There's seven games on today, and for the first time, we begin in...
China, as Kunlun Red Star Beijing hosts Amur Khabarovsk in Shanghai. Juha Metsola and Artyom Zagidulin are the goalies. Beijing started in the first period with a Zach Yuen goal, passed from Tomas Marcinko. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Yuen, Zagidulin (16 save shutout), and Metsola (16 for 17 in saves).
In Russia, Lada Togliatti welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinsky and Edgars Masalskis are in the creases. Yekaterinburg opened in the first period with a Petr Koukal goal, via Niclas Andersen. Togliatti tied it on a Denis Zernov goal, made possible by Rafael Akhmetov. Lada took the lead with an Alexander Bumagin power play goal, powered by Taylor Aronson and Andrei Ivanov. This stood for the eventual 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Bumagin, Masalskis (32 for 33 in saves), and Zernov.
Next up, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Rafael Khakimov play goal. Astana led off in the first period with an Evgeny Rymarev goal, passed from Vyacheslav Tryasunov. Barys added on with a Nigel Dawes power play goal, powered by Martin St. Pierre. Ivan Lisutin replaced Khakimov in goal. Astana extended the lead in the second period as St. Pierre scored, thanks to Maxim Semyonov and Kevin Dallman. The final held from here at 3-0, with the three stars being Karlsson (42 save shutout), St. Pierre, and Rymarev.
Along to Yaroslavl, with Lokomotiv hosting Dinamo Minsk. Ben Scrivens and Alexander Sudnitsin are between the pipes. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Yegor Averin goal, assisted by Roman Manukhov and Stanislav Chistov. Minsk tied it on an Alexander Materukhin power play goal, with a lone assist by Matt Ellison. Lokomotiv retook the lead with an Andrei Loktionov shorthanded goal, set up by Denis Mosalyov. Dinamo tied it in the second period with an Ellison goal, made possible by Marc-Andre Gragnani and Sergei Kostitsyn on the power play. Yaroslavl retook the lead with a Brandon Kozun power play goal in the third period, powered by Pavel Koledov and Loktionov. Lokomotiv added on with a Maxime Talbot goal, going in unassisted. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Mosalyov scored, thanks to Manukhov. Mikhail Karnaukhov replaced Scrivens in goal. Minsk got one back with a Materukhin power play goal, with helpers from Andrei Stepanov and Kostitsyn. Lokomotiv iced it at 6-3 with a Mosalyov goal, via Daniil Apalkov. The three stars were Mosalyov, Loktionov, and Materukhin, while Ellison, Kostitsyn, Koledov, and Manukhov get the honorable mentions.
In Moscow, CSKA brings in Slovan Bratislava. Justin Pogge and Ilya Sorokin man the nets. Bratislava struck first in the first period with an unassisted Jonathan Cheechoo goal. Moscow tied it with an Alexander Popov goal, via Artyom Sergeyev and Grigory Panin. CSKA took the lead with an Alexander Kutuzov power play goal in the second period, powered by Andrei Svetlakov. Moscow added on with a Maxim Mamin goal, with a lone assist by Jan Mursak in the third period. Slovan got one back on a Vaclav Nedorost goal, passed from Andrej Meszaros and Cheechoo. CSKA capped it at 4-2 with a Jonas Enlund goal, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Mamin, Cheechoo, and Kutuzov.
Out to St. Petersburg, where SKA welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Drew MacIntyre and Igor Shestyorkin draw the starts. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period with an Evgeny Ketov goal, made possible by Ilya Kablukov and Alexander Khokhlachyov. SKA added on in the second period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, courtesy of Vyacheslav Voynov. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Pavel Datsyuk scored, with the help of Voynov and Alexander Barabanov. SKA padded the lead with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal in the third period, fueled by Steve Moses. St. Petersburg kept going with a Barabanov goal, helped along by Nikita Gusev. SKA finished it at 6-0 with a Yegor Yakovlev power play goal, guided in by Datsyuk. The three stars went to Datsyuk, Voynov, and Barabanov.
Finally, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Vladislav Fokin and Stanislav Galimov are the masked men. Kazan drew first blood in the first period with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, coming off of Andrei Chibisov. Ak Bars added on with an unassisted Tkachyov goal, his second of the game. Kazan extended the lead as Mikhail Glukhov scored, thanks to Anton Glinkin and Andrei Popov. Ak Bars padded the lead with a Tkachyov power play goal to complete his hat trick, powered by Alexander Svitov and Artyom Lukoyanov. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board in the third period on a Denis Khlystov goal, guided in by Nikita Dvurechensky and Pavel Medvedev. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars being Tkachyov, Galimov (14 for 15 in saves), and Glukhov.
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