Seven games go today, beginning with...
Avangard Omsk hosting Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Dominik Furch are the goalies. Omsk started in the first period on a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, assisted by Ilya Dervuk and Denis Parshin. Avangard added on with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, via Valentin Pyanov and Martin Erat. Omsk extended the lead in the second period as Parshin scored, with the help of Ilya Zubov and Sergei Shirokov. Bratislava got on the board with a Lukas Kaspar shorthanded goal, set up by Vaclav Nedorost. Avangard replied on an unassisted Pyanov goal. Slovan got closer in the third period on a Michel Miklik goal, passed from Milan Bartovic and Tomas Surovy. Omsk shot back with an Perezhogin goal, courtesy of Michal Kempny and Erat. Bratislava chipped back on a David Skokan goal, with a lone helper by Tomas Starosta. The final stood at 5-3, with the three stars going to Perezhogin, Parshin, and Pyanov, while Erat gets an honorable mention.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Pavel Poluektov are in the blue paint. Astana led off in the first period with a Nigel Dawes power play goal, powered by Kevin Dallman. Zagreb tied it on an Andreas Jamtin goal, made possible by Nathan Perkovich. Barys retook the lead in the second period on another Dawes goal, helped along by Mikhail Pashnin. Astana added on with an unassisted Brandon Bochenski goal. Barys extended the lead as Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev scored a power play goal, assisted by Vyacheslav Tryasunov and Roman Starchenko. Astana padded the lead on a Krasnoslobodtsev goal, his second of the game, passed from Maxim Khudyakov and Starchenko. Barys iced it at 6-1 with a Dawes goal in the third period, completing his hat trick with helpers provided by Ilya Lobanov and Dustin Boyd. The three stars went to Dawes, Krasnoslobodtsev, and Starchenko.
Back in Russia, Lada Togliatti brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Edgars Masalskis make the starts. Helsinki opened in the first period on a Peter Regin goal, via Ville Lajunen. Jokerit added on with a Pekka Jormakka power play goal, powered by Lajunen and Topi Jaakola. Togliatti got on the board with an Alexander Bumagin goal, courtesy of Yefim Gurkin in the second period. Helsinki replied on a Niklas Hagman goal, set up by Petteri Wirtanen and Lajunen, the latter getting a sock trick. This made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars being Lajunen, Karlsson (16 for 17 in saves), and Jormakka.
Down to Sochi, where the Leopards host Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Dmitry Shikin are between the pipes. Sochi was first to score in the first period on an Andre Petersson power play goal, powered by Andrei Kostitsyn and Ilya Krikunov. The Leopards added on with a Vadim Shchegolkov goal, coming off of Sergei Kuznetsov and Denis Kazionov. Ufa got on the board with a Linus Omark goal, via Denis Bodrov and Igor Grigorenko. Sochi shot back with a Denis Kazionov goal, with a lone assist from Pyotr Schastlivy. The Leopards extended the lead as Petersson scored again, thanks to Ben Maxwell and Evgeny Skachkov. Sochi padded the lead with a Mikhail Anisin goal, helped along by Dmitry Kazionov and Shchegolkov. Salavat Yulaev pulled back in the second period on a Mikhail Vorobyov goal, assisted by Alexander Nesterov. Ufa chipped closer with a Maxim Mayorov goal, guided in by Bodrov and Teemu Hartikainen. The Leopards countered with a Skachkov goal, made possible by Maxwell and Kuznetsov. Sochi continued on a Kostitsyn goal, with a lone helper by Igor Ignatushkin. Salavat Yulaev answered with a Nesterov goal, fueled by Vorobyov. Ufa edged closer on a Zakhar Arzamastsev goal in the third period, courtesy of Nesterov and Anton Lazarev. The final held at 7-5, with the three stars going to Petersson, Skachkov, and Kostitsyn, while Shchegolkov, Kuznetsov, Denis Kazionov, Bodrov, Maxwell, Vorobyov, and Nesterov all get honorable mentions in the wild game.
Into Moscow, where Dynamo brings in CSKA Moscow from across town. Ilya Sorokin and Alexander Yeryomenko protect the nets. CSKA began in the first period on a Roman Lyubimov goal, via Gennady Stolyarov. Dynamo tied it on a Konstantin Volkov goal, coming off of Denis Kokarev and Andrei Mironov in the third period. The tie went to a shootout, where Artyom Fyodorov gave Dynamo the 2-1 win with his lone tally. The three stars were Yeryomenko (33 for 34 in saves), Sorokin (17 for 18 in saves), and Fyodorov.
Over in Kazan, Ak Bars welcomes Dinamo Riga. Joacim Eriksson and Emil Garipov are in the creases. Kazan struck first in the first period on a Nikolai Belov power play goal, powered by Artyom Lukoyanov and Oscar Moller. Riga tied it on a Tim Sestito goal, via Edgars Kulda. Dinamo took the lead in the second period as Andris Dzerins scored, thanks to Kristaps Sotnieks and Oskars Cibulskis. Ak Bars retied it on a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, assisted by Lukoyanov. Riga retook the lead in the third period on a Vitalijs Pavlovs power play goal, with a lone assist from Lauris Darzins. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Pavlovs, Dzerins, and Lukoyanov.
Finally, Vityaz Podolsk hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Harri Sateri guard the cages. Podolsk drew first blood on a Maxim Afinogenov goal, assisted by Denis Yezhov and Roman Horak. Vityaz added on with a Teemu Eronen goal, via Dmitry Tsyganov and Olli Palola. Cherepovets got on the board with a Nikolai Kazakovtsev power play goal in the second period, powered by Yury Trubachyov and Pavel Buchnevich. Severstal tied it again with an Igor Skorokhodov goal, helped along by Vadim Berdnikov. Vityaz won 3-2 in overtime with an Alexei Makeyev goal, passed from Mario Kempe and Igor Golovkov. The three stars went to Makeyev, Eronen, and Afinogenov.
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