Wednesday, September 14, 2016

KHL 2016/17 - Day 23

Just four games on today, beginning with...

Salavat Yulaev Ufa hosting Admiral Vladivostok. Nikita Serebryakov and Niklas Svedberg played goal. Ufa started in the first period with an Andreas Engqvist goal, passed from Konstantin Korneyev and Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev added on with an Omark power play goal, powered by Denis Kulyash in the second period. Ufa extended the lead as Evgeny Bodrov scored, thanks to Enver Lisin and Alexander Loginov. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead with a Lisin goal, with a lone assist by Maxim Goncharov on the power play. Vladivostok got on the board with a third period Dmitry Lugin power play goal, helped along by Vladimir Tkachyov and Robert Sabolic. Admiral pulled closer on a Sergei Barbashev goal, made possible by Alexander Gorshkov and Oskars Bartulis. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Lisin, Omark, and Bodrov.

Along to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist welcomes Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Igor Ustinsky man the nets. Yekaterinburg began in the first period with an unassisted Petr Koukal power play goal. Avtomobilist added on in the second period with a Nikolai Timashov goal, passed from Alexei Simakov and Denis Mingaleyev. Astana got on the board in the third period with a Brandon Bochenski goal, assisted by Ivan Kuchin. Barys tied it on an Ilya Lobanov goal, via Maxim Khudyakov and Nursultan Belgibayev. In the shootout, goals from Dmitry Monya and Koukal gave Avtomobilist the 3-2 win over Nigel Dawes and Barys. The three stars were Koukal, Timashov, and Karlsson (50 for 52 in saves).

Next up, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Vladislav Fokin are in the blue paint. Khanty-Mansiysk got going in the second period on an Alexander Ugolnikov goal, passed from Pavel Medvedev and Denis Gorbunov. This was the only goal in the game, and the three stars of the Ugra win were Ugolnikov, Fokin (21 save shutout), and Kareyev (21 for 22 in saves).

Finally, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Anton Krasotkin is mismatched with Ivan Lisutin in goal. Yaroslavl struck first in the first period with a shorthanded Petri Kontiola goal, set up by Vladislav Gavrikov and Maxime Talbot. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the third period with an Alexander Kitarov goal, fueled by Nikita Dvurechensky. Neftekhimik took the lead on a Dmitry Makarov goal, made possible by Sergei Konkov and Denis Kuzmin. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Makarov, Kitarov, and Lisutin (35 for 36 in saves).

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