There's seven games on for today, beginning with...
Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosting Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Vasily Koshechkin are in the blue paint. Magnitogorsk got going with a second period Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Helsinki tied it on a Roope Talaja goal in the third period, coming off of Peter Regin. Metallurg took the lead on a Denis Platonov goal, passed from Danis Zaripov and Oskar Osala. Magnitogorsk added on with a Mozyakin goal, assisted by Jan Kovar and Evgeny Biryukov. The final stood at 3-1, with the three stars awarded to Mozyakin, Koshechkin (28 for 29 in saves), and Platonov.
Along to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Dinamo Minsk. Ben Scrivens and Niklas Svedberg are the reliable goalies. Minsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Andrei Stepanov power play goal, powered by Sergei Kostitsyn and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Ufa tied it in the third period with an Evgeny Bodrov goal, guided in by Zakhar Arzamastsev and Igor Makarov. Dinamo took the lead right back on a Matt Ellison goal, made possible by Charles Linglet and Alexander Pavlovich. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Scrivens (34 for 35 in saves), Ellison, and Stepanov.
West to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ivan Lisutin are in the blue paint. Moscow started in the first period with a Maxim Karpov goal, fueled by Yegor Dugin and Mat Robinson. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Maxim Berezin goal, coming off of Dan Sexton. Dynamo shot back on another Karpov goal, assisted by Martins Karsums and Alexei Maklyukov. Moscow added on with Karpov's power play goal in the second period, finishing his hat trick with a lone assist by Dugin. The scoring ended here at 3-1, with the three stars being Karpov, Yeryomenko (37 for 38 in saves), and Dugin.
Speaking of Moscow, Spartak hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Nikita Bespalov are the masked men. Moscow opened in the first period with an Alexander Vasilyev goal, courtesy of Anatoly Nikontsev and Vladislav Provolnev. This was the game's only goal for a 1-0 Spartak win. The three stars belonged to Bespalov (22 save shutout), Vasilyev, and Metsola (23 for 24 in saves).
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo brings in Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Andrei Makarov and Ilya Proskuryakov are between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod led off in the first period with an Ivan Vishnevsky goal, passed from Vladimir Galuzin and Nikolai Zherdev on the power play. Torpedo added on in the second period with a Carter Ashton power play goal, powered by Galuzin and Zherdev. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Galuzin scored, thanks to Ilya Kolganov and Zherdev, the latter earning a sock trick. Beijing got on the board in the third period with a Chad Rau power play goal, helped along by Max Warn and Anssi Salmela. This only made it 3-1, the final, with Galuzin, Zherdev, and Proskuryakov (22 for 23 in saves) earning the three stars.
Next up, Ak Bars Kazan welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Emil Garipov guard the cages. Podolsk struck first in the second period on an Alexei Makeyev goal, courtesy of Maxim Afinogenov. Kazan tied it on a Dmitry Obukhov goal, assisted by Alexander Svitov. Ak Bars took the lead with an Anton Glinkin goal, made possible by Mikhail Varnakov and Stepan Zakharchuk. Vityaz retied it on a Miro Aaltonen goal in the third period, fueled by Mario Kempe. The tie went to a shootout, where Vladimir Tkachyov and Glinkin scored to win the 3-2 game for Ak Bars. The three stars were Glinkin, Obukhov, and Sateri (36 for 38 in saves).
Finally, we head south for the Sochi Leopards hosting Admiral Vladivostok. Nikita Serebryakov is mismatched with Konstantin Barulin in goal. Sochi began in the first period with an Andre Petersson power play goal, powered by Oscar Fantenberg. The Leopards added on with an Igor Levitsky goal, helped along by Renat Mamashev and Ruslan Pedan. Vladivostok got on the board with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, with helpers from Robert Sabolic and Jonathon Blum. Admiral tied it on a Dmitry Lugin goal, courtesy of Alexander Gorshkov in the second period. Sochi retook the lead on an Ilya Krikunov goal, assisted by Pedan and Andrei Kostitsyn. Vladivostok retied it on a Tkachyov goal, fueled by Sabolic. The Leopards pulled ahead again with a Petersson power play goal, with assists provided by Ilya Gorokhov and Krikunov. Sochi extended the lead as Ivan Zakharchuk scored, with the help of Eric O'Dell and Evgeny Skachkov. The Leopards padded the lead as Levitsky scored his second of the game in the third period, thanks to Petersson and Mamashev. Admiral got one back on a Samvel Mnatsyan goal, guided in by Ivan Gavrilenko and Sabolic, the latter getting a sock trick. Vladivostok edged closer on a Sergei Barbashev power play goal, with a lone assist by Gorshkov. This only made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars given to Petersson, Mamashev, and Krikunov, while Mamashev, Pedan, Sabolic, Gorshkov, and Tkachyov get the honorable mentions.
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