Traktor Chelyabinsk hosting Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Vasily Demchenko are the goalies. Chelyabinsk opened in the first period with a Derek Roy goal, passed from Dmitry Pestunov and Kirill Koltsov. Traktor added on in the second period with a Koltsov power play goal, powered by Pestunov and Paul Szczechura. Khabarovsk got on the board in the third period with a Vitaly Popov goal, made possible by Oleg Li and Yury Nazarov. Chelyabinsk iced it at 3-1 with a Maxim Yakutsenya empty net goal, set up by Alexei Kruchinin. The three stars went to Koltsov, Demchenko (25 for 26 in saves), and Pestunov.
In Magnitogorsk, Metallurg welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Vasily Koshechkin draw the starts in goal. Vladivostok started in the first period with a Maxim Kazakov goal, fueled by Sergei Barbashev. Magnitogorsk tied it on an Oskar Osala goal, coming off of Evgeny Biryukov. Admiral took the lead back in the second period with a Viktor Alexandrov goal, helped along by Mikhail Grigoryev. Vladivostok added on with an Alexander Gorshkov goal, guided in by Vladimir Tkachyov. Ilya Samsonov replaced Koshechkin in goal. Metallurg pulled back with a Jan Kovar power play goal, powered by Viktor Antipin. Magnitogorsk tied it as Tomas Filippi scored, thanks to Alexander Semin. Metallurg took the lead with a Semin goal, assisted by Filippi and Bogdan Potekhin. Magnitogorsk iced it at 5-3 on an Evgeny Timkin goal, via Kovar. The three stars were given to Filippi, Semin, and Kovar.
Next up, Salavat Yulaev Ufa brings in Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Tomi Karhunen and Niklas Svedberg man the creases. Beijing struck first in the first period on a power play goal by Janne Jalasvaara, powered by Chad Rau. Ufa tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, passed from Sami Lepisto and Linus Omark. Kunlun Red Star retook the lead with a Tomi Sallinen goal, guided in by Tommi Taimi and Martin Bakos. Salavat Yulaev tied it on a Denis Parshin goal, made possible by Alexander Loginov and Maxim Mayorov. Beijing took the lead again in the third period with a Rau goal, coming off of Linus Videll on the power play. Kunlun Red Star added on with a Bakos goal, with a lone assist by Taimi. Andrei Gavrilov replaced Svedberg in goal. Ufa shot back with a Loginov goal, courtesy of Omark and Kaprizov. Salavat Yulaev tied it as Denis Kulyash scored in the third period, thanks to Mayorov. The tie went to a shootout, where Bakos had the lone tally to give Beijing the 5-4 win. The three stars went to Bakos, Loginov, and Rau, while Taimi, Omark, Mayorov, and Kaprizov get the honorable mentions.
To the west, Severstal Cherepovets hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Jakub Kovar are the masked men. Yaroslavl got going in the second period with a Vladislav Gavrikov power play goal, powered by Pavel Kraskovsky and Alexander Kadeikin. Cherepovets tied it on an Evgeny Mons power play goal, via Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Denis Yezhov. Severstal took the lead in the third period with a Mons power play goal, helped along by Kagarlitsky and Ruslan Karlin. Cherepovets added on with a Daniil Vovchenko goal, fueled by Kagarlitsky, who got a sock trick and Adam Masuhr. Lokomotiv got one back with an Alexander Polunin goal, guided in by Kadeikin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars went to Mons, Kagarlitsky, and Kadeikin.
Into Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Justin Pogge and Ryan Zapolski receive the starting nods in goal. Bratislava led off in the first period with a Ziga Jeglic goal, assisted by Tomas Kundratek. Slovan added on in the second period with another Jeglic goal, guided in by Kyle Chipchura and Patrik Lusnak. Helsinki got on the board with a Jesse Joensuu goal, passed from Frank Gymer and Mika Niemi. Bratislava answered with a Lusnak goal, courtesy of Chipchura. The three stars of the 3-1 game were Jeglic, Lusnak, and Chipchura.
Way south to Sochi, where the Leopards bring in Ak Bars Kazan. Stanislav Galimov and Konstantin Barulin guard the cages. Kazan began in the first period with an Alexander Svitov power play goal, powered by Justin Azevedo. Sochi tied it on an Andrei Kostitsyn power play goal, with a lone assist from Oscar Fantenberg. Ak Bars took the lead on a Fyodor Malykhin goal in the second period, assisted by Dmitry Obukhov and Stefan Elliott. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Galimov (28 for 29 in saves), Malykhin, and Svitov.
In Moscow, CSKA hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Viktor Fasth are between the pipes. Moscow was first to score in the first period with a Kirill Petrov goal, via Grigory Panin. CSKA added on with a Sergei Andronov goal, coming off of Denis Denisov and Greg Scott. Podolsk got on the board with an Alexander Nikulin goal in the second period, assisted by Maxim Afinogenov. Moscow replied with a Scott goal, fueled by Denisov. CSKA extended the lead in the third period as Semyon Koshelev scored, with the help of Vyacheslav Osnovin and Maxim Mamin. Moscow padded the lead on a Mamin goal, guided in by Koshelev. Vityaz answered on an Alexei Kopeikin goal, passed from Mario Kempe. This produced the 5-2 final, with the three stars given to Scott, Koshelev, and Mamin, while Denisov gets an honorable mention.
Staying in the city, Spartak Moscow welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Nikita Bespalov are set to start in goal. Moscow opened in the first period with a Konstantin Glazachev power play goal, powered by Matthew Gilroy. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a third period power play goal by Richard Gynge, made possible by Gilbert Brule and Andrei Sergeyev. Spartak retook the lead on an Igor Mirnov goal, fueled by Tim Stapleton and Viktor Bobrov. Moscow iced it at 3-1 with a Ryan Stoa empty net goal, set up by Glazachev. The three stars went to Bespalov (32 for 33 in saves), Mirnov, and Glazachev.
Out to St. Petersburg, where SKA brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Igor Shestyorkin tend the twines. St. Petersburg started in the first period with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal, powered by Anton Belov and Ilya Kovalchuk. Moscow tied it on an Artyom Fyodorov goal in the third period, guided in by Mat Robinson and Ansel Galimov. SKA won 2-1 in the shootout with a Sergei Shirokov and Kovalchuk tallying to top Vladimir Bryukvin. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Shestyorkin (24 for 25 in saves), and Yeryomenko (34 for 35 in saves).
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo hosts Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Mikhail Biryukov are in goal. Nizhny Novgorod led off in the first period with a shorthanded and unassisted Brandon McMillan goal. Togliatti tied it on a third period power play goal by Stanislav Bocharov, powered by Georgy Belousov and Viktor Komarov. The tie went to a shootout, where the lone tally came from John Norman in the eighth round to give Torpedo the 2-1 win. The three stars were McMillan, Biryukov (21 for 22 in saves), and Ezhov (26 for 27 in saves).
Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Drew MacIntyre and Jakub Sedlacek are the solid goalies. Zagreb began in the first period with a Terry Galiardi goal, assisted by Francis Pare and Lukas Lessio. Medvescak added on in the second period with an unassisted Lessio goal. Zagreb extended the lead in the third period as Pare scored, thanks to Goran Bezina and Galiardi. Medvescak padded the lead with a power play goal by Bobby Butler, powered by Mark Katic and Pare. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars being Pare, MacIntyre (34 save shutout), and Galiardi, while Lessio gets an honorable mention.
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