Five games on today, beginning with...
Barys Astana hosting Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Jan Laco guard the cages. Astana got going in the third period on a Mike Lundin power play goal, powered by Nigel Dawes and Kevin Dallman. Moscow tied it on a Juuso Hietanen goal, via Maxim Karpov. The tie went to a shootout, where Roman Starchenko and Dawes overcame a lone tally by Artyom Fyodorov to give Barys the 2-1 win. The three stars went to Dawes, Laco (24 for 25 in saves), and Yeryomenko (26 for 27 in saves).
In Russia, Avangard Omsk welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Dominik Furch protect the nets. Podolsk started in the first period on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, courtesy of Ilya Davydov and Pavel Lukin on the power play. Omsk tied it with a power play goal by Artur Lauta, powered by Michal Kempny and Martin Erat. Avangard took the lead in the third period on a Sergei Shirikov goal, assisted by Ilya Zubov. Omsk iced it at 3-1 on an empty net goal by Denis Parshin, set up by Zubov and Shirokov. The three stars went to Shirokov, Furch (26 for 27 in saves), and Zubov.
Up to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist hosts Slovan Bratislava. Michael Garnett and Jakub Kovar man the creases. Bratislava opened in the first period on a Lubomir Visnovsky goal, passed from Pavol Skalicky and Patrik Lusnak. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Anatoly Golyshev goal, coming off of Alexander Torchenyuk. Slovan retook the lead on a power play goal by Francis Pare, powered by Cam Barker and Milan Bartovic. Avtomobilist tied it again as Torchenyuk scored, thanks to Alexei Simakov. Yekaterinburg took the lead on an Eero Elo power play goal in the second period, helped along by Simakov and Petr Koukal. Avtomobilist added on with an unassisted goal by Alexander Pankov. Barry Brust replaced Garnett for the third period. Bratislava got one back on a Ladislav Nagy power play goal in the third period, with a lone helper by Visnovsky. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Torchenyuk, Visnovsky, and Simakov.
Next up, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in the Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Vladislav Fokin draw the starts in goal. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Marek Kvapil power play goal, with a lone assist by Milan Jurcina. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Pavel Medvedev goal, passed from Evgeny Lapenkov and Andrei Taratukhin. Yugra took the lead on a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, guided in by Stanislav Kalashnikov and Andrei Ivanov. Khanty-Mansiysk added on with an Lapenkov goal in the third period, via Andrei Antonov and Varfolomeyev on the power play. Yugra made it 4-1 with an Igor Bortnikov goal, fueled by Denis Gorbunov and Konstantin Panov. This was the final, with the three stars given to Varfolomeyev, Lapenkov, and Fokin (30 for 31 in saves).
Finally, Jokerit Helsinki hosts Lada Togliatti. Edgars Masalskis and Riku Helenius are the masked men. Togliatti drew first blood on an Alexander Bumagin goal, fueled by Tobias Viklund and Yefim Gurkin in the first period on a power play. Lada added on with an Alexander Streltsov goal, courtesy of Vasily Streltsov and Vladimir Malenkikh. Togliatti extended the lead as Vasily Streltsov scored an unassisted goal in the second period. Helsinki got on the board in the third period on a Niko Kapanen goal, assisted by Pekka Jormakka. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Vasily Streltsov, Masalskis (36 for 37 in saves), and Alexander Streltsov.
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