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 Traktor Chelyabinsk and Barys Astana.
Game 1: Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson and Pavel Francouz man the nets. Astana started in the first period with a Konstantin Pushkaryov goal, going in unassisted. Barys added on with an unassisted Nigel Dawes goal. Astana extended the lead as Dustin Boyd scored a power play goal, with the help of Kevin Dallman and Martin St. Pierre. Barys padded the lead in the second period with a Brendan Shinnimin power play goal, going in unassisted. Vasily Demchenko took over for Francouz in goal. Astana continued with a Vladimir Markelov goal, passed from Corey Trivino and Kirill Panyukov. Chelyabinsk got on the board in the third period with a Vitaly Kravtsov goal, courtesy of Alexander Chernikov. Traktor pulled closer with a Yury Petrov goal, assisted by Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kruchinin. The final held at 5-2 for Barys, with the three stars going to Boyd, Shinnimin, and Karlsson (36 for 38 in saves). Barys leads the series 1-0.
Game 2: Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson and Pavel Francouz man the nets. Chelyabinsk got going in the second period with an Alexei Kruchinin power play goal, powered by Dmitry Pestunov and Paul Szczechura. Traktor added on with an Alexander Sharov goal, via Pestunov. Astana got on the board with a Martin St. Pierre power play goal, assisted by Nigel Dawes and Kevin Dallman. Chelyabinsk replied in the third period with an Artyom Penkovsky goal, passed from Kirill Koltsov and Nikolai Belov on the power play. Traktor extended the lead as Maxim Yakutsenya scored, thanks to Koltsov. Chelyabinsk finished it at 5-1 with a Yakutsenya empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Yakutsenya, Pestunov, and Koltsov. The series heads to Kazakhstan tied at 1.
Game 3: Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan. In goal: Pavel Francouz of Traktor and Henrik Karlsson of Barys. Chelyabinsk opened in the first period with a Dmitry Pestunov power play goal, powered by Paul Szczechura. Astana tied it in the second period with a Nigel Dawes power play goal, with a lone assist from Konstantin Pushkaryov. Barys took the lead in the third period on an unassisted Dawes goal. Astana iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Corey Trivino, going in unassisted. The three stars were Dawes, Karlsson (18 for 19 in saves), and Pestunov. Barys takes a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan. In goal: Pavel Francouz of Traktor and Henrik Karlsson of Barys. Chelyabinsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Paul Szczechura goal, assisted by Maxim Yakutsenya and Alexei Kruchinin. Astana tied it on a Nigel Dawes power play goal in the third period, powered by Kevin Dallman. Traktor won 2-1 in overtime on an Alexei Petrov goal, via Derek Roy and Alexander Tridchikov. The three stars were Petrov, Szczechura, and Francouz (29 for 30 in saves). The series heads north tied at 2.
Game 5: Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson and Pavel Francouz man the nets. Astana led off in the first period with a Konstantin Pushkaryov goal, assisted by Nigel Dawes and Dustin Boyd. Chelyabinsk tied it in the second period with an Artyom Borodkin power play goal, powered by Maxim Yakutsenya and Kirill Koltsov. Barys won 2-1 in overtime with a Martin St. Pierre goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were St. Pierre, Karlsson (27 for 28 in saves), and Pushkaryov. Barys heads home with a 3-2 series lead.
Game 6: Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan. In goal: Pavel Francouz of Traktor and Henrik Karlsson of Barys. Chelyabinsk began in the first period with a Kirill Koltsov goal power play goal, powered by Derek Roy and Artyom Penkovsky. Astana tied it in the second period with a Vladimir Markelov goal, with a lone assist by Kevin Dallman. Barys took the lead with a Dustin Boyd power play goal in the third period, made possible by Konstantin Pushkaryov and Dallman. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Boyd, Dallman, and Karlsson (28 for 29 in saves). Barys won the series 4-2, and is the only lower-ranked team to make the Conference Semifinals, facing Metallurg Magnitogorsk next.
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