With the season very close to done, the KHL held its All-Star Game this weekend. Adopting the NHL's format from last year, it is three 20-minute games between the league's four divisions. We begin with...
The Kharlamov against the Chernyshev. Igor Bobkov and Pavel Francouz start in goal. Kharlamov opened with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, assisted by Jan Kovar and Sergei Mozyakin. Chernyshev tied it on a Chad Rau goal, made possible by Jan Kolar. Chernyshev took the lead with an Enver Lisin goal, passed from Kirill Kaprizov. Kharlamov retied it with a Mozyakin goal, with a lone assist by Danis Zaripov. Chernyshev retook the lead with a Rau goal, coming off of Evgeny Medvedev and Nigel Dawes. Chernyshev added on with another Lisin goal, helped along by Sami Lepisto and Andrei Altybarmakyan. Kharlamov got one back on a Kirill Koltsov goal, but they wouldn't steal the game. Chernyshev advanced on a 4-3 win, with Rau, Lisin, and Mozyakin excelling in this game.
For the western divisions, Bobrov opposes Tarasov in the middle game. Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shestyorkin guard the cages. Bobrov started with a Matt Ellison goal, assisted by Charles Genoway and Anton Korolyov. Tarasov tied it on a Mat Robinson goal, via Ivan Telegin. Tarasov took the lead with a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, made possible by Robinson. Tarasov added on with a Brandon Kozun goal, guided in by Robinson. Tarasov extended the lead as Kozun scored again, thanks to Alexei Potapov and Kagarlitsky. Tarasov padded the lead when Kozun finished his natural hat trick, with the help of Kagarlitsky. Tarasov struck again with a Telegin empty net goal, set up by Igor Ozhiganov and Valery Nichushkin. Bobrov got one back with a Vyacheslav Voynov goal, passed from Ilya Kovalchuk. This made it 6-2, with the best players of this game being Kozun, Kagarlitsky, Robinson, and Telegin.
To finish it off, Chernyshev meets Tarasov for the All-Star Final. The goalies Sorokin and Bobkov take their places in the creases. Chernyshev got going with a Maxim Shalunov goal, helped along by Altybarmakyan and Zakhar Arzamastsev. Tarasov tied it on a Nichushkin goal, coming off of Ozhiganov and Potapov. Tarasov took the lead with a Kozun goal, via Jakub Jerabek. Chernyshev retied it on a Dawes goal, fueled by Arzamastsev and Rau. Chernyshev went ahead on an Altybarmakyan goal, guided in by Lepisto and Shalunov. This stood to give the Chernyshev Division the title, likely making the home crowd happy. Adding their names to the multi-point performances of the day were Shalumov, Altybarmakyan, Arzamastsev, Nichushkin, Ozhiganov, Potapov, Dawes, and Lepisto.
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