKA padded the lead in the third period with an Evgeny Korotkov goal, passed from Igor Ozhiganov and Vladimir Zharkov, coming shorthanded. St. Petersburg kept going with a Lyubimov goal, with a lone assist from Radulov. Vladivostok got on the board with a Niclas Bergfors goal, helped along by Viktor Alexandrov. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars going to Lyubimov, Galimov (17 for 18 in saves), and Radulov.
Up in Helsinki, Jokerit brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Riku Helenius are the masked men. Helsinki led off in the first period on a Jesse Joensuu power play goal, powered by Brandon Kozun and Peter Regin. Jokerit added on with a Kozun goal, fueled by Regin and Topi Jaakola. Yaroslavl got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Sergei Konkov, powered by Patrik Hersley. Helsinki iced it at 3-1 on an unassisted empty net goal from Niko Kapanen. The three stars belonged to Kozun, Regin, and Helenius (19 for 20 in saves).
Back to Russia, as Severstal Cherepovets hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Sergei Magarilov protect the nets. Khabarovsk started in the first period on an Oleg Li goal, made possible by Vladislav Ushenin and Vyacheslav Ushenin. Amur added on with a Denis Tolpeko goal, assisted by Danil Faizullin and Jan Kolar. Cherepovets got on the board with an unassisted Anatoly Nikontsev goal. Khabarovsk replied in the third period on an Evgeny Grachyov goal, courtesy of Nikolai Skladnichenko. Amur iced it at 4-1 with an unassisted empty net goal from Vladislav Ushenin. The three stars went to Vladislav Ushenin, Metsola (41 for 42 in saves), and Tolpeko.
Out in Riga, Dinamo welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Joacim Eriksson draw the starts in goal. Sochi opened in the first period on an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, assisted by Ilya Krikunov. The Leopards added on with a Ziyat Paigin power play goal in the third period, powered by Krikunov and Andre Petersson. Riga got on the board with a Miks Indrasis power play goal, helped along by Andris Dzerins and Lauris Darzins. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Krikunov, Barulin (18 for 19 in saves), and Paigin.
Along to Slovakia, where Slovan Bratislava hosts Dinamo Minsk. Jeff Glass and Michael Garnett are the North American goalies. Bratislava got started in the first period with an unassisted goal by Rok Ticar. Minsk tied it on a Matt Ellison goal, via Ryan Vesce and Nick Bailen in the second period. Slovan took the lead in the third period with a Cam Barker goal, with a lone assist by Francis Pare. Bratislava added on with a Michel Miklik goal, going in unassisted. Slovan finished it at 4-1 with a Lukas Kaspar empty net goal that went in unassisted. The three stars were Garnett (20 for 21 in saves), Barker, and Ticar.
Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Mikhail Biryukov and Danny Taylor are the goalies. Zagreb drew first blood in the first period on a Mark Katic power play goal, powered by Gilbert Brule. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a second period goal by Alexander Budkin, going in unassisted. Medvescak took the lead back with a Patrick Bjorkstrand goal, fueled by Tomas Mertl and Shaone Morrisonn. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars handed to Taylor (19 for 20 in saves), Bjorkstrand, and Katic.
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