It's the last day of games before the KHL All-Star break. For fans of the league, please check back o Saturday for the All-Star game post, and make sure to follow my NHL and Premier League coverage. The first game today is...
Barys Astana hosting Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Jan Laco are in goal. Omsk began in the first period with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, going in unassisted. Avangard added on with a Yury Alexandrov goal, courtesy of Ilya Mikheyev. Pavel Poluektov replaced Laco in goal. Omsk extended the lead as Sobotka scored his second of the game, thanks to Denis Parshin and Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard padded the lead on a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, fueled by Sobotka and Martin Erat on the power play. Omsk kept going in the second period with a Lemtyugov goal, his second of the game, helped along by Andrei Pervyshin and Alexei Glukhov. Laco returned to the net as Poluektov was pulled. Astana got on the board with a Nigel Dawes goal, coming off of Dustin Boyd and Mike Lundin on the power play. Barys got one back in the third period with a Roman Starchenko power play goal, powered by Roman Savchenko and Konstantin Rudenko. Avangard fired back with an Alexandrov goal, his second of the game, made possible by Glukhov and Mikheyev, a shorthanded empty net goal. Omsk wrapped it up at 7-2 with an unassisted Ivan Fishchenko goal. The three stars went to Sobotka, Alexandrov, and Lemtyugov, while Glukhov and Mikheyev get the honorable mentions.
Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ivan Kasutin and Vladislav Fokin are the goalies. Togliatti opened in the first period on a Viktor Komarov power play goal, powered by Anton Shenfeld and Georgy Belousov. Lada added on with a Yefim Gurkin goal, helped along by Alexander Bolshakov and Belousov. Togliatti extended the lead as Vasily Streltsov scored, with the help of Tobias Viklund. Lada padded the lead with an Anton Krysanov power play goal in the second period, assisted by Dmitry Vorobyov and Belousov, the latter getting a sock trick. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with an unassisted Ivan Yatsenko goal. Togliatti finished it at 5-1 with a Streltsov goal in the third period, with a lone assist by Rafael Akhmetov. The three stars went to Belousov, Streltsov, and Kasutin (35 for 36 in saves).
Along to Ufa, with Salavat Yulaev bringing in the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Vladimir Sokhatsky are given the starting nods. Sochi dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, guided in by Igot Ignatushkin. The Leopards added on with an Ilya Krikunov goal, passed from Clay Wilson and Andre Petersson. Sochi extended the lead with a Renat Mamashev goal, with a lone assist by Mikhail Anisin. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars being Barulin (29 save shutout), Kostitsyn, and Krikunov.
Down in Magnitogorsk, Metallurg hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Stanislav Galimov and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. In the shootout, Fyodor Malykhin tallied for Kazan, but he was matched by Chris Lee and topped by Wojtek Wolski of Magnitogorsk for a 1-0 Metallurg win. The three stars belonged to Koshechkin (32 save shutout), Galimov (32 save "shutout"), and Wolski.
Into Moscow, where Spartak welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Alexander Pechursky and Denis Sinyagin are the lesser-known goalies. Moscow led off in the first period on a Konstantin Glazachev power play goal, powered by Pavel Valentenko. Spartak added on in the second period with a Gleb Klimenko goal, fueled by Alexander Vasilyev and Sergei Shmelyov. Khabarovsk got on the board with a Nikolai Skladnichenko goal, via Nikita Cherepanov and Tomas Zohorna. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Sinyagin (34 for 35 in saves), Klimenko, and Glazachev.
Northwest to St. Petersburg, with SKA bringing in Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Mikko Koskinen are between the pipes. Vladivostok started in the first period on a Dmitry Sayustov goal, guided in by Yaroslav Alshevsky and Kirill Voronin. Admiral added on with an Alexander Gorshkov goal, going in unassisted. St. Petersburg got on the board with a second period power play goal by Maxim Chudinov, powered by Pavel Buchnevich. Vladivostok answered with an unassisted Artyom Podshendyalov goal. SKA pulled back with an Evgeny Dadonov goal in the third period, helped along by Nikita Gusev and Vadim Shipachyov. St. Petersburg tied it on a Chudinov goal, with a lone helper from Shipachyov. In the shootout, Gorshkov got matched by Gusev, but Jonathon Blum's goal gave Admiral the 4-3 win. The three stars were Gorshkov, Chudinov, and Shipachyov.
Back to Podolsk, where Vityaz hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Sergei Magarilov and Igor Saprykin man the nets. Cherepovets got going in the second period on a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, via Igor Skorokhodov and Pavel Chernov. Podolsk tied it with a Viktor Drugov goal, fueled by Roman Kudinov and Nikita Vyglazov. Vityaz took the lead with a third period power play goal by Anton Korolyov, powered by Ilya Davydov and Vyacheslav Solodukhin. Severstal tied it with a Sergei Monakhov goal, helped along by Sergei Kuptsov. Podolsk won with an unassisted Alexander Kucheryavenko goal in overtime. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Kucheryavenko, Korolyov, and Drugov.
Up in Helsinki, Jokerit welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Henrik Karlsson are in the creases. Helsinki struck first in the first period on a Philip Larsen power play goal, powered by Brandon Kozun and Peter Regin. Novokuznetsk tied it on a Fyodor Polishchuk goal, guided in by Kirill Lebedev and Nikita Lyamkin. Jokerit took the lead back in the second period with a Jere Sallinen goal, via Juhamatti Aaltonen and Tim Kennedy. Helsinki added on with a Kozun goal, passed from Regin and Jesse Joensuu. Jokerit extended the lead as Sallinen scored in the third period, his second of the game helped along by Aaltonen and Kennedy. Metallurg answered with a Daniil Yerdakov goal, assisted by Pavel Makarenko and Kirill Semyonov. Helsinki shot back with an Aaltonen goal, with assists provided by Arturs Kulda and Sallinen. Jokerit made it 6-2 with Aaltonen's second of the game, with a lone helper from Sallinen. The three stars went to Sallinen, Aaltonen, and Kozun, while Regin and Kennedy get the honorable mentions.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Jakub Sedlacek are the masked men. Riga drew first blood in the second period with a Vitalijs Pavlovs goal, fueled by Miks Indrasis and Aleksandrs Jerofejevs. Dinamo added on with another Pavlovs goal, via Guntis Galvins and Gints Meija. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Pavlovs, Sedlacek (38 save shutout), and Salak (19 for 21 in saves).
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