The KHL is back in full force with a heavy oscillation in their scheduling for most of the rest of the season. There are eleven games today, beginning in...
Vladivostok, as Admiral hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Ivan Nalimov are in the blue paint. Ufa began in the first period on an Artyom Chernov goal, with a lone assist by Sergei Soin. Salavat Yulaev added on with an Andreas Engqvist goal, assisted by Igor Grigorenko and Linus Omark. Ufa extended the lead with a shorthanded Grigorenko goal, set up by Engqvist. Vladivostok got on the board in the second period with a Viktor Alexandrov goal, passed from David Booth. Salavat Yulaev replied in the third period with a power play goal by Zakhar Arzamastsev, powered by Ivan Vishnevsky and Dmitry Makarov. Admiral got one back on a Yegor Dugin power play goal, with a lone assist by Oskars Bartulis. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Grigorenko, Engqvist, and Svedberg (34 for 36 in saves).
Up in Khabarovsk, Amur welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin faces former understudy Alexander Pechursky in goal. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard on a second period goal by Chris Lee, helped along by Sergei Mozyakin and Tomas Filippi. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Koshechkin (33 save shutout), Lee, and Pechursky (37 for 38 in saves).
To the west, Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Andrei Kareyev man the nets. Novokuznetsk got going in the second period on a Daniil Yerdakov goal, via Kirill Lebedev. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a third period goal from Igor Polygalov, made possible by Kirill Lyamin and Mikhail Zhukov. Neftekhimik won 2-1 in overtime on a Zhukov goal, assisted by Dan Sexton and Evgeny Ryasensky. The three stars belonged to Zhukov, Sudnitsin (22 for 23 in saves), and Kareyev (31 for 33 in saves).
Nearby, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Alexander Salak tend the twines. Novosibirsk was first to score in the second period with an Alexei Kopeikin goal, with a lone assist by Sergei Gimayev. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Maxim Yakutsenya goal, via Alexei Kruchinin and Dmitry Pestunov. Sibir took the lead in the third period with a Sergei Shumakov power play goal, powered by Maxim Shalunov and Stepan Sannikov. Novosibirsk added on with a Damir Zhafyarov goal, coming off of Oleg Gubin. This held for a 3-1 win, with the three stars handed to Salak (28 for 29 in saves), Shumakov, and Zhafyarov.
Further west, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod welcomes Lada Togliatti. Edgars Masalskis and Ilya Proskuryakov are between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod led off in the first period with a Carter Ashton goal, passed from Carl Klingberg and Daniil Ilyin. Torpedo added on with an Evgeny Mozer goal, fueled by Alexei Pepelyaev and Nikolai Zherdev. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the second period as Alexander Frolov scored, thanks to Dmitry Semin. Torpedo padded the lead with a Semin power play goal, powered by Ashton. This produced the 4-0 final score, with the three stars going to Ashton, Proskuryakov (15 save shutout), and Semin.
In Moscow, Dynamo brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen faces a lesser foe in Alexander Lazushin in goal. St. Petersburg opened in the first period with a Dinar Khafizullin goal, going in unassisted. Moscow tied it on a Juuso Hietanen power play goal, powered by Maxim Pestushko and Andrei Mironov. Dynamo took the lead with a second period Vladimir Bryukvin goal, assisted by Denis Kokarev and Alexei Tereshchenko. Moscow added on with a Mat Robinson goal, guided in by Alexander Osipov. Dynamo extended the lead in the third period as Ivan Igumnov scored, thanks to Ilya Shipov. Moscow padded the lead with another Robinson goal, with a lone helper by Maxim Karpov. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Robinson, Lazushin (30 for 31 in saves), and Bryukvin.
Staying in the city, CSKA Moscow hosts the Sochi Leopards. Dmitry Shikin and Ilya Sorokin are the backups in goal. Sochi struck first in the second period on an Andrei Kostitsyn power play goal, powered by Renat Mamashev and Igor Ignatushkin. Moscow tied it with a Jan Mursak goal, via Nikita Zaitsev. The Leopards took the lead on an Andre Petersson goal, courtesy of Ziyat Paigin in the third period. This held up for a 2-1 with, and the three stars went to Shikin (36 for 37 in saves), Petersson, and Kostitsyn.
Back east a tad, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Sergei Magarilov protect the nets. Cherepovets started in the first period on a Daniil Vovchenko goal, assisted by Yury Trubachyov. Yaroslavl tied it on a second period goal by Andrei Loktionov, guided in by Ilya Gorokhov. Lokomotiv took the lead on a Petri Kontiola power play goal, powered by Gorokhov. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Gorokhov, Murygin (16 for 17 in saves), and Kontiola.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Stanislav Galimov and Dmitry Milchakov are the masked men. Minsk began in the first period with a Ryan Gunderson power play goal, powered by Ryan Vesce and Konstantin Koltsov. Kazan tied it on an Albert Yarullin goal, helped along by Yakov Rylov and Mikhail Varnakov. Ak Bars took the lead in the second period with a Vasily Tokranov goal, fueled by Justin Azevedo and Oscar Moller. Kazan added on with an unassisted Moller goal. Kevin Lalande replaced Milchakov in goal. Dinamo pulled back on a Matt Ellison goal, coming off of Evgeny Lisovets and Jonathan Cheechoo. Ak Bars iced it at 4-2 with an Artyom Lukoyanov power play goal in the third period, via Yarullin and Azevedo. The three stars went to Moller, Yarullin, and Azevedo.
Along to Latvia, where Dinamo Riga welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Joacim Eriksson play goal. Bratislava led off in the first period with an unassisted goal by Pavol Skalicky. Riga tied it on a Tim Sestito goal in the second period, passed from Steven Seigo and Bruno Zabis. In the shootout, Ziga Jeglic scored twice with the help of one extra tally from Lukas Kaspar as Slovan topped Dinamo, who had goals from Miks Indrasis and Lauris Darzins. The three stars in the 2-1 game were Jeglic, Brust (21 for 22 in saves), and Eriksson (34 for 35 in saves).
Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Danny Taylor protect the nets. Zagreb drew first blood in the first period on an unassisted power play goal by Mark Katic. Helsinki tied it in the second period on a Niko Kapanen power play goal, powered by Jesse Joensuu and Philip Larsen. Jokerit took the lead with an Atte Ohtamaa goal, via Joensuu and Brandon Kozun. Helsinki added on with a Topi Jaakola goal, guided in by Pekka Jormakka and Tim Kennedy. Jokerit extended the lead in the third period as Ville Lajunen scored a power play goal, with the help of Kapanen and Peter Regin. Medvescak got one back with a Colby Genoway goal, fueled by Radek Smolenak. The game ended 4-2 for Jokerit, with the three stars being Kapanen, Joensuu, and Jaakola.
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