It's a big hockey day with eleven games across the Russian league. We begin in the far east with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Sibir Novosibirsk. Danny Taylor and Alexander Pechursky draw the starts in goal. Novosibirsk opened in the first period with a Fyodor Belyakov goal, fueled by Adam Polasek and Maxim Shalunov. Sibir added on with a Shalunov goal, made possible by Nikolai Glukhov and Zach Boychuk. Novosibirsk extended the lead in the second period as Sergei Shumakov scored, thanks to Stepan Sannikov and Shalunov. Khabarovsk got on the board with an Alexei Byvaltsev power play goal, powered by Artyom Zub and Vyacheslav Ushenin. Amur got closer in the third period with a Tomas Zohorna power play goal, with assists provided by Kristian Kuusela and Maxim Kondratyev. Khabarovsk tied it on a Kondratyev goal, passed from Zohorna. The tie went to a shootout, where Shumakov and Konstantin Okulov sealed a 4-3 win for Sibir. The three stars went to Shumakov, Shalunov, and Kondratyev, while Zohorna gets an honorable mention.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Maxim Tretyak are in the creases. Vladivostok started in the first period with a Vladimir Tkachyov power play goal, powered by Robert Sabolic and Andrei Sigaryov. Novokuznetsk tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Kirill Semyonov goal. Admiral retook the lead in the second period with an Artyom Zemchyonok goal, assisted by James Wright and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Metallurg tied it on an Alexander Komaristy goal in the third period, made possible by Nikita Lyamkin and Ignat Zemchenko. Vladivostok won 3-2 in overtime with a James Wisniewski goal, coming off of Wright and Krasnoslobodtsev. The three stars were Wisniewski, Wright, and Krasnoslobodtsev.
Into China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing brings in Avangard Omsk to Shanghai. Dominik Furch and Andrei Makarov man the nets. Beijing led off in the first period with an Igor Velichkin goal, passed from Alexei Ponikarovsky and Stanislav Alshevsky. Omsk tied it on an Anton Burdasov goal, guided in by Alexander Kucheryavenko. Avangard took the lead in the second period with a Yegor Martynov goal, helped along by Erik Gustafsson and Furch. Omsk added on with an Ilya Mikheyev goal, coming off of Evgeny Medvedev and Ilya Zubov. Avangard extended the lead as Vladimir Sobotka scored, with the help of Alexander Perezhogin and Maxim Pestushko. Kunlun Red Star got one back in the third period with a Chad Rau goal, courtesy of Sean Collins and Janne Jalasvaara. Beijing pulled closer with a Brett Bellemore goal, with helpers from Martin Bakos and Tobias Viklund. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Sobotka, Mikheyev, and Martynov.
Way to the west, Severstal Cherepovets hosts Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Alexander Sharychenkov and Roman Smiryagin receive the starting nods in goal. Cherepovets began in the first period with a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, assisted by Yury Trubachyov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it with a Roman Lyuduchin goal, helped along by Denis Khlystov. Ugra took the lead with a Khlystov goal in the third period, coming off of Lyuduchin and Pavel Valentenko. Khanty-Mansiysk added on with an Evgeny Lapenkov goal, made possible by Lyuduchin and Alexander Ugolnikov. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars being Khlystov, Lyuduchin, and Sharychenkov (28 for 29 in saves).
In Moscow, Spartak welcomes Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Markus Svensson are the goalies. Moscow got going in the second period with a Lukas Radil goal, assisted by Konstantin Glazachev and Ryan Stoa. Chelyabinsk tied it in the third period on a Konstantin Klimontov goal, passed from Dmitry Pestunov and Alexei Petrov. In the shootout, Igor Mirnov scored once for Spartak, but Derek Roy tallied twice for Traktor to give them the 2-1 win. The three stars were Roy, Klimontov, and Demchenko (33 for 34 in saves).
A little bit to the south, Vityaz Podolsk brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Zalivin is mismatched with Harri Sateri in goal. Moscow struck first in the first period with an Alexander Rybakov goal, guided in by Juuso Hietanen and Vladimir Bryukvin. Podolsk tied it on a Maxim Afinogenov goal, via Alexander Nikulin. Vityaz took the lead with an Alexei Makeyev goal, passed from Nikulin and Afinogenov on the power play. Podolsk added on with a Nikulin goal, assisted by Afinogenov. Dynamo got one back in the third period with an Andrei Kuteikin shorthanded goal, set up by Denis Kokarev and Konstantin Gorovikov. Moscow tied it on an Ilya Nikulin goal, helped along by Yegor Dugin and Hietanen on the power play. The tie went to shootout, where Rybakov's lone tally gave Dynamo the 4-3 win. The three stars went to Rybakov, Afinogenov, and Nikulin, while Hietanen gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts Barys Astana. Kevin Poulin and Igor Shestyorkin are set to start in goal. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, assisted by Vadim Shipachyov and Nikita Gusev. SKA added on with a Vyacheslav Voynov power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Sergei Plotnikov scored, thanks to Voynov and Kovalchuk on the power play. SKA padded the lead with a Dadonov power play goal, with assists provided by Dinar Khafizullin and Gusev. St. Petersburg struck again with Dadonov completing his hat trick, with the help of Shipachyov and Khafizullin. Henrik Karlsson replaced Poulin at the start of the second period. SKA kept going in the second period on a Gusev goal, with a lone assist by Dadonov. St. Petersburg continued with a Plotnikov goal, via Kovalchuk and Shipachyov, both of whom earned sock tricks. SKA got another in the third period with Dadonov's fourth of the game, guided in by Shipachyov and Gusev, the latter earning his sock trick. St. Petersburg iced it at 9-0 with a Kovalchuk power play goal, with helpers from Gusev and Shipachyov. The three stars were awarded to Dadonov, Gusev, and Shipachyov, while Kovalchuk, Voynov, Plotnikov, and Khafizullin get the honorable mentions.
Over in Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Barry Brust are the North Americans in goal. Bratislava led off in the first period with a Radek Smolenak goal, via Jonathan Cheechoo. Helsinki tied it on a Tommi Huhtala power play goal in the second period, powered by Topi Jaakola and Antti Pihlstrom. Slovan took the lead back in the third period with an unassisted Cheechoo power play goal. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Cheechoo, Brust (39 for 40 in saves), and Smolenak.
Back in Russia, the Sochi Leopards bring in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin faces a lesser foe in Dmitry Shikin in goal. Magnitogorsk began in the first period with a Danis Zaripov goal, fueled by Jan Kovar and Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg added on with a Sergei Tereshchenko power play goal, powered by Alexander Semin and Tomas Filippi. Magnitogorsk extended the lead as Denis Kazionov scored, thanks to Denis Platonov and Alexei Bereglazov. Konstantin Barulin replaced Shikin for the second period. Metallurg padded the lead in the third period on a Mozyakin goal, guided in by Kovar and Viktor Antipin. Magnitogorsk continued on a Yaroslav Khabarov goal, with helpers from Zaripov and Mozyakin. This produced the 5-0 final, with the three stars given to Mozyakin, Zaripov, and Kovar, while Koshechkin (32 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.
Back in Moscow, CSKA hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Ilya Sorokin are the goalies. Moscow opened in the first period with a Valery Nichushkin goal, assisted by Mikhail Naumenkov. CSKA added on with a Vladimir Zharkov goal in the second period, via Greg Scott and Semyon Koshelev. This held up for the 2-0 final, with the three stars going to Sorokin (23 save shutout), Nichushkin, and Zharkov.
Finally, Medvescak Zagreb hosts Dinamo Minsk. Ben Scrivens and Drew MacIntyre are between the pipes. Zagreb started in the first period with a Brandon McMillan goal, helped along by Lukas Lessio. Medvescak added on with a Blake Parlett goal, passed from Shaone Morrisonn and Francis Pare. Minsk got on the board with a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, via Alexander Pavlovich and Rob Klinkhammer. Zagreb answered in the third period with a Pare goal, made possible by Colby Genoway. Medvescak closed it at 4-1 with another Pare goal, going into the empty net unassisted. The three stars were given to Pare, MacIntyre (27 for 28 in saves), and Parlett.
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