Tuesday, January 24, 2017

KHL 2016/17 - Day 141

Only five games on today, beginning with...

Amur Khabarovsk hosting Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Juha Metsola protect the nets. Bratislava opened in the first period with a Jeff Taffe goal, assisted by Michal Sersen and Jonathan Cheechoo. Slovan added on with a Lukas Vopelka goal in the third period, via Mislav Rosandic and Ivan Svarny. Khabarovsk got on the board with an Oleg Li goal, coming off of Vladislav Ushenin and Nikita Kamalov. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Brust (28 for 29 in saves), Vopelka, and Taffe.

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Medvescak Zagreb. Michael Garnett and Nikita Serebryakov man the nets. Vladivostok started in the first period with a Robert Sabolic power play goal, powered by Jonathon Blum and Vladimir Tkachyov. Zagreb tied it on a Lukas Lessio power play goal in the second period, helped along by Goran Bezina and Jakub Krejcik. Admiral retook the lead on a Sabolic goal, made possible by Tkachyov and Dmitry Sayustov. Vladivostok added on with a Pavel Makarenko goal, passed from Blum and Oskars Bartulis. Admiral extended the lead as Makarenko scored an unassisted goal, his second of the game. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Sabolic, Makarenko, and Tkachyov, while Blum gets an honorable mention.

Way out west, Dinamo Minsk hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Ivan Lisutin and Ben Scrivens play goal. Minsk led off in the first period with an Evgeny Lisovets goal, courtesy of Fredrik Pettersson and Matt Ellison. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Artyom Gareyev goal, coming off of Yegor Zhuravlyov and Petr Koukal. Dinamo took the lead with an Ellison power play goal, with a lone assist by Pettersson. Avtomobilist tied it again in the second period on a Michal Cajkovsky power play goal, powered by Gareyev. Yekaterinburg took the lead back with an Alexei Mikhnov power play goal, with helpers from Dmitry Megalinsky and Cajkovsky. Minsk tied it again with an Aaron Palushaj power play goal, with assists provided by Ellison and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Vladimir Sokhatsky replaced Lisutin in goal. Dinamo took the lead with a Roman Graborenko goal, via Pettersson and Gragnani. Avtomobilist retied it in the third period with an Alexander Torchenyuk goal, helped along by Alexei Simakov. Minsk won 5-4 in overtime with a Gragnani goal, assisted by Pettersson. The three stars were Gragnani, Pettersson (sock trick), and Gareyev, while Ellison and Cajkovsky get the honorable mentions.

Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki brings in Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Ryan Zapolski are the goalies. Helsinki began in the first period with a Brian O'Neill goal, made possible by Jesper Jensen. Jokerit added on with a Peter Regin goal, passed from O'Neill and Pekka Jormakka. Astana got on the board with a Dustin Boyd power play goal, powered by Nigel Dawes and Brandon Bochenski. Helsinki shot back in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Mika Niemi. Barys took one back in the third period on a Dawes power play goal, with assists provided by Bochenski and Kevin Dallman. Astana tied it on an Ivan Kuchin goal, made possible by Konstantin Pushkryov. Barys won 4-3 in overtime on a Bochenski power play goal, with a lone assist by Dallman. The three stars were Bochenski, Dawes, and Dallman, while O'Neill gets an honorable mention.

Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Alexander Sharychenkov and Janis Kalnins are in the blue paint. Riga got going in the third period with an Aleksandrs Jerofejevs goal, assisted by Filipp Toluzakov and Tim Sestito. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Yegor Ivanov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Kulik and Anton Kuryanov. Dinamo won 2-1 in the shootout with a Toluzakov tally. The three stars were Toluzakov, Kalnins (30 for 31 in saves), and Jerofejevs.

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