Four games on for today, beginning with...
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Vladimir Sokhatsky are set to start in goal. Kazan led off in the first period with a Nikita Cherepanov goal, with a lone assist by Damir Musin. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, passed from Atte Ohtamaa and Fyodor Malykhin. Yekaterinburg got on the board on an Andrei Alexeyev goal, guided in by Niclas Andersen and Alexei Simakov. Kazan shot back in the third period with a Vladimir Tkachyov power play goal, powered by Vasily Tokranov and Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars extended the lead as Malykhin scored, thanks to Dmitry Obukhov. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Malykhin, Garipov (17 for 18 in saves), and Varnakov.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ivan Lisutin and Henrik Karlsson play goal. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period with an Igor Polygalov power play goal, powered by Dan Sexton and Evgeny Ryasensky. Astana tied it on a Martin St. Pierre goal, via Brandon Bochenski and Kevin Dallman. Barys took the lead in the second period with a Cam Barker goal, coming off of Maxim Khudyakov and Corey Trivino. Neftekhimik retied it with an Alexander Kitarov goal, fueled by Maxim Berezin and Pavel Kulikov. Nizhnekamsk took the lead on a power play goal by Geoffrey Kinrade, assisted by Ryasensky. Neftekhimik added on with a Richard Gynge goal, with a lone helper by Sexton. Astana pulled back with a Bochenski power play goal, with helpers from Nigel Dawes and Barker. Barys tied it as Nikita Ivanov scored, with the help of Nursultan Belgibayev and Alexander Lipin. Astana took the lead on a Trivino goal, made possible by Khudyakov. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Trivino, Bochenski, and Barker, while Khudyakov, Ryasensky, and Sexton get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Alexander Sharychenkov are in the creases. Togliatti started in the first period with a Maxim Rybin power play goal, powered by Yefim Gurkin and Georgy Belousov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Pavel Varfolomeyev power play goal, guided in by Evgeny Lapenkov and Sergei Gusev in the second period. Ugra took the lead on a Konstantin Panov goal, via Arseny Khatsei and Gusev. Khanty-Mansiysk added on in the third period with a Lapenkov goal, assisted by Varfolomeyev and Alexander Ugolnikov. Ugra iced it at 4-1 with a shorthanded and unassisted empty net goal by Konstantin Sokolov. The three stars went to Lapenkov, Varfolomeyev, and Gusev.
Finally, we end with Dinamo Riga hosting Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Jakub Sedlacek are the masked men. Moscow began in the first period with a power play goal by Juuso Hietanen, powered by Alexander Rybakov. Dynamo added on with an Andrei Mironov goal, guided in by Ilya Nikulin. Moscow extended the lead as Mat Robinson scored, thanks to Maxim Karpov. Janis Kalnins replaced Sedlacek in the second period. Dynamo padded the lead with a Semyon Kokuyov goal, fueled by Alexei Sopin and Robinson. Riga got on the board with an Eriks Sevcenko goal, passed from Kaspars Saulietis. Dinamo chipped closer on a third period power play goal by Ralfs Freibergs, courtesy of Lauris Darzins and Guntis Galvins. The game ended at 4-2, with the three stars being Robinson, Kokuyov, and Yeryomenko (23 for 25 in saves).
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