Five games on for today as the schedule calms down a bit for the next week. We begin with...
Sibir Novosibirsk hosting Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Gavrilov is mismatched with Alexander Salak in goal. Ufa got going in the second period on a Teemu Hartikainen goal, made possible by Maxim Mayorov and Linus Omark. Novosibirsk tied it on an Evgeny Artyukhin power play goal, powered by Ivan Vereshchagin and Nikolai Glukhov. Salavat Yulaev reclaimed the lead in the third period on Hartikainen's second goal of the game, a power play goal assisted by Mayorov and Omark. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Hartikainen, Mayorov, and Omark.
Nearby in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg welcomes the similarly named Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Ilya Samsonov and Andrei Kareyev are in the blue paint. Novokuznetsk opened in the first period with an Artyom Mikheyev goal, assisted by Timur Fatkullin. Novokuznetsk added on in the second period with a Kirill Semyonov goal, via Kirill Lebedev and Denis Vikharev. Magnitogorsk got on the board with a Jan Kovar power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Novokuznetsk shot back with an Evgeny Solovyov goal, passed from Mikheyev. Novokuznetsk extended the lead as Fatkullin scored a power play goal, thanks to Semyonov. Magnitogorsk pulled back on an Oskar Osala power play goal, with a lone assist by Tomas Filippi. Magnitogorsk got closer in the third period with an unassisted Mozyakin goal. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Kovar power play goal, his second of the game, with assists provided by Lee and Mozyakin. The tie went to a shootout, where Danis Zaripov's tally for Magnitogorsk was topped by Semyonov and Nikita Yazkov for Novokuznetsk as the hosts took a 5-4 win. The three stars were Semyonov, Fatkullin, and Mozyakin, while Kovar, Mikheyev, and Lee get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Omsk, with Avangard hosting Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Dominik Furch guard the cages. Omsk started in the first period with a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, coming off of Evgeny Kulik and Ilya Zubov. Avangard added on in the second period with a Denis Parshin power play goal, powered by Zubov and Erik Gustafsson. Chelyabinsk got on the board in the third period with an Alexander Sharov goal, courtesy of Artyom Borodkin and Ilya Zinovyev. Omsk iced it at 3-1 with a Maxim Pestushko empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Furch (35 for 36 in saves), Zubov, and Parshin.
Northwest to Cherepovets, with Severstal bringing in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Jakub Kovar are the masked men. Cherepovets dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Adam Masuhr goal, guided in by Yury Trubachyov and Anton Sizov. Moscow tied it on a shorthanded goal from Maxim Karpov, set up by Lazushin and Yakov Rylov. Severstal took the lead back with an Evgeny Mons power play goal, powered by Pavel Chernov and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Kovar (24 for 25 in saves), Mons, and Masuhr.
Finally, Spartak Moscow hosts Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Andrei Makarov and Markus Svensson are the goalies. Beijing drew first blood in the second period with a Max Warn goal, fueled by Damien Fluery and Zach Yuen. This was the only goal in the game, resulting in a 1-0 win for Kunlun Red Star. The three stars were Makarov (46 save shutout), Warn, and Yuen.
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