Six games on for today, beginning with...
The Sochi Leopards hosting Spartak Moscow. Atte Engren and Konstantin Barulin are the veteran goalies. Sochi struck first in the first period on an Andre Petersson power play goal, powered by Andrei Kostitsyn. Moscow tied it in the second period on an Alexander Mereskin goal, via Charles Genoway and Konstantin Glazachev. The Leopards took the lead back with a Ben Maxwell goal, fueled by Petersson and Sergei Kuznetsov. The score stayed at 2-1, with the three stars going to Barulin (31 for 32 in saves), Petersson, and Maxwell.
Up in Moscow, CSKA welcome Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Ilya Sorokin make the starts. Moscow opened in the first period on an Alexander Radulov goal, made possible by Dmitry Kugryshev. CSKA added on with an Evgeny Korotkov goal, courtesy of Ivan Telegin and Vladimir Zharkov. Novosibirsk got on the board in the second period as Maxim Shalunov scored a power play goal, powered by Konstantin Alexeyev. Moscow iced it at 3-1 with a Bogdan Kiselevich goal in the third period, coming off of Radulov. The three stars were Radulov, Sorokin (22 for 23 in saves), and Korotkov.
Back east, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Ilya Proskuryakov draw the starts. Khabarovsk was first to score in the first period on an Oleg Li goal, assisted by Vladislav Ushenin and Vyacheslav Ushenin. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on an Alexander Budkin power play goal in the second period, powered by Vladimir Galuzin and Sergei Kostitsyn. In the shootout, Galuzin's lone tally gave Torpedo the 2-1 win. The three stars were Galuzin, Proskuryakov (22 for 23 in saves), and Metsola (26 for 27 in saves).
Nearby, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Alexei Murygin guard the cages. St. Petersburg started in the first period on a Vadim Shipachyov goal, assisted by Evgeny Dadonov. SKA added on with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, with a lone assist by Anton Burdasov. Yaroslavl got on the board with a Yegor Korshkov goal in the second period, via Staffan Kronwall and Alexander Polunin. Lokomotiv tied it as Jonas Enlund scored, thanks to Ilya Lyubushkin and Denis Mosalyov. St. Petersburg took the lead back with a Kovalchuk power play goal, powered by Vyacheslav Voynov and Shipachyov. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kovalchuk, Shipachyov, and Koskinen (28 for 30 in saves).
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Kevin Lalande are the goalies. Vladivostok led off with a shorthanded goal by Dmitry Sayustov, going in unassisted. Minsk tied it on a Ryan Vesce power play goal in the second period, powered by Jonathan Cheechoo and Matt Ellison. Dinamo took the lead with a Nick Bailen goal, via Sergei Drozd and Nikita Komarov. Minsk added on with a Cheechoo power play goal, assisted by Ryan Gunderson and Vesce. Dinamo extended the lead as Ellison scored, thanks to Cheechoo. Admiral got one back on another Sayustov goal in the third period, his second of the game coming off of Alexei Ugarov and David Booth. Minsk shot back with a Bailen power play goal, with helpers from Ellison and Gunderson. Vladivostok pulled back on a Kirill Voronin goal, guided in by Artyom Podshendyalov. The final held at 5-3, with the three stars being Cheechoo, Bailen, and Sayustov, while Vesce, Ellison, and Gunderson get the honorable mentions.
Finally, Severstal Cherepovets brings in Metallurg Nozokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky is mismatched with Jakub Stepanek in goal. Novokuznetsk began in the first period with an Alexei Razumov goal, going in unassisted. Metallurg added on in the second period on an Alexei Dostoinov goal, fueled by Ignat Zemchenko. Cherepovets got on the board with an Artyom Kryukov goal, passed from Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Evgeny Mons. Novokuznetsk replied with an Alexander Romanov goal in the third period, coming off of Alexander Komaristy. This produced the 3-1 final, with the three stars given to Podyapolsky (31 for 32 in saves), Dostoinov, and Razumov.
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