This is the first of the two days with all teams in action for the grand finale of the KHL regular season. The games end on Thursday. We start in...
The Far East, as Amur Khabarovsk hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Alexander Pechursky man the nets. Khabarovsk was first to score in the first period with a Nikolai Skladnichenko power play goal, powered by Evgeny Kurbatov and Nikita Cherepanov. Amur added on with a Niclas Bergfors power play goal in the second period, assisted by Kurbatov and Vyacheslav Ushenin. Khabarovsk extended the lead as Rinat Ibragimov scored, thanks to Alexei Byvaltsev. Vladivostok got on the board with a Kirill Voronin goal, guided in by Alexander Gorshkov. This only made it 3-1, with the three stars going to Pechursky (45 for 46 in saves), Kurbatov, and Bergfors.
Over in Omsk, Avangard welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Dominik Furch guard the cages. Omsk got going in the third period with an Ilya Zubov goal, coming off of Alexander Perezhogin and Martin Erat. Avangard added on with a Zubov goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Erat. Novosibirsk got on the board with a Maxim Ignatovich goal, fueled by Stepan Sannikov. Sibir tied it with a Calle Ridderwall goal, via Oleg Gubin and Ignatovich. In the shootout, David Ullstrom scored to win it 3-2 for Sibir. The three stars went to Zubov, Ignatovich, and Erat.
Into Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ivan Starostin and Vladimir Sokhatsky draw the starts in goal. Ufa began in the first period with a Nikolai Prokhorkin power play goal, powered by Ivan Vishnevsky. Novokuznetsk tied it on an Alexander Komaristy goal, fueled by Fyodor Polishchuk and Kirill Kaprizov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back with a Maxim Mayorov goal, passed from Denis Bodrov and Teemu Hartikainen. Ufa got closer with a Prokhorkin goal in the second period, his second of the game, assisted by Vishnevsky and Hartikainen on the power play. Metallurg answered with a Pavel Makarenko goal, courtesy of Timur Fatkullin and Kirill Semyonov. Novokuznetsk tied it with a Semyonov goal in the third period, made possible by Grigory Glebov and Dmitry Starchenko. Metallurg took the lead with a Polishchuk power play goal, with a lone helper from Komaristy. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Polishchuk, Komaristy, and Prokhorkin, while Vishnevsky, Semyonov, and Hartikainen get the honorable mentions.
Next up, Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko faces a lesser foe in Ilya Samsonov in goal. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with an Alexander Rybakov, helped along by Danil Gubarev. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Rybakov, Demchenko (31 save shutout), and Samsonov (28 for 29 in saves).
Up in Yekaterinburg, Avtomobilist welcomes Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Vladislav Fokin and Igor Ustinsky are the goalies. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with an Artyom Gareyev goal, passed from Dmitry Megalinsky. Avtomobilist added on with an Alexei Mikhnov goal, coming off of Petr Koukal and Alexei Vasilevsky on the power play. Yekaterinburg extended the lead in the second period with as Kirill Knyazev scored an unassisted goal. This made it 3-0, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Ustinsky (23 save shutout), Gareyev, and Mikhnov.
West a bit to Togliatti, where Lada brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Edgars Masalskis are in goal. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period with an Igor Volkov goal, coming off of Evgeny Ryasensky. Neftekhimik added on with a Dan Sexton power play goal, powered by Andrei Sergeyev and Igor Polygalov. Togliatti got on the board with a Dmitry Vorobyov goal, with a lone assist by Georgy Belousov. Lada tied it on an Alexei Mastryukov goal, helped along by Evgeny Belokhvostikov and Anton Shenfeld. Nizhnekamsk retook the lead with an unassisted Sexton goal in the second period. Neftekhimik extended the lead on Yegor Milozorov goal, going in unassisted. Togliatti got one back in the third period with a Stanislav Bocharov goal, guided in by Vasily Streltsov and Belokhvostikov. Nizhnekamsk padded their lead with a pair of similar goals, both scored by Bogdan Yakimov with assists provided by Ryasensky and Volkov, the former earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Yakimov, Volkov, and Ryasensky, while Belokhvostikov gets an honorable mention.
Continuing along, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Roman Smiryagin and Mikhail Biryukov occupy the creases. Cherepovets started in the first period with an unassisted goal from Ondrej Nemec. Severstal added on with a Dmitry Moiseyev, coming off of Artyom Vorobyov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with an Alexander Budkin goal in the second period, passed from Kaspars Daugavins and Yury Sergiyenko. Torpedo tied it on an Artyom Alyayev power play goal, powered by Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Cherepovets retook the lead with a Pavel Chernov power play goal, assisted by Igor Skorokhodov and Ilya Khokhlov. Severstal extended the lead as Maxim Trunyov scored in the third period, with the help of Anatoly Nikontsev. Nizhny Novgorod got one back with an Igor Rudenkov goal, made possible by Sergiyenko and Denis Shurakov. Torpedo tied it again with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, helped along by Daugavins, who got a sock trick, and Alexander Frolov. Cherepovets won 5-4 in overtime on a Nemec power play goal, his second of the game, fueled by Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Skorokhodov. The three stars went to Nemec, Daugavins, and Skorokhodov, while Sergiyenko gets an honorable mention.
A little west to Yaroslavl, with Lokomotiv welcoming Medvescak. Gasper Kroselj and Vitaly Kolesnik receive the starting nods in goal. Zagreb struck first in the first period with an Alexandre Bolduc goal, made possible by Patrick Bjorkstrand. Yaroslavl tied it on a Jiri Novotny goal, passed from Staffan Kronwall and Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv took the lead with a Stanislav Chistov goal, assisted by Pavel Koledov and Andrei Loktionov. Medvescak tied it in the third period with a Mike Glumac goal, helped along by Stefano Giliati. Yaroslavl retook the lead with a Denis Mosalyov goal, guided in by Patrik Hersley and Sergei Konkov. Lokomotiv added on with an Averin empty net goal, set up by Daniil Apalkov. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars handed to Averin, Mosalyov, and Chistov.
Down in Kazan, Ak Bars brings in Barys Astana. Pavel Poluektov and Stanislav Galimov protect the nets. Kazan led off in the first period with a Justin Azevedo shorthanded goal, going in unassisted. Ak Bars added on with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, guided in by Mikhail Varnakov and Mikhail Sidorov. Jan Laco replaced Poluektov in goal. Kazan extended the lead as Artyom Lukoyanov scored, thanks to Mattias Sjogren and Vladimir Tkachyov. Ak Bars padded the lead in the second period with another Malykhin goal, courtesy of Dmitry Obukhov and Ryan Wilson. Astana got on the board with a Dustin Boyd power play goal, powered by Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Barys got closer with a Roman Starchenko goal, with a lone assist by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Kazan shot back with a Vasily Tokranov goal, passed from Alexander Svitov. This made it 5-2, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Malykhin, Lukoyanov, and Galimov (36 for 38 in saves).
Into Moscow, where CSKA hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Igor Saprykin and Viktor Fasth man the nets. Podolsk opened in the first period with a Nikita Vyglazov goal, passed from Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi and Ilya Davydov. Moscow tied it on a Nikita Zaitsev power play goal, powered by Alexander Radulov and Bogdan Kiselevich. Vityaz took the lead with a Roman Horak power play goal in the second period, with a lone helper by Pavel Lukin. Podolsk added on with an Anton Korolyov goal, guided in by Yegor Voronkov. CSKA got one back in the third period with an Artyom Blazhiyevsky goal, assisted by Sergei Andronov and Vladimir Zharkov. Vityaz iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Dmitry Shitikov, going in unassisted. The three stars were Korolyov, Horak, and Vyglazov.
North to Helsinki, where Jokerit welcomes SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Henrik Karlsson. Helsinki began in the first period with a Philip Larsen goal, assisted by Jesse Joensuu and Brandon Kozun. Jokerit added on with an Arturs Kulda goal, coming off of Juhamatti Aaltonen and Ville Lajunen. St. Petersburg got on the board with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, made possible by Sergei Shirokov and Yegor Yakovlev. Helsinki replied in the third period with an Aaltonen goal, helped along by Lajunen and Tim Kennedy. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars being Aaltonen, Karlsson (24 for 25 in saves), and Lajunen.
South to Sochi, with the Leopards bringing in Slovan Bratislava. Michael Garnett and Konstantin Barulin are the veteran goalies. Bratislava started in the first period with a Ladislav Nagy power play goal, powered by Cam Barker and Michal Sersen. Sochi tied it on a Denis Kazionov shorthanded goal in the second period, going in unassisted. The Leopards took the lead with an Andre Petersson goal, assisted by Ben Maxwell on the power play. Sochi added on with another Petersson goal, made possible by Maxwell and Evgeny Skachkov. The Leopards extended the lead as Skachkov scored, with the help of Maxwell and Mikhail Anisin, the former getting a sock trick on the power play goal. Sochi padded the lead in the third period as Petersson finished his hat trick, thanks to Maxwell and Clay Wilson. Slovan got one back with a Pavol Skalicky goal, fueled by Sersen and Lukas Kaspar on the power play. The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars being Petersson, Maxwell, and Skachkov, while Sersen receives an honorable mention.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Spartak Moscow. Denis Sinyagin and Jeff Glass have the green light to play goal. Moscow was first to score in the first period with a Dmitry Korobov goal, guided in by Evgeny Bodrov. Minsk tied it on a Matt Ellison goal, coming off of Jonathan Cheechoo and Alexei Kalyuzhny. Dinamo took the lead with a Sergei Drozd goal, with a lone assist by Charles Linglet. Spartak tied it on a Lukas Radil goal, made possible by Alexander Vasilyev. Moscow retook the lead with a Casey Wellman goal, via Vyacheslav Leshchenko and Sergei Shmelyov. Spartak added on in the second period with a Gleb Klimenko goal, fueled by Bodrov and Maxim Potapov. Dmitry Milchakov replaced Glass in goal. Moscow extended the lead as Korobov scored, thanks to Igor Levitsky and Artyom Voronin. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars handed to Korobov, Bodrov, and Wellman.
Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Jakub Sedlacek are the masked men. Riga dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Miks Indrasis goal, helped along by Oskars Cibulskis and Gunars Skvorcovs. This was the only goal in the game, carrying Dinamo to a 1-0 win. The three stars belonged to Indrasis, Sedlacek (25 save shutout), and Yeryomenko (16 for 17 in saves).
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