Five games dot the schedule today, beginning in...
Novosibirsk, with Sibir hosting Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Alexander Salak draw the starts in goal. Novosibirsk started in the first period with a Joonas Kemppainen goal, with a lone assist by Konstantin Okulov. Bratislava tied it on a Tomas Zigo goal, fueled by Tomas Kubalik. Sibir retook the lead on a Maxim Shalunov goal, going in unassisted. Slovan retied it with another Zigo goal, made possible by Patrik Bacik. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Okulov's two goals topped one from Ziga Jeglic for a 3-2 Sibir win. The three stars were Okulov, Zigo, and Shalunov.
To the west, Avangard Omsk welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Dominik Furch are the masked men. Omsk began in the first period with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, via Derek Roy. Zagreb tied it on an Edwin Hedberg goal, passed from Alexandre Bolduc. Avangard took the lead back with a second period goal from Roy, going in unassisted. Omsk added on with an Ilya Mikheyev goal, assisted by Erik Gustafsson and Denis Parshin in the third period. Avangard extended the lead as Alexei Glukhov scored, thanks to Andrei Kuteikin and Valentin Pyanov. This produced the 4-1 win, with the three stars given to Roy, Furch (26 for 27 in saves), and Mikheyev.
Next up, Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosts Dinamo Minsk. Ben Scrivens and Vasily Koshechkin protect the nets. Minsk led off in the first period with an Alexander Pavlovich goal, assisted by Evgeny Lisovets. Dinamo added on with a second period goal from Alexander Materukhin, passed from Matt Ellison and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Magnitogorsk got on the board with a power play goal by Wojtek Wolski, powered by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Minsk replied on an Andrei Stepanov goal, guided in by Gragnani and Sergei Kostitsyn. Metallurg chipped back with a Denis Kazionov goal, coming off of Sergei Tereshchenko. Magnitogorsk tied it with a Mozyakin goal, helped along by Chris Lee and Kovar. Metallurg took the lead with a Tereshchenko goal, with helpers from Viktor Antipin and Dmitry Kazionov. Magnitogorsk extended the lead as Vladislav Kaletnik scored, with the help of Denis Platonov and Oskar Osala. Dinamo got one back with an Evgeny Kovyrshin goal, with a lone helper from Ilya Shinkevich. The final stood at 5-4, with the three stars being Mozyakin, Tereshchenko, and Gragnani, while Kovar gets an honorable mention.
Out to St. Petersburg, where SKA brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Roman Smiryagin and Igor Shestyorkin are the little known goalies. St. Petersburg opened in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by Viktor Tikhonov and Sergei Plotnikov. SKA added on with a Roman Rukavishnikov goal, via Nikita Gusev. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period as Alexander Barabanov scored, thanks to Andrei Zubarev and Sergei Shirokov. SKA padded the lead with a Vyacheslav Voynov power play goal, powered by Gusev and Plotnikov in the third period. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars belonging to Shestyorkin (26 save shutout), Gusev, and Plotnikov.
Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Jakub Sedlacek are in the blue paint. Riga got going in the second period with a Lauris Darzins goal, assisted by Tim Sestito. Helsinki tied it in the third period with a Topi Jaakola goal, passed from Sakari Salminen. Jokerit took the lead with an Oliver Lauridsen goal, coming off of Jesper Jensen and Petteri Wirtanen. Helsinki added on with a Mika Niemi goal, made possible by Pekka Jormakka. This produced the 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Helenius (24 for 25 in saves), Lauridsen, and Niemi.
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