Wednesday, January 13, 2016

2015/16 KHL Season - Day 121

Ten games on for today, beginning in...

Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg hosts Dinamo Minsk. Jeff Glass and Vasily Koshechkin are the goalies. Magnitogorsk opened in the first period on a Danis Zaripov goal, passed from Alexei Bereglazov and Oskar Osala. Minsk tied it on an Evgeny Lisovets goal, assisted by Ilya Shinkevich and Matt Ellison. Metallurg retook the lead with an Alexander Semin goal in the second period, made possible by Chris Lee and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk added on in the third period with a Denis Platonov goal, via Vladislav Kaletnik and Bereglazov. Metallurg extended the lead as Pavel Medvedev scored, thanks to Lee and Wojtek Wolski. Magnitogorsk made it 5-1, the eventual final, on a Lee power play goal, powered by Viktor Antipin and Zaripov. The three stars were Lee, Zaripov, and Bereglazov.

Over in Chelyabinsk, Traktor welcomes CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Vasily Demchenko are set to start. Moscow struck first with a Vladimir Zharkov goal in the first period, with a lone assist by Andrei Svetlakov. CSKA added on in the second period as Svetlakov scored, thanks to Zharkov. Moscow extended the lead on a Zharkov goal, made possible by Artyom Blazhiyevsky and Igor Ozhiganov. Pavel Francouz replaced Demchenko in goal for the third period. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars going to Zharkov, Svetlakov, and Fasth (16 save shutout).

Back east, Salavat Yulaev Ufa brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Niklas Svedberg man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period with a Stanislav Yegorshev goal, passed from Alexander Frolov and Artyom Alyayev. Torpedo added on with a Dmitry Semin goal, via Kaspars Daugavins and Frolov on the power play. Ufa got on the board with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, helped along by Maxim Goncharov and Teemu Hartikainen. Nizhny Novgorod answered with a Daugavins goal in the third period, fueled by Yury Sergiyenko and Linus Videll. This held for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Daugavins, Frolov, and Proskuryakov (23 for 24 in saves).

Continuing along, Lada Togliatti hosts Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Georgy Gelashvili and Edgars Masalskis are the average goalies. Khanty-Mansiysk was first to score in the first period on an Igor Bortnikov goal, guided in by Kirill Rasskazov. Togliatti tied it on a Dmitry Vorobyov goal, assisted by Martin Zatovic and Alexander Bumagin. Lada took the lead with a Vorobyov power play goal in the second period, powered by Georgy Belousov. Togliatti added on with a Bumagin goal, helped along by Zatovic. Yugra pulled back on an Ivan Yatsenko power play goal, with assists provided by Stanislav Kalashnikov and Evgeny Lapenkov. Lada answered in the third period on a Bumagin power play goal, his second of the game, via Zatovic, who got a sock trick, and Yefim Gurkin. Togliatti won 5-2 on an unassisted Vasily Streltsov goal. The three stars belonged to Bumagin, Vorobyov, and Zatovic.

West a bit to Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv welcomes Barys Astana. Pavel Poluektov and Anton Krasotkin are the backups in goal. Yaroslavl dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Sergei Konkov goal, guided in by Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv added on in the third period with a Denis Mosalyov goal, assisted by Staffan Kronwall and Kirill Kapustin. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Averin scored a power play goal, thanks to Konkov and Daniil Apalkov. Astana got on the board with an unassisted Brandon Bochenski goal. Lokomotiv iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Andrei Loktionov, set up by Dmitry Maltsev. The three stars went to Konkov, Averin, and Krasotkin (26 for 27 in saves).

Backtracking to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Sergei Magarilov and Ivan Lisutin receive the starts in goal. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period on an Igor Volkov goal, helped along by Mikhail Zhukov and Dmitry Ogurtsov. Neftekhimik added on with an Igor Polygalov goal, courtesy of Marek Kvapil. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead on an Andrei Sergeyev power play goal in the second period, going in unassisted. This produced the eventual 3-0 final, with the three stars handed to Lisutin (26 save shutout), Volkov, and Polygalov.

Next up, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinsky and Emil Garipov are in the blue paint. Kazan led off in the first period with a Dmitry Arkhipov goal, guided in by Nikolai Belov and Alexander Svitov. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Vitaly Popov goal, helped along by Tommi Kivisto and Kirill Polozov. Avtomobilist took the lead with an Ondrej Roman goal, coming off of Andrei Alexeyev. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Roman, Ustinsky (27 for 28 in saves), and Popov.

Into Moscow, where Spartak welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Evgeny Ivannikov are the masked men. Zagreb began in the first period on a Mike Glumac goal, helped along by Milan Jurcina. Moscow tied it on a Lukas Radil goal in the second period, courtesy of Konstantin Glazachev. Medvescak retook the lead with a Tuukka Mantyla power play goal, powered by Radek Smolenak. Zagreb added on with a Jesse Saarinen goal, coming off of Stefano Giliati and Jurcina. Medvescak extended the lead on a power play goal by Mantyla, with helpers from Colby Genoway and Smolenak. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Mantyla, Jurcina, and Smolenak.

Northwest to St. Petersburg, where SKA brings in Slovan Bratislava. Michael Garnett and Mikko Koskinen guard the cages. St. Petersburg drew first blood in the first period on an Evgeny Dadonov goal, assisted by Vadim Shipachyov and Dmitry Yudin. SKA added on with a Shipachyov goal in the second period, made possible by Nikita Gusev and Dadonov. Bratislava got on the board in the third period with a Tomas Kundratek goal, courtesy of Cam Barker and Lukas Kaspar. Slovan tied it with a Michal Sersen goal, helped along by Marek Viedensky and Milan Bartovic. St. Petersburg took the lead on an Anton Belov goal, with a lone assist from Alexander Kadeikin. This sealed a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Shipachyov, Dadonov, and Koskinen (30 for 32 in saves).

Finally, in Riga, Dinamo hosts Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Jakub Sedlacek are between the pipes. Riga got started in the first period with an Edgars Kulda goal, via Vitalijs Pavlovs and Steven Seigo. Omsk tied it on an Anton Burdasov goal in the second period, coming off of Denis Parshin and Michal Kempny. Avangard took the lead on a Pyotr Khokhryakov power play goal, powered by Burdasov and Parshin. This was it for the scoring, with the three stars being Furch (33 for 34 in saves), Khokhryakov, and Burdasov.

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