Ten games fill today's schedule, the last day before the KHL All-Star Break. We begin with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Juha Metsola protect the nets. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Robert Sabolic goal, coming off of Vladimir Tkachyov and Artyom Zemchyonok. Admiral iced it at 2-0 with a Sabolic empty net goal, set up by James Wright and Shaone Morrisonn. The three stars were Sabolic, Bobkov (27 save shutout), and Metsola (25 for 26 in saves).
Over to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor welcomes Kunlun Red Star Beijing. Tomi Karhunen and Pavel Francouz are the goalies. Beijing started in the first period with a Tobias Viklund goal, courtesy of Linus Videll. Kunlun Red Star Beijing added on in the second period with a Zach Yuen goal, made possible by Chad Rau. Beijing extended the lead in the third period as Damien Fleury scored, thanks to Tomi Sallinen and Yuen. Vasily Demchenko replaced Francouz in goal. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Dmitry Pestunov goal, helped along by Artyom Borodkin and Alexander Chernikov. The final stayed at 3-1, with the three stars being Yuen, Fleury, and Karhunen (19 for 20 in saves).
Along to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg brings in Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Vasily Koshechkin tend the twines. Magnitogorsk began in the first period with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, assisted by Danis Zaripov and Alexei Bereglazov. Omsk tied it on an Ilya Mikheyev goal, passed from Furch and Evgeny Medvedev in the second period. Metallurg took the lead back with a Zaripov goal, coming off of Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Magnitogorsk added on in the third period with a Zaripov power play goal, powered by Kovar and Bereglazov. Metallurg extended the lead as Oskar Osala scored a shorthanded empty goal, going in unassisted. Avangard got one back on a Nikolai Lemtyugov power play goal, with helpers from Yegor Martynov and Medvedev. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars going to Zaripov, Mozyakin, and Bereglazov, while Kovar and Medvedev get the honorable mentions.
In Yekaterinburg, Avtomobilist hosts Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Alexander Sharychenkov and Vladimir Sokhatsky draw the starts in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk got going in the second period with an Evgeny Lapenkov goal, helped along by Roman Lyuduchin. Ugra added on in the third period with a Vitaly Shulakov goal, courtesy of Nikita Khlystov and Alexander Yaremchuk. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars given to Sharychenkov (22 save shutout), Lapenkov, and Shulakov.
Northwest to Cherepovets, where Severstal welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Michael Garnett and Jakub Kovar are in the blue paint. Zagreb led off in the first period with a Tomislav Zanoski goal, with a lone assist by Francis Pare. Medvescak added on in the third period with an Alexandre Giroux goal, via Pare. Zagreb extended the lead as Mike Glumac scored, thanks to Pare, who earned a sock trick. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Pare, Garnett (32 save shutout), and Zanoski.
Down in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik brings in Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Andrei Kareyev are between the pipes. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period with a Richard Gynge goal, assisted by Gilbert Brule and Mikhail Zhukov. Bratislava got on the board with a Michal Hlinka goal, via Michal Sersen and Jeff Taffe. Slovan took the lead with a Nick Plastino goal in the second period, coming off of Jonathan Cheechoo and Taffe. Bratislava added on with a Pavol Skalicky goal, fueled by Patrik Lusnak. Neftekhimik got one back with a power play goal by Igor Polygalov, powered by Ivan Lekomtsev and the goalie Kareyev. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Taffe, Skalicky, and Plastino.
Moving along, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod hosts Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Mikhail Biryukov are the experienced goalies. Yaroslavl opened in the first period with an Andrei Loktionov goal, guided in by Dmitry Lugin. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Stanislav Yegorshev goal, via Evgeny Grachyov and Nikolai Zherdev. Lokomotiv took the lead back in the third period with a Pavel Kraskovsky goal, assisted by Mikhail Pashnin and Rushan Rafikov. Yaroslavl iced it at 3-1 with a Loktionov empty net goal, set up by Lugin. The three stars were Loktionov, Murygin (20 for 21 in saves), and Lugin.
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk welcomes Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Ben Scrivens are the masked men. Riga started in the first period with a Guntis Galvins power play goal, powered by Filipp Toluzakov. Minsk tied it in the third period with an Andrei Stepanov goal, courtesy of Roman Graborenko and Artur Gavrus. Riga took the lead back with a Miks Indrasis power play goal, with assists provided by Lauris Darzins and Galvins. Riga added on with a Toluzakov goal, made possible by Tim Sestito on the power play. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Galvins, Toluzakov, and Sedlacek (14 for 15 in saves).
Southeast to Sochi, where the Leopards bring in Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Dmitry Shikin are the goalies. Moscow began in the first period with a Konstantin Glazachev power play goal, powered by Matthew Gilroy and Lukas Radil. Sochi tied it on an Alexei Pepelyayev goal, made possible by Ilya Krikunov. The Leopards took the lead in the second period on an Igor Ignatushkin goal, via Krikunov. Sochi added on with an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, guided in by Krikunov and Ignatushkin, the former earning a sock trick. The Leopards extended the lead as Igor Levitsky scored in the third period, with the help of Nikita Tochitsky and Yegor Morozov. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Krikunov, Ignatushkin, and Shikin (28 for 29 in saves).
Finally, SKA St. Petersburg hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk power play goal, powered by Nikita Gusev and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA added on with another Kovalchuk goal, with a lone assist by Yegor Yakovlev. Helsinki got on the board in the second period with a Jesse Joensuu goal, via Mika Niemi. Jokerit tied it on an Oliver Lauridsen goal, helped along by Masi Marjamaki and Roope Talaja. Helsinki took the lead with a Tommi Huhtala goal, coming off of Charles Genoway and Petteri Wirtanen. St. Petersburg retied it on an Evgeny Dadonov power play goal, assisted by Dinar Khafizullin. Jokerit retook the lead in the third period on a Huhtala goal, made possible by Marko Anttila and Wirtanen. Helsinki made it 5-3 with a Pekka Jormakka goal, fueled by Peter Regin and Topi Jaakola. The three stars were Huhtala, Kovalchuk, and Wirtanen.
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