The KHL featured seven games for today. We begin with...
Admiral Vladivostok hosting Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Igor Bobkov draw the starts in goal. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with an Alexei Kruchinin goal, assisted by Semyon Kokuyov. Vladivostok tied it on an Artyom Podshendyalov power play goal, powered by Geoffrey Kinrade and Konstantin Makarov. Admiral took the lead with another Podshendyalov power play goal in the second period, made possible by Makarov and Artyom Zemchyonok. Traktor tied it on an Andrei Popov goal, passed from Yegor Martynov and Dmitry Pestunov. Vladivostok retook the lead with a Makarov goal, guided in by Mikhail Fisenko and Jonathon Blum. Chelyabinsk tied it again in the third period with an Alexei Petrov goal, fueled by Anton Glinkin and Kokuyov on the power play. Admiral won 4-3 in overtime with a Blum goal, courtesy of Makarov and the goalie Bobkov. The three stars went to Podshendyalov, Blum, and Makarov, while Kokuyov gets an honorable mention.
Up in Khabarovsk, Amur welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ivan Lisutin and Alexander Pechursky are the goalies. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period with an Andrei Stas power play goal, powered by Mikhail Zhukov. Neftekhimik added on with a Ryan Stoa goal in the second period, via Zhukov and Stas. Khabarovsk got on the board with an Evgeny Grachyov goal, passed from Niclas Bergfors. Nizhnekamsk replied with a Kirill Lyamin goal, made possible by Igor Polygalov. Amur got one back with a Tomas Zohorna goal in the third period, thanks to Bergfors. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Stas, Zhukov, and Bergfors.
West to Novokuznetsk, where Metallurg brings in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Andrei Kareyev are the young goalies. Ufa started in the first period on a Teemu Hartikainen goal, via Filipp Metlyuk and Nikolai Prokhorkin. Salavat Yulaev added on with an Andreas Engqvist goal, coming off of Igor Grigorenko and Linus Omark. Ufa extended the lead as Maxim Mayorov scored, thanks to Hartikainen and Prokhorkin. Vladislav Podyapolsky replaced Kareyev in the second period. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead with a Mikhail Vorobyov goal, guided in by Alexander Nesterov and Artyom Chernov. Novokuznetsk got on the board with an unassisted Robert Kousal goal. Ufa finished it at 5-1 with an Omark power play goal in the third period, powered by Sami Lepisto and Alexander Loginov. The three stars were Hartikainen, Omark, and Prokhorkin.
Nearby in Novosibirsk, Sibir hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Nikita Bespalov draw the starts. Novosibirsk was first to score in the first period on a Maxim Shalunov power play goal, powered by Sergei Shumakov and Vladimir Butuzov. Magnitogorsk tied it on a second period Tomas Filippi power play goal, assisted by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg took the lead in the third period on a Jan Kovar goal, with a lone assist by Mozyakin. Magnitogorsk added on with Kovar's second goal of the game, set up by Mozyakin, who got a sock trick. Metallurg extended the lead with an unassisted Filippi goal, his second of the game. Magnitogorsk padded the lead on a Wojtek Wolski goal, coming off of Mozyakin and Kovar. Metallurg kept going with a Vladislav Kaletnik goal, via Denis Platonov. Sibir got one back with a Stepan Sannikov power play goal, with helpers from Sergei Gimayev and Calle Ridderwall. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars going to Moyakin, Kovar, and Filippi.
Into Moscow, where Dynamo brings in Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Alexander Lazushin protect the nets. Moscow got going in the second period with an Andrei Mironov goal, courtesy of Konstantin Volkov. Riga tied it with an Andris Dzerins power play goal in the third period, powered by Lauris Darzins and Filipp Toluzakov. Dynamo took the lead back on a power play goal by Ilya Nikulin with a lone assist provided by Alexei Tsvetkov. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Nikulin, Lazushin (18 for 19 in saves), and Mironov.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Kevin Lalande are the veterans in goal. Sochi dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Ziyat Paigin goal, guided in by Ben Maxwell. The Leopards added on with a Vadim Shchegolkov goal, with a lone helper by Denis Kazionov. Minsk got on the board with a Konstantin Volkov power play goal, powered by Ryan Gunderson. Dinamo tied it on a Koltsov goal, passed from Ryan Vesce and Jonathan Cheechoo on the power play. In the shootout, Vesce and Maxwell exchanged goals before a Yegor Morozov goal won it 3-2 for Sochi. The three stars went to Koltsov, Vesce, and Maxwell.
Finally, we end back in Russia with Vityaz Podolsk hosting Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Oleg Saprykin man the nets. Helsinki drew first blood in the first period on a Topi Jaakola goal, courtesy of Juhamatti Aaltonen and Pekka Jormakka. Podolsk tied it on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal in the second period, via Denis Abdullin and Pavel Lukin. Jokerit took the lead with a Jormakka goal, helped along by Atte Ohtamaa and Daine Todd. Helsinki added on in the third period on a Brandon Kozun goal, with a lone assist by Pascal Pelletier. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Jormakka, Helenius (21 for 22 in saves), and Kozun.
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