Nine games on a slightly heavy slate today, beginning with a rematch of yesterday's first game as...
Amur Khabarovsk hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Sergei Borisov again draw the starts. Ufa began in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom power play goal, powered by Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period with an Ivan Vishnevsky power play goal, with a lone assist by Koltsov. Khabarovsk got on the board with a power play goal by Jesse Niinimaki, guided in by Dmitry Tarasov and Tommi Taimi. Ufa shot back with another Pihlstrom goal, via Koltsov, who got a sock trick. Amur replied in the third period on a Sergei Peretyagin goal, assisted by Denis Yezhov and Mikhail Fisenko. They couldn't get the equalizer, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Pihlstrom, Koltsov, and Sokhatsky (36 for 38 in saves).
Westward to Novosibirsk, as Sibir welcomes Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Astana led off with a first period Dustin Boyd power play goal, powered by Brandon Bochenski. Novosibirsk tied it on an Andreas Thuresson power play goal, fueled by Dmitry Monya and Jonas Enlund. Sibir took the lead as Thuresson scored another power play goal in the third period, coming off of Enlund and Vyacheslav Belov. Novosibirsk added on as Thuresson potted an unassisted empty net goal to complete his hat trick. Sibir iced it at 4-1 with another empty net goal, this time scored by Dmitry Kugryshev, going in unassisted. The three stars were Thuresson, Koskinen (26 for 27 in saves), and Enlund.
Nearby, Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Ilya Sorokin are in the blue paint. Omsk got going in the second period with a Denis Parshin goal, going in unassisted. Novokuznetsk tied it in the third period with a Ryan Stoa goal, via Vitaly Zotov. Metallurg won 2-1 in overtime with an Alexei Kosourov power play goal, with a lone helper by Stoa. The three stars were Stoa, Sorokin (39 for 40 in saves), and Kosourov.
Further west, Traktor Chelyabinsk hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Valdislav Fokin protect the nets. St. Petersburg opened in the first period with a Patrick Thoresen power play goal, powered by Roman Cervenka. SKA added on with a power play goal by Cervenka, guided in by Tony Martensson and Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Dmitry Kalinin scored, thanks to Evgeny Dadonov. SKA padded the lead with a Martensson goal, made possible by Cervenka. Fokin was pulled at this time, and Vasily Demchenko replaced him. Chelyabinsk got on the board in the second period with a Martin Ruzicka goal, assisted by Jan Bulis and Konstantin Panov. St. Petersburg shot back with an Ilya Kovalchuk power play goal, with a lone assist by Andrei Kuteikin. SKA got another when Alexander Kucheryavenko scored, with the help of Igor Makarov and Dinar Khafizullin. Traktor chipped back with a Vyacheslav Osnovin goal, passed from Mikhail Mokin and Deron Quint. The scoring was not there for the third period, so the final was 6-2. The three stars went to Cervenka, Martensson, and Salak (41 for 43 in saves).
Back to Khanty-Mansiysk, as Yugra welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Mikhail Biryukov are between the pipes. Khanty-Mansiysk dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Artyom Bulyansky goal, made possible by Toni Rajala on the power play. Helsinki tied it with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Juhamatti Aaltonen and Daine Todd. Jokerit won 2-1 in overtime with a Ville Lajunen goal, assisted by Tomi Maki and Kurtis McLean. The three stars were given to Karlsson (21 for 22 in saves), Lajunen, and Biryukov (33 for 35 in saves).
Over to Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Anders Nilsson and Vitaly Kolesnik are the backups making spot starts. Kazan started with a first period power play goal by Igor Mirnov, powered by Evgeny Medvedev and Artyom Lukoyanov. Yaroslavl tied it on a power play goal by Geoff Platt, passed from Jiri Novotny and Sergei Konkov. Ak Bars took the lead back as Justin Azevedo scored, thanks to Vladimir Denisov and Yakov Rylov. Lokomotiv tied it with a Vladislav Kartayev goal, fueled by Emil Galimov and Alexei Kruchinin. The game went to a shootout, where Oscar Moller scored twice for Kazan to top one Yegor Averin goal for Yaroslavl, giving Ak Bars a 3-2 win. The three stars were Moller, Azevedo, and Mirnov.
Moving along to Togliatti, where Lada hosts Dinamo Riga. Edgars Masalskis and Ilya Ezhov guard the cages. Riga struck first with an unassisted power play goal by Marcel Hossa. Togliatti tied it on a Maxim Zyuzyakin goal, passed from Vitaly Shulakov and Dmitry Stulov on the power play. Lada took the lead with a Semyon Valuisky goal, coming off of Martin Zatovic. Dinamo tied it in the third period with a Georgijs Pujacs goal, courtesy of Pyotr Schastlivy. Togliatti won 3-2 when Valuisky scored another power play goal in overtime, powered by Peter Podhradsky. The three stars went to Valuisky, Zyuzyakin, and Ezhov (34 for 36 in saves).
Down in Sochi, the Leopards welcome Avotmobilist Yekaterinburg. Evgeny Lobanov and Tomas Popperle receive the starting nods. Sochi was first to score in the first period with an Alexei Krutov goal, via Ilya Krikunov. The Leopards added on with a Pavel Koledov goal, with a lone assist by Krikunov. Jakub Kovar relieved Lobanov at this time. Yekaterinburg got on the board with an Alexander Bumagin goal, assisted by Sami Lepisto and Anton Lazarev. Avtomobilist tied it with an Andrei Antonov goal, guided in by Filipp Metlyuk and Jakub Petruzalek. Sochi took the lead back with a power play goal by Krikunov in the second period, powered by Andrei Plekhanov and Clay Wilson. The Leopards extended the lead with another power play goal from Timofei Shishkanov, courtesy of Rafael Akhmetov and Yegor Morozov. Yekaterinburg shot back with a third period Alexei Yefimov goal, set up by Eduard Lewandowski and Anatoly Golyshev. Sochi answered with a Max Warn goal, helped along by Alexander Shcherbina and Nikita Shchitov. The Leopards wrapped it up at 6-3 with a Mikhail Anisin goal, pushed through by Andre Petersson and Cory Emmerton. The three stars were handed to Krikunov, Shishkanov, and Warn.
Finally, Vityaz Podolsk brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Harri Sateri tend the twines. Magnitogorsk led off with a first period goal by Evgeny Timkin, assisted by Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg added on in the second period with a Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Danis Zaripov and Jan Kovar. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the third period on a Rafael Batyrshin goal, courtesy of Denis Platonov. Metallurg padded the lead with a Vladislav Kamenev goal, guided in by Batyrshin and Yaroslav Kosov. Podolsk got on the board with a Roman Horak goal, made possible by Georgy Berdyukov and Mario Kempe. The final was 4-1, and Mozyakin, Batyrshin, and Koshechkin (15 for 16 in saves) were awarded the three stars.
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Amur Khabarovsk hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Sergei Borisov again draw the starts. Ufa began in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom power play goal, powered by Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period with an Ivan Vishnevsky power play goal, with a lone assist by Koltsov. Khabarovsk got on the board with a power play goal by Jesse Niinimaki, guided in by Dmitry Tarasov and Tommi Taimi. Ufa shot back with another Pihlstrom goal, via Koltsov, who got a sock trick. Amur replied in the third period on a Sergei Peretyagin goal, assisted by Denis Yezhov and Mikhail Fisenko. They couldn't get the equalizer, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Pihlstrom, Koltsov, and Sokhatsky (36 for 38 in saves).
Westward to Novosibirsk, as Sibir welcomes Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Astana led off with a first period Dustin Boyd power play goal, powered by Brandon Bochenski. Novosibirsk tied it on an Andreas Thuresson power play goal, fueled by Dmitry Monya and Jonas Enlund. Sibir took the lead as Thuresson scored another power play goal in the third period, coming off of Enlund and Vyacheslav Belov. Novosibirsk added on as Thuresson potted an unassisted empty net goal to complete his hat trick. Sibir iced it at 4-1 with another empty net goal, this time scored by Dmitry Kugryshev, going in unassisted. The three stars were Thuresson, Koskinen (26 for 27 in saves), and Enlund.
Nearby, Metallurg Novokuznetsk brings in Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Ilya Sorokin are in the blue paint. Omsk got going in the second period with a Denis Parshin goal, going in unassisted. Novokuznetsk tied it in the third period with a Ryan Stoa goal, via Vitaly Zotov. Metallurg won 2-1 in overtime with an Alexei Kosourov power play goal, with a lone helper by Stoa. The three stars were Stoa, Sorokin (39 for 40 in saves), and Kosourov.
Further west, Traktor Chelyabinsk hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Valdislav Fokin protect the nets. St. Petersburg opened in the first period with a Patrick Thoresen power play goal, powered by Roman Cervenka. SKA added on with a power play goal by Cervenka, guided in by Tony Martensson and Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Dmitry Kalinin scored, thanks to Evgeny Dadonov. SKA padded the lead with a Martensson goal, made possible by Cervenka. Fokin was pulled at this time, and Vasily Demchenko replaced him. Chelyabinsk got on the board in the second period with a Martin Ruzicka goal, assisted by Jan Bulis and Konstantin Panov. St. Petersburg shot back with an Ilya Kovalchuk power play goal, with a lone assist by Andrei Kuteikin. SKA got another when Alexander Kucheryavenko scored, with the help of Igor Makarov and Dinar Khafizullin. Traktor chipped back with a Vyacheslav Osnovin goal, passed from Mikhail Mokin and Deron Quint. The scoring was not there for the third period, so the final was 6-2. The three stars went to Cervenka, Martensson, and Salak (41 for 43 in saves).
Back to Khanty-Mansiysk, as Yugra welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Mikhail Biryukov are between the pipes. Khanty-Mansiysk dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Artyom Bulyansky goal, made possible by Toni Rajala on the power play. Helsinki tied it with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Juhamatti Aaltonen and Daine Todd. Jokerit won 2-1 in overtime with a Ville Lajunen goal, assisted by Tomi Maki and Kurtis McLean. The three stars were given to Karlsson (21 for 22 in saves), Lajunen, and Biryukov (33 for 35 in saves).
Over to Yaroslavl, as Lokomotiv brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Anders Nilsson and Vitaly Kolesnik are the backups making spot starts. Kazan started with a first period power play goal by Igor Mirnov, powered by Evgeny Medvedev and Artyom Lukoyanov. Yaroslavl tied it on a power play goal by Geoff Platt, passed from Jiri Novotny and Sergei Konkov. Ak Bars took the lead back as Justin Azevedo scored, thanks to Vladimir Denisov and Yakov Rylov. Lokomotiv tied it with a Vladislav Kartayev goal, fueled by Emil Galimov and Alexei Kruchinin. The game went to a shootout, where Oscar Moller scored twice for Kazan to top one Yegor Averin goal for Yaroslavl, giving Ak Bars a 3-2 win. The three stars were Moller, Azevedo, and Mirnov.
Moving along to Togliatti, where Lada hosts Dinamo Riga. Edgars Masalskis and Ilya Ezhov guard the cages. Riga struck first with an unassisted power play goal by Marcel Hossa. Togliatti tied it on a Maxim Zyuzyakin goal, passed from Vitaly Shulakov and Dmitry Stulov on the power play. Lada took the lead with a Semyon Valuisky goal, coming off of Martin Zatovic. Dinamo tied it in the third period with a Georgijs Pujacs goal, courtesy of Pyotr Schastlivy. Togliatti won 3-2 when Valuisky scored another power play goal in overtime, powered by Peter Podhradsky. The three stars went to Valuisky, Zyuzyakin, and Ezhov (34 for 36 in saves).
Down in Sochi, the Leopards welcome Avotmobilist Yekaterinburg. Evgeny Lobanov and Tomas Popperle receive the starting nods. Sochi was first to score in the first period with an Alexei Krutov goal, via Ilya Krikunov. The Leopards added on with a Pavel Koledov goal, with a lone assist by Krikunov. Jakub Kovar relieved Lobanov at this time. Yekaterinburg got on the board with an Alexander Bumagin goal, assisted by Sami Lepisto and Anton Lazarev. Avtomobilist tied it with an Andrei Antonov goal, guided in by Filipp Metlyuk and Jakub Petruzalek. Sochi took the lead back with a power play goal by Krikunov in the second period, powered by Andrei Plekhanov and Clay Wilson. The Leopards extended the lead with another power play goal from Timofei Shishkanov, courtesy of Rafael Akhmetov and Yegor Morozov. Yekaterinburg shot back with a third period Alexei Yefimov goal, set up by Eduard Lewandowski and Anatoly Golyshev. Sochi answered with a Max Warn goal, helped along by Alexander Shcherbina and Nikita Shchitov. The Leopards wrapped it up at 6-3 with a Mikhail Anisin goal, pushed through by Andre Petersson and Cory Emmerton. The three stars were handed to Krikunov, Shishkanov, and Warn.
Finally, Vityaz Podolsk brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Harri Sateri tend the twines. Magnitogorsk led off with a first period goal by Evgeny Timkin, assisted by Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg added on in the second period with a Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Danis Zaripov and Jan Kovar. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the third period on a Rafael Batyrshin goal, courtesy of Denis Platonov. Metallurg padded the lead with a Vladislav Kamenev goal, guided in by Batyrshin and Yaroslav Kosov. Podolsk got on the board with a Roman Horak goal, made possible by Georgy Berdyukov and Mario Kempe. The final was 4-1, and Mozyakin, Batyrshin, and Koshechkin (15 for 16 in saves) were awarded the three stars.
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