Eight games for today, beginning with...
Lada Togliatti hosting Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Ilya Ezhov make the starts in goal for the first game after the All-Star break. Novokuznetsk opened in the first period with an unassisted Nikita Lyamkin goal. Togliatti tied it on an Andrei Ivanov goal, passed from Nikita Filatov and Semyon Valuisky in the second period. The tie went to a shootout, where Kirill Semyonov and Kirill Lebedev scored to give Metallurg a 2-1 win. The three stars were Podyapolsky (35 for 36 in saves), Ezhov (39 for 40 in saves), and Lyamkin.
Next up, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Danny Taylor and Andrei Kareyev are in goal. Novosibirsk started in the first period with a Stepan Sannikov goal, guided in by Joonas Kemppainen and Maxim Ignatovich. Sibir added on in the second period with a power play goal by Adam Polasek, powered by Konstantin Alexeyev. Novosibirsk extended the lead in the third period as Sannikov scored again, thanks to Vladislav Naumov. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars given to Sannikov, Taylor (32 save shutout), and Polasek.
West to Podolsk, where Vityaz hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg faces a lesser foe in Igor Saprykin in goal. Ufa led off in the first period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, assisted by Denis Kulyash and Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Zakhar Arzamastsev goal in the second period, going in unassisted. Ufa extended the lead as Kaprizov scored again, thanks to Omark. Podolsk got on the board with a Miro Aaltonen power play goal, powered by Alexei Kopeikin. Vityaz got one back with a Jakub Jerabek power play goal, with a lone assist by Kopeikin in the third period. Podolsk tied it on a Kopeikin goal, made possible by Aaltonen. Vityaz won 4-3 in the shootout with goals by Nikita Vyglazov and Kopeikin. The three stars were Kopeikin, Aaltonen, and Kaprizov, while Omark gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, where Torpedo brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Ilya Proskuryakov are the solid goalies. Cherepovets began in the first period with an Ilya Khokhlov goal, passed from Pavel Chernov and Nikolai Stasenko. Severstal added on in the second period with a Vojtech Polak goal, coming off of Chernov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a power play goal by Carter Ashton, powered by Nikolai Zherdev and Evgeny Grachyov. Cherepovets shot back in the third period with a Maxim Trunyov power play goal, assisted by Yury Trubachyov and Daniil Vovchenko. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Chernov, Kovar (26 for 27 in saves), and Polak.
Into Moscow, where Dynamo hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Alexander Yeryomenko guard the cages. Moscow struck first in the first period with a Lukas Kaspar power play goal, powered by Martins Karsums and Alexei Tereshchenko. Dynamo added on with a Juuso Hietanen goal, via Tereshchenko and Kaspar on the power play. Moscow extended the lead as Artyom Fyodorov scored on the power play, with the help of Alexei Tsvetkov. Chelyabinsk got on the board with a Maxim Yakutsenya goal, helped along by Paul Szczechura and Derek Roy in the second period. Dynamo answered with a Maxim Karpov goal, with a lone assist by Vladimir Bryukvin. Moscow padded the lead on a Konstantin Gorovikov goal, courtesy of Maxim Solovyov and Yakov Rylov. Dynamo struck again with a Hietanen goal in the third period, coming off of Ansel Galimov. Traktor got one back with a shorthanded and unassisted Yury Petrov goal. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars going to Hietanen, Kaspar, and Tereshchenko.
South to Sochi, where the Leopards welcome SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Konstantin Barulin tend the twines. St. Petersburg got going in the second period with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, assisted by Ilya Kablukov. SKA added on with a Nikita Gusev power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Evgeny Dadonov scored a power play goal, thanks to Gusev and Kovalchuk. SKA padded the lead on a Pavel Datsyuk power play goal, made possible by Vyacheslav Voynov. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars going to Gusev, Koskinen (27 save shutout), and Kovalchuk.
In Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Alexei Murygin protect the nets. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Alexander Semin goal, helped along by Chris Lee. Yaroslavl tied it on an unassisted Alexander Kadeikin goal. Metallurg took the lead back with a Sergei Tereshchenko goal, via Evgeny Timkin and Tomas Filippi. Magnitogorsk added on with a Jan Kovar goal, fueled by Viktor Antipin and Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Timkin empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Timkin, Koshechkin (28 for 29 in saves), and Tereshchenko.
Finally, we end in Moscow as Spartak brings in CSKA for a cross-town derby. Andrei Filonenko and Markus Svensson are in the blue paint. CSKA was first to score in the first period with a Stephane Da Costa goal, assisted by Kirill Petrov and Valery Nichushkin on the power play. CSKA added on with an unassisted Sergei Andronov goal in the second period. CSKA extended the lead as Alexander Popov scored, thanks to Petrov and Nichushkin. CSKA padded the lead with a Denis Denisov goal, with a lone assist by Andrei Kuzmenko. CSKA kept going with a Da Costa goal, his second of the game, coming off of Artyom Blazhiyevsky and Kuzmenko. Spartak got on the board with a Konstantin Glazachev goal, passed from Alexander Vasilyev. CSKA iced it at 6-1 with an Alexander Kutuzov goal, made possible by Kuzmenko, who earned a sock trick. The three stars went to Da Costa, Kuzmenko, and Petrov, while Nichushkin gets an honorable mention.
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