Eleven games on today to fill the hole in our hockey hearts during the NHL All-Star Break. The KHL sees the slate start in...
Khabarovsk, as Amur hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Alexander Pechursky are in the creases. Moscow led off in the first period with a Dmitry Vishnevsky power play goal, powered by Alexei Tsvetkov and Mat Robinson. Khabarovsk tied it on an Akim Aliu power play goal, helped along by Tom Wandell and Tomas Zohorna. Amur took the lead on a Vyacheslav Litovchenko goal, passed from Niclas Bergfors and Evgeny Kurbatov. Dynamo retied it with a second period power play goal by Alexander Osipov goal, guided in by Maxim Pestushko and Andrei Mironov. Moscow took the lead on an Ansel Galimov goal, fueled by Tsvetkov and Artyom Fyodorov on the power play. Dynamo added on with a Fyodorov goal in the third period, assisted by Denis Barantsev and Galimov. Moscow extended the lead as Konstantin Gorovikov scored, thanks to Yury Babenko and Vladimir Bryukvin. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Galimov, Fyodorov, and Tsvetkov.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Igor Saprykin and Ivan Nalimov are set to start in goal. Podolsk struck first in the first period with an Alexander Nikulin power play goal, powered by Maxim Afinogenov and Alexei Makeyev. Vityaz added on with a Nikita Vyglazov goal, with a lone assist by Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi. Vladivostok got on the board with a Konstantin Makarov goal, made possible by Alexander Kuznetsov. Admiral tied it on a Jonathon Blum power play goal, with helpers provided by Viktor Alexandrov and Mikhail Fisenko. Podolsk retook the lead on an Anton Korolyov goal, coming off of Alexander Kucheryavenko. Vladivostok tied it again in the third period with a Dmitry Lugin power play goal, courtesy of Alexandrov and Blum. In the shootout, Alexandrov and Blum came through again to give Admiral the 4-3 win. The three stars were awarded to Blum, Alexandrov, and Lugin.
West a bit to Novokuznetsk, where Metallurg brings in Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Vladislav Podyapolsky are the goalies. Bratislava began in the first period with a power play goal by Andrej Stastny, powered by Rok Ticar and Ziga Jeglic. Novokuznetsk tied it in the second period on a Robert Kousal goal, via Cade Fairchild and Alexander Romanov. Slovan took the lead with a Jeglic goal, passed from Stastny and Tomas Starosta. Metallurg tied it again with an Ignat Zemchenko goal, fueled by Mikhail Plotnikov and Kirill Lebedev. Bratislava gained the lead in the third period as Tomas Kundratek scored a power play goal, with a lone assist by Lukas Kaspar. This stood for the 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Jeglic, Stastny, and Kundratek.
Nearby, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Alexander Salak draw the starts. Novosibirsk started with a Maxim Shalunov goal in the first period, assisted by Sergei Shumakov. Sibir added on with a David Ullstrom goal, passed from Ivan Vereshchagin and Artyom Voroshilo in the second period. Novosibirsk chased Taylor on a Georgy Misharin goal, via Konstantin Okulov and Igor Fefelov. Gasper Kroselj replaced Taylor in goal. Sibir extended the lead as Vereshchagin scored, thanks to Voroshilo. Novosibirsk padded the lead in the third period with a Stepan Sannikov power play goal, powered by Shumakov and Shalunov. Sibir capped it at 6-0 with an Alexei Yakovlev goal, with a lone helper from Fefelov. The three stars belonged to Shalunov, Vereshchagin, and Salak (35 save shutout), while Shumakov, Voroshilo, and Fefelov get the honorable mentions.
Further west, Traktor Chelyabinsk welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasilys Koshechkin and Demchenko guard the cages. Chelyabinsk opened with an Alexander Sharov goal, going in unassisted in the first period. Traktor added on with an Alexei Kruchinin goal, coming off of Vladimir Denisov. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Yaroslav Kosov goal, assisted by Chris Lee. Metallurg tied it in the third period with Kosov's second of the game, passed from Yaroslav Khabarov and Alexander Semin. Chelyabinsk took the lead back on an Alexei Petrov goal, helped along by Maxim Yakutsenya. Magnitogorsk tied it again with a Wojtek Wolski goal, set up by Tomas Filippi. The tie went to a shootout, where Danis Zaripov secured a 4-3 win for Metallurg. The three stars went to Kosov, Wolski, and Zaripov.
Back in Ufa, Salavat Yulaev brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ivan Lisutin and Niklas Svedberg are between the pipes. Nizhnekamsk was first to score in the first period on a Bogdan Yakimov goal, assisted by Evgeny Grigorenko and Dan Sexton. Ufa tied it in the second period on a Maxim Mayorov goal, helped along by Roman Derlyuk and Alexander Loginov. Neftekhimik won 2-1 in overtime as Sexton buried a penalty shot he received after being hooked by Teemu Hartikainen. The three stars were Sexton, Lisutin (34 for 35 in saves), and Svedberg (31 for 33 in saves).
Along to Togliatti, where Lada hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Anton Krasotkin and Edgars Masalskis are the goalies. Yaroslavl started in the first period with an unassisted Andrei Sigaryov goal. Lokomotiv added on with an Alexander Polunin goal, guided in by Staffan Kronwall and Yegor Korshkov. Togliatti got on the board with a Stanislav Bocharov goal, passed from Rafael Akhmetov and Vasily Streltsov in the second period. Yaroslavl countered on a Kirill Kapustin goal, via Daniil Romantsev. Lada chipped back with a power play goal by Viktor Komarov, powered by Anton Shenfeld. Lokomotiv replied with a Romantsev goal, helped along by Sigaryov in the third period. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Sigaryov, Romantsev, and Kapustin.
Next up, Ak Bars Kazan welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Stanislav Galimov tend the twines. Sochi led off in the first period with an Andre Petersson power play goal, powered by Ziyat Paigin and Igor Ignatushkin. The Leopards added on with an Ilya Krikunov goal, passed from Ignatushkin on the power play. Kazan got on the board with a Roman Abrosimov power play goal in the second period, guided in by Denis Golubev and Konstantin Korneyev. Sochi shot back with Petersson's second of the game, via Clay Wilson and Evgeny Skachkov. The Leopards extended the lead as Ben Maxwell scored, with the help of Petersson and Skachkov. Sochi padded the lead on a Krikunov goal, his second of the game, coming off of Paigin and Ignatushkin, with the latter getting a sock trick. Ak Bars replied on a Mattias Sjogren goal in the third period, going in unassisted. The Leopards finished it at 6-2 with an Andrei Kostitsyn power play goal, with helpers credited to Renat Mamashev and Ignatushkin. The three stars went to Petersson, Ignatushkin, and Krikunov, while Paigin and Skachkov get the honorable mentions.
Into Moscow, where CSKA brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Ilya Sorokin are the solid goalies. Helsinki began in the first period with a Juhamatti Aaltonen goal, courtesy of Tim Kennedy and Niko Kapanen on the power play. Moscow tied it on a second period Andrei Svetlakov goal, coming off of Kirill Vorobyov and Alexander Radulov. CSKA took the lead in the third period with an Ivan Telegin goal, guided in by Radulov. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Radulov, Sorokin (18 for 19 in saves), and Telegin.
Out in St. Petersburg, SKA welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Sergei Magarilov and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. Cherepovets opened in the first period with an Anatoly Nikontsev goal, assisted by Maxim Trunyov and Vadim Berdnikov. St. Petersburg tied it with a Vadim Shipachyov goal, fueled by Ilya Kovalchuk and Jarno Koskiranta. SKA took the lead with a Steve Moses power play goal, with a lone assist by Sergei Shirokov. St. Petersburg added on with an Evgeny Dadonov power play goal, powered by Kovalchuk and Nikita Gusev. SKA extended the lead in the second period as Pavel Buchnevich scored, thanks to Anton Belov and Gusev. St. Petersburg padded the lead with a Kovalchuk power play goal, helped along by Koskiranta and Shirokov. SKA kept going in the third period on another Buchnevich goal, made possible by Gusev, who got a sock trick, and Dadonov on the power play. This produced the 6-1 final, with the three stars going to Buchnevich, Dadonov, and Gusev, while Kovalchuk, Koskiranta, and Shirokov get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Minsk, Dinamo brings in Spartak Moscow. Denis Sinyagin and Jeff Glass receive the starting nods in goal. Moscow got going with an unassisted Konstantin Glazachev power play goal in the second period. Minsk tied it in the third period with an Alexei Kalyuzhny power play goal, powered by Matt Ellison. In the shootout, Igor Radulov of Spartak and Andrei Stepanov of Dinamo cancelled each other out early on, followed by Ellison matched by Igor Levitsky in the fifth round. Ellison scored again in the sixth round to secure a 2-1 Dinamo win. The three stars belonged to Ellison, Glass (27 for 28 in saves), and Sinyagin (23 for 24 in saves).
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