Seven games grace the schedule today. We begin with...
Traktor Chelyabinsk hosting Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Vasily Demchenko guard the cages. Chelyabinsk led off in the first period with an Alexander Pankov goal, fueled by Alexander Shinin. Ufa tied it on a power play goal by Denis Kulyash, powered by Andreas Engqvist and Linus Omark. Traktor took the lead back with a Kirill Koltsov goal, passed from Maxim Yakutsenya and Nikolai Belov. Chelyabinsk added on with a Yakutsenya goal, via Dmitry Pestunov and Shinin. Traktor extended the lead as Pankov scored again, thanks to Alexander Chernikov. Salavat Yulaev pulled back in the third period with an Igor Makarov goal, guided in by Dmitry Vorobyov and Evgeny Bodrov. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pankov, Yakutsenya, and Shinin.
West to Podolsk, where Vityaz welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Harri Sateri protect the nets. Podolsk opened with a Mario Kempe goal in the first period, helped along by Alexei Kopeikin. Vityaz added on with another Kempe goal, courtesy of Miro Aaltonen and Kopeikin. Podolsk extended the lead as Maxim Afinogenov scored, thanks to Igor Golovkov and Alexei Makeyev. Vityaz padded the lead with a Golovkov power play goal, powered by Roman Horak. Sochi got on the board with an Eric O'Dell goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Krikunov. The Leopards got closer with a Ben Maxwell goal, fueled by Ilya Gorokhov and Renat Mamashev. Sochi pulled closer in the third period with a Krikunov goal, with a lone helper from O'Dell. This was as close as they got, falling 4-3. The three stars went to Kempe, Golovkov, and Kopeikin, while O'Dell and Krikunov get the honorable mentions.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Ben Scrivens are the goalies. Novokuznetsk started in the first period with an Ignat Zemchenko power play goal, powered by Alexander Komaristy and Kirill Lebedev. Minsk tied it on a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, assisted by Matt Ellison and Nick Bailen. Metallurg took the lead back in the third period with an Evgeny Viksna goal, fueled by Andrei Pervyshin and Kirill Semyonov on the power play. Dinamo retied it on a power play goal from Bailen, helped along by Klinkhammer and Evgeny Kovyrshin. Minsk took the lead back with a power play goal by Sergei Kostitsyn, with a lone assist by Marc-Andre Gragnani. Dinamo iced it at 4-2 with an Alexander Materukhin power play goal into an empty net, going in unassisted. The three stars were Bailen, Klinkhammer, and Kostitsyn.
Into Slovakia, where Bratislava hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Barry Brust are in the blue paint. Bratislava struck first in the first period with a Mislav Rosandic goal, coming off of Kyle Chipchura and Tomas Kubalik. Slovan added on with a Marek Viedensky shorthanded goal, set up by Jakub Valsky. Zagreb got on the board in the second period on a Jiri Smejkal goal, assisted by Nathan Perkovich and Tomas Mertl. Medvescak tied it on a third period Alexandre Bolduc goal, passed from Ilya Arkalov and Blake Parlett. Slovan took the game 3-2 in the shootout with Viedensky, Jeff Taffe, and Ziga Jeglic's tallies, while Zagreb saw goals from Samson Mahbod and Colby Genoway. The three stars were Viedensky, Rosandic, and Taylor (28 for 30 in saves).
Into Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Riku Helenius are the masked men. Omsk began in the first period with an Alexander Kucheryavenko goal, passed from Valentin Pyanov. Helsinki tied it on a Joey Hishon goal, fueled by Arturs Kulda and Tommi Huhtala. Avangard took the lead back in the second period with a Dmitry Maltsev goal, coming off of Danil Faizullin and Kucheryavenko. Jokerit retied it on a Mika Niemi goal, helped along by Pekka Jormakka and Michael Keranen. Omsk replied with a Pyanov goal, via Derek Roy and Jonas Ahnelov. Helsinki tied it on a Huhtala goal, with a lone assist from Peter Regin. Avangard won in the shootout with unanswered tallies from Ilya Zubov and Maxim Pestushko. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Pyanov, Kucheryavenko, and Huhtala.
Back to Russia, where Spartak Moscow brings in Dynamo Moscow for a cross-town battle. Alexander Yeryomenko and Markus Svensson are between the pipes. Spartak was first to score in the first period with a Matthew Gilroy power play goal, powered by Alexei Bondarev. Spartak added on with a Viktor Bobrov goal, assisted by Alexander Vasilyev and Gilroy. Dynamo got on the board with a Maxim Karpov goal, helped along by Ilya Nikulin and Alexander Rybakov. Dynamo tied it with a Semyon Kokuyov goal in the final minute of the third period, guided in by Ansel Galimov and Mat Robinson. Dynamo won 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by Klim Kostin. The three stars were handed to Gilroy, Kokuyov, and Karpov.
Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Jakub Sedlacek receive the starting nods in goal. Novosibirsk drew first blood in the first period with a Sergei Shumakov goal, via Adam Polasek. Riga tied it with a Guntis Galvins goal, coming off of Vitalijs Pavlovs and Mikelis Redlihs. Dinamo took the lead with a power play goal by Galvins, powered by Lauris Darzins and Oskars Cibulskis. Riga added on with a Tim Sestito power play goal, with helpers from Darzins and Miks Indrasis. Sibir got one back with a Konstantin Okulov goal, going in unassisted. Novosibirsk tied it in the second period as Damir Zhafyarov scored, with the help of Joonas Kemppainen and Yury Sergiyenko. Sibir took the lead on a power play goal by Vladislav Naumov, courtesy of Maxim Shalunov and Polasek. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Polasek, Galvins, and Darzins.
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