The KHL playoffs are back, and we'll return to the old series-post
format. Here's the first game of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal between Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Kunlun Red Star Beijing.
Game 1: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Tomi Karhunen of Kunlun Red Star and Ilya Samsonov of Metallurg. Magnitogorsk began in the first period with a Tomas Filippi goal, with a lone assist by Chris Lee. Metallurg added on with another Filippi goal in the second period, via Evgeny Timkin and Alexei Bereglazov. Magnitogorsk extended the lead as Yaroslav Kosov scored, thanks to Sergei Tereshchenko and Yaroslav Khabarov. Andrei Makarov replaced Karhunen in goal. Metallurg padded the lead with a Viktor Antipin power play goal, powered by Lee and Danis Zaripov. Beijing got on the board with a Tuukka Mantyla power play goal, with assists provided by Linus Videll and Sean Collins. Kunlun Red Star got closer with another Mantyla goal, going in unassisted. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Filippi, Mantyla, and Lee. Metallurg holds a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Andrei Makarov of Kunlun Red Star and Vasily Koshechkin of Metallurg. Magnitogorsk opened in the first period with an Oskar Osala goal, fueled by Alexander Semin. Beijing tied it on a Sean Collins goal, courtesy of Chad Rau and Sergei Peretyagin in the second period. Kunlun Red Star took the lead with a Collins goal, guided in by Tobias Viklund and Linus Videll on the power play. Metallurg retied it on a Jan Kovar goal, via Danis Zaripov. Magnitogorsk took the lead with a Vladislav Kaletnik goal, assisted by Denis Platonov. Beijing tied it on a Zach Yuen goal, passed from Tomas Marcinko and Brett Bellemore. Metallurg gained the lead again with a shorthanded Osala goal, set up by Platonov and Alexei Bereglazov. Magnitogorsk iced it at 5-3 with an Osala empty net goal, with helpers from Tomas Filippi and Kovar. The three stars went to Osala, Collins, and Platonov, while Kovar gets an honorable mention. Metallurg leads the series 2-0 as it heads to China.
Game 3: Le Sports Center, Beijing, China. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin of Metallurg and Tomi Karhunen of Kunlun Red Star. Beijing started in the first period with a Linus Videll power play goal, powered by Tommi Taimi and Tuukka Mantyla. Magnitogorsk tied it in the second period with a Denis Platonov goal, guided in by Viktor Antipin and Evgeny Biryukov. Metallurg took the lead with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, via Danis Zaripov and Jan Kovar. Magnitogorsk added on in the third period with a Zaripov power play goal, made possible by Mozyakin and Chris Lee. Kunlun Red Star got one back with an Oleg Yashin goal, coming off of Mantyla and Vadim Pereskokov. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Mozyakin, Zaripov, and Mantyla. Metallurg will try to advance in two days, leading the series 3-0 currently.
Game 4: Le Sports Center, Beijing, China. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin of Metallurg and Tomi Karhunen of Kunlun Red Star. Beijing led off in the first period with a Martin Bakos goal, passed from Tuukka Mantyla and Joonas Jarvinen. Kunlun Red Star added on with a Chad Rau goal, via Mantyla and Linus Videll. Beijing extended the lead in the second period as Tommi Taimi scored, thanks to Miika Lahti and Max Warn. Ilya Samsonov replaced Koshechkin in goal. Magnitogorsk got on the board with a Viktor Antipin goal, coming off of Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin on the power play. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Mantyla, Karhunen (32 for 33 in saves), and Rau. The series is at 3-1 for Metallurg, and they will try to close it out at home.
Game 5: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Tomi Karhunen of Kunlun Red Star and Vasily Koshechkin of Metallurg. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period with a Danis Zaripov power play goal, powered by Chris Lee. Metallurg added on with a Jan Kovar power play goal, with assists provided by Lee and Zaripov. Beijing got on the board with a Tommi Taimi power play goal, helped along by Tobias Viklund. Magnitogorsk answered on a Zaripov goal, passed from Lee, who got a sock trick, and Alexei Bereglazov. Metallurg extended the lead in the second period as Sergei Mozyakin scored a power play goal, thanks to Lee and Kovar. Magnitogorsk padded the lead with another Kovar goal, assisted by Mozyakin and Bereglazov. Metallurg continued in the third period as Zaripov completed his hat trick, with the help of Mozyakin and Kovar. Magnitogorsk struck again with a Yaroslav Kosov goal, with a lone assist by Tomas Filippi. Metallurg got another with a Kovar power play goal to complete his hat trick, coming off of Lee and Zaripov. Kunlun Red Star got one back with a Yaroslav Alshevsky goal, passed from Tuukka Mantyla. This only made it 8-2, the final, with the three stars going to Zaripov, Kovar, and Lee, while Mozyakin and Bereglazov get the honorable mentions. Metallurg takes the series 4-1, the first team to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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