Wednesday, January 11, 2017

KHL 2016/17 - Day 130

Six games today, beginning in...

Magnitogorsk, as Metallurg hosts the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. Magnitogorsk opened in the first period with a Jan Kovar power play goal, powered by Viktor Antipin and Sergei Mozyakin. Sochi tied it on an Eric O'Dell goal, fueled by Yury Alexandrov and Andre Petersson in the second period. The Leopards took the lead with a Ben Maxwell power play goal, via Petersson and Mikhail Mamkin. Sochi added on with an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, assisted by Igor Ignatushkin. Metallurg got one back with a Mozyakin power play goal, with assists provided by Antipin and Danis Zaripov. The Leopards replied in the third period with an Ignatushkin goal, made possible by Kostitsyn. Magnitogorsk pulled back on an Antipin goal, helped along by Chris Lee and Mozyakin. Sochi iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Sergei Kuznetsov, going in unassisted. The three stars were Ignatushkin, Kostitsyn, and Petersson, while Mozyakin and Antipin get the honorable mentions.

Northwest to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Ivan Nalimov and Jakub Kovar are in goal. Novosibirsk started in the first period with a Zach Boychuk goal, coming off of Yegor Milovzorov. Cherepovets tied it in the second period with an Evgeny Mons goal, passed from Pavel Chernov and Dmitry Kagarlitsky. Severstal took the lead with a Clay Wilson power play goal, powered by Mons. Sibir retied it on a Maxim Shalunov goal, courtesy of Sergei Shumakov. Cherepovets retook the lead with an unassisted Alexei Ugarov goal. Severstal added on in the third period with a Kagarlitsky goal, helped along by Vadim Kudako and Mons. Novosibirsk pulled back with a Konstantin Okulov goal, via Milovzorov and Boychuk. This stood for a 4-3 final, with the three stars going to Kagarlitsky, Mons, and Milovzorov, while Boychuk gets an honorable mention.

Out in Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Barry Brust play goal. Yekaterinburg began in the first period with an Anatoly Golyshev goal, passed from Alexei Simakov and Alexei Vasilevsky. Avtomobilist added on in the second period with an Artyom Gareyev power play goal, powered by Vasilevsky and Michal Cajkovsky. Bratislava got on the board with a Pavol Skalicky goal in the third period, made possible by Patrik Lusnak and Mislav Rosandic. Slovan tied it on a Kyle Chipchura power play goal, with a lone assist by Jeff Taffe. Bratislava won 3-2 in overtime with a Taffe goal, coming off of Jonathan Cheechoo. The three stars were Taffe, Vasilevsky, and Chipchura.

Back in Russia, CSKA Moscow hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky is mismatched with Viktor Fasth in goal. Moscow led off in the first period with a Grigory Panin goal, assisted by Andrei Kuzmenko. CSKA iced it at 2-0 with a Kuzmenko goal, with a lone assist by Andrei Svetlakov. The three stars were Kuzmenko, Panin, and Fasth (23 save shutout).

In St. Petersburg, SKA welcomes Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Igor Shestyorkin guard the cages. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period with a Sergei Plotnikov power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk. Omsk tied it on a Vladimir Sobotka goal, assisted by Alexander Perezhogin and Nikolai Lemtyugov. SKA took the lead back with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal, via Nikita Gusev and Kovalchuk. St. Petersburg added on in the second period with a Kovalchuk goal, fueled by Gusev and Shipachyov. SKA extended the lead as Viktor Tikhonov scored, thanks to Nikolai Prokhorkin and Evgeny Ketov. Oleg Shilin replaced Furch in goal. Avangard got one back with a Lemtyugov goal, passed from Perezhogin and Sobotka. Omsk pulled closer on another Sobotka power play goal, with helpers from Erik Gustafsson and Vitaly Menshikov. St. Petersburg countered with a Maxim Chudinov goal in the third period, helped along by Datsyuk and Plotnikov. This was good for a 5-3 win, with the three stars awarded to Kovalchuk, Shipachyov, and Datsyuk, while Plotnikov, Gusev, Sobotka, Perezhogin, and Lemtyugov all get honorable mentions.

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Michael Garnett man the nets. Astana got going in the second period with an unassisted Brandon Bochenski goal. Zagreb tied it on an Alexandre Bolduc goal, guided in by Francis Pare and Colby Genoway on the power play. Barys retook the lead with a Bochenski power play goal, powered by Nigel Dawes. Astana added on with a Dawes goal in the third period, helped along by Bochenski and Dustin Boyd. Medvescak pulled back with a Kirill Voronin goal, with a lone assist by Mike Glumac. Zagreb tied it on a Jiri Smejkal goal, assisted by Jakub Krejcik and Mark Katic. Barys retook the lead with a Dawes goal, via Kevin Dallman and Bochenski. Astana extended the lead as Brandon Shinnimin scored a shorthanded and unassisted empty net goal. Zagreb answered with a Goran Bezina power play goal, with helpers from Lukas Lessio and Krejcik. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars going to Bochenski, Dawes, and Krejcik.

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