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Omsk, as Avangard hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Sergei Magarilov and Dominik Furch draw the starts in goal. Omsk got going with a Maxim Kazakov power play goal in the second period, powered by Nikolai Lemtyugov and Ivan Lekomtsev. Avangard added on in the third period with a Pyotr Khokhryakov goal, via Ilya Mikheyev. Omsk extended the lead as Michal Kempny scored, thanks to Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard padded the lead on a Mikheyev goal, with a lone helper from Valentin Pyanov. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Furch (15 save shutout), Mikheyev, and Kazakov.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Pavel Poluektov man the nets. Astana opened in the first period on a Roman Savchenko goal, fueled by Konstantin Pushkaryov and Maxim Khudyakov. Barys added on with a Roman Starchenko power play goal, powered by Brandon Bochenski and Kevin Dallman. Astana extended the lead in the second period with a Martin St. Pierre goal, courtesy of Khudyakov and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Moscow got on the board with a Sergei Andronov goal, passed from Jan Mursak and Dmitry Kugryshev. CSKA pulled closer with a Mursak goal, coming off of Alexander Kutuzov. Barys replied with a Mike Lundin power play goal in the third period, assisted by Dallman and Starchenko. Moscow pulled back as Stephane Da Costa scored, thanks to Alexander Radulov. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Starchenko, Mursak, and Dallman, while Khudyakov gets an honorable mention.
In Russia, Lada Togliatti brings in Admiral Vladivostok. Ivan Nalimov and Edgars Masalskis are in goal. Vladivostok dented the scoreboard with a Mikhail Fisenko goal in the second period, going in unassisted. Togliatti tied it on a Denis Guryanov goal, guided in by Dmitry Vorobyov and Stanislav Romanov. Admiral took the lead back on a David Booth goal, fueled by Viktor Alexandrov. Vladivostok added on with a third period goal by Konstantin Makarov, passed from Artyom Podshendyalov and Alexander Kuznetsov. Admiral extended the lead as Podshendyalov scored, thanks to Oskars Bartulis and Kuznetsov. Vladivostok wrapped it up at 5-1 with an Alexander Gorshkov goal, helped along by Dmitry Lugin and Fisenko. The three stars belonged to Podshendyalov, Fisenko, and Kuznetsov.
Next up, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Alexander Pechursky is mismatched with Stanislav Galimov in goal. Kazan started in the first period on a Stepan Zakharchuk goal, via Mikhail Glukhov. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Galimov (24 save shutout), Zakharchuk, and Pechursky (35 for 36 in saves).
Along to Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Vitaly Kolesnik are the masked men. Novokuznetsk led off in the first period with a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, coming off of Fyodor Polishchuk and Cade Fairchild. Yaroslavl tied it on a Daniil Apalkov power play goal, powered by Staffan Kronwall and Petri Kontiola. Metallurg took the lead back with a Vadim Mitryakov second period goal, assisted by Kirill Lebedev and Alexei Dostoinov. Lokomotiv tied it again on an Andrei Loktionov goal, via Dmitry Maltsev. Yaroslavl took the lead in the third period with a Kontiola goal, fueled by Emil Galimov. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kontiola, Loktionov, and Apalkov.
Finally, the Sochi Leopards bring in Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Konstantin Barulin guard the cages. Sochi began with an Andre Petersson power play goal, powered by Ziyat Paigin. Novosibirsk tied it on a Vladimir Butuzov goal, courtesy of Viktor Bobrov and Alexei Kopeikin. The Leopards took the lead on a Paigin power play goal, made possible by Petersson and Evgeny Skachkov. Sibir tied it on a Maxim Ignatovich goal in the second period, helped along by Kopeikin. Sochi regained the lead in the third period as Ilya Krikunov scored, thanks to Andrei Kostitsyn with five seconds left in regulation. This made it 3-2, good for a Sochi win, with the three stars handed to Paigin, Petersson, and Kopeikin.
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