Tuesday, September 20, 2016

KHL 2016/17 - Day 29

Eight games are on today, making it a busier schedule. We begin with...

Amur Khabarovsk hosting Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Juha Metsola are the goalies. Khabarovsk dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, assisted by Alexei Byvaltsev and Oleg Li. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Metsola (26 save shutout), Ushenin, and Ezhov (21 for 22 in saves).

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Nikita Serebryakov are in the creases. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Dmitry Sayustov power play goal, powered by Vladimir Tkachyov and Robert Sabolic. Kazan tied it on an Alexander Svitov goal, guided in by Jiri Sekac and Atte Ohtamaa. Admiral shot back with a Jonathon Blum power play goal, helped along by Sayustov and Sabolic. Vladivostok added on in the second period with an Artyom Zemchyonok goal, via Anton Volchenkov and Andrei Sigaryov. Ak Bars got one back with a Svitov goal, coming off of Vasily Tokranov and Stepan Zakharchuk. Stanislav Galimov replaced Garipov for the third period. Kazan tied it in the third period with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, made possible by Zakharchuk and Sekac. The tie went to a shootout, where Vladimir Tkachyov of Ak Bars scored the only tally for a 4-3 win. The three stars were Svitov, Zakharchuk, and Sekac, while Sayustov and Sabolic get the honorable mentions.

Into China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Andrei Makarov draw the starts in goal. Beijing started in the first period with a Brett Bellemore goal, fueled by Sean Collins and Tuukka Mantyla. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the second period with an Igor Polygalov goal, via Dan Sexton and Richard Gynge. Kunlun Red Star took the lead back in the third period with a Mantyla power play goal, powered by Damien Fleury. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Mantyla, Makarov (27 for 28 in saves), and Bellemore.

Back in Russia, Metallurg Magnitogorsk brings in Slovan Bratislava. Justin Pogge and Ilya Samsonov are between the pipes. Magnitogorsk led off in the first period with a Wojtek Wolski goal, coming off of Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Bratislava tied it on a Vaclav Nedorost goal, passed from Nick Plastino and Marek Viedensky. Slovan took the lead with a Tomas Kubalik goal, helped along by Tomas Zigo and Juraj Siska. Metallurg retied it in the second period with an Alexander Semin power play goal, powered by Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Magnitogorsk took the lead in the third period on a Mozyakin power play goal, with assists provided by Lee and Wolski. Metallurg iced it at 4-2 with an Oskar Osala power play goal, with a lone helper from Kovar. The three stars were Mozyakin, Wolski, and Lee, while Kovar gets an honorable mention.

Next up, Salavat Yulaev Ufa hosts the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Niklas Svedberg guard the cages. Ufa struck first in the first period with a Zakhar Arzamastsev goal, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Mikhail Vorobyov. Sochi tied it in the second period on a Ben Maxwell power play goal, powered by Andrei Kostitsyn and Evgeny Skachkov. The Leopards took the lead with a Kostitsyn goal, made possible by Rinat Ibragimov and Ilya Krikunov. Sochi added on with an Andre Petersson power play goal, with a lone assist from Skachkov. This made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Kostitsyn, Barulin (33 for 34 in saves), and Skachkov.

Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Henrik Karlsson protect the nets. Astana began in the first period with a Vyacheslav Tryasunov goal, helped along by Evgeny Rymarev and Dmitry Grents. Barys added on with a second period Rymarev power play goal, powered by Maxim Semyonov and Roman Starchenko. Astana extended the lead as Nigel Dawes scored in the third period, thanks to Martin St. Pierre and Brandon Bochenski. Barys padded the lead on a Starchenko goal, made possible by Tryasunov and Maxim Khudyakov. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Tryasunov, Rymarev, and Karlsson (34 save shutout), while Starchenko gets an honorable mention.

Into Russia again, where Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hosts Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Alexei Murygin are the masked men. Moscow got going in the second period with a Vyacheslav Leshchenko goal, going in unassisted. Yaroslavl tied it on a Pavel Kraskovsky goal, assisted by Yegor Korshkov. Lokomotiv took the lead with a Brandon Kozun goal, with a lone assist by Pavel Koledov. Yaroslavl added on with an Emil Galimov goal, fueled by Rushan Rafikov. Lokomotiv extended the lead as Kraskovsky scored, thanks to Vladislav Gavrikov and Korskov. Spartak got one back with an Alexander Vasilyev goal, made possible by Marcus Hogstrom. Yaroslavl replied with an Alexander Polunin goal, via Mikhail Pashnin and Korshkov, who earned a sock trick. Lokomotiv padded the lead on an Andrei Loktionov goal, guided in by Yegor Fateyev and Kozun. Moscow answered with a Ryan Stoa goal, courtesy of Lukas Radil. The final stood from here at 6-3, with the three stars going to Kraskovsky, Korshkov, and Kozun.

Finally, Vityaz Podolsk brings in Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Harri Sateri tend the twines. Podolsk was first to score in the first period on an Alexei Makeyev goal, via Roman Horak and Maxim Afinogenov. Vityaz added on with a Yury Koksharov goal, guided in by Yegor Voronkov. Ivan Kasutin relieved Proskuryakov in goal. Podolsk extended the lead with a power play goal by Alexei Kopeikin, powered by Miro Aaltonen and Jakub Jerabek. The game ended at 3-0, with the three stars going to Sateri (40 save shutout), Makeyev, and Koksharov.

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