Lada Togliatti hosting Avangard Omsk. Oleg Shilin and Ilya Ezhov man the nets. Togliatti began in the first period with a Vasily Streltsov goal, assisted by Denis Zernov and Stanislav Bocharov. Omsk tied it on a Nikolai Lemtyugov foal, fueled by Vladimir Sobotka in the second period. Lada retook the lead with a Bocharov goal, passed from Streltsov and Zernov. Togliatti added on with a Viktor Komarov power play goal, powered by Yefim Gurkin and Maxim Rybin. This made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars being Bocharov, Streltsov, and Zernov.
Over in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov faces former teammate Andrei Kareyev in goal. Nizhnekamsk led off in the first period with a Richard Gynge goal, via Dan Sexton and Dmitry Ogurtsov. Novokuznetsk tied it on a Timur Fatkullin power play goal, powered by Denis Vikharev and Kirill Semyonov in the second period. Neftekhimik retook the lead on an Ogurtsov goal, coming off of Gynge and Sexton. Metallurg tied it again with a Semyonov power play goal, made possible by Igor Skorokhodov and Mark Skutar. In the shootout, Gynge and Sergei Konkov lifted Neftekhimik 3-2 over Kirill Lebedev's lone tally for Metallurg. The three stars were Gynge, Ogurtsov, and Sexton, while Semyonov gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Pavel Francouz and Alexander Sudnitsin play goal. Chelyabinsk opened in the first period with an Alexander Sharov goal, helped along by Dmitry Pestunov and Kirill Koltsov. Traktor added on with a Maxim Yakutsenya goal, assisted by Paul Szczechura and Koltsov. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Yakutsenya scored again, thanks to Alexei Kruchinin. Alexei Murygin replaced Sudnitsin in goal. Yaroslavl got on the board in the second period with a Pavel Kraskovsky goal, via Denis Osipov and Alexander Polunin. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Yakutsenya, Koltsov, and Francouz (38 for 39 in saves).
In Moscow, Spartak hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Markus Svensson are in the blue paint. Moscow got going in the second period with a Vyacheslav Leshchenko goal, made possible by Vadim Berdnikov and Igor Mirnov. St. Petersburg tied it on a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Dadonov. SKA took the lead in the third period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by Pavel Datsyuk and Dadonov. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Kovalchuk, Dadonov, and Shipachyov.
South to Podolsk, where Vityaz welcomes Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Ilya Samsonov and Igor Saprykin draw the starts in goal. Podolsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Nikita Vyglazov goal, via Sergei Gimayev and Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Danis Zaripov. Vityaz took the lead back on a Roman Horak power play goal, coming off of Maxim Afinogenov and Alexei Makeyev. Metallurg tied it again with an Alexander Semin goal, passed from Oskar Osala and Grigory Dronov. Podolsk took the lead in the third period with an Afinogenov goal, assisted by Pavel Lukin and Igor Golovkov. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars awarded to Afinogenov, Horak, and Vyglazov.
Back east, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod brings in CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Mikhail Biryukov are the goalies. Moscow started in the first period with a Greg Scott power play goal, powered by Dmitry Kugryshev and Denis Denisov. CSKA added on in the third period with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, coming off of Mikhail Naumenkov. Moscow extended the lead as Scott scored an unassisted goal, his second of the game. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a Dmitry Shulenin goal, made possible by Evgeny Mozer. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Scott, Sorokin (17 for 18 in saves), and Kuzmenko.
Next up, Ak Bars Kazan hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Danny Taylor and Emil Garipov are the masked men. Kazan drew first blood in the second period with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, assisted by Fyodor Malykhin and Dmitry Obukhov. Novosibirsk tied it in the third period with a Maxim Ignatovich power play goal, powered by Zach Boychuk and Vladislav Naumov. Sibir won 2-1 in overtime with a Yegor Milovzorov goal, passed from Konstantin Okulov. The three stars went to Milovzorov, Taylor (26 for 27 in saves), and Ignatovich.
Back in Moscow, Dynamo welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Moscow struck first in the first period with a Lukas Kaspar goal, guided in by Dmitry Vishnevsky and Martins Karsums. Dynamo added on with an Ansel Galimov goal, fueled by Alexei Tsvetkov and Juuso Hietanen. Ufa got on the board with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, powered by Sami Lepisto and Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev tied it on an Igor Grigorenko goal, passed from Kaprizov and Maxim Goncharov. Alexander Lazushin replaced Yeryomenko in goal. Moscow retook the lead on an Artyom Fyodorov goal, with a lone assist by Hietanen. Dynamo extended the lead in the second period as Kaspar scored his second of the game, with the help of Alexei Tereshchenko and Karsums. Moscow padded the lead with an unassisted Karsums goal in the third period. Dynamo iced it at 6-2 with a Fyodorov power play goal, his second of the game with a lone helper from Tsvetkov. The three stars were Kaspar, Karsums, and Fyodorov, while Hietanen, Tsvetkov, and Kaprizov get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Sochi Leopards bring in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Konstantin Barulin guard the cages. Sochi was first to score in the first period with a shorthanded Ivan Zakharchuk goal, set up by Yury Alexandrov. Cherepovets tied it on a Daniil Vovchenko goal, made possible by Yury Trubachyov. The Leopards took the lead back in the third period with an Ilya Krikunov goal, helped along by Igor Ignatushkin. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars going to Barulin (26 for 27 in saves), Krikunov, and Zakharchuk.
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