Wednesday, September 28, 2016

KHL 2016/17 - Day 37

Four games today, beginning with...

Lada Togliatti hosting Dinamo Minsk. Ben Scrivens and Ilya Ezhov are in goal. Togliatti led off in the first period with a Maxim Rybin power play goal, powered by Yefim Gurkin. Minsk tied it in the second period with a Rob Klinkhammer goal, via Kristian Khenkel and Lukas Krajicek. Lada retook the lead in the third period with a Stanislav Bocharov goal, guided in by Dmitry Kostromitin. Dinamo retied it with a Sergei Drozd goal, fueled by Nick Bailen. Minsk took the lead with a power play goal by Alexander Materukhin, helped along by Alexander Pavlovich. The game ended at 3-2, with the three stars given to Materukhin, Drozd, and Klinkhammer.

Along to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik welcomes Dinamo Riga. Janis Kalnins and Ivan Lisutin are in the blue paint. Nizhnekamsk began in the first period with a Nikita Shchitov goal, assisted by Richard Gynge and Dmitry Makarov. Neftekhimik added on with an Igor Polygalov goal, passed from Andrei Sergeyev and Dan Sexton. Riga got on the board with a second period power play goal by Mikelis Redlihs, powered by Pyotr Schastlivy and Guntis Galvins. Nizhnekamsk replied with a Tomi Sallinen power play goal, with assists provided by Sexton and Polygalov. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Lisutin (45 for 46 in saves), Polygalov, and Sexton.

Next up, Ak Bars Kazan brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Emil Garipov are the masked men. Kazan opened in the first period with a Justin Azevedo power play goal, powered by Vasily Tokranov and Vladimir Tkachyov. Helsinki tied it in the second period with a Michael Keranen power play goal, helped along by Ville Lajunen and Joey Hishon. Ak Bars shot back with an Alexander Svitov power play goal, via Azevedo and Tkachyov. Kazan added on with a Jiri Sekac power play goal in the third period, coming off of Tokranov and Azevedo. Ak Bars extended the lead as Andrei Chibisov scored an unassisted goal. Jokerit got one back on a Jesse Joensuu power play goal, courtesy of Mika Niemi and Peter Regin. The game ended at 4-2, with the three stars being Azevedo, Tkachyov, and Tokranov.

Finally, Dynamo Moscow hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Alexander Yeryomenko make the starts in goal. Moscow started in the first period with an Ivan Igumnov goal, fueled by Konstantin Gorovikov and Denis Kokarev. Dynamo added on with a Semyon Kokuyov goal in the second period, coming off of Maxim Solovyov and Mat Robinson. Moscow extended the lead as Kokarev scored an empty net goal, set up by Igumnov. The three stars of the 3-0 game were Igumnov, Yeryomenko (21 save shutout), and Kokarev.

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