There's four games on today, but the first one holds a special importance. We begin with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Andrei Makarov and Juha Metsola are in goal for this historic event. Beijing opened in the first period on a Sean Collins power play goal, powered by Tomas Marcinko and Martin Bakos. Khabarovsk tied it in the third period with a Kristian Kuusela goal, via Teemu Ramstedt on the power play. Kunlun Red Star regained the lead on a Tuukka Mantyla goal, helped along by Brett Bellemore. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Mantyla, Collins, and Makarov (32 for 33 in saves).
Out west, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Alexander Sharychenkov are the goalies. Magnitogorsk started in the first period with a Sergei Tereshchenko goal, via Denis Kazionov and Denis Platonov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a second period Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, assisted by Denis Gorbunov and Evgeny Lapenkov. Ugra took the lead with a Varfolomeyev goal in the third period, passed from Lapenkov and Gorbunov. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Sharychenkov (40 for 41 in saves), Varfolomeyev, and Lapenkov, while Gorbunov gets an honorable mention.
Further along, Severstal Cherepovets brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ivan Lisutin and Jakub Kovar draw the starts in goal. Nizhnekamsk got going in the third period with a Richard Gynge goal, coming off of Dan Sexton and Igor Polygalov. Neftekhimik iced it at 2-0 with an unassisted Sexton empty net goal. The three stars were Lisutin (32 save shutout), Sexton, and Gynge.
Finally, CSKA Moscow hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Ilya Sorokin are the masked men. Moscow struck first in the first period with an Alexander Popov power play goal, powered by Denis Denisov and Bogdan Kiselevich. Kazan tied it on a Justin Azevedo goal, courtesy of Vladimir Tkachyov. Ak Bars took the lead with a Mikhail Zhukov goal in the second period, made possible by Vasily Tokranov and Azevedo. CSKA tied it again in the third period on a Kirill Petrov goal, fueled by Denisov and Popov. Moscow took the lead with a Denisov power play goal, assisted by Maxim Mamin and Igor Ozhiganov. CSKA iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Ivan Telegin. The three stars went to Denisov, Popov, and Azevedo.
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