Five games are on the slate here today, beginning with...
Avangard Omsk hosting Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Dominik Furch are in goal. Omsk led off in the first period on an Valentin Pyanov goal, passed from Denis Kulyash and Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard added on with an Alexander Chernikov goal, via Yury Petrov and Valery Vasilyev. Omsk extended the lead in the second period as Jonas Ahnelov scored, thanks to Perezhogin and Martin Erat. Gasper Kroselj replaced Taylor in goal at this time. Zagreb got one back on a Gilbert Brule goal, with a lone helper by Patrick Bjorkstrand. Avangard replied on another Pyanov goal, assisted by Perezhogin, who got a sock trick, and Erat. Omsk padded the lead with a third period goal by Ilya Zubov, helped along by Denis Parshin. Medvescak replied with an unassisted Brule goal, his second of the game. Zagreb got closer on a Tomas Mertl goal, with a lone assist provided by Edwin Hedberg. Avangard iced it at 6-3 on a Chernikov goal, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Pyanov, Perezhogin, and Chernikov, while Brule and Erat get the honorable mentions.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Michael Garnett and Jan Laco are in goal. Bratislava began in the first period with a Ziga Jeglic power play goal, powered by Lubomir Visnovsky and Rok Ticar. Astana tied it on a Maxim Khudyakov goal, passed from Brandon Bochenski and Alexander Lipin. Barys took the lead on an Ilya Lobanov goal, via Ilya Solarev. Slovan tied it on a Vaclav Nedorost goal, guided in by Lukas Kaspar. Astana retook the lead in the second period on a Kevin Dallman power play goal, assisted by Nigel Dawes and Bochenski. Bratislava replied with a Pavol Skalicky goal, with a lone assist from David Skokan. Barys took the lead again on a Roman Starchenko power play goal, fueled by Khudyakov and Konstantin Pushkaryov. Slovan tied it again with a Tomas Starosta goal, helped along by Visnovsky and Ticar. In overtime, Astana won 5-4 on a Khudyakov goal, coming off of Dawes. The three stars went to Khudyakov, Dawes, and Bochenski, and Visnovsky and Ticar get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Vitaly Kolesnik are the veteran goalies. Cherepovets struck first in the first period on an Anatoly Nikontsev goal, via Ondrej Nemec. Yaroslavl tied it in the second period on a Vladislav Kartayev power play goal, powered by Pavel Koledov and Emil Galimov. Lokomotiv took the lead with another Kartayev power play goal in the third period, made possible by Vladislav Gavrikov and Galimov. Yaroslavl added on with a Jiri Novotny goal, courtesy of Denis Mosalyov and Andrei Loktionov. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Kartayev, Kolesnik (18 for 19 in saves), and Galimov.
Down to Kazan, where Ak Bars brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Emil Garipov man the nets. Kazan was first to score in the first period on an Alexander Svitov goal, passed from Dmitry Arkhipov. Helsinki tied it on a Brandon Kozun goal, via Jesse Joensuu in the second period. Ak Bars took the lead back with an Albert Yarullin power play goal, powered by Yakov Rylov. Kazan added on as Svitov scored his second of the game, with the help of Vasily Tokranov. Ak Bars capped it at 4-1 with a Mikhail Varnakov empty net goal in the third period, set up by Justin Azevedo. The three stars belonged to Svitov, Garipov (27 for 28 in saves), and Yarullin.
Finally, the Sochi Leopards host Dinamo Riga. Joacim Eriksson faces a lesser foe in Dmitry Shikin in goal. Riga got going in the second period on an unassisted goal by Gunars Skvorcovs. Sochi tied it on a Denis Kazionov goal, guided in by Vadim Shchegolkov and Dmitry Kazionov. Dinamo retook the lead in the third period as Guntis Galvins scored a power play goal, powered by Ville Leino. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Eriksson (34 for 35 in saves), Galvins, and Skvorcovs.
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