Ten games are on today as the schedule fills out a bit more. We begin with...
Sibir Novosibirsk hosting Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Alexei Krasikov man the nets. Novosibirsk opened in the first period with an Evgeny Artyukhin goal, assisted by Dmitry Lukin and Sergei Shumakov. Sibir added on in the second period with a Maxim Shalunov goal, passed from Adam Polasek and Shumakov. Astana got on the board with a Nigel Dawes goal, courtesy of Cam Barker and Maxim Semyonov. The game ended at 2-1, with the three stars going to Shumakov, Shalunov, and Krasikov (31 for 32 in saves).
Over in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg welcomes Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Vladislav Fokin and Mikhail Biryukov are the goalies. Khanty-Mansiysk got going in the second period with an Anton Kuryanov goal, fueled by Konstantin Panov and Grigory Zheldakov on the power play. Ugra added on with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, guided in by Denis Gorbunov and Oleg Pogorishny. Khanty-Mansiysk extended the lead as Panov scored a power play goal, thanks to Kuryanov and Igor Bortnikov. Ugra padded the lead with a shorthanded goal by Alexander Akmaldinov, set up by Kuryanov. Khanty-
Mansiysk continued with a Pavel Medvedev goal, coming off of Konstantin Mayorov and Bortnikov. Ugra kept going in the third period on Varfolomeyev's second goal of the game, a power play goal powered by Pogorishny. Novokuznetsk got on the board with a shorthanded and unassisted goal from Roman Blagoi. Khanty-Mansiysk replied with a Medvedev goal, with assists by Vitaly Shulakov and Artyom Bulyansky. This made it a 7-1 final, with the three stars belonging to Kuryanov, Varfolomeyev, and Medvedev, while Panov, Pogorishny, and Bortnikov get the honorable mentions.
To the west, Avangard Omsk brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinsky and Dominik Furch are in the blue paint. Omsk started in the first period with an Alexander Kucheryavenko goal, assisted by Danil Faizullin. Avangard added on with an Alexei Gluhkov goal in the second period, made possible by Pavel Makhanovsky. Yekaterinburg got on the board with an unassisted Rok Ticar goal in the third period. Omsk shot back with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, passed from Evgeny Medvedev and Maxim Pestushko. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars handed to Gluhkov, Furch (13 for 14 in saves), and Perezhogin.
Next up, Lada Togliatti hosts Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Ilya Ezhov draw the starts in goal. Togliatti led off in the first period with a Stanislav Bocharov goal, via Kristaps Sotnieks and Anton Shenfeld. Lada added on with a Rafael Akhmetov goal, courtesy of Alexander Streltsov and Dmitry Sinitsyn. Togliatti extended the lead in the third period as Anton Krysanov scored, thanks to Nikita Filatov. Bratislava got on the board with a Jeff Taffe goal on the power play, powered by Ziga Jeglic and Vaclav Nedorost. Slovan pulled closer on a Jonathan Cheechoo goal, guided in by Nick Plastino. Lada shot back with a power play goal by Alexander Bumagin, coming off of Filatov. Togliatti iced it at 5-2 with a Mikael Johansson power play goal, with a lone assist from Filatov. The three stars went to Filatov (sock trick of three assists), Krysanov, and Bumagin.
North to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Jakub Kovar protect the nets. Cherepovets began in the first period with a Maxim Trunyov goal, assisted by Daniil Vovchenko and Andrei Shefer. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Vladislav Kaletnik penalty shot goal after he was tripped by Adam Masuhr. Severstal took the lead with a Pavel Chernov goal in the second period, helped along by Shefer and Masuhr on the power play. Metallurg tied it in the third period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, with a lone helper from Viktor Antipin. The tie went to a shootout, where Vovchenko and Trunyov topped Jan Kovar to kill Severstal the 3-2 win. The three stars were Trunyov, Vovchenko, and Shefer.
Out to St. Petersburg, with SKA bringing in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Mikko Koskinen tend the twines. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period with a Pavel Datsyuk goal, coming off of Vyacheslav Voynov and Ilya Kovalchuk. SKA added on with a Voynov goal, helped along by Sergei Plotnikov and Datsyuk. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period on a Kovalchuk power play goal, powered by Evgeny Dadonov and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA padded the lead as Kovalchuk scored again, thanks to Anton Belov and Plotnikov. St. Petersburg got another one on a Plotnikov goal, with a lone assist from Kovalchuk. SKA continued in the third period when Kovalchuk finished his hat trick, with the help of Datsyuk. Ufa got on the board with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, courtesy of Andreas Engqvist and Linus Omark. St. Petersburg finished it at 7-1 with a Nikita Gusev goal, helped along by Shipachyov and Dinar Khafizullin. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Datsyuk, and Voynov, while Plotnikov and Shipachyov get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod for Torpedo hosting Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Ilya Proskuryakov are between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod dented the scoreboard with a Dmitry Semin goal in the second period, passed from Kaspars Daugavins and Ivan Vishnevsky. Torpedo added on with a Daugavins power play goal in the third period, powered by Maxim Osipov. The game ended at 2-0, with the three stars going to Daugavins, Proskuryakov (23 save shutout), and Semin.
Down in Kazan, Ak Bars welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ivan Lisutin and Emil Garipov are the masked men. Kazan drew first blood in the third period on a power play goal by Vladimir Tkachyov, powered by Justin Azevedo and Artyom Lukoyanov. Nizhnekamsk tied it with an Igor Polygalov goal, made possible by Dan Sexton and Nikita Shchitov. In the shootout, Sergei Konkov scored once and Richard Gynge tallied twice for Neftekhimik to lift them to a 2-1 win over Tkachyov and Fyodor Malykhin of Ak Bars. The three stars went to Polygalov, Gynge, and Lisutin (34 for 35 in saves).
To the far south, the Sochi Leopards bring in Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski is mismatched with Konstantin Barulin in goal. Sochi was first to score on an Andre Petersson power play goal, powered by Ben Maxwell and Eric O'Dell in the first period. The Leopards added on with a power play goal by Petersson, his second of the game, with assists from Andrei Kostitsyn and Oscar Fantenberg. Helsinki got on the board with a Charles Genoway goal, via Topi Jaakola and Peter Regin. Jokerit tied it in the second period with a Pekka Jormakka goal, coming off of Genoway and Sakari Salminen. Sochi took the lead back in the third period with an unassisted Petersson goal, finishing his hat trick. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Petersson, Barulin (36 for 38 in saves), and Genoway.
Finally, CSKA Moscow hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Viktor Fasth are in goal. Moscow cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Jan Mursak power play goal, powered by Igor Ozhiganov and Denis Denisov. CSKA added on with an Ozhiganov power play goal, assisted by Denisov and Ivan Telegin. Moscow extended the lead as Stephane Da Costa scored power play goal, with the help of Bogdan Kiselevich and Alexander Popov in the third period. The game ended at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Ozhiganov, Fasth (18 save shutout), and Denisov.
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