Sunday, October 9, 2016
NWSL Final 2016 - Washington Spirit v. Western New York Flash
It all comes down to this game for the championship. The Spirit and Flash square off in Houston with visions of the trophy in their eyes. Playing goal today are Washington's Kelsey Wys and Western New York's Sabrina D'Angelo. The game airs live on FS1, and will be available on YouTube later. Washington's Megan Oyster blocked a cross from Makenzy Doniak of Western New York in the first minute. The Flash's Samantha Mewis also tried a cross that got all the way across goal. Oyster blocked a shot from Western New York's McCall Zerboni in the second minute. Mewis ripped a shot in the fifth minute that Wys saved. Lynn Williams knocked a ball off Oyster for a corner kick in the seventh minute for the Flash. Abby Dahlkemper took the Western New York set piece for Alanna Kennedy, who headed the ball into the goal but a foul call negated the play. In the ninth minute, Washington went ahead 1-0 with an Oyster long ball for Crystal Dunn, who took one touch around D'Angelo and then fired the shot from a tight angle into the goal. Kennedy blocked a forward ball from the Spirit's Tori Huster in the thirteenth minute. In the fourteenth minute, Williams led a Western New York counterattack and then found Mewis centrally, and she fired a shot to the lower right corner of goal to tie the game at 1. Caprice Dydasco of Washington came out of the game a few minutes after the equalizing goal with an injury suffered in contact with Elizabeth Eddy of the Flash. Alyssa Kleiner replaced her in the game. Estefania Banini saw a pass for Ali Krieger blocked by the Western New York defense. Banini had a shot in the twenty-first minute that D'Angelo saved. Banini's pass for Dunn caught her offside in the twenty-third minute as Washington continues to have much of the offense so far. Kennedy blocked a Banini shot in the twenty-fourth minute after a throw-in from Kleiner. Huster cleared a Doniak pass for Jessica McDonald in the twenty-sixth minute after a bad clearance from Washington's Shelina Zadorsky. The Spirit's Whitney Church cleared away Abby Erceg's flick-on from the Flash throw-in by McDonald. Another throw-in went for Erceg, but Huster got there first. Eddy cleared a Krieger cross in the thirtieth minute but only as far as Christine Nairn, who shot wide right of the goal for the Spirit. In the thirty-second minute, Williams put a ball in front of Eddy, but just a step too far ahead as it went out of bounds as the Flash miss another chance to create offense. Nairn forced D'Angelo into a thirty-third minute diving save after a pass from Banini left Nairn wide open. Mewis' pass for Zerboni was intercepted by Krieger in the thirty-fourth minute. Dahlkemper put a long free kick on goal, which Wys grabbed without trouble in the thirty-sixth minute. Mewis cleared a Krieger cross after a great individual effort in the thirty-eighth minute by Dunn on the right flank. Krieger sent a rebound into the box in the forty-second minute after Kennedy blocked Dunn's cross. D'Angelo bobbled it, but Francisca Ordega couldn't get there in time for Washington. Mewis tried a pass to Doniak in the forty-fourth minute after touches from Zerboni and Williams on the Western New York counterattack. Kennedy blocked a forty-fifth minute pass from Ordega to Dunn. Dahlkemper blocked an Ordega shot in stoppage time. Oyster made a big steal on Doniak's pass for Williams about halfway through the added time. Williams had a weak cross after defensive pressure from Ordega. The game went into halftime tied at 1, with the top players for the Flash being CB Kennedy, DM Mewis, LW Zerboni, and LF Williams, while the Spirit's top efforts came from CBs Oyster and Church, RB Krieger, DM Huster, ACM Nairn, RF Dunn, and CF Banini. In the forty-sixth minute, Church blocked a shot from Williams. Huster and Kleiner combined to clear McDonald's pass at the top of the box. Mewis had another chance that the Spirit also blocked in the forty-seventh minute. Krieger cleared a McDonald throw-in to end the early blitz of Flash offense. Doniak missed contact on her shot in the forty-eighth minute after a Mewis pass. Eddy surrendered a corner kick in the fiftieth minute to the Spirit. Krieger put the set piece in over Church's head. McDonald made a steal and run against Church in the fifty-second minute, but her pass missed Williams and went to Huster and then Nairn as Washington cleared. Dahlkemper cleared a Kleiner cross in the fifty-third minute. In the fifty-fourth minute, Ordega was caught offside on a Dunn pass after Banini made a steal for the Spirit. Krieger blocked a Jaelene Hinkle cross out for a Western New York corner kick in the fifty-seventh minute. Dahlkemper went for Williams, but Wys made the grab over the top of the Flash attacker's head. Washington had a pass around the front six, but Banini's final touch was scooped up by D'Angelo. Zadorsky blocked a Doniak cross in the sixtieth minute. Kennedy kept a ball from Krieger away from Ordega in the sixty-first minute. Dunn had a shot deflected out in the sixty-second minute off of Zerboni. Nairn served this Spirit corner kick for Huster, but Dahlkemper sent it back out of bounds. Nairn tried again for Oyster, but it went a bit long and bounced off of Huster and out of bounds. Doniak won a cross off of Zadorsky in the sixty-fifth minute. Hinkle took the Flash set piece near post, and Kleiner cleared it. Doniak put in the second effort for Williams that Wys grabbed. Williams cleared a Nairn free kick in the seventieth minute. Nairn had a seventy-fourth minute free kick that Oyster sent wide left on a header. Zerboni fouled Dunn in the seventy-seventh minute, giving Washington the first really dangerous free kick. Nairn sent this one off the wall to Church, and then Krieger's shot went wide left, but she was also offside. Krieger fouled Zerboni on the other side for a wide free kick for the Flash. Wys handled the set piece served into the box from Dahlkemper. Ordega won a corner kick off of Eddy for the Spirit. Krieger served it for Oyster, but a foul in the box negated the play. McDonald's eighty-first minute throw-in went to Erceg, but the Flash couldn't produce a shot. Wys caught Eddy's service to end the attack. Dunn cleared a long throw from McDonald. In the eighty-third minute, Zerboni fouled Ordega to end the Washington counterattack, and Zerboni took a yellow card for the play. Krieger put in a cross in the eighty-eighth minute that Kennedy cleared. The play ended with Ordega colliding with D'Angelo. Huster cleared Williams' pass in the ninetieth minute after she got around Zadorsky. Hinkle put a shot over the bar in stoppage time. Krieger sent a shot over the bar after a pass from Dunn. The game stayed tied through the half at 1, producing overtime. Impressing in the second half were LB Hinkie and RF McDonald for the Flash, and LB Kleiner and LF Ordega for the Spirit. At the ninety-one minute mark, Krieger found Dunn, who went top right corner to give the Spirit a 2-1 lead a minute into overtime. In the ninety-third minute, Mewis ripped a shot that Wys had to punch down before grabbing. Taylor Smith of Western New York won a corner kick off of Kleiner in the ninety-fourth minute. Dahlkemper sent it over McDonald, but she took the return service and it fell to Smith, who lost control of it. Ordega drew a foul call in the ninety-fifth minute against Zerboni. Nairn took the free kick for Washington, sending it to Dunn, who crossed it to Krieger, and D'Angelo made a diving save. Eddy crossed to Mewis in the ninety-eighth minute, but she couldn't redirect it on goal. Kennedy kept Dunn away from the long ball by Krieger in the 100th minute. Church blocked Williams' 101st minute shot. Zadorsky and Huster cleared a McDonald throw in the 102nd minute, but they sent it out for another throw. McDonald tried to find Erceg, and then Kennedy, and Wys held it. Ordega's 105th minute cross went out of bounds. Church kept a long ball from Eddy away from Williams in the 107th minute. Wys punched a cross from Williams away after Kristen Hamilton missed a shot on an Eddy cross. It bounced off of Smith and out for a goal kick. Kennedy blocked a through ball from Diana Matheson to Dunn in the 108th minute. Kriger put a cross in for Ordega in the 111th minute that she missed on. McDonald's throw in the 113th minute created a game of head tennis in the box, ending with Kennedy's half-shot cleared by Zadorsky. Hinkle put in a 114th minute cross that Wys caught. Dunn took a shot in the 115th minute that D'Angelo saved. In the 116th minute, McDonald couldn't get a head on the ball against Wys and Church. Hinkle put another one in for Mewis, whose shot was not strong enough to beat Wys. Dahlkemper blocked Dunn's shot in the 117th minute, giving Washington a corner kick. Matheson took it short for Dunn to kill the clock. In the 118th minute, Dunn, Krieger, Matheson, and Katie Stengel combined for a chance, with Dunn's shot caught by D'Angelo. Matheson and Krieger went give and go for a shot, which Matheson took low, saved by D'Angelo. Williams' 120th minute cross was caught by Wys. Mewis tried to find McDonald, but Wys made the catch in the 121st minute. Wys took a yellow card for time wasting in the 122nd minute. McDonald sent a cross into Williams in the 124th minute, and she headed it in to tie the game at 2 with less than a minute left in overtime. This caused the game to go to penalty kicks. The Flash went first, and Dahlkemper went to the bottom right against Wys for a 1-0 advantage. The Spirit were next, with Krieger getting saved by D'Angelo. Hinkle went next for the Flash, bouncing it off of Wys' hand but still scoring for a 2-0 Flash advantage. Nairn took the Spirit's second kick, sending D'Angelo the wrong way to cut it to 2-1. McDonald sent her shot over the bar, losing the Flash advantage. Washington's Stengel took the third kick, beating D'Angelo to the left post facing goal to tie the shootout at 2. Williams sent a weak shot low that sent Wys the wrong way for a 3-2 Western New York lead. Huster was saved by D'Angelo. The final shooter for the Flash is Mewis and she was saved by Wys. Matheson tried to save the Spirit for the fifth kick, but D'Angelo was there again, giving the Flash the title with a 3-2 win in penalty kicks and 3-2 in the game. The NWSL Championship MVP is Sabrina D'Angelo for her critical three out of five saves in the shootout.
KHL 2016/17 - Day 48
Only two games on a very light day for the league. We begin with...
Dinamo Riga welcoming Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Jakub Sedlacek guard the cages. Riga struck first in the first period with a Filipp Toluzakov goal, assisted by Jekabs Redlihs. Dinamo added on with a Pyotr Schastlivy goal, fueled by Lauris Darzins and Guntis Galvins. Riga extended the lead in the second period as Colton Gillies scored, thanks to Justin Shugg and Ralfs Freibergs. Dinamo padded the lead on an Aleksandrs Jerofejevs goal, guided in by Shugg and Redlihs. Igor Saprykin took over in goal, and kept the game at 4-0 for the rest of the time. The three stars went to Sedlacek (25 save shutout), Redlihs, and Shugg.
The other game sees CSKA Moscow bring in Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. Omsk got going in the third period with a Maxim Pestushko goal, helped along by Valentin Pyanov. Moscow tied it with an Igor Ozhiganov power play goal, powered by Greg Scott and Ivan Telegin. Avangard won 2-1 in overtime with an Ilya Zubov goal, courtesy of Denis Parshin. The three stars were Zubov, Furch (29 for 30 in saves), and Pestushko.
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Dinamo Riga welcoming Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Jakub Sedlacek guard the cages. Riga struck first in the first period with a Filipp Toluzakov goal, assisted by Jekabs Redlihs. Dinamo added on with a Pyotr Schastlivy goal, fueled by Lauris Darzins and Guntis Galvins. Riga extended the lead in the second period as Colton Gillies scored, thanks to Justin Shugg and Ralfs Freibergs. Dinamo padded the lead on an Aleksandrs Jerofejevs goal, guided in by Shugg and Redlihs. Igor Saprykin took over in goal, and kept the game at 4-0 for the rest of the time. The three stars went to Sedlacek (25 save shutout), Redlihs, and Shugg.
The other game sees CSKA Moscow bring in Avangard Omsk. Dominik Furch and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. Omsk got going in the third period with a Maxim Pestushko goal, helped along by Valentin Pyanov. Moscow tied it with an Igor Ozhiganov power play goal, powered by Greg Scott and Ivan Telegin. Avangard won 2-1 in overtime with an Ilya Zubov goal, courtesy of Denis Parshin. The three stars were Zubov, Furch (29 for 30 in saves), and Pestushko.
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
MLS October 8, 2016 - Houston Dynamo v. Colorado Rapids
This is the lone game for this week of MLS action. Tim Howard of Colorado and Joe Willis of Houston play goal. Colorado struck first in the twelfth minute on a Dominique Badji goal, via Dillon Powers and Sebastien Le Toux. Houston tied it on a forty-fifth minute goal by Mauro Manotas, coming off of Sheanon Williams and Ricardo Clark. The Rapids retook the lead with a fifty-fourth minute Badji goal, assisted by Powers. Colorado added on with a Shkelzen Gashi goal in the seventy-ninth minute, courtesy of Micheal Azira. The Dynamo pulled back on another Manotas goal in the eighty-first minute. The Rapids had yellow cards for time wasting in the eighty-third minute by Sam Cronin and a foul from Azira in stoppage time. Houston's Alex took a yellow card for dissent a minute after Azira's booking. The game ended 3-2, with Badji the man of the match for his brace.
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KHL 2016/17 - Day 47
Eight games for today. We begin with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Juha Metsola are in goal. Sochi started in the first period with an Ivan Yatsenko goal, via Denis Tolpeko and Alexander Delnov. Khabarovsk tied it on a Kristian Kuusela power play goal, powered by Maxim Kondratyev and Tomas Zohorna. The Leopards took the lead back in the third period on another Yatsenko goal, assisted by Vadim Shchegolkov and Tolpeko. Amur tied it again with a Jan Kolar power play goal, coming off of Teemu Ramstedt and Kirill Kapustin. Khabarovsk took the lead with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, made possible by Vyacheslav Ushenin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Vladislav Ushenin, Yatsenko, and Tolpeko.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Igor Bobkov are set to start in goal. Vladivostok opened with a first period power play goal by Mikhail Fisenko, powered by Vladimir Tkachyov and Robert Sabolic. Admiral added on with a James Wright goal, with a lone assist by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Vladivostok extended the lead on an unassisted Oskars Bartulis goal in the second period. Admiral padded the lead as Dmitry Lugin scored, thanks to Alexander Gorshkov and Artyom Zemchyonok. Moscow got on the board with a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, passed from Ryan Stoa. Spartak got closer in the third period with a Matthew Gilroy power play goal, with assists provided by Vadim Berdnikov and Marcus Hogstrom. Vladivostok answered with a Tkachyov power play goal, going in unassisted. Admiral continued with a Lugin power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Fisenko and Sabolic. Moscow got one back with a Lukas Radil goal, via Gilroy and Stoa. The game ended at 6-3, with the three stars handed to Lugin, Tkachyov, and Fisenko, while Sabolic, Gilroy, and Stoa get the honorable mentions.
Into China, with Kunlun Red Star Beijing hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in Shanghai. Ilya Proskuryakov and Andrei Makarov are the masked men. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, via Alexei Potapov and Kirill Urakov. Torpedo added on with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, made possible by Kaspars Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the second period as Sam Lofquist scored, thanks to Daugavins and Semin. Beijing got on the board with a Damien Fleury goal, assisted by Linus Videll and Tobias Viklund on the power play. Kunlun Red Star pulled closer with a Brett Bellemore power play goal, powered by Sean Collins and Fleury. Torpedo answered in the third period on a Daugavins goal, helped along by Semin and Lofquist. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars belonging to Daugavins, Lofquist, and Semin (sock trick), while Fleury gets an honorable mention.
Back in Russia, Sibir Novosibirsk brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Alexander Salak are given the starting nods in goal. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with an Alexei Skabelka goal, courtesy of Artyom Artyomov and Yury Sergiyenko. Novokuznetsk tied it on an Alexander Komaristy goal, coming off of Ignat Zemchenko and Stanislav Butuzov. Metallurg took the lead in the second period with a Denis Vikharev goal, going in unassisted. Sibir tied it again on an Adam Polasek power play goal in the third period, powered by Oleg Gubin and Sergei Shumakov. Novosibirsk took the 3-2 win with a Shumakov goal in overtime, set up by Konstantin Okulov. The three stars were Shumakov, Polasek, and Skabelka.
Westward to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Andrei Gavrilov are in the blue paint. Ufa began in the first period with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, assisted by Linus Omark. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Paul Szczechura goal, coming off of Michal Birner and Dmitry Pestunov in the second period. Salavat Yulaev retook the lead on a Hartikainen goal, with a lone assist by Sami Lepisto. The game ended at 2-1 eventually, with Hartikainen, Gavrilov (36 for 37 in saves), and Szczechura receiving the three stars.
Out in St. Petersburg, SKA welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Igor Shestyorkin are between the pipes. St. Petersburg was first to score with an Ilya Kablukov goal in the first period, made possible by Yegor Rykov and Evgeny Ketov. SKA added on with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, guided in by Nikita Gusev and Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period as Viktor Tikhonov scored, thanks to Roman Rukavishnikov. SKA padded the lead on a Vyacheslav Voynov goal, fueled by Alexander Barabanov and Jarno Koskiranta. St. Petersburg kept going in the third period on a Sergei Plotnikov goal, passed from Andrei Zubarev and Ilya Kovalchuk. SKA iced it at 6-0 with a Dadonov goal, his second of the game, assisted by Gusev and Dinar Khafizullin. The three stars belonged to Dadonov, Shestyorkin (20 save shutout), and Gusev.
Further along to Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ben Scrivens tend the twines. Minsk started in the first period with an Alexander Materukhin goal, assisted by Kristian Khenkel and Lukas Krajicek. Dinamo added on with an unassisted Andrei Stepanov goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Scrivens (23 save shutout), Materukhin, and Stepanov.
Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar faces a lesser foe in Niko Hovinen in goal. Cherepovets opened in the first period with a Daniil Vovchenko goal, coming off of Maxim Trunyov. Zagreb tied it on a Tomas Mertl goal, passed from Colby Genoway. Medvescak took the lead on an unassisted Francis Pare goal. Zagreb added on in the second period with a Genoway goal, via Mark Katic and Bobby Butler on the power play. Severstal got one back with another Vovchenko goal made possible by Trunyov. Medvescak replied with a Mertl power play goal, powered by Alexandre Giroux and Genoway. Roman Smiryagin replaced Kovar in goal. Zagreb extended the lead on a Brandon McMillan goal, going in unassisted. Medvescak padded the lead as Katic scored, thanks to Butler and Yann Sauve. Zagreb continued in the third period with Mertl completing his hat trick on a power play goal helped along by Butler and Katic. Cherepovets countered with a Vojtech Polak goal, with a lone helper from Dmitry Kagarlitsky. The three stars of the 7-3 game were Mertl, Genoway, and Katic, while Vovchenko, Trunyov, and Butler get the honorable mentions.
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Amur Khabarovsk hosting the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Juha Metsola are in goal. Sochi started in the first period with an Ivan Yatsenko goal, via Denis Tolpeko and Alexander Delnov. Khabarovsk tied it on a Kristian Kuusela power play goal, powered by Maxim Kondratyev and Tomas Zohorna. The Leopards took the lead back in the third period on another Yatsenko goal, assisted by Vadim Shchegolkov and Tolpeko. Amur tied it again with a Jan Kolar power play goal, coming off of Teemu Ramstedt and Kirill Kapustin. Khabarovsk took the lead with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, made possible by Vyacheslav Ushenin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Vladislav Ushenin, Yatsenko, and Tolpeko.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Igor Bobkov are set to start in goal. Vladivostok opened with a first period power play goal by Mikhail Fisenko, powered by Vladimir Tkachyov and Robert Sabolic. Admiral added on with a James Wright goal, with a lone assist by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Vladivostok extended the lead on an unassisted Oskars Bartulis goal in the second period. Admiral padded the lead as Dmitry Lugin scored, thanks to Alexander Gorshkov and Artyom Zemchyonok. Moscow got on the board with a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, passed from Ryan Stoa. Spartak got closer in the third period with a Matthew Gilroy power play goal, with assists provided by Vadim Berdnikov and Marcus Hogstrom. Vladivostok answered with a Tkachyov power play goal, going in unassisted. Admiral continued with a Lugin power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Fisenko and Sabolic. Moscow got one back with a Lukas Radil goal, via Gilroy and Stoa. The game ended at 6-3, with the three stars handed to Lugin, Tkachyov, and Fisenko, while Sabolic, Gilroy, and Stoa get the honorable mentions.
Into China, with Kunlun Red Star Beijing hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in Shanghai. Ilya Proskuryakov and Andrei Makarov are the masked men. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, via Alexei Potapov and Kirill Urakov. Torpedo added on with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, made possible by Kaspars Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the second period as Sam Lofquist scored, thanks to Daugavins and Semin. Beijing got on the board with a Damien Fleury goal, assisted by Linus Videll and Tobias Viklund on the power play. Kunlun Red Star pulled closer with a Brett Bellemore power play goal, powered by Sean Collins and Fleury. Torpedo answered in the third period on a Daugavins goal, helped along by Semin and Lofquist. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars belonging to Daugavins, Lofquist, and Semin (sock trick), while Fleury gets an honorable mention.
Back in Russia, Sibir Novosibirsk brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Alexander Salak are given the starting nods in goal. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with an Alexei Skabelka goal, courtesy of Artyom Artyomov and Yury Sergiyenko. Novokuznetsk tied it on an Alexander Komaristy goal, coming off of Ignat Zemchenko and Stanislav Butuzov. Metallurg took the lead in the second period with a Denis Vikharev goal, going in unassisted. Sibir tied it again on an Adam Polasek power play goal in the third period, powered by Oleg Gubin and Sergei Shumakov. Novosibirsk took the 3-2 win with a Shumakov goal in overtime, set up by Konstantin Okulov. The three stars were Shumakov, Polasek, and Skabelka.
Westward to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Andrei Gavrilov are in the blue paint. Ufa began in the first period with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, assisted by Linus Omark. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Paul Szczechura goal, coming off of Michal Birner and Dmitry Pestunov in the second period. Salavat Yulaev retook the lead on a Hartikainen goal, with a lone assist by Sami Lepisto. The game ended at 2-1 eventually, with Hartikainen, Gavrilov (36 for 37 in saves), and Szczechura receiving the three stars.
Out in St. Petersburg, SKA welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Igor Shestyorkin are between the pipes. St. Petersburg was first to score with an Ilya Kablukov goal in the first period, made possible by Yegor Rykov and Evgeny Ketov. SKA added on with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, guided in by Nikita Gusev and Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period as Viktor Tikhonov scored, thanks to Roman Rukavishnikov. SKA padded the lead on a Vyacheslav Voynov goal, fueled by Alexander Barabanov and Jarno Koskiranta. St. Petersburg kept going in the third period on a Sergei Plotnikov goal, passed from Andrei Zubarev and Ilya Kovalchuk. SKA iced it at 6-0 with a Dadonov goal, his second of the game, assisted by Gusev and Dinar Khafizullin. The three stars belonged to Dadonov, Shestyorkin (20 save shutout), and Gusev.
Further along to Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ben Scrivens tend the twines. Minsk started in the first period with an Alexander Materukhin goal, assisted by Kristian Khenkel and Lukas Krajicek. Dinamo added on with an unassisted Andrei Stepanov goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Scrivens (23 save shutout), Materukhin, and Stepanov.
Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar faces a lesser foe in Niko Hovinen in goal. Cherepovets opened in the first period with a Daniil Vovchenko goal, coming off of Maxim Trunyov. Zagreb tied it on a Tomas Mertl goal, passed from Colby Genoway. Medvescak took the lead on an unassisted Francis Pare goal. Zagreb added on in the second period with a Genoway goal, via Mark Katic and Bobby Butler on the power play. Severstal got one back with another Vovchenko goal made possible by Trunyov. Medvescak replied with a Mertl power play goal, powered by Alexandre Giroux and Genoway. Roman Smiryagin replaced Kovar in goal. Zagreb extended the lead on a Brandon McMillan goal, going in unassisted. Medvescak padded the lead as Katic scored, thanks to Butler and Yann Sauve. Zagreb continued in the third period with Mertl completing his hat trick on a power play goal helped along by Butler and Katic. Cherepovets countered with a Vojtech Polak goal, with a lone helper from Dmitry Kagarlitsky. The three stars of the 7-3 game were Mertl, Genoway, and Katic, while Vovchenko, Trunyov, and Butler get the honorable mentions.
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Friday, October 7, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 46
Once again, it's a day with three games, beginning in...
Yekaterinburg, with Avtomobilist hosting Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Vladimir Sokhatsky are in the creases. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with an Artyom Gareyev goal, via Alexander Torchenyuk and Dmitry Monya. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Geoffrey Kinrade goal, guided in by Andrei Stas and Andrei Sergeyev. Avtomobilist took the lead back with a Niclas Andersen goal, fueled by Jan Buchtele. Yekaterinburg added on with an Alexander Shchemerov goal, with a lone assist by Anatoly Golyshev. Neftekhimik got one back in the third period on a Stas goal, made possible by Alexander Bryntsev. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars being Shchemerov, Stas, and Andersen.
Next up, Barys Astana welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Henrik Karlsson are the goalies. Togliatti began in the first period with a Nikita Filatov goal, assisted by Alexander Bumagin. Lada added on in the second period with a Yefim Gurkin goal, passed from Anton Shenfeld. Astana got on the board with an Evgeny Rymarev goal, coming off of Roman Starchenko and Dmitry Grents. Togliatti answered with a Stanislav Bocharov goal, courtesy of Andrei Ivanov and Alexander Streltsov. Lada extended the lead as Shenfeld scored, thanks to Taylor Aronson. Barys got one back with a third period Corey Trivino goal, going in unassisted. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars given to Shenfeld, Bocharov, and Ezhov (29 for 31 in saves).
Finally, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Vladislav Fokin are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period on an Oleg Pogorishny goal, fueled by Pavel Medvedev. Ugra added on with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, assisted by Evgeny Lapenkov. Kazan got on the board with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, passed from Mikhail Zhukov and Anton Glinkin. Ak Bars tied it on a Stefan Elliott power play goal in the second period, powered by Jiri Sekac and Stepan Zakharchuk. Kazan took the lead on a Glinkin power play goal, with a lone assist by Malykhin. Ak Bars extended the lead in the third period with an unassisted goal by Andrei Popov on the power play. Kazan padded the lead as Alexander Svitov scored a power play goal, with the help of Justin Azevedo and Vladimir Tkachyov. Khanty-Mansiysk pulled back with an Andrei Ankudinov goal, with helpers from Roman Lyuduchin and Igor Radulov. Ak Bars iced it at 6-3 with a Popov power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Malykhin and Glinkin. The three stars were Glinkin, Popov, and Malykhin.
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Yekaterinburg, with Avtomobilist hosting Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Vladimir Sokhatsky are in the creases. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with an Artyom Gareyev goal, via Alexander Torchenyuk and Dmitry Monya. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Geoffrey Kinrade goal, guided in by Andrei Stas and Andrei Sergeyev. Avtomobilist took the lead back with a Niclas Andersen goal, fueled by Jan Buchtele. Yekaterinburg added on with an Alexander Shchemerov goal, with a lone assist by Anatoly Golyshev. Neftekhimik got one back in the third period on a Stas goal, made possible by Alexander Bryntsev. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars being Shchemerov, Stas, and Andersen.
Next up, Barys Astana welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Henrik Karlsson are the goalies. Togliatti began in the first period with a Nikita Filatov goal, assisted by Alexander Bumagin. Lada added on in the second period with a Yefim Gurkin goal, passed from Anton Shenfeld. Astana got on the board with an Evgeny Rymarev goal, coming off of Roman Starchenko and Dmitry Grents. Togliatti answered with a Stanislav Bocharov goal, courtesy of Andrei Ivanov and Alexander Streltsov. Lada extended the lead as Shenfeld scored, thanks to Taylor Aronson. Barys got one back with a third period Corey Trivino goal, going in unassisted. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars given to Shenfeld, Bocharov, and Ezhov (29 for 31 in saves).
Finally, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Vladislav Fokin are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period on an Oleg Pogorishny goal, fueled by Pavel Medvedev. Ugra added on with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, assisted by Evgeny Lapenkov. Kazan got on the board with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, passed from Mikhail Zhukov and Anton Glinkin. Ak Bars tied it on a Stefan Elliott power play goal in the second period, powered by Jiri Sekac and Stepan Zakharchuk. Kazan took the lead on a Glinkin power play goal, with a lone assist by Malykhin. Ak Bars extended the lead in the third period with an unassisted goal by Andrei Popov on the power play. Kazan padded the lead as Alexander Svitov scored a power play goal, with the help of Justin Azevedo and Vladimir Tkachyov. Khanty-Mansiysk pulled back with an Andrei Ankudinov goal, with helpers from Roman Lyuduchin and Igor Radulov. Ak Bars iced it at 6-3 with a Popov power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Malykhin and Glinkin. The three stars were Glinkin, Popov, and Malykhin.
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Thursday, October 6, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 45
Nine games fill the schedule today. We begin with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Juha Metsola are in goal. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period with a Dmitry Shulenin goal, via Kirill Rasskazov and Denis Shurakov. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Shulenin, Proskuryakov (25 save shutout), and Metsola (27 for 28 in saves).
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Igor Bobkov man the nets. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Robert Sabolic power play goal, powered by Jonathon Blum. This lasted the whole game for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Bobkov (27 save shutout), Sabolic, and Barulin (23 for 24 in saves).
Into China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing brings in Spartak Moscow to Shanghai. Nikita Bespalov and Andrei Makarov are in the blue paint. Beijing started in the first period with a Joonas Jarvinen power play goal, powered by Chad Rau and Max Warn. Moscow tied it on a second period Anatoly Nikontsev goal, fueled by Artyom Voronin and Nikita Li. Spartak took the lead with a Ryan Stoa goal, guided in by Lukas Radil and Matthew Gilroy. Kunlun Red Star tied it with a Tobias Viklund power play goal in the third period, made possible by Linus Videll. Beijing took the lead with a Jarvinen goal, with assists provided by Warn and Miika Lahti. Kunlun Red Star added on with an unassisted Damien Fleury. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars went to Jarvinen, Warn, and Fleury.
Back in Russia, Avangard Omsk hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Dominik Furch tend the twines. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Sergei Shumakov goal, passed from Adam Polasek. Omsk tied it on an Evgeny Medvedev goal, helped along by Valentin Pyanov and Maxim Pestushko. The tie went all the way to a shootout, where Sibir's Konstantin Okulov was topped by Ilya Zubov and Nikolai Lemtyugov for a 2-1 Avangard win. The three stars went to Furch (18 for 19 in saves), Salak (23 for 24 in saves), and Medvedev.
Along to Magnitogorsk, with Metallurg welcoming Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko faces a lesser foe in Ilya Samsonov in goal. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with a power play goal by Alexei Petrov, powered by Alexander Shinin and Paul Szczechura. Traktor added on with a shorthanded and unassisted goal from Szczechura. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Dmitry Kazionov goal, assisted by Sergei Tereshchenko and Oskar Osala. Metallurg tied it on a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, with helpers from Chris Lee and Alexander Semin. Magnitogorsk took the lead in the third period on a Jan Kovar goal, made possible by Semin and Alexei Bereglazov. Chelyabinsk retied it as Kirill Koltsov scored, thanks to Nikolai Belov. Metallurg regained the lead with a Lee goal, with a lone assist by Semin, who earned a sock trick. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Lee, Semin, and Szczechura.
Way out west, SKA St. Petersburg brings in CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shestyorkin are the young goalies. St. Petersburg began in the first period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, assisted by Jarno Koskiranta and Dinar Khafizullin. SKA iced it at 2-0 with a third period empty net goal by Sergei Plotnikov, set up by Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk. The three stars were Shestyorkin (38 save shutout), Shirokov, and Sorokin (26 for 27 in saves).
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Ben Scrivens are the masked men. Podolsk was first to score in the first period with a power play goal by Miro Aaltonen, via Alexei Kopeikin. Minsk tied it in the second period on a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, powered by Evgeny Lisovets and Matt Ellison. Vityaz took the lead on another Aaltonen power play goal, coming off of Ilya Davydov and Jakub Jerabek. Dinamo retied it with a Marc-Andre Gragnani power play goal in the third period, helped along by Sergei Kostitsyn and David Ullstrom. Podolsk won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted goal by Igor Golovkov. The three stars were handed to Aaltonen, Golovkov, and Sateri (22 for 24 in saves).
Into Slovakia, with Slovan Bratislava welcoming Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Barry Brust are the goalies. Bratislava opened in the first period with an Andrej Meszaros goal, assisted by Andrej Stastny. Cherepovets tied it in the second period with a Yury Trubachyov goal, passed from Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Maxim Trunyov. Severstal took the lead with a Sergei Monakhov goal, via Nikolai Kazakovtsev. Slovan tied it again in the third period with a Jeff Taffe power play goal, powered by Jonathan Cheechoo and Nick Plastino. Bratislava took the lead on a Cheechoo goal, with a lone assist by Stastny. The three stars went to Cheechoo, Stastny, and Taffe.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Jakub Sedlacek protect the nets. Yaroslavl started in the first period with a Yegor Korshkov power play goal, powered by Pavel Kraskovsky and Rushan Rafikov. Lokomotiv added on with a Denis Mosalyov goal, fueled by Alexander Polunin. Riga got on the board with a Patrick Mullen goal, via Justin Shugg and Colton Gillies. Dinamo tied it as Gillies scored a power play goal, with the help of Georgijs Pujacs and Mullen. Riga took the game 3-2 in the shootout on two tallies from Shugg backed up by one from Filipp Toluzakov, overpowering Lokomotiv's Daniil Apalkov, who also scored twice. The three stars belonged to Gillies, Mullen, and Shugg.
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Amur Khabarovsk hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Juha Metsola are in goal. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period with a Dmitry Shulenin goal, via Kirill Rasskazov and Denis Shurakov. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Shulenin, Proskuryakov (25 save shutout), and Metsola (27 for 28 in saves).
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Igor Bobkov man the nets. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Robert Sabolic power play goal, powered by Jonathon Blum. This lasted the whole game for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Bobkov (27 save shutout), Sabolic, and Barulin (23 for 24 in saves).
Into China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing brings in Spartak Moscow to Shanghai. Nikita Bespalov and Andrei Makarov are in the blue paint. Beijing started in the first period with a Joonas Jarvinen power play goal, powered by Chad Rau and Max Warn. Moscow tied it on a second period Anatoly Nikontsev goal, fueled by Artyom Voronin and Nikita Li. Spartak took the lead with a Ryan Stoa goal, guided in by Lukas Radil and Matthew Gilroy. Kunlun Red Star tied it with a Tobias Viklund power play goal in the third period, made possible by Linus Videll. Beijing took the lead with a Jarvinen goal, with assists provided by Warn and Miika Lahti. Kunlun Red Star added on with an unassisted Damien Fleury. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars went to Jarvinen, Warn, and Fleury.
Back in Russia, Avangard Omsk hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Dominik Furch tend the twines. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Sergei Shumakov goal, passed from Adam Polasek. Omsk tied it on an Evgeny Medvedev goal, helped along by Valentin Pyanov and Maxim Pestushko. The tie went all the way to a shootout, where Sibir's Konstantin Okulov was topped by Ilya Zubov and Nikolai Lemtyugov for a 2-1 Avangard win. The three stars went to Furch (18 for 19 in saves), Salak (23 for 24 in saves), and Medvedev.
Along to Magnitogorsk, with Metallurg welcoming Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko faces a lesser foe in Ilya Samsonov in goal. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with a power play goal by Alexei Petrov, powered by Alexander Shinin and Paul Szczechura. Traktor added on with a shorthanded and unassisted goal from Szczechura. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Dmitry Kazionov goal, assisted by Sergei Tereshchenko and Oskar Osala. Metallurg tied it on a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, with helpers from Chris Lee and Alexander Semin. Magnitogorsk took the lead in the third period on a Jan Kovar goal, made possible by Semin and Alexei Bereglazov. Chelyabinsk retied it as Kirill Koltsov scored, thanks to Nikolai Belov. Metallurg regained the lead with a Lee goal, with a lone assist by Semin, who earned a sock trick. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Lee, Semin, and Szczechura.
Way out west, SKA St. Petersburg brings in CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shestyorkin are the young goalies. St. Petersburg began in the first period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, assisted by Jarno Koskiranta and Dinar Khafizullin. SKA iced it at 2-0 with a third period empty net goal by Sergei Plotnikov, set up by Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk. The three stars were Shestyorkin (38 save shutout), Shirokov, and Sorokin (26 for 27 in saves).
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Ben Scrivens are the masked men. Podolsk was first to score in the first period with a power play goal by Miro Aaltonen, via Alexei Kopeikin. Minsk tied it in the second period on a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, powered by Evgeny Lisovets and Matt Ellison. Vityaz took the lead on another Aaltonen power play goal, coming off of Ilya Davydov and Jakub Jerabek. Dinamo retied it with a Marc-Andre Gragnani power play goal in the third period, helped along by Sergei Kostitsyn and David Ullstrom. Podolsk won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted goal by Igor Golovkov. The three stars were handed to Aaltonen, Golovkov, and Sateri (22 for 24 in saves).
Into Slovakia, with Slovan Bratislava welcoming Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Barry Brust are the goalies. Bratislava opened in the first period with an Andrej Meszaros goal, assisted by Andrej Stastny. Cherepovets tied it in the second period with a Yury Trubachyov goal, passed from Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Maxim Trunyov. Severstal took the lead with a Sergei Monakhov goal, via Nikolai Kazakovtsev. Slovan tied it again in the third period with a Jeff Taffe power play goal, powered by Jonathan Cheechoo and Nick Plastino. Bratislava took the lead on a Cheechoo goal, with a lone assist by Stastny. The three stars went to Cheechoo, Stastny, and Taffe.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Jakub Sedlacek protect the nets. Yaroslavl started in the first period with a Yegor Korshkov power play goal, powered by Pavel Kraskovsky and Rushan Rafikov. Lokomotiv added on with a Denis Mosalyov goal, fueled by Alexander Polunin. Riga got on the board with a Patrick Mullen goal, via Justin Shugg and Colton Gillies. Dinamo tied it as Gillies scored a power play goal, with the help of Georgijs Pujacs and Mullen. Riga took the game 3-2 in the shootout on two tallies from Shugg backed up by one from Filipp Toluzakov, overpowering Lokomotiv's Daniil Apalkov, who also scored twice. The three stars belonged to Gillies, Mullen, and Shugg.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 44
Four games on for today's schedule, beginning with...
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Igor Ustinsky are in goal. Togliatti opened in the first period with an Andrei Ivanov goal, passed from Nikita Filatov and Alexander Bumagin. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Pavel Turbin goal, assisted by Jan Buchtele. Avtomobilist took the lead with an Anatoly Golyshev goal, going in unassisted in the second period. Yekaterinburg added on with a Nikolai Timashov power play goal, powered by Golyshev and Turbin. Lada pulled back with a Filatov goal, with a lone assist from Gleb Koryagin. Togliatti tied it as Filatov scored his second of the game, fueled by Ivanov and the goalie Ezhov. Lada won it 4-3 with Ivanov's second of the night, helped along by Taylor Aronson and Anton Shenfeld. The three stars were Ivanov, Filatov, and Golyshev, while Turbin gets an honorable mention.
Into Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Henrik Karlsson protect the nets. Kazan led off in the first period with a Vasily Tokranov goal, made possible by Alexander Svitov and Jiri Sekac. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Damir Musin goal, coming off of Fyodor Malykhin and Anton Glinkin. Kazan extended the lead in the third period as Glinkin scored, with the help of Mikhail Zhukov. Ak Bars padded the lead with another Glinkin goal, assisted by Andrei Popov. The game ended at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Glinkin, Garipov (25 save shutout), and Tokranov.
Back in Russia, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Alexander Sharychenkov are in the blue paint. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period with an Andrei Stas goal, guided in by Bogdan Yakimov and Geoffrey Kinrade. Neftekhimik added on with a Kinrade power play goal in the second period, powered by Dan Sexton. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Kolppanen (31 save shutout), Kinrade, and Stas.
Finally, Jokerit Helsinki hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ryan Zapolski man the nets. Moscow got going in the second period with a Martins Karsums goal, passed from Alexei Tsvetkov and Andrei Mironov on the power play. Dynamo added on with an unassisted goal by Artyom Fyodorov. Helsinki got on the board with a Marko Anttila goal, courtesy of Joey Hishon and Topi Jaakola in the third period. They couldn't equalize, falling 2-1, with the three stars handed to Yeryomenko (19 for 20 in saves), Fyodorov, and Karsums.
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Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Igor Ustinsky are in goal. Togliatti opened in the first period with an Andrei Ivanov goal, passed from Nikita Filatov and Alexander Bumagin. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Pavel Turbin goal, assisted by Jan Buchtele. Avtomobilist took the lead with an Anatoly Golyshev goal, going in unassisted in the second period. Yekaterinburg added on with a Nikolai Timashov power play goal, powered by Golyshev and Turbin. Lada pulled back with a Filatov goal, with a lone assist from Gleb Koryagin. Togliatti tied it as Filatov scored his second of the game, fueled by Ivanov and the goalie Ezhov. Lada won it 4-3 with Ivanov's second of the night, helped along by Taylor Aronson and Anton Shenfeld. The three stars were Ivanov, Filatov, and Golyshev, while Turbin gets an honorable mention.
Into Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Henrik Karlsson protect the nets. Kazan led off in the first period with a Vasily Tokranov goal, made possible by Alexander Svitov and Jiri Sekac. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Damir Musin goal, coming off of Fyodor Malykhin and Anton Glinkin. Kazan extended the lead in the third period as Glinkin scored, with the help of Mikhail Zhukov. Ak Bars padded the lead with another Glinkin goal, assisted by Andrei Popov. The game ended at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Glinkin, Garipov (25 save shutout), and Tokranov.
Back in Russia, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Alexander Sharychenkov are in the blue paint. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period with an Andrei Stas goal, guided in by Bogdan Yakimov and Geoffrey Kinrade. Neftekhimik added on with a Kinrade power play goal in the second period, powered by Dan Sexton. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Kolppanen (31 save shutout), Kinrade, and Stas.
Finally, Jokerit Helsinki hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ryan Zapolski man the nets. Moscow got going in the second period with a Martins Karsums goal, passed from Alexei Tsvetkov and Andrei Mironov on the power play. Dynamo added on with an unassisted goal by Artyom Fyodorov. Helsinki got on the board with a Marko Anttila goal, courtesy of Joey Hishon and Topi Jaakola in the third period. They couldn't equalize, falling 2-1, with the three stars handed to Yeryomenko (19 for 20 in saves), Fyodorov, and Karsums.
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