Seven more games for the KHL today, beginning with...
Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosting Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Ilya Samsonov draw the starts. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, fueled by Wojtek Wolski and Jan Kovar. Metallurg added on with an Alexei Bereglazov goal, via Kovar and Oskar Osala. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the third period as Kovar scored, with a lone assist by Mozyakin. Metallurg padded the lead on another Mozyakin goal, guided in by Wolski. Magnitogorsk iced it at 5-0 with a Danis Zaripov power play goal, powered by Wolski, who got a sock trick. The three stars went to Mozyakin, Wolski, and Kovar.
Over in Nizhny Novgorod, Torpedo welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Ilya Proskuryakov are in the creases. Nizhny Novgorod started with an Artyom Alyayev goal in the first period, made possible by Carter Ashton and Sergei Kostitsyn. Torpedo added on with a Vadim Khomitsky goal, courtesy of Alexander Frolov and Vyacheslav Kulyomin in the second period. Vladivostok got on the board with an Alexander Gorshkov goal in the third period, coming off of Artyom Zemchyonok. Admiral tied it with a Kirill Voronin goal, assisted by Samvel Mnatsyan and Maxim Mamin. The tie went to a shootout, where Gorshkov, Viktor Alexandrov, and David Booth scored for Admiral, lifting them 3-2 over a lone tally by Kostitsyn of Torpedo. The three stars went to Gorshkov, Kostitsyn, and Booth.
In Moscow, CSKA brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Stanislav Galimov are the goalies. Moscow opened with a power play goal by Sergei Andronov, powered by Alexander Radulov and Alexander Kutuzov. CSKA added on with a Radulov power play goal, assisted by Igor Ozhiganov and Jan Mursak. Moscow extended the lead as Radulov scored again in the third period, thanks to Kutuzov. This made it a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Radulov, Galimov (19 save shutout), and Kutuzov.
Down in Sochi, the Leopards host SKA St. Petersburg. Igor Shestyorkin is mismatched with Konstantin Barulin. Sochi led off in the first period on a Mikhail Anisin goal, passed from Ben Maxwell and Evgeny Skachkov. Dmitry Shikin took over for Barulin to start the second period. St. Petersburg tied it on a Maxim Chudinov goal in the second period, made possible by Dmitry Kalinin. The Leopards retook the lead on a Denis Kazionov goal, via Renat Mamashev. SKA tied it again in the third period with an Ilya Kovalchuk power play goal, powered by Chudinov and Evgeny Dadonov. St. Petersburg won 3-2 in overtime on a Nikita Gusev goal, coming off of Ilya Kablukov and Andrei Zubarev. The three stars went to Chudinov, Gusev, and Kovalchuk.
Back north, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl brings in Spartak Moscow. Atte Engren and Vitaly Kolesnik are the reliable goalies. Moscow struck first in the first period on an Alexander Vasilyev goal, via Matthew Gilroy. Yaroslavl tied it on a Staffan Kronwall power play goal, powered by Yegor Averin and Daniil Apalkov. Lokomotiv took the lead with an Ilya Lyubushkin goal, courtesy of Emil Galimov and Vladislav Kartayev. Spartak tied it in the second period as Vsevolod Sorokin scored, thanks to Maxim Potapov and Igot Levitsky. Moscow took the lead on a Potapov goal in the third period, helped along by Evgeny Bodrov. Yaroslavl retied it with a Kartayev goal, assisted by Pavel Koledov and Galimov. In the shootout, Averin's lone tally gave Lokomotiv the 4-3 win. The three stars went to Kartayev, Averin, and Potapov, while Galimov gets an honorable mention.
Across the lake, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Jakub Stepanek protect the nets. Cherepovets dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Vadim Berdnikov goal, assisted by Pavel Buchnevich. Novosibirsk tied it on a Vladimir Butuzov goal, passed from Artyom Voroshilo. Sibir took the lead in the third period on an Andrej Meszaros power play goal, powered by David Ullstrom and Vitaly Menshikov. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Salak (26 for 27 in saves), Meszaros, and Butuzov.
Finally, Dinamo Minsk hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Dmitry Milchakov are between the pipes. Khabarovsk began in the first period on a Tomas Zohorna goal, assisted by Vyacheslav Litovchenko and Pavel Dedunov. Minsk tied it in the second period on an unassisted goal by Sergei Drozd. Dinamo took the lead with a Ryan Vesce power play goal in the third period, powered by Matt Ellison. Minsk added on with another Vesce goal, helped along by Ryan Gunderson and Jonathan Cheechoo on the power play. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars given to Vesce, Milchakov (16 for 17 in saves), and Drozd.
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