Ten games on today, including some real whoppers out there. We begin with...
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Jakub Kovar are the goalies. Novosibirsk started in the first period with an Artyom Karavayev goal, courtesy of Andreas Thuresson. Yekaterinburg tied it on a power play goal by Alexander Bumagin, powered by Dmitry Megalinsky and Anton Krysanov. Avtomobilist took the lead with an Alexei Simakov goal, fueled by Megalinsky and Filipp Metlyuk. Sibir tied it in the second period as Konstantin Alexeyev scored, thanks to Oleg Gubin. Novosibirsk won 3-2 in overtime with a Patrik Hersley goal, with a lone assist by Thuresson. The three stars went to Hersley, Thuresson, and Megalinsky.
Down in Magnitogorsk, Metallurg welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Vasily Koshechkin get the starting nods. Khabarovsk led off in the first period with an Evgeny Orlov goal, courtesy of Mikhail Fisenko. Amur added on as Orlov scored again, with the help of Tommi Taimi on the power play. Alexander Pechursky relieved Koshechkin for the second period. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Danis Zaripov goal, guided in by Viktor Antipin and Jan Kovar. Metallurg tied it on an Oskar Osala goal, helped along by Mikhail Yunkov. Magnitogorsk pulled ahead as Zaripov scored an unassisted goal. Metallurg extended their lead with a Denis Platonov goal, coming off of Zaripov. Magnitogorsk padded the lead when Francis Pare scored a power play goal, powered by Alexei Bereglazov. Metallurg kept going in the third period with another Pare goal, made possible by Chris Lee and Rafael Batyrshin. Magnitogorsk struck again when Zaripov finished his hat trick, with a lone helper from Kovar. Borisov was pulled in favor of Sergei Bolshakov at this time. The final stood at 7-2, with the three stars being Zaripov, Pare, and Orlov, while Kovar gets an honorable mention.
Southwest to Sochi, where the Leopards bring in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Andrei Gavrilov are in the blue paint. Moscow struck first in the first with a power play goal by Yury Babenko, assisted by Alexei Tereshchenko and Nikolai Zherdev. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 1-0 final. The three stars belonged to Yeryomenko (29 save shutout), Babenko, and Gavrilov (20 for 21 in saves).
Speaking of Moscow, CSKA hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Stanislav Galimov are the masked men. Moscow began with a power play goal by Chad Billins, powered by Alexander Radulov and Bogdan Kiselevich. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Josh Hennessy goal, with a lone helper by Dan Sexton. CSKA took the lead back with a Nikita Zaitsev power play goal, via Stephane Da Costa and Radulov. Moscow added on as Da Costa scored a power play goal, courtesy of Radulov, who got a sock trick, and Igor Grigorenko. Neftekhimik got one back with a Sexton power play goal, made possible by Alexander Yevseyenkov. CSKA shot back on a Da Costa goal, coming off of Grigorenko and Radulov. Moscow extended their lead on an Andrei Stas goal in the second period, and Radulov had another apple on the play. CSKA padded the lead in the third period on an Evgeny Artyukhin goal, helped along by Nikolai Prokhorkin and Jan Mursak. Nizhnekamsk clawed back with a Pyotr Khokhryakov goal, passed from Yaroslav Alshevsky. This was as close as it got, with the final being 6-3. Radulov, Da Costa, and Grigorenko get the three stars, while Sexton gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Ivan Kasutin are between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score in the first period with a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Juuso Hietanen and Sakari Salminen. Torpedo added on with a Salminen power play goal, fueled by Alexander Makarov. Nizhny Novgorod iced it at 3-0 with a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev empty net goal, set up by Maxim Osipov. The three stars were given to Salminen, Wolski, and Kasutin (15 save shutout).
A little over to Cherepovets, as Severstal brings in Dinamo Minsk. Dmitry Milchakov and Jakub Stepanek draw the starts. Cherepovets got going in the second period with a Sergei Monakhov power play goal, powered by Andrei Shefer and David Ullstrom. Minsk tied it on a Jonathan Cheechoo power play goal, assisted by Ryan Vesce and Charles Linglet. Dinamo took the lead as Linglet scored a power play goal, thanks to Matt Ellison and Vesce. Minsk iced it at 3-1 with a third period Ellison shorthanded and empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Linglet, Vesce, and Ellison.
South to Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Anders Nilsson are protecting the nets. Kazan opened in the first period with a Kirill Petrov goal, courtesy of Evgeny Medvedev and Oscar Moller. Novokuznetsk tied it with a Ryan Stoa power play goal, powered by Cade Fairchild and Mikhail Plotnikov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Metallurg won 2-1 with a lone tally by Alexander Komaristy. The three stars went to Sorokin (32 for 33 in saves), Nilsson (31 for 32 in saves), and Komaristy.
North to Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Ari Ahonen and Riku Helenius guard the cages. Vladivostok dented the scoreboard in the first period with an Andrei Sigaryov goal, fueled by Konstantin Sokolov. Helsinki tied it on a Juhamatti Aaltonen goal, courtesy of Ryan Gunderson and Niko Kapanen. Jokerit took the lead in the second period on a Jere Karalahti goal, passed from Daine Todd and Riku Hahl on the power play. Helsinki added on with a Steve Moses goal, assisted by Petr Koukal and Tommi Huhtala. Admiral pulled back with a Niclas Bergfors power play goal, powered by Logan Pyett and Denis Osipov. Vladivostok tied it on a Vyacheslav Ushenin goal, made possible by Alexander Gorshkov and Denis Kuzmin. Jokerit regained the lead on an unassisted Moses goal. Helsinki extended their lead with a Huhtala goal, set up by Koukal and Jere Sallinen on the power play. Jokerit padded the lead as Niklas Hagman scored, thanks to Aaltonen and Kurtis McLean. Helsinki finished it at 7-3 with a Linus Omark goal, guided in by Karalahti and Todd on the power play. The three stars were handed to Karalahti, Aaltonen, and Todd, while Huhtala and Koukal get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, SKA St. Petersburg brings in Atlant Mytishchi. Dmitry Shikin is mismatched with Alexander Salak in goal. St. Petersburg led off with an Artemy Panarin power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA added on as Alexei Ponikarovsky scored a goal, helped along by Viktor Tikhonov and Kovalchuk. Mytishchi got on the board with an Artyom Chernov goal, passed from Andreas Engqvist and Sergei Shmelyov on the power play. Atlant tied it with an Artyom Voronin goal, assisted by Mikhail Glukhov. St. Petersburg took the lead back with a Roman Cervenka goal, fueled by Tony Martensson. SKA extended the lead on a Martensson goal, guided in by Maxim Chudinov and Cervenka. Mytishchi replied with an Engqvist goal, coming off of Yaroslav Dyblenko and Shmelyov on the power play. St. Petersburg countered with a Panarin goal, via Shipachyov and Chudinov. Atlant pulled back on a Nikita Soshnikov unassisted goal in the third period. The final stood from here at 5-4. The three stars were Panarin, Martensson, and Cervenka, while Kovalchuk, Shipachyov, Engqvist, Shmelyov, and Chudinov all get honorable mentions.
Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Jakub Sedlacek tend the twines. They did this very well for sixty-five minutes, keeping the game scoreless. In the shootout, Mario Kempe was the only one to score, giving Vityaz the 1-0 win. The three stars were Sateri (33 save shutout), Sedlacek (26 save "shutout"), and Kempe.
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Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Jakub Kovar are the goalies. Novosibirsk started in the first period with an Artyom Karavayev goal, courtesy of Andreas Thuresson. Yekaterinburg tied it on a power play goal by Alexander Bumagin, powered by Dmitry Megalinsky and Anton Krysanov. Avtomobilist took the lead with an Alexei Simakov goal, fueled by Megalinsky and Filipp Metlyuk. Sibir tied it in the second period as Konstantin Alexeyev scored, thanks to Oleg Gubin. Novosibirsk won 3-2 in overtime with a Patrik Hersley goal, with a lone assist by Thuresson. The three stars went to Hersley, Thuresson, and Megalinsky.
Down in Magnitogorsk, Metallurg welcomes Amur Khabarovsk. Sergei Borisov and Vasily Koshechkin get the starting nods. Khabarovsk led off in the first period with an Evgeny Orlov goal, courtesy of Mikhail Fisenko. Amur added on as Orlov scored again, with the help of Tommi Taimi on the power play. Alexander Pechursky relieved Koshechkin for the second period. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Danis Zaripov goal, guided in by Viktor Antipin and Jan Kovar. Metallurg tied it on an Oskar Osala goal, helped along by Mikhail Yunkov. Magnitogorsk pulled ahead as Zaripov scored an unassisted goal. Metallurg extended their lead with a Denis Platonov goal, coming off of Zaripov. Magnitogorsk padded the lead when Francis Pare scored a power play goal, powered by Alexei Bereglazov. Metallurg kept going in the third period with another Pare goal, made possible by Chris Lee and Rafael Batyrshin. Magnitogorsk struck again when Zaripov finished his hat trick, with a lone helper from Kovar. Borisov was pulled in favor of Sergei Bolshakov at this time. The final stood at 7-2, with the three stars being Zaripov, Pare, and Orlov, while Kovar gets an honorable mention.
Southwest to Sochi, where the Leopards bring in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Andrei Gavrilov are in the blue paint. Moscow struck first in the first with a power play goal by Yury Babenko, assisted by Alexei Tereshchenko and Nikolai Zherdev. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 1-0 final. The three stars belonged to Yeryomenko (29 save shutout), Babenko, and Gavrilov (20 for 21 in saves).
Speaking of Moscow, CSKA hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Stanislav Galimov are the masked men. Moscow began with a power play goal by Chad Billins, powered by Alexander Radulov and Bogdan Kiselevich. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Josh Hennessy goal, with a lone helper by Dan Sexton. CSKA took the lead back with a Nikita Zaitsev power play goal, via Stephane Da Costa and Radulov. Moscow added on as Da Costa scored a power play goal, courtesy of Radulov, who got a sock trick, and Igor Grigorenko. Neftekhimik got one back with a Sexton power play goal, made possible by Alexander Yevseyenkov. CSKA shot back on a Da Costa goal, coming off of Grigorenko and Radulov. Moscow extended their lead on an Andrei Stas goal in the second period, and Radulov had another apple on the play. CSKA padded the lead in the third period on an Evgeny Artyukhin goal, helped along by Nikolai Prokhorkin and Jan Mursak. Nizhnekamsk clawed back with a Pyotr Khokhryakov goal, passed from Yaroslav Alshevsky. This was as close as it got, with the final being 6-3. Radulov, Da Costa, and Grigorenko get the three stars, while Sexton gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nizhny Novgorod, as Torpedo welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Ivan Kasutin are between the pipes. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score in the first period with a Wojtek Wolski power play goal, powered by Juuso Hietanen and Sakari Salminen. Torpedo added on with a Salminen power play goal, fueled by Alexander Makarov. Nizhny Novgorod iced it at 3-0 with a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev empty net goal, set up by Maxim Osipov. The three stars were given to Salminen, Wolski, and Kasutin (15 save shutout).
A little over to Cherepovets, as Severstal brings in Dinamo Minsk. Dmitry Milchakov and Jakub Stepanek draw the starts. Cherepovets got going in the second period with a Sergei Monakhov power play goal, powered by Andrei Shefer and David Ullstrom. Minsk tied it on a Jonathan Cheechoo power play goal, assisted by Ryan Vesce and Charles Linglet. Dinamo took the lead as Linglet scored a power play goal, thanks to Matt Ellison and Vesce. Minsk iced it at 3-1 with a third period Ellison shorthanded and empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Linglet, Vesce, and Ellison.
South to Kazan, as Ak Bars hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Anders Nilsson are protecting the nets. Kazan opened in the first period with a Kirill Petrov goal, courtesy of Evgeny Medvedev and Oscar Moller. Novokuznetsk tied it with a Ryan Stoa power play goal, powered by Cade Fairchild and Mikhail Plotnikov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Metallurg won 2-1 with a lone tally by Alexander Komaristy. The three stars went to Sorokin (32 for 33 in saves), Nilsson (31 for 32 in saves), and Komaristy.
North to Finland, where Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Ari Ahonen and Riku Helenius guard the cages. Vladivostok dented the scoreboard in the first period with an Andrei Sigaryov goal, fueled by Konstantin Sokolov. Helsinki tied it on a Juhamatti Aaltonen goal, courtesy of Ryan Gunderson and Niko Kapanen. Jokerit took the lead in the second period on a Jere Karalahti goal, passed from Daine Todd and Riku Hahl on the power play. Helsinki added on with a Steve Moses goal, assisted by Petr Koukal and Tommi Huhtala. Admiral pulled back with a Niclas Bergfors power play goal, powered by Logan Pyett and Denis Osipov. Vladivostok tied it on a Vyacheslav Ushenin goal, made possible by Alexander Gorshkov and Denis Kuzmin. Jokerit regained the lead on an unassisted Moses goal. Helsinki extended their lead with a Huhtala goal, set up by Koukal and Jere Sallinen on the power play. Jokerit padded the lead as Niklas Hagman scored, thanks to Aaltonen and Kurtis McLean. Helsinki finished it at 7-3 with a Linus Omark goal, guided in by Karalahti and Todd on the power play. The three stars were handed to Karalahti, Aaltonen, and Todd, while Huhtala and Koukal get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, SKA St. Petersburg brings in Atlant Mytishchi. Dmitry Shikin is mismatched with Alexander Salak in goal. St. Petersburg led off with an Artemy Panarin power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA added on as Alexei Ponikarovsky scored a goal, helped along by Viktor Tikhonov and Kovalchuk. Mytishchi got on the board with an Artyom Chernov goal, passed from Andreas Engqvist and Sergei Shmelyov on the power play. Atlant tied it with an Artyom Voronin goal, assisted by Mikhail Glukhov. St. Petersburg took the lead back with a Roman Cervenka goal, fueled by Tony Martensson. SKA extended the lead on a Martensson goal, guided in by Maxim Chudinov and Cervenka. Mytishchi replied with an Engqvist goal, coming off of Yaroslav Dyblenko and Shmelyov on the power play. St. Petersburg countered with a Panarin goal, via Shipachyov and Chudinov. Atlant pulled back on a Nikita Soshnikov unassisted goal in the third period. The final stood from here at 5-4. The three stars were Panarin, Martensson, and Cervenka, while Kovalchuk, Shipachyov, Engqvist, Shmelyov, and Chudinov all get honorable mentions.
Finally, Dinamo Riga hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Jakub Sedlacek tend the twines. They did this very well for sixty-five minutes, keeping the game scoreless. In the shootout, Mario Kempe was the only one to score, giving Vityaz the 1-0 win. The three stars were Sateri (33 save shutout), Sedlacek (26 save "shutout"), and Kempe.
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