Friday, January 8, 2016

2015/16 KHL Season - Day 116

Another ten-game day for the KHL, beginning in...

Vladivostok, as Admiral hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Igor Bobkov are in goal. Vladivostok got going in the second period with a David Booth goal, coming off of Jonathon Blum. Admiral added on with a Mikhail Fisenko power play goal, powered by Alexander Gorshkov. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a Denis Kuzmin goal, guided in by Bogdan Yakimov and Nikita Shchitov. Vladivostok wrapped it up at 3-1 with an Artyom Podshendyalov power play goal in the third period, with a lone assist by Konstantin Makarov. The three stars went to Bobkov (32 for 33 in saves), Fisenko, and Podshendyalov.

North to Khabarovsk, where Amur welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Pavel Francouz and Alexander Pechursky man the nets. Khabarovsk struck first in the first period on a Tomas Zohorna goal, via Akim Aliu and Niclas Bergfors. Amur added on with a Dmitry Tarasov goal, with a lone helper from Zohorna. Khabarovsk extended the lead as Rinat Ibragimov scored, thanks to Vladimir Pervushin and Vitaly Atyushov. Vasily Demchenko replaced Francouz in goal. Amur padded the lead on a Zohorna goal, his second of the game, going in unassisted. Khabarovsk continued in the second period with an Alexei Byvaltsev goal, passed from Atyushov and Vyacheslav Ushenin. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Maxim Yakutsenya goal, assisted by Artyom Borodkin. Traktor got closer with a Martin Ruzicka goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Osnovin and Yegor Martynov. Chelyabinsk chipped away in the third period on a Borodkin goal, set up by Osnovin. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Zohorna, Borodkin, and Atyushov, while Osnovin gets an honorable mention.

West to Novokuznetsk, as Metallurg brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Vladislav Podyapolsky occupy the creases. Magnitogorsk began in the first period with a Tomas Filippi goal, made possible by Sergei Mozyakin. Magnitogorsk added on with an Alexander Semin second period goal, guided in by Denis Platonov and Vladislav Kaletnik. Magnitogorsk extended the lead as Artyom Zhelezkov scored, with the help of Sergei Tereshchenko and the goalie Koshechkin. Magnitogorsk padded the lead in the third period with a Rafael Batyrshin goal, coming off of Semin and Oskar Osala. Andrei Kareyev replaced Podyapolsky. Magnitogorsk continued on a Filippi goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Danis Zaripov and Batyrshin. Magnitogorsk kept going on an Alexei Bereglazov goal, with a lone helper from Wojtek Wolski. Novokuznetsk got on the board with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, fueled by Robert Kousal and Cade Fairchild. Novokuznetsk chipped closer on an Ilya Musin goal, helped along by Kirill Semyonov. Novokuznetsk cut the deficit as Ignat Zemchenko scored, thanks to Kirill Lebedev and Mikhail Plotnikov. Magnitogorsk finished it at 7-3 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Evgeny Timkin. The three stars went to Filippi, Batyrshin, and Semin.

Over in Novosibirsk, Sibir hosts Salavat Yulaev. Niklas Svedberg and Alexander Salak protect the nets. Ufa led off in the first period with an Alexander Loginov goal, guided in by Enver Lisin and Dmitry Makarov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, passed from Maxim Mayorov and Teemu Hartikainen. Novosibirsk got on the board with a Maxim Shalunov goal, coming off of Sergei Shumakov. Sibir tied it with a Vladimir Butuzov goal, assisted by Pavel Kopytin and Oleg Gubin. Ufa regained the lead on a third period Linus Omark goal, courtesy of Igor Grigorenko. Novosibirsk tied it with a Viktor Bobrov goal, helped along by Alexei Kopeikin. Sibir took the lead on a Vitaly Menshikov goal, with assists provided by Shumakov and Georgy Misharin. Salavat Yulaev tied it with a Grigorenko power play goal, powered by Loginov and Omark. Sibir won in the shootout with two Shumakov tallies, topping Hartikainen for the 5-4 win. The three stars went to Shumakov, Grigorenko, and Loginov, while Omark and Hartikainen get the honorable mentions.

Way west to Moscow, with CSKA welcoming SKA St. Petersburg. Igor Shestyorkin and Viktor Fasth draw the starts in goal. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period on an Alexander Kadeikin goal, helped along by Andrei Kuteikin and Yegor Yakovlev. SKA added on with a Nikita Gusev power play goal, powered by Evgeny Dadonov and Kuteikin. Moscow got on the board with a second period goal by Alexander Radulov, coming off of Jan Mursak and Andrei Svetlakov. CSKA tied it on an Igor Makarov goal, with a lone assist by Mikhail Naumenkov. Moscow gained the lead in the third period on a Bogdan Kiselevich goal, passed from Evgeny Korotkov. CSKA iced it at 4-2 with a Dmitry Kugryshev goal, assisted by Kirill Petrov and Artyom Sergeyev. The three stars went to Kuteikin, Kiselevich, and Kugryshev.

Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo beings in the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Ilya Proskuryakov are the masked men. Nizhny Novgorod started in the first period on a Carl Klingberg goal, via Yury Sergiyenko. Torpedo added on with an Artyom Alyayev goal, passed from Kaspars Daugavins and Alexander Frolov. Sochi got on the board with a Clay Wilson goal, made possible by Ziyat Paigin. Nizhny Novgorod answered with a Carter Ashton goal, set up by Vyacheslav Kulyomin. Torpedo extended the lead in the second period as Daugavins scored, thanks to Ashton and Maxim Kondratyev. Nizhny Novgorod padded the lead with a Frolov goal, courtesy of Daugavins and Dmitry Semin in the third period. This made it 5-1, with the three stars handed to Daugavins, Frolov, and Ashton.

Back west to Podolsk, with Vityaz hosting Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Igor Saprykin are given the starting nods. Riga opened in the first period on a Miks Indrasis goal, assisted by Gunars Skvorcovs. Podolsk tied it with a Nikita Vyglazov goal, via Roman Horak. Dinamo retook the lead in the third period with an unassisted Andris Dzerins goal. Riga iced it at 3-1 with a Skvorcovs goal, made possible by Indrasis. The three stars went to Sedlacek (30 for 31 in saves), Skvorcovs, and Indrasis.

Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Kevin Lalande are between the pipes. Minsk dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Alexander Pavlovich goal, via Konstantin Koltsov. This produced the 1-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Lalande (31 save shutout), Pavlovich, and Kolesnik (19 for 20 in saves).

Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Henrik Karlsson play in the blue paint. Helsinki got started in the first period on a Jesse Joensuu power play goal, powered by Peter Regin and Philip Larsen. Moscow tied it on a Juuso Hietanen goal, passed from Andrei Mironov and Alexei Tsvetkov on the power play in the second period. Jokerit regained the lead with a Tim Kennedy goal, courtesy of Pascal Pelletier and Pekka Jormakka. Dynamo tied it on an Ilya Nikulin goal in the third period, helped along by Dmitry Vishnevsky and Konstantin Gorovikov. In the shootout, Hietanen scored the only goal for a 3-2 Dynamo win. The three stars belonged to Hietanen, Nikulin, and Lazushin (27 for 29 in saves).

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Spartak Moscow. Evgeny Ivannikov and Danny Taylor are the goalies. Zagreb drew first blood in the first period on a Thomas Larkin goal, helped along by Edwin Hedberg. Moscow tied it on a Matthew Gilroy power play goal, powered by Konstantin Glazachev. Spartak took the lead in the second period with a Lukas Radil power play goal, assisted by Glazachev and Gilroy. The game ended 2-1, with the three stars given to Gilroy, Glazachev, and Ivannikov (23 for 24 in saves).

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