As the KHL hits an unusually mild stretch of their season, we'll smash a few days together. First up is Tuesday's lone game with...
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk hosting Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Ville Kolppanen are in goal. Kazan got going in the second period with a Ziyat Paigin power play goal, powered by Anton Glinkin and Albert Yarullin. Ak Bars added on with an Alexander Svitov power play goal, assisted by Paigin and Stefan Elliott. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a Geoffrey Kinrade goal, passed from Kirill Lyamin and Mikhail Zhukov. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Paigin, Garipov (41 for 42 in saves), and Svitov.
On Thursday, Amur Khabarovsk welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Juha Metsola are set to start in goal. Yekaterinburg opened in the first period with a Dmitry Megalinsky power play goal, powered by Nikita Shchitov and Petr Koukal. Avtomobilist added on with a Michal Cajkovsky goal, via Alexander Torchenyuk and Dmitry Monya in the second period. Yekaterinburg extended the lead as Artyom Gareyev scored, thanks to Alexei Mikhnov and Shchitov. Avtomobilist padded the lead with a Tommi Kivisto power play goal, fueled by Torchenyuk and Monya. Ilya Andryukhov replaced Metsola in goal. Yekaterinburg kept going with a power play goal by Alexei Vasilevsky, with a lone assist by Alexei Simakov. Khabarovsk got on the board in the third period with an Igor Rudenkov goal, passed from Vladimir Malevich. Amur got closer with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, courtesy of Kristian Kuusela and Teemu Ramstedt. The final held here at 5-2, with the three stars going to Shchitov, Torchenyuk, and Monya.
Saturday's first game saw Admiral Vladivostok bring in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Ivan Nalimov are the goalies. Vladivostok started in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Anton Volchenkov, set up by Dmitry Sayustov and Mikhail Grigoryev. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Konstantin Makarov goal, passed from Gennady Stolyarov and Igor Polygalov. Admiral retook the lead on a Pavel Makarenko goal, assisted by Vladimir Tkachyov. Vladivostok added on with a Dmitry Lugin goal, coming off of Grigoryev. Neftekhimik got one back with a Richard Gynge power play goal in the second period, powered by Dan Sexton and Gilbert Brule. Admiral answered with a Robert Sabolic power play goal, made possible by Tkachyov and Oskars Bartulis. Nizhnekamsk got one back on another Gynge goal, guided in by Kirill Lyamin. Neftekhimik tied it on a Makarov goal, fueled by Stolyarov and Ivan Lekomtsev. Vladivostok pulled ahead with a Tkachyov goal, with a lone helper by Sabolic. Admiral extended the lead as James Wright scored a power play goal, thanks to Grigoryev, who earned a sock trick, and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Nizhnekamsk countered with a Geoffrey Kinrade goal, dished from Sexton and Gynge. Vladivostok iced it at 7-5 with a Sayustov empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Grigoryev, Tkachyov, and Sabolic, while Sayustov, Makarov, Gynge, Sexton, and Stolyarov get the honorable mentions.
Saturday's other game had Kunlun Red Star Beijing hosting Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Tomi Karhunen are in the creases. Beijing struck first in the first period with a Damien Fleury power play goal, powered by Tomi Sallinen and Martin Bakos. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Artyom Gareyev goal in the second period, assisted by Michal Cajkovsky and Alexei Mikhnov. Kunlun Red Star retook the lead in the third period on a Chad Rau goal, passed from Sean Collins and Linus Videll. Beijing added on with a Brett Bellemore goal, made possible by Alexei Ponikarovsky. Avtomobilist got one back on an unassisted Gareyev goal. Yekaterinburg tied it with Gareyev's third of the game, with the hat trick goal helped along by Mikhnov. Kunlun Red Star won 4-3 in overtime on a Rau goal, guided in by Collins. The three stars went to Gareyev, Rau, and Collins, while Mikhnov gets an honorable mention.
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