After an off day yesterday, the schedule is packed with games, beginning in...
Omsk, as Avangard hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Mathieu Garon guard the cages. Omsk led off in the first period with a power play goal by Maxim Kazakov, powered by Kirll Lyamin and Miroslav Blatak. Avangard added on as Kazakov scored again, with the help of Alexander Popov and Alexander Perezhogin. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, assisted by Evgeny Biryukov and Viktor Antipin. Metallurg tied it with an unassisted Evgeny Timkin goal. Magnitogorsk took the lead as Mozyakin scored his second of the game in the third period, fueled by Jan Kovar and Danis Zaripov. Metallurg extended the lead on a Mozyakin power play goal that completed his hat trick, guided in by Kovar and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk wrapped it up at 5-2 when Zaripov scored, thanks to Kovar, who got a sock trick, and Antipin. The three stars were Mozyakin, Zaripov, and Kazakov, while Kovar and Antipin get the honorable mentions.
Next up, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Alexei Volkov and Alexei Kuznetsov are the similarly named goalies. Ufa was first to score with an Antti Pihlstrom power play goal, with a lone assist by Andrei Zubarev. Salavat Yulaev added on with a shorthanded goal by Alexander Mereskin, set up by Alexander Stepanov. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with a power play goal by Igor Skorokhodov, guided in by Tomas Starosta and Vitaly Sitnikov. Ufa shot back with a power play goal by Igor Mirnov, powered by Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Yugra got one back in the second period as Marek Troncinsky scored an unassisted goal. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it with a Jonas Andersson power play goal, fueled by Stephen Dixon and Alexei Pepelyaev. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back in the third period as Kaigorodov scored, thanks to Pihlstrom and Mirnov. Ufa extended the lead as Mirnov scored his second of the game, via Pihlstrom. Yugra pulled back on a Veli-Matti Savinainen goal, coming off of Troncinsky. They failed to tie the game, losing 5-4, with the three stars being Mirnov, Pihlstrom, and Kaigorodov, while Troncinsky gets an honorable mention.
Moving along to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Jakub Kovar are given the starting nods. Yekaterinburg dented the scoreboard in the first period on a power play goal by Fyodor Malykhin, powered by Anton Lazarev and Sami Lepisto. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the second period on an unassisted goal by Yegor Milovzorov. Avtomobilist took the lead back as Anatoly Golyshev scored, thanks to Andre Deveaux and Malykhin. Yekaterinburg added on in the third period as Vasily Streltsov scored, with the help of Golyshev and Deveaux. Neftekhimik got one back on a Bogdan Yakimov goal, with a lone assist by Milovzorov. This wasn't enough for them to avoid a 3-2 loss, and the three stars were Malykhin, Golyshev, and Milovzorov, while Deveaux gets an honorable mention.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vladislav Fokin and Vitaly Yeremeyev are the backups making spot starts. Chelyabinsk got going in the second period with a Jan Bulis goal, coming off of Denis Abdullin. Traktor added on as Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a power play goal, powered by Petri Kontiola. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Kuznetsov scored an unassisted goal. Traktor padded the lead in the third period with a Semyon Kokuyov goal, with assists provided by Anton Glinkin and Maxim Kondratyev. Astana got on the board with an unassisted Vladimir Grebenshchikov goal. Chelyabinsk replied as Andrei Kostitsyn scored an unassisted goal. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Kuznetsov, Fokin (32 for 33 in saves), and Bulis.
Back in Russia, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Lev Prague. Petri Vehanen and Jakub Stepanek are the solid goalies. Prague struck first in the second period on a Jiri Sekac goal, assisted by Petr Taticek. Cherepovets tied it in the third period with an Anatoly Nikontsev goal, fueled by Alexander Yevseyenkov and Nikolai Bushuyev. Severstal took the lead with a Vadim Berdnikov power play goal, powered by Bogdan Kiselevich and Vladimir Antipov. They would win 2-1, with the three stars going to Stepanek (35 for 36 in saves), Berdnikov, and Nikontsev.
West a bit to Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv brings in Slovan Bratislava. Miroslav Kopriva and Vitaly Kolesnik are the masked men. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, with a lone assist by Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv added on when Ilya Gorokhov scored, thanks to Plotnikov. Bratislava got on the board with a Michel Miklik power play goal in the third period, powered by Tomas Mojzis and Michal Vondrka. They couldn't get an equalizer, losing 2-1, with the three stars belonging to Kolesnik (30 for 31 in saves), Plotnikov, and Gorokhov.
Into Moscow, as Dynamo hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Vitaly Koval and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period with a Wojtek Wolski goal, assisted by Pavel Valentenko and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Moscow tied it with a Martins Karsums power play goal, powered by Konstantin Gorovikov and Dmitry Vishnevsky. Dynamo took the lead on another Karsums power play goal in the second period, guided in by Denis Mosalyov and Gorovikov. They would coast to a 2-1 win from here, and the three stars were given to Karsums, Gorovikov, and Yeryomenko (28 for 29 in saves).
Staying in the city, Spartak Moscow welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Niko Hovinen and Alexei Ivanov are the questionable goalies. Moscow started in the first period on an Evgeny Kulik goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Kozlov and Denis Bodrov. Spartak added on as Andrei Sergeyev scored in the second period, thanks to Matt Anderson. Novokuznetsk got on the board with an Alexander Aksyonenko goal, made possible by Rafael Akhmetov and Damir Zhafyarov. Metallurg tied it with a Kurtis McLean goal, coming off of Semyon Valuisky and Evgeny Lapenkov. Novokuznetsk took the lead with a power play goal by Zhafyarov, powered by Tuukka Mantyla and Ansel Galimov. Moscow retied it with a Kozlov goal, via Alexei Krutov. Metallurg regained the lead on a Valuisky goal, set up by Yegor Martynov and Zakhar Arzamastsev on the power play. Spartak tied it again in the third period as Mikhail Yunkov scored a power play goal, with assists provided by Krutov and Kozlov. Moscow took the lead with an unassisted Bodrov goal. They went on to win 5-4, with Bodrov, Kozlov, and Krutov getting the three stars, while Zhafyarov and Valuisky get the honorable mentions.
Still in the Oblast, Atlant Mytishchi brings in Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Stanislav Galimov protect the nets. Riga got going in the third period on a Marcel Hossa power play goal, powered by Aleksandrs Nizivijs and Kyle Wilson. Mytishchi tied it with a Konstantin Koltsov power play goal, assisted by Igor Radulov and Yaroslav Dyblenko. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Yury Trubachyov of Atlant was cancelled out by Roberts Bukarts of Dinamo before Nizivijs scored the winning goal for a 2-1 victory for Dinamo. The three stars went to Nizivijs, Tellqvist (22 for 23 in saves), and Galimov (24 for 25 in saves).
West to St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana and Alexander Salak are in the blue paint. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by Roman Cervenka and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA added on with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, fueled by Tony Martensson and Patrick Thoresen. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period as Shipachyov found twine, via Dmitry Kalinin and Cervenka. SKA padded the lead with an Alexei Ponikarovsky goal, made possible by Evgeny Ryasensky and Alexander Kucheryavenko. Moscow got on the board with a Maxim Goncharov goal, coming off of Igor Grigorenko and Nikolai Prokhorkin. St. Petersburg answered with an Artemy Panarin goal, guided in by Ponikarovsky and Maxim Chudinov. CSKA shot back in the third period with a power play goal by Alexei Morozov, powered by Prokhorkin. This only made it 5-2, a final, with the three stars being given to Shipachyov, Ponikarovsky, and Cervenka, while Prokhorkin got the honorable mention.
Leaving Russia for Belarus, as Dinamo Minsk welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Lars Haugen are the Scandinavian goalies. Novosibirsk started in the first period with an Alexei Kopeikin goal, made possible by Nikolai Lemtyugov and Alexander Kutuzov. Sibir added on in the second period as Dmitry Kugryshev scored, thanks to Stepan Sannikov. Novosibirsk extended the lead on a Jonas Enlund goal, fueled by Kristian Kudroc and Alexander Romanov. Minsk got on the board with an Alexei Kalyuzhny power play goal, powered by Zbynek Irgl. Dinamo pulled closer in the third period as Ivan Usenko scored, with the help of Konstantin Zakharov. Sibir iced it at 4-2 with an Enlund empty net goal, set up by Jori Lehtera and Kutuzov. The three stars were handed to Enlund, Koskinen (33 for 35 in saves), and Kutuzov.
Into Ukraine, where Donbass Donetsk brings in Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Michael Leighton have the green light to start. Donetsk began in the second period on a Peter Podhradsky goal, coming off of Sergei Varlamov. Donbass added on with a power play goal by Clay Wilson, powered by Maxim Yakutsenya. Vladivostok got one back with a Niclas Bergfors goal, with a lone assist by Yegor Antropov. This wasn't enough after a silent third period, with the final being 2-1 Donbass, and the three stars went to Leighton (20 for 21 in saves), Wilson, and Podhradsky.
Finally, in Zagreb, Medvescak hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Barry Brust are between the pipes. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Matt Murley goal, with a lone assist by Hugh Jessiman. Khabarovsk got on the board in the third period as Jakub Petruzalek scored, thanks to Evgeny Korotkov and Jan Mursak. Medvescak took the lead back with another Murley goal, made possible by Jonathan Cheechoo and Bill Thomas. This was good for a 2-1 win, with Murley, Brust (26 for 27 in saves), and Murygin (40 for 42
Omsk, as Avangard hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Mathieu Garon guard the cages. Omsk led off in the first period with a power play goal by Maxim Kazakov, powered by Kirll Lyamin and Miroslav Blatak. Avangard added on as Kazakov scored again, with the help of Alexander Popov and Alexander Perezhogin. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, assisted by Evgeny Biryukov and Viktor Antipin. Metallurg tied it with an unassisted Evgeny Timkin goal. Magnitogorsk took the lead as Mozyakin scored his second of the game in the third period, fueled by Jan Kovar and Danis Zaripov. Metallurg extended the lead on a Mozyakin power play goal that completed his hat trick, guided in by Kovar and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk wrapped it up at 5-2 when Zaripov scored, thanks to Kovar, who got a sock trick, and Antipin. The three stars were Mozyakin, Zaripov, and Kazakov, while Kovar and Antipin get the honorable mentions.
Next up, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Alexei Volkov and Alexei Kuznetsov are the similarly named goalies. Ufa was first to score with an Antti Pihlstrom power play goal, with a lone assist by Andrei Zubarev. Salavat Yulaev added on with a shorthanded goal by Alexander Mereskin, set up by Alexander Stepanov. Khanty-Mansiysk got on the board with a power play goal by Igor Skorokhodov, guided in by Tomas Starosta and Vitaly Sitnikov. Ufa shot back with a power play goal by Igor Mirnov, powered by Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Yugra got one back in the second period as Marek Troncinsky scored an unassisted goal. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it with a Jonas Andersson power play goal, fueled by Stephen Dixon and Alexei Pepelyaev. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back in the third period as Kaigorodov scored, thanks to Pihlstrom and Mirnov. Ufa extended the lead as Mirnov scored his second of the game, via Pihlstrom. Yugra pulled back on a Veli-Matti Savinainen goal, coming off of Troncinsky. They failed to tie the game, losing 5-4, with the three stars being Mirnov, Pihlstrom, and Kaigorodov, while Troncinsky gets an honorable mention.
Moving along to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Jakub Kovar are given the starting nods. Yekaterinburg dented the scoreboard in the first period on a power play goal by Fyodor Malykhin, powered by Anton Lazarev and Sami Lepisto. Nizhnekamsk tied it in the second period on an unassisted goal by Yegor Milovzorov. Avtomobilist took the lead back as Anatoly Golyshev scored, thanks to Andre Deveaux and Malykhin. Yekaterinburg added on in the third period as Vasily Streltsov scored, with the help of Golyshev and Deveaux. Neftekhimik got one back on a Bogdan Yakimov goal, with a lone assist by Milovzorov. This wasn't enough for them to avoid a 3-2 loss, and the three stars were Malykhin, Golyshev, and Milovzorov, while Deveaux gets an honorable mention.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vladislav Fokin and Vitaly Yeremeyev are the backups making spot starts. Chelyabinsk got going in the second period with a Jan Bulis goal, coming off of Denis Abdullin. Traktor added on as Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a power play goal, powered by Petri Kontiola. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Kuznetsov scored an unassisted goal. Traktor padded the lead in the third period with a Semyon Kokuyov goal, with assists provided by Anton Glinkin and Maxim Kondratyev. Astana got on the board with an unassisted Vladimir Grebenshchikov goal. Chelyabinsk replied as Andrei Kostitsyn scored an unassisted goal. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Kuznetsov, Fokin (32 for 33 in saves), and Bulis.
Back in Russia, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Lev Prague. Petri Vehanen and Jakub Stepanek are the solid goalies. Prague struck first in the second period on a Jiri Sekac goal, assisted by Petr Taticek. Cherepovets tied it in the third period with an Anatoly Nikontsev goal, fueled by Alexander Yevseyenkov and Nikolai Bushuyev. Severstal took the lead with a Vadim Berdnikov power play goal, powered by Bogdan Kiselevich and Vladimir Antipov. They would win 2-1, with the three stars going to Stepanek (35 for 36 in saves), Berdnikov, and Nikontsev.
West a bit to Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv brings in Slovan Bratislava. Miroslav Kopriva and Vitaly Kolesnik are the masked men. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Sergei Plotnikov goal, with a lone assist by Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv added on when Ilya Gorokhov scored, thanks to Plotnikov. Bratislava got on the board with a Michel Miklik power play goal in the third period, powered by Tomas Mojzis and Michal Vondrka. They couldn't get an equalizer, losing 2-1, with the three stars belonging to Kolesnik (30 for 31 in saves), Plotnikov, and Gorokhov.
Into Moscow, as Dynamo hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Vitaly Koval and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period with a Wojtek Wolski goal, assisted by Pavel Valentenko and Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Moscow tied it with a Martins Karsums power play goal, powered by Konstantin Gorovikov and Dmitry Vishnevsky. Dynamo took the lead on another Karsums power play goal in the second period, guided in by Denis Mosalyov and Gorovikov. They would coast to a 2-1 win from here, and the three stars were given to Karsums, Gorovikov, and Yeryomenko (28 for 29 in saves).
Staying in the city, Spartak Moscow welcomes Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Niko Hovinen and Alexei Ivanov are the questionable goalies. Moscow started in the first period on an Evgeny Kulik goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Kozlov and Denis Bodrov. Spartak added on as Andrei Sergeyev scored in the second period, thanks to Matt Anderson. Novokuznetsk got on the board with an Alexander Aksyonenko goal, made possible by Rafael Akhmetov and Damir Zhafyarov. Metallurg tied it with a Kurtis McLean goal, coming off of Semyon Valuisky and Evgeny Lapenkov. Novokuznetsk took the lead with a power play goal by Zhafyarov, powered by Tuukka Mantyla and Ansel Galimov. Moscow retied it with a Kozlov goal, via Alexei Krutov. Metallurg regained the lead on a Valuisky goal, set up by Yegor Martynov and Zakhar Arzamastsev on the power play. Spartak tied it again in the third period as Mikhail Yunkov scored a power play goal, with assists provided by Krutov and Kozlov. Moscow took the lead with an unassisted Bodrov goal. They went on to win 5-4, with Bodrov, Kozlov, and Krutov getting the three stars, while Zhafyarov and Valuisky get the honorable mentions.
Still in the Oblast, Atlant Mytishchi brings in Dinamo Riga. Mikael Tellqvist and Stanislav Galimov protect the nets. Riga got going in the third period on a Marcel Hossa power play goal, powered by Aleksandrs Nizivijs and Kyle Wilson. Mytishchi tied it with a Konstantin Koltsov power play goal, assisted by Igor Radulov and Yaroslav Dyblenko. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Yury Trubachyov of Atlant was cancelled out by Roberts Bukarts of Dinamo before Nizivijs scored the winning goal for a 2-1 victory for Dinamo. The three stars went to Nizivijs, Tellqvist (22 for 23 in saves), and Galimov (24 for 25 in saves).
West to St. Petersburg, where SKA hosts CSKA Moscow. Rastislav Stana and Alexander Salak are in the blue paint. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, assisted by Roman Cervenka and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA added on with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, fueled by Tony Martensson and Patrick Thoresen. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period as Shipachyov found twine, via Dmitry Kalinin and Cervenka. SKA padded the lead with an Alexei Ponikarovsky goal, made possible by Evgeny Ryasensky and Alexander Kucheryavenko. Moscow got on the board with a Maxim Goncharov goal, coming off of Igor Grigorenko and Nikolai Prokhorkin. St. Petersburg answered with an Artemy Panarin goal, guided in by Ponikarovsky and Maxim Chudinov. CSKA shot back in the third period with a power play goal by Alexei Morozov, powered by Prokhorkin. This only made it 5-2, a final, with the three stars being given to Shipachyov, Ponikarovsky, and Cervenka, while Prokhorkin got the honorable mention.
Leaving Russia for Belarus, as Dinamo Minsk welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Lars Haugen are the Scandinavian goalies. Novosibirsk started in the first period with an Alexei Kopeikin goal, made possible by Nikolai Lemtyugov and Alexander Kutuzov. Sibir added on in the second period as Dmitry Kugryshev scored, thanks to Stepan Sannikov. Novosibirsk extended the lead on a Jonas Enlund goal, fueled by Kristian Kudroc and Alexander Romanov. Minsk got on the board with an Alexei Kalyuzhny power play goal, powered by Zbynek Irgl. Dinamo pulled closer in the third period as Ivan Usenko scored, with the help of Konstantin Zakharov. Sibir iced it at 4-2 with an Enlund empty net goal, set up by Jori Lehtera and Kutuzov. The three stars were handed to Enlund, Koskinen (33 for 35 in saves), and Kutuzov.
Into Ukraine, where Donbass Donetsk brings in Admiral Vladivostok. Evgeny Ivannikov and Michael Leighton have the green light to start. Donetsk began in the second period on a Peter Podhradsky goal, coming off of Sergei Varlamov. Donbass added on with a power play goal by Clay Wilson, powered by Maxim Yakutsenya. Vladivostok got one back with a Niclas Bergfors goal, with a lone assist by Yegor Antropov. This wasn't enough after a silent third period, with the final being 2-1 Donbass, and the three stars went to Leighton (20 for 21 in saves), Wilson, and Podhradsky.
Finally, in Zagreb, Medvescak hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Barry Brust are between the pipes. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Matt Murley goal, with a lone assist by Hugh Jessiman. Khabarovsk got on the board in the third period as Jakub Petruzalek scored, thanks to Evgeny Korotkov and Jan Mursak. Medvescak took the lead back with another Murley goal, made possible by Jonathan Cheechoo and Bill Thomas. This was good for a 2-1 win, with Murley, Brust (26 for 27 in saves), and Murygin (40 for 42