Seven more games today, with a week to go before another break for the league. The games begin in...
Omsk, as Avangard hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Dominik Furch are the reliable goalies. Omsk got going in the second period with an Artur Lauta power play goal, powered by Vladimir Sobotka and Martin Erat. Nizhny Novgorod tied it with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, passed from Carter Ashton on the power play. Avangard took the lead back with a Pyotr Khokhryakov goal in the third period, assisted by Yury Alexandrov and Ilya Mikheyev. Omsk added on as Nikolai Lemtyugov scored, thanks to Sobotka and Erat on the power play. Avangard iced it at 4-1 with a Khokhryakov goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Anton Burdasov and Denis Parshin on the power play. The three stars went to Khokhryakov, Sobotka, and Erat.
Over to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor welcomes Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Georgy Gelashvili is mismatched with Vasily Demchenko in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk opened in the first period with a Stanislav Kalasnikov power play goal, powered by Kirill Rasskazov and Evgeny Lapenkov. Chelyabinsk tied it in the second period on an Alexei Kruchinin power play goal, assisted by Andrei Popov and Alexei Petrov. Yugra retook the lead in the third period on a Pavel Medvedev goal, with a lone helper from Oleg Yashin. Traktor tied it again as Popov scored, with the help of Alexander Shinin. Khanty-Mansiysk pulled ahead with an Ivan Yatsenko power play goal, guided in by Vitaly Sitnikov and Igor Bortnikov. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Popov, Yatsenko, and Medvedev.
Back into Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev brings in Barys Astana. Pavel Poluektov and Niklas Svedberg man the nets. Ufa led off in the first period with an Enver Lisin power play goal, powered by Maxim Goncharov and Maxim Mayorov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Linus Omark power play goal, fueled by Alexander Loginov and Igor Grigorenko. Astana got one back with a Dustin Boyd power play goal, with a lone assist by Brandon Bochenski. Ufa replied on a Teemu Hartikainen goal, assisted by Sami Lepisto and Mayorov. Barys pulled back on a power play goal in the second period from Mike Lundin, courtesy of Kevin Dallman. Astana tied it as Konstantin Pushkaryov scored, thanks to Maxim Khudyakov and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Salavat Yulaev regained the lead with a Stepan Khripunov goal, coming off of Hartikainen. Barys retied it in the third period on a Nigel Dawes goal, passed from Boyd and Roman Starchenko. Ufa took the lead back on an Oleg Saprykin goal, with a lone helper from Hartikainen. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Hartikainen, Mayorov, and Boyd.
West a bit to Togliatti, where Lada hosts Dinamo Minsk. Jeff Glass and Edgars Masalskis draw the starts in goal. Togliatti began in the first period with a Viktor Komarov goal, coming off of Ramil Suleimanov. Lada added on with an Alexander Bumagin goal, fueled by Martin Zatovic and Alexei Mastryukov. Minsk got on the board with a Matt Ellison goal, guided in by Alexei Kalyuzhny. Dinamo tied it in the second period with another Ellison goal, made possible by Jonathan Cheechoo and Paul Szczechura. Minsk won 3-2 in overtime on a Kalyuzhny goal, passed from Cheechoo and Dmitry Znakharenko. The three stars were awarded to Ellison, Kalyuzhny, and Cheechoo.
Next up, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinsky and Ivan Lisutin are the goalies. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period with an Igor Volkov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Ryasensky and Andrei Sergeyev. Yekaterinburg tied it with a Tommi Kivisto power play goal, with assists provided by Alexander Torchenyuk and Artyom Gareyev. Neftekhimik retook the lead with a Mikhail Zhukov goal, helped along by Ryan Stoa and Marek Kvapil. Avtomobilist tied it again in the second period on a Petr Koukal goal, guided in by Anatoly Golyshev. Yekaterinburg took the lead with an unassisted Eero Elo goal. Nizhnekamsk tied it with Zhukov's second of the game, coming off of Stoa. Avtomobilist took the win with a seventh round shootout tally from Koukal for the 4-3 win. The three stars were Koukal, Zhukov, and Stoa.
Out to St. Petersburg, where SKA welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Mikko Koskinen tend the twines. Helsinki struck first in the first period with a Philip Larsen goal, via Tomi Maki and Jani Rita. St. Petersburg tied it on a Steve Moses goal, fueled by Jarno Koskiranta and Sergei Shirokov on a second period power play. SKA took the lead with a Koskiranta goal in the third period, assisted by Alexander Barabanov and Ilya Kovalchuk. The game ended 2-1 in SKA's favor. The three stars went to Koskiranta, Koskinen (21 for 22 in saves), and Moses.
Back east, we end in Cherepovets, with Severstal hosting Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Roman Smiryagin are the masked men. Riga dented the scoreboard with a Mikelis Redlihs power play goal in the second period, powered by Lauris Darzins and Guntis Galvins. Cherepovets tied it on an Igor Skorokhodov goal, passed from Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Mattias Karlsson on the power play. Dinamo took the lead back in the third period with a Miks Indrasis goal, assisted by Andris Dzerins and Gunars Skvorcovs. Riga added on with another Indrasis goal, going into the empty net set up by Skvorcovs and Galvins. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Indrasis, Skvorcovs, and Sedlacek (34 for 35 in saves), while Galvins gets an honorable mention.
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