Seven games today, beginning with...
Sibir Novosibirsk hosting Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Danny Taylor are in goal. Novosibirsk opened in the first period with a Sergei Shumakov power play goal, powered by Ivan Vereshchagin. Cherepovets tied it on a Pavel Chernov goal, via Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Sibir took the lead with a second period Konstantin Okulov power play goal, with assists provided by Stepan Sannikov. Severstal tied it on a Daniil Vovchenko power play goal, assisted by Maxim Trunyov and Yury Trubachyov. Cherepovets took the lead with a Trunyov goal, with a lone assist by Trubachyov. Severstal iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Chernov, his second of the game. The three stars went to Trunyov, Chernov, and Trubachyov.
Nearby in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg welcomes CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Andrei Kareyev are the goalies. Novokuznetsk started in the first period with an Ignat Zemchenko goal, courtesy of Kirill Dyakov. Metallurg took the lead in the second period on an Andrei Pervyshin power play goal, powered by Alexander Komaristy and Nikita Lyamkin. Ilya Sorokin replaced Fasth in goal. Moscow got on the board with a Valery Nichushkin goal, via Jan Mursak. CSKA tied it on a Nikita Kvartnalov goal, assisted by Sergei Andronov. Moscow took the lead on an Alexander Kutuzov goal, guided in by Andronov and Dmitry Kugryshev. CSKA extended the lead in the third period as Andrei Svetlakov scored, with the help of Ivan Telegin and Jonas Enlund. The game ended at 4-2, with the three stars being Andronov, Kutuzov, and Sorokin (perfect in relief).
Westward to Omsk, where Avangard brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Dominik Furch tend the twines. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with an Evgeny Ketov goal, fueled by Patrik Hersley and Nikolai Prokhorkin. SKA added on in the second period with an Ilya Kovalchuk power play goal, powered by Sergei Plotnikov and Pavel Datsyuk. Omsk got on the board with a Valentin Pyanov power play goal in the third period, assisted by Maxim Pestushko and Yegor Martynov. Avangard tied it with a Nikita Nikitin goal, with a lone helper by Evgeny Medvedev. In the shootout, Nikita Gusev and Datsyuk lifted SKA 3-2 over Ilya Zubov of Avangard. The three stars were Datsyuk, Kovalchuk, and Ketov.
Up to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Igor Ustinsky man the nets. Yekaterinburg struck first in the first period with an unassisted Artyom Gareyev goal. Podolsk tied it in the third period on an Alexei Makeyev goal, passed from Jakub Jerabek and Maxim Afinogenov. Avtomobilist retook the lead on a Nikolai Timashov power play goal, powered by Alexander Torchenyuk. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Timashov, Ustinsky (19 for 20 in saves), and Gareyev.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexander Sudnitsin and Henrik Karlsson draw the starts. Astana began in the first period with a Martin St. Pierre goal, via Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Yaroslavl tied it on a Daniil Apalkov goal, assisted by Maxime Talbot and Brandon Kozun. Lokomotiv took the lead with a Kozun power play goal, powered by Pavel Koledov and Petri Kontiola. Yaroslavl added on in the third period with another Kozun goal, coming off of Kontiola and Talbot. Lokomotiv extended the lead as Stanislav Chistov scored, thanks to Yegor Averin. Vitaly Kolesnik replaced Karlsson in goal. Yaroslavl padded the lead with a Talbot goal in the third period, helped along by Staffan Kronwall and Kontiola, the latter earning a sock trick. Lokomotiv kept going with an Alexander Polunin goal, guided in by Rushan Rafikov and Yegor Korshkov. Yaroslavl continued with a Pavel Kraskovsky power play goal, with assists provided by Rafikov and Polunin. Lokomotiv iced it at 8-1 with a Denis Mosalyov goal, fueled by Emil Galimov and Apalkov. The three stars were awarded to Kozun, Talbot, and Kontiola, while Apalkov, Polunin, and Rafikov get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Vladislav Fokin are in the blue paint. Moscow was first to score in the first period with a Maxim Karpov goal, assisted by Mat Robinson and Ilya Shipov. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars handed to Yeryomenko (21 save shutout), Karpov, and Fokin (23 for 24 in saves).
Finally, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Stanislav Galimov are between the pipes. Kazan drew first blood in the first period with an Andrei Popov goal, guided in by Anton Glinkin and Mikhail Gluhkov. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, going in unassisted. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a Dan Sexton goal, helped along by Geoffrey Kinrade. Kazan shot back with another Tkachyov goal, made possible by Mikhail Zhukov and Andrei Chibisov. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Tkachyov, Galimov (13 for 14 in saves), and Popov.
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