Three games today before the KHL takes its annual New Year's Break, beginning in...
Chelyabinsk, where Traktor hosts Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Vasily Demchenko are given the starting nods in goal. Chelyabinsk led off in the first period on a Martin Ruzicka goal, via Alexander Shinin. Bratislava tied it on a Frnacis Pare power play goal, powered by Cam Barker and Lukas Kaspar. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Ziga Jeglic and Kaspar scored to give Slovan the 2-1 win. The three stars went to Kaspar, Brust (29 for 30 in saves), and Demchenko (32 for 33 in saves).
Along to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Alexander Sudnitsin receive the starts in goal. Nizhnekamsk began in the first period with a Nikita Shchitov goal, passed from Igor Polygalov on the power play. Zagreb tied it on a Simon Gysbers goal in the second period, helped along by Jesse Saarinen. Neftekhimik took the lead with a Polygalov goal, assisted by Mikhail Zhukov and Marek Kvapil. Medvescak tied it as Colby Genoway scored, thanks to Tomas Mertl. Zagreb took the lead in the third period with an Edwin Hedberg goal, made possible by Alexandre Bolduc and Mark Katic. Medvescak iced it at 4-2 on a Mertl goal, via Gilbert Brule and the goalie Taylor. The three stars were Mertl, Polygalov, and Hedberg.
Finally, Vityaz Podolsk brings in Spartak Moscow. Evgeny Ivannikov and Harri Sateri are between the pipes. Podolsk was first to score in the first period on a Roman Horak power play goal, powered by Dmitry Shitikov and Denis Abdullin. Moscow tied it with a Sergei Shmelyov goal, coming off of Pavel Valentenko on the power play. Spartak took the lead with a Vyacheslav Leshchenko shorthanded goal, set up by Shmelyov and Charles Genoway. Vityaz tied it on a Yury Koksharov goal, passed from Teemu Eronen and Maxim Afinogenov. Moscow gained the lead on a Genoway goal in the second period, courtesy of Igor Levitsky and Evgeny Bodrov. Podolsk retied it as Koksharov scored his second of the game, thanks to Anton Korolyov and Vyacheslav Solodukhin. Spartak took the lead back with a Shmelyov goal, his second of the game, guided in by Casey Wellman and Leshchenko. Moscow added on with an Alexander Vasilyev goal, fueled by Grigory Shafigulin and Gleb Klimenko. Spartak iced it at 6-3 with an Alexander Mereskin empty net goal, set up by Lukas Radil. The three stars were handed to Shmelyov, Koksharov, and Leshchenko, while Genoway gets an honorable mention.
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