Saturday, October 29, 2016

KHL 2016/17 - Day 68

Seven games on for today, starting a bit early, as...

Admiral Vladivostok hosts Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Artyom Zagidulin and Ivan Nalimov draw the starts in goal. Vladivostok got going in the second period with a Mikhail Fisenko, assisted by Vladimir Tkachyov. Beijing tied it on a power play goal by Janne Jalasvaara, powered by Sean Collins and Tuukka Mantyla. Admiral retook the lead with a shorthanded and unassisted Dmitry Sayustov goal in the third period. Vladivostok added on with a Viktor Alexandrov empty net goal, set up by Artyom Zemchyonok for the 3-1 win. The three stars went to Sayustov, Nalimov (32 for 33 in saves), and Fisenko.

Over in Togliatti, Lada welcomes Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Ilya Ezhov are in goal. Astana led off in the first period with a Maxim Khudyakov goal, coming off of Corey Trivino and Vladimir Markelov. Barys added on with a Nigel Dawes penalty shot goal in the second period, after he was slashed by Vladimir Malenkikh. Togliatti got on the board with an unassisted Anton Shenfeld goal. Lada tied it with a Nikita Filatov goal, passed from Yefim Gurkin. Astana won 3-2 in overtime on a Dawes goal, assisted by Brandon Bochenski and Kevin Dallman. The three stars went to Dawes, Khudyakov, and Karlsson (27 for 29 in saves).

Down to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik brings in Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Alexander Sharychenkov and Ivan Lisutin man the nets. Khanty-Mansiysk began in the first period with an Evgeny Lapenkov goal, courtesy of Denis Gorbunov and Pavel Medvedev. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Dan Sexton power play goal, powered by Richard Gynge and Gilbert Brule. Neftekhimik took the lead in the third period with a Sergei Konkov goal, coming off of Kirill Lyamin and Dmitry Makarov. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Lisutin (38 for 39 in saves), Konkov, and Sexton.

Northwest to Cherepovets, with Severstal hosting Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Jakub Kovar draw the starts in goal. Bratislava opened in the first period with a Marek Daloga power play goal, powered by Ziga Jeglic. Slovan added on in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Jeff Taffe, set up by Jonathan Cheechoo. Cherepovets got on the board in the third period with a Sergei Monakhov goal, helped along by Igor Magogin and Alexander Yevseyenkov. Bratislava replied on a Kyle Chipchura goal, made possible by the goalie Brust and Nick Plastino. This held for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Brust (38 for 39 in saves), Taffe, and Chipchura.

Nearby, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl brings in Jokerit Helsinki. Riku Helenius and Alexei Murygin protect the nets. Yaroslavl started in the first period with a Yegor Korshkov goal, assisted by Pavel Kraskovsky and Alexander Polunin. Helsinki tied it in the second period with a Peter Regin power play goal, powered by Brian O'Neill and Pekka Jormakka. Lokomotiv retook the lead in the third period with a Brandon Kozun goal, with a lone assist by Petri Kontiola. Yaroslavl added on with a Maxime Talbot goal, via Kozun and Kontiola. Lokomotiv extended the lead as Staffan Kronwall scored a power play goal, thanks to Kozun and Kontiola, the latter getting a sock trick. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Kozun, Kontiola, and Murygin (32 for 33 in saves).

In Moscow, Spartak welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Markus Svensson are the masked men. Sochi struck first in the first period with a Vadim Shchegolkov goal, passed from Artyom Tomilin and Renat Mamashev. The Leopards added on with a Mamashev goal, guided in by Eric O'Dell and Igor Levitsky. Svensson was replaced by Nikita Bespalov in goal. Sochi extended the lead as Shchegolkov scored again, thanks to Mikhail Mamkin and Denis Tolpeko. The Leopards padded the lead in the second period with an Ivan Zakharchuk goal, helped along by Yury Alexandrov and Rinat Ibragimov. Moscow got on the board with a Vladislav Provolnev goal in the third period, courtesy of Sergei Shmelyov. Spartak got closer with a Dmitry Kalinin power play goal, powered by Konstantin Glazachev and Matthew Gilroy. Sochi iced it at 5-2 with a Pavel Padakin empty net goal, set up by Sergei Kuznetsov. The three stars went to Shchegolkov, Mamashev, and Barulin (38 for 40 in saves).

Finally, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinky and Emil Garipov are in the creases. Kazan was first to score in the first period with an Andrei Chibisov goal, assisted by Mikhail Zhukov and Stepan Zakharchuk. Ak Bars added on with an Andrei Popov goal in the second period, fueled by Atte Ohtamaa and Anton Glinkin. Kazan extended the lead as Artyom Lukoyanov scored a power play goal, thanks to Vladimir Tkachyov and Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars padded the lead in the third period with an Azevedo goal, helped along by Damir Musin and Alexander Svitov. Kazan iced it at 5-0 with a Michal Jordan goal, with a lone helper by Glinkin. The three stars were given to Azevedo, Glinkin, and Garipov (24 save shutout).

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