Sibir Novosibirsk hosting Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Alexei Krasikov man the nets. Novosibirsk started with a first period goal by Sergei Shumakov, guided in by Stepan Sannikov. Sibir added on with a Maxim Shalunov power play goal, powered by Shumakov and Adam Polasek. Togliatti got on the board with a Vasily Streltsov goal, assisted by Georgy Belousov and Dmitry Sinitsyn in the third period. Novosibirsk replied on an Evgeny Artyukhin goal, helped along by Joonas Kemppainen. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Shumakov, Krasikov (19 for 20 in saves), and Shalunov.
Nearby, Metallurg Novokuznetsk welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Stanislav Galimov and Vladislav Podyapolsky are set to start in goal. Kazan got going with a second period goal from Fyodor Malykhin, passed from Mikhail Varnakov. Ak Bars added on with a Varnakov goal, assisted by Stepan Zakharchuk and Mikhail Sidorov. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars given to Varnakov, Malykhin, and Galimov (16 save shutout).
Over in Omsk, Avangard brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ivan Lisutin faces a lesser foe in Oleg Shilin in goal. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period with a Richard Gynge goal, coming off of Gilbert Brule and Dan Sexton. Neftekhimik added on with a Konstantin Makarov goal, made possible by Igor Polygalov and Gennady Stolyarov. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead as Stolyarov scored an unassisted goal. Dominik Furch replaced Shilin in goal. Omsk got on the board in the third period with a Nikita Lisov goal, via Valentin Pyanov and Ilya Mikheyev. The score held at 3-1, with the three stars handed to Stolyarov, Lisutin (25 for 26 in saves), and Makarov.
Northwest to Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Igor Shestyorkin and Ryan Zapolski are the goalies. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, fueled by Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk. Helsinki tied it in the third period on a Tommi Huhtala goal, passed from Pekka Jormakka and Tomi Maki. SKA took the lead back with a Kovalchuk goal, guided in by Yegor Yakovlev and Plotnikov. Jokerit tied it again with a Jormakka goal, with a lone assist by Topi Jaakola. SKA won 3-2 with a goal by Datsyuk in the shootout. The three stars went to Datsyuk, Plotnikov, and Kovalchuk, while Jormakka gets an honorable mention.
Down in Moscow, Spartak brings in Medvescak Zagreb. Drew MacIntyre and Nikita Bespalov are in the creases. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Mike Glumac goal, helped along by Alexandre Bolduc and Mark Katic. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to MacIntyre (29 save shutout), Glumac, and Bespalov (35 for 36 in saves).
Over in Nizhny Novgorod, Torpedo welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Justin Pogge and Ilya Proskuryakov are the masked men. Bratislava drew first blood in the second period on a Ziga Jeglic power play goal, powered by Filip Novak and Jeff Taffe. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Kirill Vorobyov goal in the third period, passed from Alexander Frolov and Dmitry Semin. Slovan took the lead with an unassisted Igor Musatov goal. Bratislava added on with a Nick Plastino goal, with a lone assist by Kyle Chipchura. Slovan iced it at 4-1 with a Radek Smolenak empty net goal, set up by Musatov and Tomas Kopetsky. The three stars went to Musatov, Pogge (35 for 36 in saves), and Plastino.
Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Dinamo Minsk. Ben Scrivens and Janis Kalnins play goal. Minsk began in the first period with an Alexander Materukhin power play goal, powered by Matt Ellison. Minsk added on with an Alexander Pavlovich goal, courtesy of Ellison and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Minsk extended the lead as Nikita Komarov scored, with the help of Dmitry Korobov and Gragnani. Jakub Sedlacek replaced Kalnins in goal. Minsk padded the lead in the second period on an Evgeny Lisovets power play goal, going in unassisted. Riga got on the board with a Maris Bicevskis power play goal, with helpers from Krisjanis Redlihs and Miks Indrasis. The three stars of the 4-1 game were Scrivens (27 for 28 in saves), Ellison, and Gragnani.
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