Six games on for today, beginning with...
Sibir Novosibirsk hosting Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Danny Taylor are the goalies. Kazan got going in the second period with a Jiri Sekac power play goal, powered by Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars added on with an Andrei Chibisov goal, passed from Ziyat Paigin. Alexei Krasikov replaced Taylor in goal for the third period. Novosibirsk got on the board in the third period with a Stepan Sannikov power play goal, assisted by Adam Polasek and Maxim Shalunov. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Garipov (27 for 28 in saves), Chibisov, and Sekac.
Over in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Andrei Kareyev play in goal. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period with a Gilbert Brule goal, assisted by Kirill Lyamin and Dan Sexton. Novokuznetsk tied it on an Evgeny Solovyov goal, guided in by Mark Skutar and Alexander Titov. Metallurg took the lead on an Evgeny Viksna power play goal, powered by Ivan Yemets and Kirill Semyonov. Ivan Lisutin replaced Kolppanen in goal. Neftekhimik tied it on a Pavel Poryadin power play goal, fueled by Pavel Kulikov and Gennady Stolyarov. Nizhnekamsk took the lead with a Sexton goal in the second period, via Richard Gynge. Neftekhimik added on with a Stolyarov goal, passed from Lyamin and Poryadin. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead in the third period as Nikita Kvartalnov scored, thanks to Alexander Bryntsev and Konstantin Makarov. Vladislav Podyapolsky replaced Kareyev in goal. Novokuznetsk got one back with an Ignat Zemchenko goal, helped along by Solovyov and Nikita Lyamkin. Metallurg pulled closer with an Andrei Pervyshin power play goal, with assists provided by Alexander Komaristy and Zemchenko. The game ended at 5-4, with the three stars going to Sexton, Stolyarov, and Poryadin, while Lyamin, Solovyov, and Zemchenko get the honorable mentions.
West to Omsk, where Avangard brings in Lada Togliatti. Edgars Masalskis and Dominik Furch are in the creases. Togliatti led off in the first period with a Denis Zernov goal, helped along by Dmitry Sinitsyn and Georgy Belousov. Omsk tied it on a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, assisted by Evgeny Medvedev and Mikhail Yunkov. Avangard took the lead with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, via Maxim Pestushko. Omsk added on with an Anton Burdasov goal, passed from Alexander Kucheryavenko. Avangard extended the lead on an unassisted Ilya Mikheyev goal. Omsk padded the lead as Lemtyugov scored a power play goal, thanks to Pestushko and Medvedev in the second period. Lada got one back with a Nikita Filatov goal, courtesy of Taylor Aronson. Togliatti got closer in the third period with a Kristaps Sotnieks goal, coming off of Anton Krysanov. Avangard responded with a Perezhogin goal, with a lone assist by Vladimir Sobotka. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars given to Lemtyugov, Perezhogin, and Pestushko, while Medvedev gets an honorable mention.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Ben Scrivens are the North Americans in goal. Helsinki opened with a Peter Regin goal in the first period, coming off of Brian O'Neill and Pekka Jormakka on the power play. Minsk tied it on an Alexander Materukhin power play goal, powered by Evgeny Kovyrshin and Matt Ellison. Jokerit retook the lead on a Charles Genoway goal, made possible by Arturs Kulda. Dinamo tied it in the third period on an Ellison power play goal with a lone assist from Kovyrshin. The tie went to a shootout, where O'Neill was overwhelmed by Andrei Stepanov and Materukhin as Dinamo won 3-2. The three stars were Ellison, Materukhin, and Kovyrshin.
Back in Russia, the Sochi Leopards welcome Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Konstantin Barulin protect the nets. Sochi began in the first period with a Yegor Morozov power play goal, powered by Mikhail Mamkin and Evgeny Skachkov. The Leopards added on with an Ivan Zakharchuk goal, with a lone assist by Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov. Sochi extended the lead in the third period as Mamkin scored, thanks to Zakharchuk. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars being Barulin (24 save shutout), Zakharchuk, and Mamkin.
Finally, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Michael Garnett and Ilya Proskuryakov man the nets. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Vladimir Galuzin goal, via Evgeny Grachyov. Torpedo added on with a Carter Ashton goal, courtesy of John Norman and Maxim Osipov in the second period. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Norman scored in the third period, thanks to Kirill Rasskazov and Artyom Alyayev. Torpedo padded the lead with a Dmitry Semin goal, assisted by Kaspars Daugavins and Alexander Frolov. Nizhny Novgorod struck again with a Frolov power play goal, powered by Daugavins and Semin. The three stars of the 5-0 game were Norman, Semin, and Frolov, while Daugavins and Proskuryakov (27 save shutout) get the honorable mentions.
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