MLS Eastern Conference Final: New England Revolution VS. New York Red Bulls

The Eastern Conference Final for MLS features the New England Revolution against the New York Red Bulls. In game 1 at New York, the goalies are Bobby Shuttleworth for New England and Luis Robles and New York. New England struck first in the seventeenth minute with a Teal Bunbury goal, set up by Jermaine Jones. The Revolution took a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul by A.J. Soares. New England had another yellow card in the twenty-sixth minute as Jones committed a foul. New York tied the game with a twenty-seventh minute Bradley Wright-Phillips goal. In the thirty-seventh minute, the Red Bulls saw a yellow card go to Thierry Henry for his foul. New York took another yellow card for persistent infringement in the forty-third minute by Ibrahim Sekagya. The Red Bulls saw a booking in the fifty-fourth minute for a yellow card foul on Richard Eckersley. New York's Wright-Phillips was booked on a yellow card for encroachment in the sixtieth minute. The Red Bulls took another yellow card in the sixty-third minute as Eric Alexander committed a foul. The Revolution took a yellow card for a sixty-seventh minute foul by Scott Caldwell. New York saw a yellow card go to Tim Cahill in the seventy-seventh minute for a foul. New England's Lee Nguyen took a yellow card in the eighty-third minute for his foul. The Revolution gained the lead in the eighty-fifth minute on a Jones goal, via Bunbury and Nguyen. This made it 2-1, the final, with the man of the match being Jones for his goal and assist.

In New England, the same goalies take the field. New York struck first in the twenty-sixth minute on a Tim Cahill goal, passed from Thierry Henry. New England tied it with a Charlie Davies goal in the forty-first minute, set up by Chris Tierney and Lee Nguyen. The Red Bulls took the lead back with a fifty-second minute Peguy Luyindula goal. New York had a yellow card in the sixtieth minute for a Dax McCarty foul. The Revolution retied it on a seventieth minute goal by Davies, via Tierney and Scott Caldwell. The Red Bulls took a pair of yellow cards in stoppage time for an Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo foul and unsporting behavior by Lloyd Sam. The game ended 2-2, and the Revolution took the series 4-3 on aggregate. The man of the match was Davies for his brace.

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion. 

KHL November 29th, 2014

Eleven games on today, beginning in...

Astana, as Barys hosts Admiral Vladivostok. Ilya Proskuryakov and Jan Laco are in the creases. Astana struck first in the first period on a Nigel Dawes power play goal, with a lone assist by Brandon Bochenski. Vladivostok tied it in the second period as Ivan Glazkov scored, thanks to Ilya Zubov and Richard Gynge. Admiral took the lead with a Felix Schutz power play goal, powered by Konstantin Makarov and Glazkov. Barys tied it with a Dawes goal, fueled by Kevin Dallman and Dustin Boyd. Vladivostok regained the lead in the third period on an unassisted Zubov goal. Admiral added on with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, coming off of Vyacheslav Ushenin and Alexander Gorshkov. Astana got one back with a Boyd goal, passed from Bochenski and Mike Lundin. Barys tied it with a Konstantin Rudenko goal, assisted by Konstantin Pushkaryov and Nikolai Antropov. Vladivostok won 5-4 in overtime with an Artyom Zemchyonok goal, courtesy of Enver Lisin and Schutz. The three stars went to Zubov, Dawes, and Schutz, while Bochenski, Boyd, and Glazkov get the honorable mentions.

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Stepan Goryachevskikh are set to start. Khanty-Mansiysk opened in the first period on a Nikita Gusev goal, courtesy of Igor Magogin. Yugra added on with an Igor Bortnikov goal, via Vitaly Sitnikov. Khanty-Mansiysk extended the lead on an Airat Ziazov goal, assisted by Denis Gorbunov and Philip Larsen. Yugra padded the lead on a Lukas Kaspar goal, passed from Ben Maxwell. This held up for a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Goryachevskikh (30 save shutout), Gusev, and Bortnikov.

West to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor brings in Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Michael Garnett guard the cages. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period on a Chris Lee goal, guided in by Vladimir Malenkikh and Tim Brent. Metallurg added on with an Evgeny Timkin goal, fueled by Mikhail Yunkov. Chelyabinsk got on the board in the third period with a Jan Bulis goal, with a lone assist by Deron Quint. Traktor tied it with an Anton Glinkin power play goal, powered by Artyom Borodkin and Andrei Popov. Magnitogorsk won 3-2 in overtime with a Yaroslav Kosov goal. The three stars were given to Kosov, Timkin, and Lee.

Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Mark Dekanich and Danny Taylor are all padded up. Minsk was first to score in the first period on a Matt Ellison power play goal, with a lone assist by Ryan Vesce. Dinamo added on in the second period as Vesce scored, with the help of Charles Linglet and Ellison. Zagreb got one back with a James Wright goal, helped along by Krystofer Kolanos and Shaone Morrisonn. Minsk shot back in the third period with another Ellison goal, fueled by Linglet. Dinamo extended the lead on a Linglet power play goal, powered by Jonathan Cheechoo and Vesce. Medvescak replied with a Mark Flood goal, made possible by Pascal Pelletier. Zagreb pulled closer on a Kolanos goal, with assists provided by Bill Thomas and Mathieu Carle. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Ellison, Vesce, and Linglet, while Kolanos gets an honorable mention.

To Russia again, as the Sochi Leopards welcome Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Tomas Popperle receive the starting nods. Sochi started in the first period on an Ilya Krikunov goal, assisted by Andrei Kostitsyn and Igor Ignatushkin. The Leopards added on with an Alexander Shcherbina goal, passed from Timofei Shishkanov and Artyom Kryukov. Sochi extended the lead on a shorthanded Ignatushkin goal in the second period, set up by Pavel Koledov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a Vladimir Galuzin goal, coming off of Nikita Filatov. The Leopards answered in the third period as Andre Petersson scored an unassisted goal. This gave them a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Ignatushkin, Popperle (25 for 26 in saves), and Shcherbina.

North to St. Petersburg, where SKA brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Evgeny Ivannikov are between the pipes. Novosibirsk began in the first period on a Dmitry Monya goal, made possible by Viktor Bobrov. Sibir added on with a Jonas Enlund goal, guided in by Renat Mamashev and Jarno Koskiranta. St. Petersburg got on the board in the second period with an Ilya Kablukov goal, passed from Dmitry Yudin and Alexei Ponikarovsky. Novosibirsk shot back with a power play goal by Alexei Kopeikin, powered by Igor Ozhiganov and Mamashev. SKA got one back with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal, assisted by Artemy Panarin and Patrick Thoresen. St. Petersburg tied it in the third period as Dmitry Kalinin scored, thanks to Roman Rukavishnikov and Roman Cervenka on the power play. SKA took the lead with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, with helpers from Thoresen and Andrei Kuteikin. St. Petersburg extended the lead with a Kuteikin goal, helped along by Panarin and Cervenka. Sibir got one back with an Enlund power play goal, fueled by Dmitry Kugryshev and Patrik Hersley. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars given to Kuteikin, Enlund, and Thoresen, while Mamashev, Panarin, and Cervenka get the honorable mentions.

Back east to Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik hosts Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Alexander Sudnitsin are the masked men. Kazan led off in the first period with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, assisted by Dmitry Obukhov and Dmitry Arkhipov. Ak Bars added on with a Mikhail Varnakov goal in the second period, guided in by Stepan Zakharchuk and Mikhail Glukhov. Kazan extended the lead with an Alexander Burmistrov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Medvedev. Ak Bars padded the lead in the third period on a Kirill Petrov goal, passed from Oscar Moller and Burmistrov. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a Teemu Eronen goal, coming off of Tim Stapleton and Dan Sexton on the power play. This produced a 4-1 final, with the three stars going to Burmistrov, Garipov (34 for 35 in saves), and Varnakov.

Down in Podolsk, Vityaz welcomes Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Stepanek and Harri Sateri draw the starts. Cherepovets struck first in the first period with a shorthanded Pavel Chernov goal, set up by David Ullstrom. Severstal added on with a Logan Pyett goal, fueled by Yury Trubachyov and Evgeny Mons. Cherepovets extended the lead in the second period on a power play goal by Marek Kvapil, powered by Pavel Buchnevich and Trubachyov. Podolsk got on the board with an Ivan Vereshchagin power play goal, coming off of Roman Horak and Denis Grebeshkov. Severstal shot back with a Dmitry Kagarlitsky goal, guided in by Zakhar Arzamastsev and Chernov. Cherepovets padded the lead in the third period on a Buchnevich goal, via Gennady Stolyarov and Andrei Shefer. Vityaz took one back with an Anton Korolyov goal, passed from Alexei Makeyev. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Chernov, Buchnevich, and Trubachyov.

Into Moscow, where Dynamo brings in crosstown rivals CSKA. Stanislav Galimov and Alexander Yeryomenko tend the twines. Dynamo was first to score in the first period on a Filip Novak goal, fueled by Dmitry Vishnevsky and Alexei Tsvetkov. CSKA tied it on a second period power play goal by Igor Grigorenko, powered by Alexander Radulov and Nikita Zaitsev. CSKA took the lead with a Roman Lyubimov goal, assisted by Andrei Kuzmenko. Dynamo tied it with a third period Tsvetkov goal, guided in by Martins Karsums and Maxim Karpov. Dynamo gained the lead on an unassisted Karpov power play goal. CSKA retied it on a Zaitsev power play goal, with a lone assist by Nikolai Prokhorkin. In the shootout, CSKA got goals from Jan Mursak and Simon Hjalmarsson for a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Zaitsev, Karpov, and Tsvetkov.

Out in Latvia, Dinamo Riga hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Rafael Khakimov and Jakub Sedlacek are in the blue paint. Riga dented the scoreboard in the second period with a power play goal by Miks Indrasis, powered by Marcel Hossa and Kyle Wilson. This was all they needed for a 1-0 win. The three stars were awarded to Sedlacek (29 save shutout), Indrasis, and Khakimov (25 for 26 in saves).

Finally, Slovan Bratislava hosts Atlant Mytishchi. Atte Engren and Johan Backlund have the green light to start in goal. Bratislava opened in the first period with a Rok Ticar goal, coming off of Ziga Jeglic. Mytishchi tied it in the second period as Vyacheslav Leshchenko scored, thanks to Igor Levitsky. In the shootout, Slovan won 2-1 with goals by Jeglic and Ticar to top an Andreas Engqvist tally. The three stars went to Ticar, Backlund (26 for 27 in saves), and Engren (45 for 46 in saves).

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion.

NHL November 28th, 2014

Eleven games on all throughout the day today, beginning in...

Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Steve Mason draw the starts. New York led off in the first period with a power play goal by Dan Boyle, his second of the season, powered by Derek Stepan and Martin St. Louis. The Rangers added on with a St. Louis goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, guided in by Stepan and Chris Kreider. New York extended the lead in the third period with a shorthanded Rick Nash goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Stepan, who got a sock trick, and Ryan McDonagh. This produced the 3-0 final, with the three stars given to St. Louis, Talbot (26 save shutout), and Stepan.

Way out west, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Frederik Andersen are in the blue paint. Chicago began in the first period on a Brad Richards goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks added on with an Andrew Shaw goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Duncan Keith and Dan Carcillo. Anaheim got on the board with a Hampus Lindhoml goal, his third of the season, passed from Patrick Maroon and Ryan Kesler. Chicago shot back in the second period on a Patrick Kane goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Kris Versteeg and Richards. The Blackhawks finished it 4-1 with a Kane empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by Versteeg and Shaw. The three stars went to Kane, Crawford (23 for 24 in saves), and Richards, while Shaw and Versteeg get the honorable mentions.

Back east, the Washington Capitals bring in the New York Islanders. Chad Johnson and Braden Holtby get the starting nods. Washington struck first in the first period with an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Matt Niskanen and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals added on with a Marcus Johansson goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Niskanen. New York got on the board with a John Tavares goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Nick Leddy and Kyle Okposo. The Islanders tied it on an Anders Lee goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Travis Hamonic and Casey Cizikas. Washington took the lead back in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals extended the lead in the third period as Kuznetsov scored his second of the year, thanks to Troy Brouwer and Johansson. Washington iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Joel Ward, his ninth of the campaign, set up by John Carlson and Niskanen, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Kuznetsov, Johansson, and Niskanen.

Over in Boston, the Bruins host the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Tuukka Rask are set to start in goal. Winnipeg was first to score with a Dustin Byfuglien power play goal in the first period, his fourth of the season, powered by Evander Kane and Mark Scheifele. Boston tied it in the third period on a Milan Lucic goal, his fifth of the year, via Carl Soderberg and Dougie Hamilton. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime on a Hamilton goal, his fifth of the campaign, with assists provided by Soderberg and Loui Eriksson. The three stars went to Rask (35 for 36 in saves), Hamilton, and Soderberg.

Up in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price faces a lesser foe in Jhonas Enroth in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period on a Tyler Ennis goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Zemgus Girgensons and Matt Moulson. Montreal tied it on a P.A. Parenteau goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, coming on the power play from David Desharnais and Jiri Sekac. The Sabres retook the lead on a Moulson power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, powered by Ennis and Rasmus Ristolainen. This produced the 2-1 final, with the three stars given to Moulson, Ennis, and Enroth (30 for 31 in saves).

Back south to New Jersey, where the Devils bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Cory Schneider are in the blue paint. New Jersey started in the first period on a Jaromir Jagr goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Andy Greene and Damon Severson. Detroit tied it on a Riley Sheahan power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg. The Devils took the lead back with a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Marek Zidlicky. New Jersey added on with a Peter Harrold goal, via Jagr and Adam Henrique. The Devils extended the lead as Cammalleri scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, thanks to Severson and Henrique on the power play. The Red Wings got one back with a Xavier Ouellet goal, assisted by Darren Helm and Stephen Weiss. Detroit pulled closer with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his seventh of the campaign, a power play goal with helpers provided by Zetterberg and Johan Franzen. The Red Wings tied it in the third period on a Drew Miller goal, helped along by Kronwall and Tomas Jurco. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Gustav Nyquist scored to give Detroit the 5-4 win. The three stars were handed to Cammalleri, Jagr, and Kronwall, while Severson, Zetterberg, and Henrique get the honorable mentions.

West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Marc-Andre Fleury are the veteran goalies. Carolina led off in the first period on a Jiri Tlusty goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Jay McClement. Pittsburgh tied it on a Kris Letang goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Sidney Crosby and Nick Spaling. The Hurricanes took the lead back in the second period on a Patrick Dwyer goal, his second of the season, coming off of Tlusty and Justin Faulk. The Penguins retied it with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his eleventh of the year, via Crosby and Chris Kunitz. Carolina took the lead again in the third period as Nathan Gerbe scored his third of the season, a power play goal powered by Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask. The Hurricanes rapped it up at 4-2 with a power play empty net goal by Tlusty, his second of the game and tenth of the year, set up by Eric Staal and Faulk. The three stars went to Tlusty, Crosby, and Faulk.

Into Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Sergei Bobrovsky tend the twines. Vancouver got going in the second period on a Chris Higgins goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Nick Bonino and Luca Sbisa. The Canucks added on with a third period goal by Henrik Sedin, his sixth of the year, fueled by Radim Vrbata and Daniel Sedin. Vancouver extended the lead on a Shawn Matthias goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Brad Richardson and Yannick Weber. The Canucks padded the lead on a Richardson empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Bonino. Vancouver struck again on an Alexandre Burrows goal, his sixth of the campaign, guided in by Higgins and Bonino, the latter getting a sock trick. This made it 5-0, the final, with the three stars going to Bonion, Miller (31 save shutout), and Higgins, while Richardson gets an honorable mention.

Way south to Florida, where the Panthers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Al Montoya and Craig Anderson are between the pipes. Ottawa began in the first period with a Chris Neil goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Erik Condra and David Legwand. Florida tied it on a Dylan Olsen goal, with a lone assist by Vincent Trocheck. The Senators took the lead back on a Cody Ceci goal, passed from Neil. The Panthers tied it on a third period goal by Sean Bergenheim goal, his third of the year, guided in by Brad Boyes and Aleksander Barkov. Florida took the lead with a Jimmy Hayes goal, his fifth of the campaign, assisted by Trocheck and Tomas Fleischmann. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Neil, Trocheck, and Anderson (43 for 46 in saves).

Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Jake Allen are the young goalies. St. Louis started in the first period on a T.J. Oshie goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Vladimir Tarasenko and Ian Cole. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a David Perron goal, his third of the year, thanks to Leon Draisaitl and Jesse Joensuu. The Oilers took the lead with a Nikita Nikitin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Blues tied it in the third period on a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his second of the year, passed from Oshie. Edmonton gained the lead on a Mark Arcobello goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Hall and Teddy Purcell. St. Louis tied it again with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Oshie. The Blues won 4-3 in overtime on a Tarasenko overtime goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, guided in by Jori Lehtera and Pietrangelo. The three stars were awarded to Tarasenko, Oshie, and Pietrangelo, while Hall gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Dallas Stars host the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Kari Lehtonen are the masked men. Minnesota opened in the first period on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Thomas Vanek. The Wild added on with a Jason Zucker goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Nate Prosser and Mikko Koivu. Minnesota extended the lead on a Mikael Granlund goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jason Pominville and Zach Parise. Dallas got on the board with an Ales Hemsky goal, via Shawn Horcoff and Jyrki Jokipakka. The Stars pulled closer with a Tyler Seguin goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Jamie Benn and Jokipakka. Dallas tied it on an Erik Cole goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Trevor Daley and Jason Demers. The Stars took the lead with a third period goal by Alex Goligoski, with assists provided by Seguin and Benn. The Wild tied it again on a Vanek goal, his second of the year, made possible by Ryan Suter and Parise. Minnesota won 5-4 with a Marco Scandella goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Parise, who got a sock trick, and Vanek. The three stars went to Vanek, Parise, and Seguin, while Benn and Jokipakka get the honorable mentions.

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion.

KHL November 28th, 2014

Two games today, with the first in...

Omsk, as Avangard hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Konstantin Barulin are set to start. Ufa started in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom goal, via Andrei Zubarev. Omsk tied it in the second period on an Alexander Perezhogin goal, coming off of Alexander Popov and Chad Kolarik. Avangard took the lead at 2-1 with a Denis Parshin power play goal, powered by Nikita Pivtsakin. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Barulin (24 for 25 in saves), Parshin, and Perezhogin.

The other game has Dinamo Riga hosting Amur Khabarovsk. Alexei Murygin and Jeff Deslauriers are in the blue paint. Riga opened in the first period on a Marcel Hossa goal, courtesy of Miks Indrasis and Kyle Wilson. Khabarovsk tied it on a Tommi Taimi goal, made possible by Dmitry Tarasov and Alexander Ryazantsev on the power play. Dinamo took the lead back on a Mikelis Redlihs power play goal, powered by Lauris Darzins and Linus Videll. Riga added on with a Darzins goal in the second period, coming off of Videll and Redlihs. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Deslauriers (22 for 23 in saves), Redlihs, and Darzins, while Videll gets an honorable mention.

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion.

NHL November 27th, 2014

One game on Thanksgiving for the NHL, with the Nashville Predators hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Pekka Rinne are in goal. Nashville won 1-0 in overtime on a Filip Forsberg goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Roman Josi and Shea Weber. The three stars went to Rinne (37 save shutout), Forsberg, and Fasth (24 for 25 in saves).

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion.

KHL November 27th, 2014

Six games today, with the first in...

Togliatti, as Lada hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin and Ilya Ezhov are the goalies. Togliatti opened with an Alexander Streltsov goal, with a lone assist by Vasily Streltsov. Magnitogorsk tied it on a second period Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Jan Kovar. Metallurg took the lead with an unassisted goal by Denis Platonov. Magnitogorsk added on with another Mozyakin power play goal, helped along by Chris Lee. Lada got one back as Vasily Streltsov scored, with the help of Stanislav Romanov and Fedor Fedorov. Metlalurg shot back with a Tim Brent power play goal in the third period, assisted by Maxim Yakutsenya and Platonov. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Mozyakin, Platonov, and Vasily Streltsov.

Over in Cherepovets, Severstal welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan Kasutin and Jakub Stepanek are in the blue paint. Cherepovets led off in the first period on a Gennady Stolyarov goal, passed from Logan Pyett. Nizhny Novgorod tied it on a Roman Konkov goal, guided in by Alexei Potapov and Kirill Knyazev. Severstal took the lead back in the second period on a Maxim Trunyov goal, via Andrei Shefer. Torpedo tied it with an unassisted Wojtek Wolski goal. Cherepovets gained the lead with another goal by Trunyov in the third period, courtesy of Marek Kvapil. Nizhny Novgorod tied it again on a Sakari Salminen goal, fueled by Wolski and Vladimir Galuzin. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jarkko Immonen and Denis Kazionov won it 4-3 for Torpedo. The three stars go to Trunyov, Wolski, and Salminen.

Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki brings in Sibir Novosibirsk. Mikko Koskinen and Henrik Karlsson receive the starting nods. Novosibirsk got going in the second period on a Jonas Enlund goal, via Jarno Koskiranta and Dmitry Kugryshev. Helsinki tied it with a Niklas Hagman goal, made possible by Jani Rita and Oskari Korpikari. Jokerit took the lead in the third period on a Steve Moses goal, fueled by Petr Koukal and Linus Omark. Helsinki iced it at 3-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Petteri Wirtanen, set up by Ossi Vaananen. The three stars went to Karlsson (29 for 30 in saves), Moses, and Hagman.

Back in Russia, SKA St. Petersburg hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Ilya Sorokin and Evgeny Ivannikov draw the starts. St. Petersburg started in the first period on a Patrick Thoresen power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Jimmie Ericsson. Novokuznetsk tied it on a Kirill Gavrilychev goal, assisted by Vadim Mitryakov and Alexei Kosourov. SKA took the lead back in the second period on a Kovalchuk goal, with a lone assist by Vadim Shipachyov. St. Petersburg added on with an Alexander Kadeikin goal, fueled by Thoresen and Andrei Yermakov. SKA extended the lead as Kovalchuk scored, thanks to Shipachyov and Thoresen on the power play. Rafael Khakimov relieved Sorokin in goal. St. Petersburg padded the lead on a Shipachyov goal, with a lone helper from Dmitry Yudin. SKA kept going in the third period with another Kadeikin goal, via Roman Rukavishnikov and Alexei Ponikarovsky. Metallurg got one back on a Nikolai Skladnichenko goal, passed from Nikita Kamalov and Mikhail Plotnikov. This made it a 6-2 final, with the three stars given to Kovalchuk, Shipachyov, and Kaidekin, while Thoresen gets an honorable mention.

Out to Bratislava, where Slovan welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Johan Backlund are between the pipes. Podolsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Dmitry Tsyganov power play goal, powered by Mario Kempe and Roman Horak. Vityaz added on in the third period with a Maxim Afinogenov empty net goal, set up by Kempe. The three stars in the 2-0 game were Sateri (37 save shutout), Tsyganov, and Kempe.

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Curtis Sanford and Calvin Heeter are in goal. Zagreb began in the first period with a Ville Leino goal, courtesy of Bill Thomas and Matt Anderson. Medvescak added on with a Thomas goal, guided in by Mark Flood. Yaroslavl got on the board with a power play goal by Alexei Vasilyev in the second period, powered by Jiri Novotny and Geoff Platt. Zagreb shot back on a Leino goal, made possible by Flood and Anderson. Lokomotiv pulled back in the third period on an Evgeny Grachyov goal, passed from Yegor Korshkov and Staffan Kronwall. Yaroslavl tied it with a Jonas Holos goal, assisted by Yegor Averin and Sergei Plotnikov. Lokomotiv won 4-3 in overtime on a Yegor Yakovlev goal, with a lone assist by Novotny. The three stars went to Leino, Thomas, and Flood, while Anderson and Novotny get the honorable mentions.

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion. 

NHL November 26th, 2014

Nine games tonight, beginning in...

New York, as the Islanders host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jaroslav Halak are in goal. New York began in the first period on an Anders Lee goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Matt Niskanen and Nicklas Backstrom on the power play. The Islanders retook the lead as Travis Hamonic scored his third of the season, a power play goal powered by Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. The Capitals tied it again on a second period Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, coming on the power play via Backstrom and Marcus Johansson. New York won 3-2 in overtime on a John Tavares goal, his ninth of the campaign, a power play goal with assists provided by Strome and Johnny Boychuk. The three stars went to Lee, Ovechkin, and Backstrom.

Out in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Jhonas Enroth are the mediocre goalies. Winnipeg struck first in the first period on a Bryan Little power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Jacob Trouba and Andrew Ladd. The Jets added on with a second period Michael Frolik goal, his fifth of the year, coming shorthanded and unassisted. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Chris Stewart goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Marcus Foligno. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Pavelec (19 for 20 in saves), Frolik, and Little.

West a little to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Jimmy Howard are veteran starters. Detroit led off in the first period with a Stephen Weiss goal, his third of the season, guided in by Darren Helm and Jakub Kindl. Philadelphia tied it in the second period on a Claude Giroux goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Red Wings retook the lead as Tomas Jurco scored his second of the season, with the help of Danny DeKeyser and Kyle Quincey. Detroit added on with a Pavel Datsyuk power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Kindl. Mason was pulled for Ray Emery at this time. The Red Wings extended the lead on Datsyuk's second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Helm and Weiss. The Flyers got one back in the third period on a Jakub Voracek power play goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Wayne Simmonds and Giroux. Detroit iced it at 5-2 with a Henrik Zetterberg empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Gustav Nyquist and Jonathan Ericsson. The three stars were given to Datsyuk, Weiss, and Giroux, while Helm and Kindl get the honorable mentions.

Back to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Blake Comeau goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Evgeni Malkin and Christian Ehrhoff. The Penguins added on with a Malkin power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Leo Komarov goal, his third of the season, guided in by Mike Santorelli and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs tied it with another Komarov goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Dion Phaneuf and Santorelli. Pittsburgh took the lead back with a Comeau goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Chris Kunitz and Malkin. Toronto retied it on a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Tyler Bozak, his ninth of the year. The Penguins won 4-3 in overtime when Comeau finished his hat trick on his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Letang and Crosby. The three stars were awarded to Comeau, Malkin, and Komarov, while Letang, Crosby, and Santorelli get the honorable mentions.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Ben Bishop are the masked men. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Valtteri Filppula and Ryan Callahan. New York tied it with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Rick Nash. The Rangers added on with a Dan Boyle power play goal, powered by Derek Stepan and Derick Brassard. The Lightning retied it with a Ryan Callahan goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Jason Garrison and Stamkos on the power play. Tampa Bay gained the lead with a Callahan goal in the second period, his second of the game and tenth of the year, courtesy of Stamkos and Alex Killorn. The Lightning added on in the third period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Tyler Johnson and Matthew Carle. New York got one back with a Nash goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Stamkos, Callahan, and Nash.

Staying in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Roberto Luongo are the goalies. Florida dented the scoreboard early with a first period Nick Bjugstad goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Brandon Pirri and Jonathan Huberdeau. Luongo was pulled with an injury in the second period. Al Montoya came on in relief. The final stood at 1-0, with the three stars going to Montoya (22 for 22 in saves in relief), Bjugstad, and Ward (27 for 28 in saves).

Northwest to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones and Darcy Kuemper draw the starts. Los Angeles started in the first period on a Mike Richards goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Dwight King and Jamie McBain. The Kings added on as Dustin Brown scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Brayden McNabb. Los Angeles extended the lead with an unassisted Tyler Toffoli goal, his ninth of the season. The Kings padded the lead on a Justin Williams goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Brown and Jarret Stoll. Kuemper was pulled for Niklas Backstrom. Los Angeles coasted to a 4-0 win from there, with the three stars given to Jones (28 save shutout), Brown, and Richards.

Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford faces a lesser foe in Calvin Pickard in goal. Colorado got going in the second period on a Max Talbot goal, his second of the season, via Marc-Andre Cliche and Cody McLeod. Chicago tied it on a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks took the lead as Andrew Shaw scored his fourth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kane and Marian Hossa. The Avalanche tied it in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Nick Holden and Alex Tanguay. Chicago took the lead back with a Bryan Bickell goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Kane, who got a sock trick, and Duncan Keith. This produced a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kane, Bickell, and Toews.

Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Antti Niemi are the Finnish goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Jiri Hudler goal, his ninth of the season, passed from T.J. Brodie. The Flames added on with a Hudler empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, set up by Sean Monahan. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Hudler, Ramo (32 save shutout), and Niemi (17 for 18 in saves).

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion.