Eight games on for today, beginning in the Far East with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Juha Metsola protect the nets. Khabarovsk led off in the first period with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, courtesy of Vyacheslav Ushenin and Oleg Li. Amur added on with an unassisted Li goal. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Dmitry Pestunov power play goal, powered by Alexander Shinin and Paul Szczechura. Traktor tied it on a Ryan Vesce goal, helped along by Maxim Yakutsenya and Szczechura. Khabarovsk retook the lead in the second period with a Jan Kolar goal, assisted by Pavel Medvedev and Tomas Zohorna. Amur extended the lead in the third period as Teemu Ramstedt scored, thanks to Kristian Kuusela and Zohorna. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars going to Li, Zohorna, and Szczechura.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Igor Bobkov are the goalies. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Vladimir Tkachyov power play goal, powered by Robert Sabolic and Jonathon Blum. Admiral added on with a Mikhail Fisenko goal, with a lone assist by Sabolic. Vladivostok extended the lead as Oskars Bartulis scored in the second period, thanks to Yegor Yakovlev. The game ended at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Bobkov (29 save shutout), Sabolic, and Tkachyov.
Further south to China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa to Shanghai. Niklas Svedberg and Andrei Makarov are the masked men. Beijing started in the first period with an Oleg Yashin goal, passed from Linus Videll. Kunlun Red Star added on with a Yashin goal, fueled by Videll and Tomas Marcinko. Ufa got on the board with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, guided in by Linus Omark and Denis Kulyash. Salavat Yulaev tied it on a shorthanded Teemu Hartikainen goal, set up by Kulyash. Beijing took the lead back with a Chad Rau power play goal, powered by Tuukka Mantyla. This made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Yashin, Videll, and Kulyash.
Way to the west, Dinamo Minsk brings in Spartak Moscow. Nikita Bespalov and Ben Scrivens are in the blue paint. Moscow began in the first period with a Konstantin Glazachev power play goal, powered by Lukas Radil and Matthew Gilroy. Spartak added on in the second period with an Anatoly Nikontsev goal, fueled by Marcus Hogstrom and Gilroy. Moscow extended the lead in the third period as Glazachev scored again on the power play, with the help of Gilroy, who got a sock trick. Spartak padded the lead on an Artyom Voronin goal, via Alexander Vasilyev and Vladislav Provolnev. Moscow continued with another Nikontsev goal, assisted by Dmitry Kalinin and Yaroslav Dyblenko. Minsk got on the board with an Andrei Stepanov goal, made possible by Nikita Ustinenko and Kristian Khenkel. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars going to Glazachev, Gilroy, and Nikontsev.
Along to Slovakia, we have Slovan Bratislava hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Stanislav Galimov and Barry Brust are between the pipes. Bratislava got going in the second period on a Tomas Kundratek goal, helped along by Jakub Valsky and Andrej Meszaros. Kazan tied it in the third period on a Mikhail Varnakov goal, courtesy of Mikhail Sidorov and Mikhail Zhukov. Slovan won 2-1 in overtime with a Vaclav Nedorost goal, assisted by Ziga Jeglic. The three stars went to Nedorost, Brust (30 for 31 in saves), and Kundratek.
Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Ryan Zapolski man the nets. Helsinki struck first in the first period on a Tomi Maki goal, courtesy of Arturs Kulda and Jesper Jensen. Sochi tied it in the second period with an Igor Levitsky power play goal, powered by Igor Ignatushkin and Ilya Krikunov. Jokerit retook the lead on a Petteri Wirtanen goal, helped along by Marko Anttila. The Leopards took the lead back with another Levitsky goal in the third period, assisted by Krikunov and Oscar Fantenberg. Sochi won 3-2 in overtime on a Denis Tolpeko goal, guided in by Fantenberg and Yury Alexandrov. The three stars were awarded to Levitsky, Fantenberg, and Krikunov.
Back south a bit to Latvia, where Dinamo Riga hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Janis Kalnins are set to start in goal. Riga dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Georgijs Pujacs power play goal, powered by Mikelis Redlihs and Justin Shugg. Nizhny Novgorod tied the game with an unassisted Dmitry Semin goal in the third period. The tie went to a shootout, where Torpedo's Nikolai Zherdev gave them a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Proskuryakov (31 for 32 in saves), Semin, and Kalnins (20 for 21 in saves).
Finally, we end in Croatia with Medvescak Zagreb bringing in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen faces a lesser foe in Drew MacIntyre in goal. Zagreb was first to score in the first period with an Alexandre Giroux goal, coming off of Alexandre Bolduc and Francis Pare. Medvescak added on with a Lucas Lessio goal, via Blake Parlett and Tomas Mertl. Zagreb extended the lead on a Giroux power play goal, powered by Colby Genoway and Mark Katic. Rafael Khakimov replaced Kolppanen in goal. Medvescak padded the lead in the third period as Katic scored, thanks to Edwin Hedberg and Brandon McMillan. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with an unassisted Dan Sexton power play. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars going to Giroux, Katic, and MacIntyre (25 for 26 in saves).
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