Four games on today as Russia celebrates 70 years of professional hockey. The first game is in...
Nizhnekamsk, as Neftekhimik hosts CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Ville Kolppanen are in the creases. Moscow started in the first period with a Geoff Platt power play goal, powered by Dmitry Kugryshev and Greg Scott. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Pavel Poryadin goal, passed from Richard Gynge and Gilbert Brule. CSKA retook the lead with a Kirill Petrov power play goal, assisted by Alexander Popov and Bogdan Kiselevich. Moscow added on with another Petrov power play goal, coming off of Popov and Andrei Svetlakov. This was the eventual 3-1 final, with the three stars awarded to Petrov, Fasth (42 for 43 in saves), and Popov.
In Moscow, Spartak welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Markus Svensson are the goalies. Yaroslavl led off in the first period with a Petri Kontiola power play goal, powered by Staffan Kronwall. Moscow tied it in the second period with an Igor Mirnov power play goal, via Alexei Bondarev. Spartak took the lead with a Ryan Stoa goal, helped along by Konstantin Glazachev and Lukas Radil. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Stoa, Mirnov, and Svensson (38 for 39 in saves).
Out in Nizhny Novgorod brings in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ilya Proskuryakov tend the twines. Moscow opened in the first period with an Alexei Tsvetkov goal, with a lone assist by Ilya Nikulin. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Carter Ashton goal, going in unassisted. Dynamo won 2-1 in overtime with a Martins Karsums goal, guided in by Juuso Hietanen on the power play. The three stars were Karsums, Yeryomenko (25 for 26 in saves), and Tsvetkov.
Finally, the Sochi Leopards host Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Dmitry Shikin play goal. Podolsk began in the first period with a Roman Horak power play goal, powered by Alexei Kopeikin and Jakub Jerabek. Vityaz added on with a Maxim Afinogenov goal, guided in by Alexei Makeyev. Podolsk extended the lead as Alexander Pankov scored, thanks to Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi and Denis Abdullin. Vityaz padded the lead on a Mario Kempe power play goal, fueled by Miro Aaltonen and Jerabek. Sochi got on the board in the second period with an Andrei Kostitsyn power play goal, with a lone assist by Alexei Pepelyayev. The Leopards pulled closer with a third period Renat Mamashev power play goal, with helpers from Ilya Krikunov and Pavel Padakin. Podolsk iced it at 5-2 with an unassisted Afinogenov empty net goal. The three stars went to Pankov, Jerabek, and Afinogenov.
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