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Khabarovsk, with Amur hosting Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Alexei Murygin are in the creases. Chelyabinsk began with a first period power play goal by Andrei Popov, powered by Dmitry Pestunov and Anton Glinkin. Traktor added on with a Popov goal, with a lone assist by Glinkin. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Vitaly Atyushov scored a power play goal, thanks to Glinkin, who got a sock trick, and Maxim Kondratyev. Khabarovsk got on the board in the second period with a Denis Yezhov goal, assisted by Dmitry Tarasov and Michel Miklik on the power play. Traktor shot back in the third period with a Jan Bulis power play goal, coming off of Deron Quint. Amur pulled back on a Mikhail Fisenko goal, guided in by Yezhov and Miklik. The final was 4-2, and the three stars went to Popov, Glinkin, and Yezhov, while Miklik gets an honorable mention.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Barry Brust and Ilya Proskuryakov are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk opened in the first period on a Denis Gorbunov goal, passed from Alexander Korolyuk and Igor Bortnikov. Vladivostok tied it on a Richard Gynge goal, going in unassisted. Yugra took the lead back as Nikita Gusev scored, thanks to the goalie Brust in the second period. This made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Brust (27 for 28 in saves), Gusev, and Gorbunov.
Over in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg brings in Lada Togliatti. Jeff Glass and Nikita Lozhkin are the backups in goal. Novokuznetsk started in the first period on a Denis Kurepanov goal, going in unassisted. Metallurg added on with an Alexander Romanov power play goal, powered by Ryan Stoa. Togliatti got on the board with a Fedor Fedorov goal, guided in by Denis Golubev. Lada tied it in the second period with a Fedorov goal, passed from Karol Sloboda. Togliatti took the lead as Stanislav Bocharov scored, with the help of Dmitry Vorobyov. Rafael Khakimov replaced Lozhkin in goal. Novokuznetsk tied it with an Anton Kapotov power play goal, with a lone assist by Ansel Galimov. Metallurg gained the lead with an Alexei Kosourov goal, coming off of Kurepanov and Mark Skutar. Novokuznetsk finished it at 5-3 in the third period on an empty net goal by Dmitry Maltsev, courtesy of Romanov and Stoa. The three stars went to Kurepanov, Romanov, and Fedorov, while Stoa gets an honorable mention.
Nearby, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Alexander Salak guard the cages. Nizhnekamsk led off in the first period with an Evgeny Ryasensky goal, courtesy of Andrei Ivanov. Neftekhimik added on with an Igor Polygalov goal, passed from Yegor Milovzorov on the power play. Novosibirsk got on the board with a Jonas Enlund goal, coming off of Dmitry Kugryshev and Jarno Koskiranta. Sibir tied it as Sergei Shumakov scored, with the help of Stepan Sannikov. Novosibirsk took the lead with a power play goal by David Ullstrom, powered by Dmitry Monya and Vitaly Menshikov. Sibir extended the lead with an Enlund goal, assisted by Kugryshev and Vyacheslav Belov. Novosibirsk padded the lead with an Ullstrom goal, made possible by Monya and Alexander Kopeikin. Sibir continued in the third period on a Patrik Hersley goal, fueled by Enlund and Koskiranta. Novosibirsk won 7-2 with an unassisted power play goal by Alexei Yefimenko. The three stars belonged to Enlund, Ullstrom, and Koskiranta, while Monya and Kugryshev get the honorable mentions.
Way out in Sochi, the Leopards welcome Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Tomas Popperle are given the starting nods. Moscow struck first in the first period on a Konstantin Volkov goal, fueled by Maxim Karpov and Alexander Osipov. Dynamo added on in the second period with a Denis Mosalyov goal, guided in by Denis Kokarev and Alexei Tsvetkov. Moscow extended the lead on a Martins Karsums goal, with a lone assist by Filip Novak. Sochi got on the board with an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, via Ilya Krikunov and Clay Wilson. Dynamo answered on a Maxim Pestushko goal, coming off of Konstantin Gorovikov. Moscow padded the lead with a Sergei Soin goal, coming off of Konstantin Glazachev and Yury Babenko. Dynamo iced it at 6-1 with a Karsums goal, with a lone helper from Mosalyov. The three stars went to Karsums, Mosalyov, and Yeryomenko (24 for 25 in saves).
Next up, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod bring in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Mikhail Biryukov. Yaroslavl was first to score with a Daniil Apalkov goal, assisted by Sergei Plotnikov and Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv added on with a second period Plotnikov goal, guided in by Averin and Apalkov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Jarkko Immonen, powered by Sakari Salminen and Wojtek Wolski. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Plotnikov, Apalkov, and Averin.
Out in Minsk, Dinamo hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Danny Taylor draw the starts. Omsk opened in the first period on an Artyom Volkov goal, guided in by Tom Wandell. Minsk tied it on a Ryan Vesce goal, with a lone assist by Matt Ellison. Dinamo took the lead on an Alexander Kulakov goal, assisted by Alexander Materukhin and Artur Gavrus. Minsk added on in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, set up by Lukas Krajicek. Avangard pulled back on a Denis Parshin goal, made possible by Denis Kulyash. Dinamo answered on a power play goal by Dmitry Meleshko, powered by Krajicek and Alexei Kalyuzhny. Minsk extended the lead with a Krajicek power play goal, via Paul Szczechura and Kalyuzhny. Dinamo iced it at 6-2 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Ellison, coming off of Krajicek. The three stars went to Krajicek, Kalyuzhny, and Ellison.
Back east in Russia, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Ivan Lisutin and Jakub Stepanek are in the blue paint. Cherepovets started in the second period on a power play goal by Gennady Stolyarov, powered by Marek Kvapil and Logan Pyett. Podolsk tied it in third period on an Anton Korolyov goal, guided in by Mathias Porseland. Vityaz took the lead with a Roman Horak power play goal, via Yakov Seleznyov. Severstal tied it on a power play goal by Dmitry Kagarlitsky, fueled by Nikolai Stasenko and Yury Trubachyov. Podolsk grabbed the lead back on a Robert Kousal goal, made possible by Igor Golovkov and Horak. Vityaz iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Korolyov. The three stars were given to Horak, Korolyov, and Kousal.
Southwest to Mytishchi, where Atlant brings in Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Atte Engren protect the nets. Mytishchi began in the first period on an Andrei Taratukhin goal, via Matthew Gilroy and Igor Levitsky. Astana tied it on a Roman Starchenko goal, passed from Dmitry Upper. Barys took the lead on a Talgat Zhailauov goal, with a lone assist by Roman Pushkaryov. Atlant tied it on anohter Taratukhin goal, made possible by Vyacheslav Kozlov and Ondrej Nemec. Mytishchi took the lead on a Sergei Shmelyov goal, guided in by Dmitry Korobov. Astana tied it again with a Brandon Bochenski goal, coming off of Dustin Boyd and Maxim Semyonov. Barys took the lead with a Starchenko goal, assisted by Nikolai Antropov and Konstantin Rudenko. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Starchenko, Taratukhin, and Bochenski.
Finally, Slovan Bratislava hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Jaroslav Janus are the strong goalies. Ufa led off in the first period on an Ilkka Heikkinen goal, with a lone assist by Denis Tolpeko. Bratislava tied it on a second period with a Vaclav Nedorost goal, assisted by Milan Bartovic. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back in the third period, passed from Heikkinen and Teemu Hartikainen. Slovan tied it again with a Martin Stajnoch goal, courtesy of Rok Ticar and Libor Hudacek. In the shootout, Ticar and Tomas Netik scored to give Slovan a 3-2 win over a lone tally by Alexei Kaigorodov. The three stars went to Heikkinen, Tolpeko, and Ticar.
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Khabarovsk, with Amur hosting Traktor Chelyabinsk. Michael Garnett and Alexei Murygin are in the creases. Chelyabinsk began with a first period power play goal by Andrei Popov, powered by Dmitry Pestunov and Anton Glinkin. Traktor added on with a Popov goal, with a lone assist by Glinkin. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Vitaly Atyushov scored a power play goal, thanks to Glinkin, who got a sock trick, and Maxim Kondratyev. Khabarovsk got on the board in the second period with a Denis Yezhov goal, assisted by Dmitry Tarasov and Michel Miklik on the power play. Traktor shot back in the third period with a Jan Bulis power play goal, coming off of Deron Quint. Amur pulled back on a Mikhail Fisenko goal, guided in by Yezhov and Miklik. The final was 4-2, and the three stars went to Popov, Glinkin, and Yezhov, while Miklik gets an honorable mention.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Barry Brust and Ilya Proskuryakov are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk opened in the first period on a Denis Gorbunov goal, passed from Alexander Korolyuk and Igor Bortnikov. Vladivostok tied it on a Richard Gynge goal, going in unassisted. Yugra took the lead back as Nikita Gusev scored, thanks to the goalie Brust in the second period. This made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Brust (27 for 28 in saves), Gusev, and Gorbunov.
Over in Novokuznetsk, Metallurg brings in Lada Togliatti. Jeff Glass and Nikita Lozhkin are the backups in goal. Novokuznetsk started in the first period on a Denis Kurepanov goal, going in unassisted. Metallurg added on with an Alexander Romanov power play goal, powered by Ryan Stoa. Togliatti got on the board with a Fedor Fedorov goal, guided in by Denis Golubev. Lada tied it in the second period with a Fedorov goal, passed from Karol Sloboda. Togliatti took the lead as Stanislav Bocharov scored, with the help of Dmitry Vorobyov. Rafael Khakimov replaced Lozhkin in goal. Novokuznetsk tied it with an Anton Kapotov power play goal, with a lone assist by Ansel Galimov. Metallurg gained the lead with an Alexei Kosourov goal, coming off of Kurepanov and Mark Skutar. Novokuznetsk finished it at 5-3 in the third period on an empty net goal by Dmitry Maltsev, courtesy of Romanov and Stoa. The three stars went to Kurepanov, Romanov, and Fedorov, while Stoa gets an honorable mention.
Nearby, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Alexander Salak guard the cages. Nizhnekamsk led off in the first period with an Evgeny Ryasensky goal, courtesy of Andrei Ivanov. Neftekhimik added on with an Igor Polygalov goal, passed from Yegor Milovzorov on the power play. Novosibirsk got on the board with a Jonas Enlund goal, coming off of Dmitry Kugryshev and Jarno Koskiranta. Sibir tied it as Sergei Shumakov scored, with the help of Stepan Sannikov. Novosibirsk took the lead with a power play goal by David Ullstrom, powered by Dmitry Monya and Vitaly Menshikov. Sibir extended the lead with an Enlund goal, assisted by Kugryshev and Vyacheslav Belov. Novosibirsk padded the lead with an Ullstrom goal, made possible by Monya and Alexander Kopeikin. Sibir continued in the third period on a Patrik Hersley goal, fueled by Enlund and Koskiranta. Novosibirsk won 7-2 with an unassisted power play goal by Alexei Yefimenko. The three stars belonged to Enlund, Ullstrom, and Koskiranta, while Monya and Kugryshev get the honorable mentions.
Way out in Sochi, the Leopards welcome Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Tomas Popperle are given the starting nods. Moscow struck first in the first period on a Konstantin Volkov goal, fueled by Maxim Karpov and Alexander Osipov. Dynamo added on in the second period with a Denis Mosalyov goal, guided in by Denis Kokarev and Alexei Tsvetkov. Moscow extended the lead on a Martins Karsums goal, with a lone assist by Filip Novak. Sochi got on the board with an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, via Ilya Krikunov and Clay Wilson. Dynamo answered on a Maxim Pestushko goal, coming off of Konstantin Gorovikov. Moscow padded the lead with a Sergei Soin goal, coming off of Konstantin Glazachev and Yury Babenko. Dynamo iced it at 6-1 with a Karsums goal, with a lone helper from Mosalyov. The three stars went to Karsums, Mosalyov, and Yeryomenko (24 for 25 in saves).
Next up, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod bring in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Vitaly Kolesnik and Mikhail Biryukov. Yaroslavl was first to score with a Daniil Apalkov goal, assisted by Sergei Plotnikov and Yegor Averin. Lokomotiv added on with a second period Plotnikov goal, guided in by Averin and Apalkov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Jarkko Immonen, powered by Sakari Salminen and Wojtek Wolski. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Plotnikov, Apalkov, and Averin.
Out in Minsk, Dinamo hosts Avangard Omsk. Konstantin Barulin and Danny Taylor draw the starts. Omsk opened in the first period on an Artyom Volkov goal, guided in by Tom Wandell. Minsk tied it on a Ryan Vesce goal, with a lone assist by Matt Ellison. Dinamo took the lead on an Alexander Kulakov goal, assisted by Alexander Materukhin and Artur Gavrus. Minsk added on in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, set up by Lukas Krajicek. Avangard pulled back on a Denis Parshin goal, made possible by Denis Kulyash. Dinamo answered on a power play goal by Dmitry Meleshko, powered by Krajicek and Alexei Kalyuzhny. Minsk extended the lead with a Krajicek power play goal, via Paul Szczechura and Kalyuzhny. Dinamo iced it at 6-2 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Ellison, coming off of Krajicek. The three stars went to Krajicek, Kalyuzhny, and Ellison.
Back east in Russia, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Ivan Lisutin and Jakub Stepanek are in the blue paint. Cherepovets started in the second period on a power play goal by Gennady Stolyarov, powered by Marek Kvapil and Logan Pyett. Podolsk tied it in third period on an Anton Korolyov goal, guided in by Mathias Porseland. Vityaz took the lead with a Roman Horak power play goal, via Yakov Seleznyov. Severstal tied it on a power play goal by Dmitry Kagarlitsky, fueled by Nikolai Stasenko and Yury Trubachyov. Podolsk grabbed the lead back on a Robert Kousal goal, made possible by Igor Golovkov and Horak. Vityaz iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Korolyov. The three stars were given to Horak, Korolyov, and Kousal.
Southwest to Mytishchi, where Atlant brings in Barys Astana. Jan Laco and Atte Engren protect the nets. Mytishchi began in the first period on an Andrei Taratukhin goal, via Matthew Gilroy and Igor Levitsky. Astana tied it on a Roman Starchenko goal, passed from Dmitry Upper. Barys took the lead on a Talgat Zhailauov goal, with a lone assist by Roman Pushkaryov. Atlant tied it on anohter Taratukhin goal, made possible by Vyacheslav Kozlov and Ondrej Nemec. Mytishchi took the lead on a Sergei Shmelyov goal, guided in by Dmitry Korobov. Astana tied it again with a Brandon Bochenski goal, coming off of Dustin Boyd and Maxim Semyonov. Barys took the lead with a Starchenko goal, assisted by Nikolai Antropov and Konstantin Rudenko. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Starchenko, Taratukhin, and Bochenski.
Finally, Slovan Bratislava hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Jaroslav Janus are the strong goalies. Ufa led off in the first period on an Ilkka Heikkinen goal, with a lone assist by Denis Tolpeko. Bratislava tied it on a second period with a Vaclav Nedorost goal, assisted by Milan Bartovic. Salavat Yulaev took the lead back in the third period, passed from Heikkinen and Teemu Hartikainen. Slovan tied it again with a Martin Stajnoch goal, courtesy of Rok Ticar and Libor Hudacek. In the shootout, Ticar and Tomas Netik scored to give Slovan a 3-2 win over a lone tally by Alexei Kaigorodov. The three stars went to Heikkinen, Tolpeko, and Ticar.
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