Six games on the schedule today, beginning with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Andrei Makarov and Juha Metsola are in goal. Beijing started with a first period goal by Eetu Poysti, assisted by Sean Collins. Khabarovsk tied it on a Tomas Zohorna goal in the second period, helped along by Teemu Ramstedt. Amur took the lead on an Alexei Byvaltsev goal, guided in by Zohorna. Khabarovsk added on in the third period with an Artyom Zub goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Litovchenko and Kirill Kapustin. The game ended 3-1, with the three stars going to Zohorna, Metsola (33 for 34 in saves), and Byvaltsev.
Way to the west, Traktor Chelyabinsk welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Vasily Demchenko tend the twines. Magnitogorsk opened in the first period with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, coming off of Wojtek Wolski and Chris Lee. Metallurg added on with a Lee goal, passed from Wolski. Chelyabinsk got on the board with an Artyom Sevankayev goal, helped along by Alexei Kruchinin. Traktor tied it in the second period with another Sevankayev goal, via Vladimir Denisov and Paul Szczechura. Magnitogorsk took the lead back with a Mozyakin goal, courtesy of Jan Kovar and Viktor Antipin. Chelyabinsk tied it on an unassisted Nikolai Belov goal. Traktor took the lead with an Alexander Chernikov goal, with a lone assist by Artyom Penkovsky. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Yury Petrov scored a power play goal with the help of Szczechura and Kruchinin. This stood for a 5-3 win, with the three stars given to Sevankayev, Mozyakin, and Lee, while Szczechura, Kruchinin, and Wolski get the honorable mentions.
Next up, Ak Bars Kazan brings in Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Emil Garipov protect the nets. Kazan dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Justin Azevedo goal, assisted by Artyom Lukoyanov. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Azevedo, Garipov (33 save shutout), and Furch (29 for 30 in saves).
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Ben Scrivens are in the blue paint. Minsk got going in the second period with an Evgeny Kovyrshin goal, guided in by Charles Linglet and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Riga tied it on a Lauris Darzins goal, fueled by Ralfs Freibergs and Miks Indrasis. Minsk won 2-1 in overtime with a Matt Ellison power play goal, powered by Sergei Kostitsyn and Gragnani. The three stars were Ellison, Gragnani, and Kovyrshin.
Back in Russia, Dynamo Moscow welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Alexander Yeryomenko guard the cages. Moscow drew first blood in the first period with a Martins Karsums goal, coming off of Yegor Dugin and Maxim Karpov. Sochi tied it on an Andrei Kostitsyn power play goal, powered by Ilya Gorokhov and Eric O'Dell in the third period. The Leopards took the lead with an O'Dell goal, via Renat Mamashev. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to O'Dell, Barulin (24 for 25 in saves), and Kostitsyn.
Finally, Vityaz Podolsk brings in Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Harri Sateri are the masked men. Podolsk struck first in the first period with a Maxim Afinogenov goal, via Alexei Semenov and Alexei Makeyev. Moscow tied it on a Viktor Bobrov goal, passed from Vyacheslav Leshchenko and Nikita Li. Vityaz took the lead back with a Miro Aaltonen goal, helped along by Alexei Kopeikin in the second period on the power play. Podolsk added on with a Makeyev goal, courtesy of Jakub Jerabek. Spartak answered with an Alexei Bondarev goal, made possible by Matthew Gilroy and Konstantin Glazachev. Vityaz replied on another Aaltonen goal, with helpers from Kopeikin and Semenov. Podolsk iced it at 5-2 with a Nikita Vyglazov goal, with a lone assist from Evgeny Katichev. The three stars were Aaltonen, Makeyev, and Semenov, while Kopeikin gets an honorable mention.
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