Monday, November 28, 2016

2016/17 Hockey - KHL Day 93/NHL Day 47

It's a small day for both leagues, so we'll do today's blogging in one post. In the first of four KHL games...

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Vladimir Sokhatsky are the goalies. Vladivostok opened in the first period with an unassisted goal by Alexander Gorshkov. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Artyom Gareyev goal in the second period, fueled by Tommi Kivisto and Petr Koukal. Avtomobilist took the lead on a Rok Ticar goal, helped along by Konstantin Volkov. Admiral retied it in the third period on a Robert Sabolic power play goal, going in unassisted. The tie went to a shootout, where Mikhail Grigoryev of Admiral was matched by Koukal, and then Jan Buchtele lifted Avtomobilist to the 3-2 win. The three stars were Koukal, Gareyev, and Buchtele.

Along to Khanty-Mansiysk, where Ugra welcomes Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Tomi Karhunen and Vladislav Fokin are the backups in goal. Beijing started in the first period with an Alexei Ponikarovsky goal, assisted by Brett Bellemore and Tobias Viklund. Kunlun Red Star added on in the second period with a Martin Bakos goal, going in unassisted. Beijing extended the lead in the third period with a Chad Rau goal, also unassisted. Georgy Boyarshinov replaced Fokin in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with an Anton Kuryanov goal, passed from Alexander Ugolnikov and Konstantin Sokolov. Ugra pulled closer with an unassisted Roman Lyuduchin power play goal. Kunlun Red Star iced it at 4-2 with a Zach Yuen goal, helped along by Bellemore. The three stars went to Bellemore, Rau, and Yuen.

Next up, a Moscow derby, with CSKA bringing in Dynamo. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. CSKA got going in the second period on a power play goal by Maxim Mamin, powered by Semyon Koshelev and Mikhail Naumenkov. Dynamo tied it on a Mat Robinson power play goal, with a lone assist by Andrei Kuteikin. Dynamo took the lead in the third period with an Artyom Podshendyalov goal, helped along by Juuso Hietanen and Denis Kokarev. CSKA tied it again with a Valery Nichushkin goal, fueled by Bogdan Kiselevich and Igor Ozhiganov. The tie went to a shootout, where Alexei Tsvetkov secured a 3-2 Dynamo win. The three stars were Yeryomenko (42 for 44 in saves), Podshendyalov, and Robinson.

Ending the KHL part of the post, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Danny Taylor faces his former team and Drew MacIntyre in goal. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Zach Boychuk power play goal, powered by Maxim Shalunov and Stepan Sannikov. Sibir iced it at 2-0 with a Sannikov goal, passed from Vitaly Menshikov in the third period. The three stars went to Sannikov, Taylor (25 save shutout), and Boychuk.

In the NHL, the New York Islanders welcome the Calgary Flames. Brian Elliott and Thomas Greiss are the goalies. New York began in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Josh Bailey. Calgary tied it on a Sean Monahan goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Kris Versteeg and Deryk Engelland in the third period. The Islanders won 2-1 in overtime with a Thomas Hickey goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Tavares and Shane Prince. The three stars were Tavares, Hickey, and Greiss (25 for 26 in saves).

Finally, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Jake Allen occupy the creases. St. Louis struck first in the third period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his fifth of the season, via Robert Bortuzzo and Jori Lehtera. The Blues added on in the second period with an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Patrik Berglund and Colton Parayko. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. The Stars tied it in the third period with a Benn goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Julius Honka and Jason Spezza on the power play. St. Louis retook the lead with a David Perron goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Jaden Schwartz and Jay Bouwmeester. Dallas tied it on an Oleksiak goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with helpers from Honka and Benn. The Blues won 4-3 in overtime on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his tenth of the campaign, made possible by Lehtera and Kevin Shattenkirk. The three stars were Oleksiak, Benn, and Lehtera, while Honka gets an honorable mention.

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