None of today's three games are in Russia. We begin in...
Slovakia, with Slovan Bratislava hosting CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Barry Brust are in goal. Moscow led off in the first period with a Kirill Petrov power play goal, going in unassisted. Bratislava tied it in the second period on a Vaclav Nedorost goal, via Ziga Jeglic and Marek Viedensky. CSKA won 2-1 in overtime with a Mikhail Naumenkov goal, courtesy of Bogdan Kiselevich. The three stars were Naumenkov, Sorokin (28 for 29 in saves), and Petrov.
Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Ryan Zapolski are the masked men. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Denis Osipov goal, assisted by Rushan Rafikov and Yegor Korshkov. Helsinki tied it in the second period on a Jesse Joensuu power play goal, powered by Tommi Huhtala and Peter Regin. Lokomotiv took the lead back with a Korshkov shorthanded and unassisted goal. Jokerit tied it again on a Mika Niemi goal, coming off of Tomi Maki. Helsinki pulled ahead on a Topi Jaakola power play goal, with a lone assist by Sakari Salminen. Yaroslavl tied it again in the third period on a Daniil Apalkov goal, guided in by Yegor Averin and Vladislav Gavrikov. Jokerit regained the lead with a Salminen goal, fueled by Regin and Joensuu. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Salminen, Joensuu, and Regin, while Korshkov gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Danny Taylor are in the blue paint. Zagreb struck first with a Bobby Butler goal in the first period, an unassisted goal. St. Petersburg tied it on an Evgeny Dadonov goal, coming off of Nikita Gusev and Vadim Shipachyov. Medvescak took the lead with a Gilbert Brule power play goal, powered by Jakub Krejcik and Francis Pare. SKA retied it in the second period on a Dadonov power play goal, with assists provided by Gusev and Anton Belov. Zagreb retook the lead on a Tomas Mertl power play goal, going in unassisted. Medvescak added on in the third period with a Shaone Morrisonn goal, fueled by Edwin Hedberg and Pare. St. Petersburg got one back with a Dadonov goal to complete his hat trick, with helpers from Shipachyov and Dinar Khafizullin. SKA tied it as Alexander Barabanov scored, thanks to Ilya Kovalchuk and the goalie Koskinen. Zagreb won 5-4 in overtime with a Goran Bezina goal, helped along by Krejcik and Colby Genoway. The three stars were Dadonov, Krejcik, and Pare, while Shipachyov and Gusev get the honorable mentions.
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