Saturday, February 27, 2016

2015/16 KHL Western Conference Quarterfinals: 4) Sochi Leopards VS. 5) Dynamo Moscow

As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.

Game 1: Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia. In goal: Alexander Yeryomenko for Moscow and Konstantin Barulin for Sochi. Moscow led off in the first period with a Juuso Hietanen power play goal, powered by Denis Barantsev and Konstantin Gorovikov. Dynamo added on with a Dmitry Vishnevsky goal, going in unassisted. Moscow extended the lead in the second period as Vishnevsky scored a power play goal, with the help of Ilya Shipov and Ivan Igumnov. Dynamo padded the lead with a third period Shipov goal, assisted by Artyom Fyodorov and Maxim Karpov. Sochi got on the board with a Yegor Morozov goal, passed from Renat Mamashev and Ivan Glazkov. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Vishnevsky, Shipov, and Yeryomenko (31 for 32 in saves).

Game 2: Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia. In goal: Alexander Yeryomenko for Moscow and Konstantin Barulin for Sochi. Moscow struck first in the first period with a Daniil Tarasov goal, made possible by Alexander Osipov and Gleb Koryagin. Sochi tied it on a Denis Kazionov goal, fueled by Janne Jalasvaara and Dmitry Kazionov. Dynamo took the lead in the second period with a Vladimir Bryukvin goal, helped along by Alexei Tereshchenko. Moscow added on with an unassisted Max Karpov goal in the third period. The Leopards took one back with an Andre Petersson goal, helped along by Mikhail Anisin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Karpov, Bryukvin, and Tarasov. Dynamo heads home with a 2-0 series lead after an impressive trip.

Game 3: VTB Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Konstantin Barulin for Sochi and Alexander Yeryomenko for Moscow. Moscow began in the first period with an Ilya Shipov goal, coming off of Maxim Karpov. Dynamo added on with a third period Ansel Galimov power play goal, powered by Alexei Tsvetkov and Artyom Fyodorov. Moscow extended the lead as Galimov scored his second of the game, thanks to Tsvetkov and Fyodorov. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars going to Galimov, Yeryomenko (23 save shutout), and Tsvetkov, while Fyodorov gets an honorable mention. Dynamo is on the verge of a sweep with their 3-0 series lead. 

Game 4: VTB Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Konstantin Barulin for Sochi and Alexander Yeryomenko for Moscow. Moscow won 1-0 in the second overtime on an Alexei Tereshchenko power play goal, powered by Denis Kokarev and Andrei Mironov. The three stars went to Yeryomenko (44 save shutout), Tereshchenko, and Barulin (36 for 37 in saves). Dynamo gets the sweep and awaits their opponent for the Western Conference Semifinals.

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