Saturday, December 10, 2016

KHL 2016/17 - Day 105

There's nine games on for the day, beginning with...

Salavat Yulaev Ufa hosting Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Andrei Gavrilov are in goal. Khabarovsk led off in the first period with a Vitaly Popov goal, passed from Yury Nazarov and Oleg Li. Ufa tied it in the second period with an Enver Lisin goal, fueled by Evgeny Korotkov. Amur took the lead back with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, coming off of Vladimir Malevich and Teemu Ramstedt. Khabarovsk added on with a Vyacheslav Litovchenko goal in the third period, going in unassisted. Salavat Yulaev answered on a Linus Omark power play goal, powered by Sami Lepisto and Teemu Hartikainen. Ufa tied it with a Denis Kulyash goal, made possible by Maxim Goncharov and Dmitry Makarov. Ufa won 4-3 in overtime with an Igor Grigorenko goal, assisted by Lepisto and Omark on the power play. The three stars were Omark, Lepisto, and Grigorenko.

Over to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Pavel Francouz are set to start in goal. Chelyabinsk began in the first period with a Vladimir Denisov goal, coming off of Dmitry Pestunov. Traktor added on in the second period with an Alexei Kruchinin goal, via Artyom Borodkin and Maxim Yakutsenya. Vladivostok got on the board with a Dmitry Lugin goal, guided in by Maxim Mamin and Anton Volchenkov. Chelyabinsk replied with a Borodkin goal, made possible by Danil Gubarev and Artyom Penkovsky. Traktor iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Kirill Koltsov, going in unassisted in the third period. The three stars belonged to Borodkin, Kruchinin, and Francouz (35 for 36 in saves).

In Magnitogorsk, Metallurg brings in Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Tomi Karhunen is mismatched with Vasily Koshechkin in goal. Beijing opened in the first period with a Sean Collins goal, via Brett Bellemore and Stanislav Alshevsky. Magnitogorsk tied it with a Denis Platonov goal, helped along by Dmitry Kazionov and Denis Kazionov. Metallurg took the lead with an unassisted power play goal by Alexander Semin. Kunlun Red Star tied it in the second period with an Alexei Ponikarovsky goal, going in unassisted. Magnitogorsk retook the lead with a third period goal by Semin, assisted by Artyom Zhelezkov and Tomas Filippi. Metallurg iced it at 4-2 with a Danis Zaripov power play goal, powered by Sergei Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. The three stars were handed to Semin, Zaripov, and Platonov.

Over in Moscow, Dynamo hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Yaroslavl got going in the second period on a Vladislav Kartayev goal, helped along by Jakub Nakladal and Nikita Cherepanov. Lokomotiv added on with a Maxime Talbot goal, passed from Rushan Rafikov and Pavel Kraskovsky. Moscow got on the board with a Maxim Karpov goal, fueled by Artyom Fyodorov and Alexei Tereshchenko. Dynamo tied it on an Ilya Nikulin power play goal, powered by Alexei Tsvetkov and Fyodorov. Moscow took the lead in the third period with a shorthanded goal by Alexander Rybakov, set up by Denis Kokarev. Dynamo extended the lead as Kokarev scored, thanks to Konstantin Gorovikov and Artyom Podshendyalov. Moscow padded the lead with a Podshendyalov goal, via Kokarev. Yaroslavl got one back with a power play goal from Nakladal, with assists provided by Andrei Loktionov and Daniil Apalkov. Dynamo finished it at 6-3 with a Tsvetkov power play goal, made possible by Nikulin and Fyodorov, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Kokarev, Fyodorov, and Nikulin, while Podshendyalov, Tsvetkov, and Nakladal get the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Jakub Kovar draw the starts in goal. Podolsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Denis Abdullin power play goal, powered by Igor Golovkov and Nikita Vyglazov. Cherepovets tied it on a Maxim Trunyov goal, helped along by Daniil Vovchenko. Vityaz took the lead back in the third period with an Alexander Nikulin goal, guided in by Maxim Afinogenov and Alexei Semenov. Severstal retied it with a Ruslan Karlin goal, fueled by Evgeny Mons. Podolsk took the lead again with a Vyglazov goal, passed from Artyom Chernov. Cherepovets tied it on another Karlin goal, via Mons and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Vityaz won 4-3 in overtime with a Nikulin goal, with a lone assist by Semenov. The three stars went to Nikulin, Vyglazov, and Semenov, while Karlin and Mons get the honorable mentions.

Down in Sochi, the Leopards bring in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Konstantin Barulin are the masked men. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period with a Dan Sexton power play goal, powered by Gilbert Brule and Andrei Sergeyev. Neftekhimik added on with a Sergeyev power play goal, with a lone assist from Sexton. Nizhnekamsk extended the lead in the second period as Richard Gynge scored, thanks to Brule. Neftekhimik padded the lead on a Gynge goal in the third period, coming off of Sexton and Brule, the latter earning a sock trick. Nizhnekamsk iced it at 5-0 with a Sexton goal, via Yegor Milovzorov. The three stars went to Sexton, Gynge, and Brule, while Sergeyev and Kolppanen (46 save shutout) get the honorable mentions.

Back in Moscow, Spartak hosts Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Nikita Bespalov are in the creases. Moscow struck first in the first period with a Konstantin Glazachev goal, assisted by Lukas Radil and Matthew Gilroy. Spartak added on with a Radil power play goal, powered by Gilroy. Togliatti got on the board in the second period with a Viktor Komarov goal, passed from Semyon Valuisky and Nikita Filatov. Lada tied it on a Georgy Belousov goal, courtesy of Alexei Volgin. Togliatti won 3-2 in overtime on a Dmitry Kostromitin goal, coming off of Anton Shenfeld and Belousov. The three stars went to Belousov, Radil, and Gilroy.

East a bit to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Ilya Proskuryakov guard the cages. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score in the first period with an Evgeny Mozer goal, via Nikolai Zherdev. Torpedo finished it at 2-0 with a John Norman empty net goal, set up by Carter Ashton. The three stars were Proskuryakov (18 save shutout), Mozer, and Norman.

Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Slovan Bratislava. Justin Pogge and Janis Kalnins are between the pipes. Riga drew first blood in the first period with a Roberts Lipsbergs goal, going in unassisted. Dinamo added on in the third period with a Mikelis Redlihs goal, via Justin Shugg and Tim Sestito. Bratislava got on the board with a Jonathan Cheechoo power play goal, powered by Jeff Taffe and Tomas Kundratek. Riga shot back with a Gints Meija goal, coming off of Lauris Darzins and Maris Bicevskis. Slovan got one back on a Taffe goal, with a lone assist by Ziga Jeglic. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Taffe, Meija, and Lipsbergs.

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