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Astana, as Barys hosts Dinamo Minsk. Kevin Lalande and Jan Laco are in goal. Astana got going in the second period on a Kevin Dallman goal, via Brandon Bochenski and Mike Lundin. Barys added on with a Maxim Khudyakov goal, passed from Lundin. Minsk got on the board with a Paul Szczechura goal, assisted by Evgeny Lisovets. Astana replied with a Dustin Boyd goal, coming off of Dallman and Nigel Dawes. Barys extended the lead in the third period as Bochenski scored, with the help of Dawes and Boyd. Dinamo got one back with a power play goal by Ryan Vesce, powered by Ryan Gunderson and Jonathan Cheechoo. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Dallman, Bochenski, and Boyd, while Dawes and Lundin get the honorable mentions.
Up in Russia, Salavat Yulaev Ufa welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Niklas Svedberg draw the starts in goal. Chelyabinsk dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Alexei Kruchinin goal, guided in by Andrei Popov and Maxim Yakutsenya. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Demchenko (31 save shutout), Kruchinin, and Svedberg (22 for 23 in saves).
Along to Kazan, where Ak Bars hosts Lada Togliatti. Ivan Kasutin and Stanislav Galimov are in the creases. Kazan opened in the first period with a power play goal by Justin Azevedo, powered by Oscar Moller. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, assisted by Roman Abrosimov and Dmitry Obukhov. Kazan extended the lead as Azevedo scored his second of the game, thanks to Moller and Igor Mirnov. Ak Bars padded the lead on a Mikhail Varnakov goal, fueled by Mikhail Sidorov and Malykhin. Togliatti got on the board with a shorthanded Viktor Komarov goal, set up by Stanislav Romanov. Lada got closer in the third period with a Vasily Streltsov goal, coming off of Dmitry Vorobyov and Rafael Akhmetov. Kazan shot back with Azevedo completing his hat trick, with assists provided by Albert Yarullin and Ryan Wilson. Togliatti answered with an Alexander Bumagin power play goal, helped along by Martin Zatovic and Igor Magogin.
West to Moscow, with Spartak bringing in Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Atte Engren are the reliable goalies. Moscow led off in the first period with an Igor Radulov shorthanded goal, set up by Evgeny Bodrov and Pavel Valentenko. Spartak added on with a Valentenko power play goal, powered by Vyacheslav Belov. Novosibirsk got on the board with a Stepan Sannikov goal, guided in by Georgy Misharin on the power play. Sibir tied it on a Maxim Shalunov power play goal, assisted by Misharin and Sannikov. Novosibirsk took the lead in the third period with a Vladimir Butuzov goal, helped along by Alexei Kopeikin. Moscow tied it again on a Casey Wellman goal, via Konstantin Glazachev. In the shootout, Sibir had tallies from Tomas Vincour, Shalunov, and Sergei Shumakov to top Spartak's Igor Levitsky and Wellman for a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Shalunov, Valentenko, and Sannikov, while Misharin gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Mikko Koskinen receive the starting nods. St. Petersburg began in the first period on a Vadim Shipachyov goal, fueled by Evgeny Dadonov. SKA added on with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by Dadonov and Shipachyov. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Dadonov scored, thanks to Shipachyov and Nikita Gusev on the power play. SKA padded the lead with a Kovalchuk power play goal in the second period, his second of the game, powered by Shipachyov, who got a sock trick, and Andrei Kuteikin. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Shipachyov, Kovalchuk, and Dadonov, while Koskinen gets an honorable mention for his 20-save shutout.
Backtracking to Podolsk, where Vityaz welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Dmitry Shikin and Igor Saprykin man the nets. Podolsk started in the first period with a Nikita Vyglazov goal, fueled by Alexander Nikulin. Sochi tied it on a Ziyat Paigin goal, helped along by Evgeny Skachkov and Andre Petersson in the second period. Vityaz took the lead back with a Viktor Drugov goal, coming off of Vyglazov and Nikulin. Podolsk added on in the third period with a Roman Horak power play goal, powered by Ilya Davydov and Teemu Eronen. The Leopards fired back with an Ilya Krikunov goal, assisted by Ivan Glazkov and Andrei Kostitsyn. Sochi tied it on a Mikhail Anisin goal, made possible by Clay Wilson and Paigin. Vityaz won 4-3 with a Mario Kempe goal, courtesy of Maxim Afinogenov and Davydov. The three stars went to Vyglazov, Paigin, and Nikulin, while Davydov gets an honorable mention.
Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Henrik Karlsson are between the pipes. Helsinki struck first in the first period on a Juhamatti Aaltonen goal, assisted by Niko Kapanen and Ville Lajunen on the power play. Jokerit added on with a Tomi Maki goal, courtesy of Petteri Wirtanen and Lajunen in the second period. Vladivostok got on the board with a Maxim Mamin goal, helped along by Artyom Zemchyonok. Helsinki answered with a Jere Sallinen goal, via Aaltonen and Arturs Kulda. Admiral pulled back on a Mamin goal, passed from Alexei Ugarov and Geoffrey Kinrade. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Aaltonen, Lajunen, and Mamin.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Amur Khabarovsk. Alexander Pechursky and Jakub Sedlacek are the masked men. Riga was first to score in the first period on a Kaspars Saulietis goal, coming off of Edgar Kulda and Sedlacek. Khabarovsk got on the board in the second period with an Alexei Byvaltsev, helped along by Oleg Li and Stanislav Katsuba. Amur took the lead in the third period on an Evgeny Grachyov goal, fueled by Denis Tolpeko. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Pechursky (12 for 13 in saves), Grachyov, and Byvaltsev.
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