With no NHL hockey today, these six games from the KHL will have to quench the thirst for hockey. We begin with...
Lada Togliatti hosting SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Edgars Masalskis are in goal. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period on an Alexander Kadeikin goal, coming off of Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Chudinov. Togliatti tied it on a power play goal by Dmitry Vorobyov, powered by Georgy Belousov. Lada took the lead on a shorthanded and unassisted Vasily Streltsov goal in the second period. SKA tied it again in the third period with a Joakim Lindstrom goal, courtesy of Anton Burdasov on the power play. St. Petersburg won 3-2 in overtime with a Dmitry Kalinin goal, assisted by Kovalchuk and Chudinov. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Chudinov, and Kalinin.
Along to Kazan, where Ak Bars welcomes Spartak Moscow. Atte Engren and Emil Garipov are the goalies. Moscow started in the first period on a Lukas Radil goal, via Grigory Shafigulin. Kazan tied it in the second period with a Dmitry Obukhov goal, made possible by Oscar Moller. Ak Bars took the lead on a Justin Azevedo goal, helped along by Mikhail Varnakov and Mikhail Glukhov. Kazan added on with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, guided in by Andrei Chibisov and Artyom Lukoyanov. Ak Bars extended the lead in the third period as Varnakov scored, thanks to Azevedo and Albert Yarullin. Kazan padded the lead with a Tkachyov goal, assisted by Chibisov. Ak Bars finished it at 6-1 with another Tkachyov goal, securing his hat trick on a goal passed from Varnakov and Yakov Rylov. The three stars went to Tkachyov, Chibisov, and Varnakov, while Azevedo gets an honorable mention.
Speaking of Moscow, CSKA brings in Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Ilya Sorokin draw the starts in goal. Moscow got going in the third period on a Nikita Zaitsev power play goal, powered by Dmitry Kugryshev and Bogdan Kiselevich. CSKA iced it at 2-0 with an Alexander Radulov empty net goal, set up by Artyom Sergeyev. The three stars went to Sorokin (19 save shutout), Zaitsev, and Metsola (35 for 36 in saves).
Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki hosts the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Henrik Karlsson are the reliable goalies. Helsinki opened in the first period on a Peter Regin power play goal, powered by Brandon Kozun and Niko Kapanen. Jokerit added on in the second period with a Jere Sallinen goal, fueled by Eetu Poysti and Philip Larsen. Sochi got on the board with an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, made possible by Renat Mamashev and Ilya Krikunov. Riku Helenius took over for an injured Karlsson late in the second period. The Leopards tied it on a Denis Kazionov goal, helped along by Vadim Shchegolkov. Sochi took the lead with a Mamashev goal, via Ben Maxwell and Krikunov. The Leopards extended the lead as Kostitsyn scored a power play goal, with a lone assist by Ziyat Paigin. Sochi padded the lead on an Andre Petersson goal, helped along by Pyotr Schastlivy. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Kostitsyn, Mamashev, and Krikunov.
Back in Russia, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Jakub Stepanek are set to start in goal. Vladivostok was first to score in the first period on an Oskars Bartulis goal, coming off of Jonathon Blum. Cherepovets tied it on a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, courtesy of Evgeny Mons. Admiral retook the lead on a Yegor Dugin goal in the second period, helped along by Alexei Ugarov and David Booth. Severstal retied it with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, assisted by Kagarlitsky. Vladivostok took the lead again as Dugin scored his second of the game, with the help of Booth and Bartulis. Admiral added on with Dugin's hat trick-sealing goal, a power play marker with a lone assist by Booth, who gets a sock trick. Cherepovets pulled back with a Buchnevich power play goal, his second of the game, guided in by Yury Trubachyov. Severstal tied it in the third period on an Ondrej Nemec goal, with helpers from Trubachyov and Buchnevich. The tie went to a shootout, where Booth had the only tally to give Admiral the 5-4 win. The three stars went to Dugin, Booth, and Buchnevich, while Kagarlitsky, Bartulis, and Trubachyov get the honorable mentions.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Jakub Sedlacek are the masked men. Yaroslavl drew first blood with a Denis Mosalyov goal in the first period, assisted by Staffan Kronwall and Daniil Apalkov. Lokomotiv added on in the second period with an Alexander Polunin goal, via Pavel Kraskovsky. Yaroslavl extended the lead in the third period as Sergei Konkov scored, thanks to Vladislav Kartayev and Emil Galimov. This held up for a 3-0 final, with the three stars going to Murygin (18 save shutout), Mosalyov, and Polunin.
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