Jokerit Helsinki hosting Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Ryan Zapolski are set to start in goal. Helsinki opened in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom power play goal, powered by Ville Lajunen and Topi Jaakola. Ufa tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal in the second period, helped along by Linus Omark. The tie went to a shootout, where Joey Hishon and Sakari Salminen tallied goals for a 2-1 Jokerit win. The three stars went to Salminen, Zapolski (27 for 28 in saves), and Svedberg (30 for 31 in saves).
Down in Russia, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl welcomes Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Alexander Sudnitsin draw the starts. Yaroslavl started in the first period with a Brandon Kozun goal, passed from Maxime Talbot and Petri Kontiola. Lokomotiv added on with a Talbot power play goal, powered by Pavel Koledov and Kozun. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Koledov scored, thanks to Artyom Ilyenko and Vladislav Kartayev. Kevin Poulin replaced Karlsson in goal. Lokomotiv padded the lead on a Kartayev goal, assisted by Ilyenko and Alexander Kadeikin. Astana got on the board with an Ivan Kuchin goal in the second period, guided in by Evgeny Rymarev. Yarosavl shot back on an unassisted Kozun goal, his second of the game. Lokomotiv continued in the third period as Kozun finished his hat trick, with the help of Mikhail Pashnin and Pavel Kraskovsky. Yaroslavl iced it at 7-1 with an Andrei Loktionov goal, courtesy of Pashnin. The three stars were Kozun, Talbot, and Kartayev, while Koledov, Pashnin, and Ilyenko get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Podolsk, where Vityaz brings in Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Alexander Sharychenkov and Igor Saprykin man the nets. Khanty-Mansiysk led off in the first period with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, coming off of Anton Korolyov and Denis Gorbunov. Podolsk tied it in the second period with a Roman Horak goal, made possible by Jakub Jerabek. Ugra took the lead in the third period on an unassisted Kirill Belyayev goal. Vityaz tied it again with an Alexei Kopeikin goal, passed from Miro Aaltonen. Khanty-Mansiysk took the lead with a Konstantin Panov goal, via Gorbunov. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Gorbunov, Panov, and Belyayev.
Out to Minsk, where Dinamo hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin faces a lesser foe in Kevin Lalande in goal. Magnitogorsk began in the first period with a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Danis Zaripov. Metallurg added on with an Oskar Osala shorthanded goal, set up by Lee and Evgeny Timkin. Minsk got on the board in the second period with a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, assisted by Matt Ellison and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Magnitogorsk replied with a Lee goal, via Tomas Filippi. Dinamo shot back with an Alexander Pavlovich goal, passed from Alexander Kulakov and Sergei Drozd. Metallurg iced it at 4-2 as Zaripov scored an empty net goal in the third period, with the help of Jan Kovar and Mozyakin. The three stars belonged to Lee, Mozyakin, and Zaripov.
Back in Russia, Dynamo Moscow welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Alexander Yeryomenko are the masked men. Moscow struck first in the first period with an Ansel Galimov goal, helped along by Alexei Tsvetkov and Juuso Hietanen. Dynamo added on with an Artyom Podshendyalov goal, via Denis Kokarev. Moscow extended the lead as Vladimir Bryukvin scored, thanks to Mat Robinson in the second period. Dynamo padded the lead on a Konstantin Gorovikov goal, assisted by Andrei Kuteikin. Igor Ustinsky relieved Sokhatsky. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a power play goal by Petr Koukal in the third period, powered by Alexei Vasilevsky. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Yeryomenko (29 for 30 in saves), Podshendyalov, and Bryukvin.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Janis Kalnins are the goalies. Chelyabinsk was first to score in the first period with a Derek Roy goal, passed from Dmitry Pestunov. Traktor added on in the second period with a Paul Szczechura power play goal, powered by Pestunov. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Alexei Kruchinin scored, thanks to Szczechura. Jakub Sedlacek replaced Kalnins in goal for the third period. Riga got on the board with a Lauris Darzins goal in the third period, helped along by Aleksandrs Jerofejevs. Traktor replied on a Maxim Yakutsenya empty net goal, set up by Alexander Chernikov and the goalie Demchenko. Dinamo got one back with a Miks Indrasis goal, courtesy of Guntis Galvins and Oskars Cibulskis. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars going to Szczechura, Pestunov, and Kruchinin.
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