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Chelyabinsk, as Traktor hosts Dinamo Minsk. Jeff Glass and Vasily Demchenko are the goalies. Minsk was first to score in the first period with an Alexander Pavlovich goal, assisted by Konstantin Koltsov and Evgeny Lisovets. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Vyacheslav Osnovin goal, courtesy of Artyom Borodkin and Anton Glinkin in the second period. Traktor took the lead with a Semyon Afonasyevsky goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Shinin. Dinamo retied it on a Dmitry Meleshko goal, passed from Sergei Drozd and Andrei Stepanov. Chelyabinsk took the lead with a third period Nikit Zhuldaikov goal, fueled by Alexei Petrov and Alexander Sharov. Minsk tied it again on a Matt Ellison goal, guided in by Alexei Kalyuzhny and Jonathan Cheechoo. Traktor took the lead back with a Glinkin goal, made possible by Dmitry Pestunov and Osnovin. Chelyabinsk added on with an Alexander Rybakov goal, via Danil Gubarev and Semyon Kokuyov. Traktor iced it at 6-3 with an unassisted Gubarev empty net goal. The three stars went to Glinkin, Osnovin, and Gubarev.
Into Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Stepan Goryachevskikh and Niklas Svedberg are given the starting nods. Ufa led off with a first period goal by Sergei Soin, courtesy of Sami Lepisto and Igor Grigorenko on the power play. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period with a Lepisto goal, made possible by Grigorenko and Linus Omark. Ufa extended the lead as Maxim Mayorov scored, thanks to Maxim Goncharov and Nikolai Prokhorkin. This made it a 3-0 win, with the three stars going to Lepisto, Svedberg (33 save shutout), and Grigorenko.
Along to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg brings in CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Vasily Koshechkin guard the cages. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Viktor Antipin goal, coming off of Evgeny Timkin. Moscow tied it on a Denis Denisov power play goal, powered by Igor Ozhiganov. CSKA took the lead with a Stephane Da Costa goal, via Jan Mursak and Bogdan Kiselevich. Moscow iced it at 3-1 with an Alexander Radulov empty net goal, set up by Geoff Platt. The three stars were Da Costa, Sorokin (21 for 22 in saves), and Denisov.
Over in Togliatti, Lada hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Ivan Kasutin are in the blue paint. Togliatti struck first in the first period with an Anton Shenfeld goal, via Alexei Mastryukov. Novokuznetsk tied it in the second period with an Ilya Musin shorthanded goal, set up by Alexander Romanov. Lada took the lead back with a Viktor Komarov power play goal, powered by Mastryukov and Shenfeld. Metallurg tied it in the third period on a Kirill Lebedev goal, with a lone assist by Ignat Zemchenko. Novokuznetsk took the lead on a Lebedev goal, helped along by Zemchenko and Robert Kousal. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Lebedev, Shenfeld, and Zemchenko, while Mastryukov gets an honorable mention.
Next up, Ak Bars Kazan welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Stanislav Galimov tend the twines. Kazan got going in the second period with an Oscar Moller power play goal, courtesy of Dmitry Obukhov and Mikhail Varnakov. Ak Bars added on with an Artyom Lukoyanov goal, assisted by Andrei Chibisov and Mattias Sjogren. Novosibirsk got on the board in the third period with an Andrej Meszaros goal, passed from Calle Ridderwall and Vitaly Menshikov. They failed to tie it, losing 2-1, with the three stars handed to Galimov (33 for 34 in saves), Lukoyanov, and Moller.
Continuing along, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Mikhail Biryukov and Alexander Sudnitsin return to the creases after long layoffs. Nizhny Novgorod began in the first period with a Vladimir Galuzin goal, guided in by Kirill Koltsov and Linus Videll. Torpedo added on in the second period with a Dmitry Semin goal, via Kaspars Daugavins and Carl Klingberg. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Alexei Sopin scored, thanks to Galuzin. Torpedo padded the lead with a third period Videll power play goal, powered by Koltsov and Galuzin. Nizhnekamsk avoided the shutout with a Kirill Lyamin power play goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Yevseyenkov. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars going to Galuzin, Videll, and Biryukov (24 for 25 in saves), while Koltsov gets an honorable mention.
Into Moscow, with Spartak hosting Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Vladislav Fokin and Evgeny Ivannikov draw the starts in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk opened in the first period with an Ivan Yatsenko goal, guided in by the goalie Fokin and Vitaly Sitnikov. Yugra added on in the third period with a Pavel Medvedev goal, going in unassisted. Khanty-Mansiysk extended the lead as Evgeny Lapenkov scored, thanks to Kirill Rasskazov and Grigory Zheldakov. The final stood from here at 3-0, with the three stars being Fokin (23 save shutout), Yatsenko, and Medvedev.
To the south, the Sochi Leopards welcome Barys Astana. Pavel Poluektov and Konstantin Barulin are between the pipes. Sochi started in the first period with a Denis Kazionov goal, coming off of Janne Jalasvaara and Vadim Shchegolkov. The Leopards added on with an Ilya Krikunov goal, fueled by Andrei Kostitsyn and Ziyat Paigin. These quick goals sent Poluektov to the pines, as Jan Laco came on in relief. Astana got on the board with a Roman Starchenko goal, passed from Maxim Khudyakov. Sochi replied on a Shchegolkov goal, helped along by Denis Kazionov. Barys chipped back in the second period with a Konstantin Romanov goal, with a lone helper from Mikhail Panshin. The Leopards countered with a Denis Kazionov goal in the third period, made possible by Dmitry Kazionov. Sochi extended the lead as Kostitsyn scored an empty net goal, with the help of Krikunov and Igor Ignatushkin. The Leopards capped it at 6-2 with an Andre Petersson goal, set up by Mikhail Anisin and Ben Maxwell. The three stars went to Denis Kazionov, Shchegolkov, and Kostitsyn, while Krikunov gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to St. Petersburg, as SKA brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinsky and Mikko Koskinen are the goalies. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with an Alexei Mikhnov power play goal, powered by Dmitry Megalinsky and Anatoly Golyshev. St. Petersburg tied it in the second period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, fueled by Sergei Shirkov and Nikita Gusev. SKA took the lead in the third period with a Joakim Lindstrom goal, helped along by Jarno Koskiranta and Steve Moses. Avtomobilist tied it again on a Mikhnov goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Nikolai Timashov and Alexei Vasilevsky. In the shootout, goals from Mikhnov, Andrei Alexeyev, and Petr Koukal lifted Avtomobilist 3-2 over SKA's Moses and Ilya Kovalchuk. The three stars were Mikhnov, Moses, and Ustinsky (41 for 43 in saves).
East to Yaroslavl, with Lokomotiv hosting Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Alexei Murygin protect the nets. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Stanislav Chistov power play goal, powered by Mikhail Pashnin and Dmitry Maltsev. Omsk tied it on a Yury Alexandrov goal, via Denis Parshin and Ilya Zubov. Lokomotiv took the lead with another Chistov goal, assisted by Mikhail Pashnin and Dmitry Maltsev. Yaroslavl added on with a Daniil Apalkov goal, passed from Patrik Hersley and Yegor Averin. Avangard shot back on a Martin Erat goal, courtesy of Ilya Zubov and Andrei Pervyshin. This only made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Chistov, Apalkov, and Murygin (33 for 35 in saves).
Southwest to Podolsk, where Vityaz welcomes Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko faces a lesser foe in Igor Saprykin in goal. Moscow struck first in the first period with a Maxim Karpov goal, fueled by Denis Barantsev and Juuso Hietanen. Dynamo added on with an unassisted Barantsev power play goal. Podolsk got on the board with a Georgy Berdyukov goal in the third period, helped along by Roman Kudinov. They couldn't find an equalizer, losing 2-1. The three stars were named as Barantsev, Yeryomenko (25 for 26 in saves), and Karpov.
Finally, in Latvia, Dinamo Riga brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Joacim Eriksson man the nets. Helsinki was first to score in the first period with a Pascal Pelletier goal, via Niko Kapanen and Jani Rita. Jokerit added on with a Brandon Kozun goal, made possible by Jesse Joensuu and Peter Regin. Helsinki extended the lead as Tim Kennedy scored a power play goal, thanks to Topi Jaakola and Ville Lajunen. Jakub Sedlacek replaced Eriksson for the second period. Jokerit padded the lead on a Regin power play goal, powered by Kozun and Daine Todd. Helsinki kept going with a Miro Makinen goal, with a lone helper from Atte Makinen. Jokerit continued in the third period on a Todd goal, with a lone assist by Juhamatti Aaltonen. Helsinki iced it at 7-0 with a Joensuu power play goal, helped along by Kozun and Todd. The three stars went to Kozun, Regin, and Todd, while Helenius (22 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.
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