Five games for today, beginning with...
Sibir Novosibirsk hosting SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Alexei Krasikov are the goalies. Novosibirsk got going in the second period on a Joonas Kemppainen goal, assisted by Adam Polasek. St. Petersburg tied it on a Nikolai Prokhorkin shorthanded goal, set up by Yegor Yakovlev and Alexander Barabanov. SKA won 2-1 in overtime on a Barabanov goal, passed from Patrik Hersley and Yakovlev. The three stars went to Barabanov, Yakovlev, and Koskinen (27 for 28 in saves).
Over in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Andrei Kareyev draw the starts in goal. Cherepovets opened in the first period with a Ruslan Karlin goal, via Evgeny Mons. Novokuznetsk tied it on an Evgeny Solovyov power play goal, powered by Ignat Zemchenko and Alexander Komaristy. Severstal took the lead back on a second period own goal from Metallurg, credited as an empty net goal for Alexander Avtsin, who went to the penalty box like Troy Brouwer did over the weekend in a similar NHL event. This proved to be the winner for Severstal by a 2-1 score, with the three stars going to Kovar (33 for 34 in saves), Karlin, and Kareyev (17 for 18 in saves).
West to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexander Sudnitsin and Igor Ustinsky are in the creases. Yekaterinburg started in the first period on an Alexander Torchenyuk power play goal, powered by Evgeny Chesalin. Yaroslavl tied it on a Maxime Talbot power play goal, coming off of Pavel Koledov and Staffan Kronwall. Lokomotiv took the lead with a Brandon Kozun power play goal, with a lone assist by Koledov. Avtomobilist retied it on a Jan Buchtele power play goal in the second period, made possible by Torchenyuk and Pavel Turbin. Yaroslavl regained the lead with a Stanislav Chistov goal, helped along by Pavel Kraskovsky and Yegor Korshkov. Lokomotiv added on in the third period with an Andrei Loktionov goal, assisted by Chistov. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Loktionov scored again, thanks to Chistov and Rushan Rafikov. Yekaterinburg got one back on a Rok Ticar goal, passed from Yegor Zhuravlyov and Alexei Simakov. Lokomotiv iced it at 6-3 with a Kozun empty net goal, set up by Talbot. The three stars went to Loktionov, Chistov, and Kozun, while Talbot, Koledov, and Torchenyuk get the honorable mentions.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Lazushin and Henrik Karlsson man the nets. Astana led off in the first period with a Kevin Dallman goal, fueled by Nigel Dawes. This held up for the rest of the game for a 1-0 Barys win, with the three stars awarded to Karlsson (35 save shutout), Dallman, and Lazushin (26 for 27 in saves).
Finally, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Alexander Sharychenkov are the masked men. Podolsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Jakub Jerabek power play goal, powered by Miro Aaltonen. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Pavel Varfolomeyev power play goal, helped along by Evgeny Lapenkov. Vityaz took the lead back on a Nikita Vyglazov goal, courtesy of Maxim Afinogenov and Roman Horak. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Vyglazov, Sateri (24 for 25 in saves), and Jerabek.
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