Saturday, August 27, 2016

KHL 2016/17 - Day 6

There's nine games filling the schedule today, beginning with...

Admiral Vladivostok hosting Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri faces a lesser foe in Nikita Serebryakov in goal. Podolsk started in the first period with an Alexei Makeyev goal, guided in by Jakub Jerabek and Ilya Davydov. Vladivostok tied it on an Ilya Ivanov goal, with a lone assist by Ivan Glazkov. Admiral took the lead with an Alexander Kuznetsov goal, assisted by Andrei Sigaryov and Vladimir Tkachyov. Vladivostok added on with a power play goal by Dmitry Lugin, powered by Jonathon Blum and Tkachyov. Admiral extended the lead as Tkachyov scored a power play goal, with the help of Blum in the second period. Vityaz pulled back with an Alexei Kopeikin goal in the third period, made possible by Miro Aaltonen. Podolsk got closer on a Maxim Afinogenov goal, passed from Makeyev and Roman Horak. Vladivostok shot back with a Dmitry Sayustov goal, helped along by Robert Sabolic. Vityaz chipped back on a Kopeikin goal, his second of the game, with helpers from Jerabek and Aaltonen. The game ended at 5-4, with the three stars going to Tkachyov, Kopeikin, and Makeyev, while Blum, Jerabek, and Aaltonen get the honorable mentions.

West to Novosibirsk, with Sibir welcoming Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Vladislav Fokin and Alexei Krasikov are in the creases. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Vitaly Menshikov goal, courtesy of Yury Sergiyenko and Damir Zhafyarov. Sibir added on with a second period goal by Maxim Shalunov, coming off of Sergiyenko. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Krasikov (31 save shutout), Sergiyenko, and Menshikov.

Nearby, Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinsky and Mikhail Biryukov are the goalies. Yekaterinburg began in the first period with a Maxim Rasseikin goal, fueled by Timur Shingareyev and Alexander Romanov. Avtomobilist added on with a Rok Ticar goal, passed from Andrei Alexeyev. Yekaterinburg extended the lead on an unassisted Ticar goal, his second of the game. Avtomobilist padded the lead with a power play goal by Evgeny Chesalin, powered by Dmitry Megalinsky. Yekaterinburg kept going as Dmitry Monya scored on the power play, thanks to Nikolai Timashov and Alexander Torchenyuk. Novokuznetsk got on the board with a Fyodor Polishchuk goal, made possible by Kirill Semyonov. Metallurg pulled closer in the third period on a Stanislav Butuzov goal, via Ivan Yemets and Alexei Vasilchenko. This only made it 5-2, with the three stars given to Ticar, Chesalin, and Rasseikin.

Westward to Omsk, with Avangard hosting Barys Astana. Vitaly Kolesnik and Dominik Furch are the experienced goalies. Omsk got going in the second period with a Maxim Pestushko goal, via Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard added on with a Denis Parshin goal, courtesy of Andrei Kuteikin. Omsk extended the lead in the third period as Nikolai Lemtyugov scored, thanks to Parshin and Jonas Ahnelov. Astana got on the board with a Brandon Bochenski goal, passed from Ivan Kuchin and Nigel Dawes. This only made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Parshin, Lemtyugov, and Furch (21 for 22 in saves).

Further along, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Jakub Kovar are the masked men. Chelyabinsk opened in the first period with a Semyon Afonasyevsky goal, assisted by Artyom Penkovsky. Cherepovets tied it on an unassisted goal from Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Traktor took the lead back in the second period with an Alexander Sharov goal, helped along by Nikolau Glukhov and Igor Mirnov. Chelaybinsk added on with an Alexei Kruchinin goal in the third period, courtesy of Paul Szczechura. Traktor extended the lead as Kruchinin scored again, with the help of Maxim Yakutsenya and Sharov. Severstal got one back with an Adam Masuhr power play goal, powered by Andrei Shefer. Chelyabinsk replied with a Yakutsenya goal, coming off of Szczechura. Traktor padded the lead with a Yury Petrov goal, made possible by Alexander Chernikov. Chelyabinsk iced it at 7-2 with a Kirill Koltsov goal, via Yakutsenya and Szczechura. The three stars went to Yakutsenya, Kruchinin, and Szczechura, while Sharov gets an honorable mention.

Into Moscow, where CSKA bring in Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Ilya Sorokin are between the pipes. Moscow struck first in the first period with an Igor Ozhiganov power play goal, powered by Jan Mursak and Greg Scott. Ufa tied it on an Andreas Engqvist power play goal, assisted by Sami Lepisto and Linus Omark. CSKA took the lead back with a Sergei Andronov goal in the second period, helped along by Mikhail Naumenkov. Moscow added on with a Nikita Pivtsakin goal, coming off of Andronov and Ivan Kashtanov. This produced the 3-1 final score, with the three stars handed to Andronov, Sorokin (17 for 18 in saves), and Pivtsakin.

Staying in the city, Spartak Moscow hosts Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Markus Svensson will guard the cages. Riga was first to score in the first period with a Guntis Galvins goal, assisted by Tim Sestito and Colton Gillies. Dinamo added on with a Justin Shugg goal, guided in by Pyotr Schastlivy. Moscow got on the board in the second period Ryan Stoa goal, with a lone assist by Matthew Gilroy. Spartak tied it on an Alexander Vasilyev goal, going in unassisted. Riga took the lead back on a Mikelis Redlihs goal, passed from Schastlivy and Patrick Mullen. Moscow retied it on a Dmitry Kalinin goal in the third period, helped along by Stoa and Giilroy. Spartak pulled ahead with a Kalinin goal, his second of the game, set up by Vyacheslav Leshchenko and Gilroy, who got a sock trick. This stood for a 4-3 win, with Kalinin, Gilroy, and Stoa the three stars, and Schastlivy took an honorable mention.

Out to St. Petersburg, where SKA welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Mikko Koskinen tend the twines. Magnitogorsk drew first blood with a Jan Kovar goal in the first period, coming off of Sergei Mozyakin and Chris Lee. St. Petersburg tied it in the second period with an Anton Belov goal, passed from Yegor Yakovlev and Nikolai Prokhorkin. Metallurg took the lead back with a Mozyakin goal, helped along by Danis Zaripov. SKA tied it in the third period on an Alexander Barabanov goal, courtesy of Koskinen and Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg took the lead with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, guided in by Vadim Shipachyov and Vyacheslav Voynov. SKA added on with a Barabanov goal, made possible by Sergei Shirokov and Voynov. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars named as Barabanov, Mozyakin, and Voynov.

Finally, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Ilya Proskuryakov man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kaspars Daugavins goal, assisted by Vladimir Galuzin. Helsinki tied it on a Jesse Joensuu power play goal, powered by Pekka Jormakka and Sakari Salminen. Torpedo took the lead back with a Galuzin power play goal, coming off of Daugavins and Fredrik Pettersson. Nizhny Novgorod iced it at 3-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Galuzin, going in unassisted. The three stars were Galuzin, Daugavins, and Proskuryakov (19 for 20 in saves).

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