Nine games on again today, beginning with...
Sibir Novosibirsk hosting Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Alexander Salak tend the twines. Magnitogorsk led off in the first period with a Jan Kovar goal, via Chris Lee. Metallurg added on with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, passed from Lee and Alexei Bereglazov. Magnitogorsk iced it at 3-0 with a third period empty net goal by Evgeny Timkin, set up by Denis Platonov. The three stars were Koshechkin (38 save shutout), Lee, and Kovar.
Nearby, Metallurg Novokuznetsk welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Pavel Francouz is mismatched with Mikhail Biryukov in goal. Chelyabinsk opened in the first period with a Paul Szczechura power play goal, powered by Nikolai Belov and Dmitry Pestunov. Novokuznetsk tied it in the third period on a Alexei Razumov goal, made possible by Evgeny Solovyov. Traktor took the lead back with a Maxim Yakutsenya power play goal, with a lone assist by Szczechura. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Szczechura, Yakutsenya, and Francouz (28 for 29 in saves).
West to Omsk, with Avangard bringing in Salavat Yulaev. Andrei Gavrilov and Dominik Furch are in the blue paint. Omsk started in the first period with a Nikolai Lemtyugov power play goal, powered by Denis Parshin and Ilya Zubov. Ufa tied it on a Teemu Hartikainen power play goal, via Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev took the lead with a Mikhail Vorobyov goal, guided in by Kirill Kaprizov and Stepan Khripunov. Ufa added on in the second period with a Maxim Goncharov power play goal, with a lone assist by Enver Lisin. Salavat Yulaev extended the lead as Hartikainen scored his second of the game, a shorthanded goal set up by Maxim Mayorov. Avangard got one back with an Evgeny Medvedev goal, fueled by Maxim Pestushko and Derek Roy. Ufa shot back with an Omark goal, with a lone helper from Hartikainen. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Hartikainen, Omark, and Goncharov.
Along to Cherepovets, where Severstal hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Nikita Serebryakov and Jakub Kovar are the goalies. Cherepovets began in the first period with a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, assisted by Vojtech Polak and Pavel Chernov. Vladivostok tied it on a Maxim Mamin goal in the second period, passed from Viktor Alexandrov. Severstal retook the lead on a Polak goal, made possible by Kagarlitsky and Chernov. This stood for the eventual 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Polak, Kagarlitsky, and Chernov.
Down in Sochi, the Leopards welcome Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Vladislav Fokin and Konstantin Barulin are the veterans in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period with a Pavel Medvedev goal, guided in by Artyom Bulyansky and Roman Lyuduchin. Sochi tied it in the third period with an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, coming off of Ilya Krikunov and Igor Ignatushkin. The Leopards took the lead on an Alexander Mereskin goal, passed from Ilya Gorokhov and Vadim Shchegolkov. This made it a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Mereskin, Kostitsyn, and Barulin (30 for 31 in saves).
Into Moscow, with CSKA bringing in Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Ilya Sorokin guard the cages. Moscow got going in the second period with a Dmitry Kugryshev goal, assisted by Igor Ozhiganov and Valery Nichushkin. Khabarovsk tied it on a Jan Kolar power play goal, powered by Artyom Zub and Vladislav Ushenin. In the shootout, Kugryshev was overwhelmed by Ushenin and Tomas Zohorna as Amur took the 2-1 win. The three stars belonged to Ushenin, Zohorna, and Kugryshev.
Staying in the city, Spartak Moscow hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinsky and Markus Svensson are in the creases. Moscow was first to score in the first period with a Maxim Potapov goal, going in unassisted. Spartak added on with a Vladimir Bobylyov goal, passed from Nikita Li. Moscow extended the lead in the third period with a power play goal from Mikhail Plotnikov, powered by Vyacheslav Leshchenko and Ryan Stoa.
Out to St. Petersburg, where SKA welcomes Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Andrei Makarov and Igor Shestyorkin man the nets. St. Petersburg drew first blood in the first period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, helped along by Anton Belov and Yegor Yakovlev. SKA added on in the second period with a Nikita Gusev goal, with a lone assist by Dinar Khafizullin. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the third period as Vadim Shipachyov scored, thanks to Maxim Chudinov and Khafizullin. The game ended at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Shestyorkin (19 save shutout), Khafizullin, and Shirokov.
Finally, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Ilya Proskuryakov receive the starting nods in goal. Nizhny Novgorod dented the scoreboard in the first period with a John Norman goal, via Maxim Osipov and Fredrik Pettersson. Astana tied it on a third period Nigel Dawes power play goal, powered by Maxim Semyonov and Brandon Bochenski. Torpedo took the lead with a Kirill Urakov goal, guided in by Daniil Ilyin. Barys retied it on a Corey Trivino goal, assisted by Nikita Ivanov. Nizhny Novgorod won it 3-2 in overtime with a Kaspars Daugavins goal, courtesy of Sam Lofquist and Dmitry Semin. The three stars were Daugavins, Urakov, and Norman.
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