Tuesday, December 1, 2015

2015-16 NHL Season - Day 55

Ten games line the schedule tonight, beginning with...

The New Jersey Devils hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra and Cory Schneider are in the creases. Colorado got going in the second period on a Matt Duchene goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Erik Johnson and the goalie Berra. The Avalanche added on with a Tyson Barrie goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Jack Skille. New Jersey got on the board with a third period goal by Kyle Palmieri, his ninth of the season, helped along by Travis Zajac. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Berra (27 for 28 in saves), Barrie, and Duchene.

Northwest to Detroit, with the Red Wings welcoming the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Petr Mrazek receive the starting nods. Detroit led off in the first period on a Tomas Tatar goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Mike Green and Gustav Nyquist. The Red Wings added on with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his sixth of the year, via Jonathan Ericsson and Danny DeKeyser. Buffalo got on the board with an Evander Kane goal, his third of the season, coming off of Ryan O'Reilly and Rasmus Ristolainen. Detroit answered in the second period on a Drew Miller goal, courtesy of Abdelkader and Luke Glendening. The Sabres replied with a Zemgus Girgensons power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Ristolainen and Matt Moulson. Buffalo tied it on Kane's second of the game and fourth of the season, a power play goal helped along by Brian Gionta and Ristolainen, the latter getting a sock trick. The Sabres took the lead as Zach Bogosian scored, thanks to Girgensons and Ristolainen. The Red Wings retied it on an Abdelkader power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with assists provided by Nyquist and Niklas Kronwall. In the shootout, Detroit's Brad Richards scored the only goal for a 5-4 Red Wings win. The three stars went to Ristolainen, Abdelkader, and Kane, while Nyquist and Girgensons get the honorable mentions.

Into Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Mike Condon are the streaky goalies. Montreal was first to score in the first period on a Paul Byron goal, his third of the season, made possible by Christian Thomas and Nathan Beaulieu. Columbus tied it on a Nick Foligno goal, his second of the year, coming off of Ryan Johansen. The Canadiens took the lead on a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, powered by Dale Weise and P.K. Subban. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Pacioretty, Condon (22 for 23 in saves), and Byron.

Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Craig Anderson are the veteran goalies. Philadelphia struck first in the first period on a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn. Ottawa tied it on a Zack Smith goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper by Cody Ceci. The Flyers regained the lead with a second period goal by Evgeny Medvedev, passed from Sean Couturier and Michael Del Zotto. The Senators tied it again with a Mike Hoffman goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris. Philadelphia gained the lead again on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Couturier and Brandon Manning. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 in the third period on a Couturier empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Simmonds. The three stars were handed to Couturier, Simmonds, and Medvedev.

Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Corey Crawford protect the nets. Minnesota began in the first period on a Jason Pominville goal, his second of the season, guided in by Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon. Chicago tied it on a Patrick Kane power play goal in the second period, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Duncan Keith. The Wild retook the lead in the third period on a Ryan Suter goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Granlund and Zach Parise. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars being Dubnyk (30 for 31 in saves), Granlund, and Crawford (34 for 36 in saves).

Down in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jake Allen guard the cages. Florida dented the scoreboard with a second period goal by Brandon Pirri, his fifth of the season, made possible by Aleksander Barkov and Willie Mitchell. The Panthers added on with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. St. Louis got on the board with a David Backes goal, his sixth of the season, via Robby Fabbri and Colton Parayko. Florida replied with another unassisted MacKenzie goal, his second of the season and third of the year. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars awarded to MacKenzie, Luongo (29 for 30 in saves), and Pirri.

East to Nashville, with the Predators hosting the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Arizona opened in the first period on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Max Domi and Mikkel Boedker. Nashville tied it with a second period Calle Jarnkrok power play goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Shea Weber and Filip Forsberg. The Coyotes retook the lead on a Kyle Chipchura goal, his third of the season, passed from Boyd Gordon and Zbynek Michalek. The Predators tied it again in the third period as Mike Ribeiro scored his third of the year, with the help of Cody Hodgson. Nashville gained the lead on a Forsberg goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Craig Smith and Weber. The Predators added on with a Forsberg goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, assisted by Ribeiro and Weber. Nashville iced it at 5-2 with a James Neal empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted.

Out in Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Karri Ramo are the Finnish goalies. Dallas started in the first period on a Jason Spezza goal, his tenth of the season, via Jordie Benn. The Stars added on with a Cody Eakin goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Jyrki Jokipakka and Valeri Nichushkin. Dallas extended the lead as Mattias Janmark scored his fourth of the season in the second period, with the help of Johnny Oduya and Jason Demers. Calgary got on the board with a Mikael Backlund goal in the third period, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames pulled closer with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie. Calgary tied it with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his third of the year, helped along by Monahan and Dennis Wideman. The tie went to a shootout, where Joe Colborne, Gaudreau, and Monahan topped Patrick Sharp to give the Flames a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Hamilton.

Down to Los Angeles, where the Kings bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Henrik Sedin and Yannick Weber. Los Angeles tied it with a third period Drew Doughty power play goal, his third of the year, assisted by Nick Shore and Marian Gaborik. The Kings won 2-1 with an Anze Kopitar goal in overtime, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Jeff Carter. The three stars were Quick (15 for 16 in saves), Kopitar, and Doughty.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Jones are the solid goalies. Pittsburgh got started in the first period on a Phil Kessel goal, his eighth of the season, via Evgeni Malkin and David Perron. The Penguins added on with a second period Matt Cullen goal, his second of the year, coming off of Brian Domoulin and Eric Fehr. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Malkin scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Chris Kunitz. San Jose got on the board with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Joe Pavelski and Joel Ward. The Penguins answered with a Perron power play goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Kunitz and Beau Bennett. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-1 with a Kessel empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Malkin and Ian Cole. The three stars went to Malkin, Kessel, and Fleury (33 for 34 in saves), while Perron and Kunitz get the honorable mentions.

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2015/16 KHL Season - Day 89

Five games on today, beginning with...

Barys Astana hosting Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Jan Laco guard the cages. Astana got going in the third period on a Mike Lundin power play goal, powered by Nigel Dawes and Kevin Dallman. Moscow tied it on a Juuso Hietanen goal, via Maxim Karpov. The tie went to a shootout, where Roman Starchenko and Dawes overcame a lone tally by Artyom Fyodorov to give Barys the 2-1 win. The three stars went to Dawes, Laco (24 for 25 in saves), and Yeryomenko (26 for 27 in saves).

In Russia, Avangard Omsk welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Dominik Furch protect the nets. Podolsk started in the first period on a Vyacheslav Solodukhin goal, courtesy of Ilya Davydov and Pavel Lukin on the power play. Omsk tied it with a power play goal by Artur Lauta, powered by Michal Kempny and Martin Erat. Avangard took the lead in the third period on a Sergei Shirikov goal, assisted by Ilya Zubov. Omsk iced it at 3-1 on an empty net goal by Denis Parshin, set up by Zubov and Shirokov. The three stars went to Shirokov, Furch (26 for 27 in saves), and Zubov.

Up to Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist hosts Slovan Bratislava. Michael Garnett and Jakub Kovar man the creases. Bratislava opened in the first period on a Lubomir Visnovsky goal, passed from Pavol Skalicky and Patrik Lusnak. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Anatoly Golyshev goal, coming off of Alexander Torchenyuk. Slovan retook the lead on a power play goal by Francis Pare, powered by Cam Barker and Milan Bartovic. Avtomobilist tied it again as Torchenyuk scored, thanks to Alexei Simakov. Yekaterinburg took the lead on an Eero Elo power play goal in the second period, helped along by Simakov and Petr Koukal. Avtomobilist added on with an unassisted goal by Alexander Pankov. Barry Brust replaced Garnett for the third period. Bratislava got one back on a Ladislav Nagy power play goal in the third period, with a lone helper by Visnovsky. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Torchenyuk, Visnovsky, and Simakov.

Next up, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in the Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Vladislav Fokin draw the starts in goal. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Marek Kvapil power play goal, with a lone assist by Milan Jurcina. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Pavel Medvedev goal, passed from Evgeny Lapenkov and Andrei Taratukhin. Yugra took the lead on a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, guided in by Stanislav Kalashnikov and Andrei Ivanov. Khanty-Mansiysk added on with an Lapenkov goal in the third period, via Andrei Antonov and Varfolomeyev on the power play. Yugra made it 4-1 with an Igor Bortnikov goal, fueled by Denis Gorbunov and Konstantin Panov. This was the final, with the three stars given to Varfolomeyev, Lapenkov, and Fokin (30 for 31 in saves).

Finally, Jokerit Helsinki hosts Lada Togliatti. Edgars Masalskis and Riku Helenius are the masked men. Togliatti drew first blood on an Alexander Bumagin goal, fueled by Tobias Viklund and Yefim Gurkin in the first period on a power play. Lada added on with an Alexander Streltsov goal, courtesy of Vasily Streltsov and Vladimir Malenkikh. Togliatti extended the lead as Vasily Streltsov scored an unassisted goal in the second period. Helsinki got on the board in the third period on a Niko Kapanen goal, assisted by Pekka Jormakka. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Vasily Streltsov, Masalskis (36 for 37 in saves), and Alexander Streltsov.

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Monday, November 30, 2015

2015-16 NHL Season - Day 54

Four games on tonight, beginning with...

The New York Islanders hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov faces a lesser foe in Thomas Greiss in goal. Colorado led off in the first period on a Blake Comeau goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Carl Soderberg. New York tied it on a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Frans Nielsen. The Islanders took the lead with a Mikhail Grabovski goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, helped along by Ryan Strome and Nikolay Kulemin. The Avalanche retied it on an unassisted goal by Jarome Iginla, his eighth of the year. New York regained the lead in the third period on a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Thomas Hickey and Marek Zidlicky. The Islanders added on with a Casey Cizikas goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Colorado got one back with a Nick Holden goal, with a lone helper by Soderberg. New York finished it at 5-3 with a Strome empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Strome, Soderberg, and Cizikas.

Staying in New York, the Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Henrik Lundqvist are the veteran goalies. New York struck first in the first period on a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Derick Brassard. The Rangers added on with an Oscar Lindberg power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Dan Boyle and Keith Yandle. Carolina got on the board with a Jordan Staal goal, his fifth of the season, coming in the second period via Andrej Nestrasil and Joakim Nordstrom. New York answered on a Chris Kreider goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Jesper Fast. The Rangers extended the lead as Brassard scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Kevin Hayes. The Hurricanes got one back on a Victor Rask goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Elias Lindholm and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina pulled closer in the third period with a Chris Terry goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Jeff Skinner and Ron Hainsey. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars going to Brassard, Lundqvist (33 for 36 in saves), and Kreider.

Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Nilsson and Garret Sparks are the unknown goalies. Toronto began in the first period on a Leo Komarov power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf. The Maple Leafs added on in the third period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his third of the year, via Jake Gardiner and van Riemsdyk. Toronto iced it at 3-0 with a Komarov empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by van Riemsdyk, who got a sock trick. The three stars were awarded to Sparks (24 save shutout), Komarov, and van Riemsdyk.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and John Gibson are the American goalies. Anaheim was first to score in the first period on a Shawn Horcoff goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Andrew Cogliano and Carl Hagelin. The Ducks added on with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen. Anaheim extended the lead in the third period as Jakob Silfverberg scored his second of the season, thanks to Nick Ritchie and Ryan Kesler. The Ducks padded the lead on an unassisted Corey Perry goal, his eighth of the year. The final was 4-0, with the three stars being Gibson (25 save shutout), Horcoff, and Rakell.

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2015/16 KHL Season - Day 88

Seven more games for the KHL today, beginning with...

Metallurg Magnitogorsk hosting Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Alexander Sudnitsin and Ilya Samsonov draw the starts. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period on a Sergei Mozyakin goal, fueled by Wojtek Wolski and Jan Kovar. Metallurg added on with an Alexei Bereglazov goal, via Kovar and Oskar Osala. Magnitogorsk extended the lead in the third period as Kovar scored, with a lone assist by Mozyakin. Metallurg padded the lead on another Mozyakin goal, guided in by Wolski. Magnitogorsk iced it at 5-0 with a Danis Zaripov power play goal, powered by Wolski, who got a sock trick. The three stars went to Mozyakin, Wolski, and Kovar.

Over in Nizhny Novgorod, Torpedo welcomes Admiral Vladivostok. Igor Bobkov and Ilya Proskuryakov are in the creases. Nizhny Novgorod started with an Artyom Alyayev goal in the first period, made possible by Carter Ashton and Sergei Kostitsyn. Torpedo added on with a Vadim Khomitsky goal, courtesy of Alexander Frolov and Vyacheslav Kulyomin in the second period. Vladivostok got on the board with an Alexander Gorshkov goal in the third period, coming off of Artyom Zemchyonok. Admiral tied it with a Kirill Voronin goal, assisted by Samvel Mnatsyan and Maxim Mamin. The tie went to a shootout, where Gorshkov, Viktor Alexandrov, and David Booth scored for Admiral, lifting them 3-2 over a lone tally by Kostitsyn of Torpedo. The three stars went to Gorshkov, Kostitsyn, and Booth.

In Moscow, CSKA brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vladislav Podyapolsky and Stanislav Galimov are the goalies. Moscow opened with a power play goal by Sergei Andronov, powered by Alexander Radulov and Alexander Kutuzov. CSKA added on with a Radulov power play goal, assisted by Igor Ozhiganov and Jan Mursak. Moscow extended the lead as Radulov scored again in the third period, thanks to Kutuzov. This made it a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Radulov, Galimov (19 save shutout), and Kutuzov.

Down in Sochi, the Leopards host SKA St. Petersburg. Igor Shestyorkin is mismatched with Konstantin Barulin. Sochi led off in the first period on a Mikhail Anisin goal, passed from Ben Maxwell and Evgeny Skachkov. Dmitry Shikin took over for Barulin to start the second period. St. Petersburg tied it on a Maxim Chudinov goal in the second period, made possible by Dmitry Kalinin. The Leopards retook the lead on a Denis Kazionov goal, via Renat Mamashev. SKA tied it again in the third period with an Ilya Kovalchuk power play goal, powered by Chudinov and Evgeny Dadonov. St. Petersburg won 3-2 in overtime on a Nikita Gusev goal, coming off of Ilya Kablukov and Andrei Zubarev. The three stars went to Chudinov, Gusev, and Kovalchuk.

Back north, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl brings in Spartak Moscow. Atte Engren and Vitaly Kolesnik are the reliable goalies. Moscow struck first in the first period on an Alexander Vasilyev goal, via Matthew Gilroy. Yaroslavl tied it on a Staffan Kronwall power play goal, powered by Yegor Averin and Daniil Apalkov. Lokomotiv took the lead with an Ilya Lyubushkin goal, courtesy of Emil Galimov and Vladislav Kartayev. Spartak tied it in the second period as Vsevolod Sorokin scored, thanks to Maxim Potapov and Igot Levitsky. Moscow took the lead on a Potapov goal in the third period, helped along by Evgeny Bodrov. Yaroslavl retied it with a Kartayev goal, assisted by Pavel Koledov and Galimov. In the shootout, Averin's lone tally gave Lokomotiv the 4-3 win. The three stars went to Kartayev, Averin, and Potapov, while Galimov gets an honorable mention.

Across the lake, Severstal Cherepovets welcomes Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Jakub Stepanek protect the nets. Cherepovets dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Vadim Berdnikov goal, assisted by Pavel Buchnevich. Novosibirsk tied it on a Vladimir Butuzov goal, passed from Artyom Voroshilo. Sibir took the lead in the third period on an Andrej Meszaros power play goal, powered by David Ullstrom and Vitaly Menshikov. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Salak (26 for 27 in saves), Meszaros, and Butuzov.

Finally, Dinamo Minsk hosts Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Dmitry Milchakov are between the pipes. Khabarovsk began in the first period on a Tomas Zohorna goal, assisted by Vyacheslav Litovchenko and Pavel Dedunov. Minsk tied it in the second period on an unassisted goal by Sergei Drozd. Dinamo took the lead with a Ryan Vesce power play goal in the third period, powered by Matt Ellison. Minsk added on with another Vesce goal, helped along by Ryan Gunderson and Jonathan Cheechoo on the power play. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars given to Vesce, Milchakov (16 for 17 in saves), and Drozd.

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Sunday, November 29, 2015

MLS Conference Finals, Second Legs

The games are back to determine who will play in the final game for all the bragging rights. We begin with...

FC Dallas welcoming the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Jesse Gonzalez are the strong keepers. Portland opened in the fifty-fourth minute with a Fanendo Adi goal, courtesy of Diego Valeri and Dairon Asprilla. Dallas tied it on a sixty-eighth minute goal from Ryan Hollingshead, passed from Mauro Diaz. In the seventy-second minute, Diego Chara was given a yellow card for a foul for the Timbers. Dallas took the lead on a Blas Perez goal in the seventy-third minute, set up by Diaz. Kellyn Acosta of Dallas took a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul. In stoppage time, Lucas Melano scored for Portland with the help of Valeri. The final was 2-2, but the Timbers advance to the MLS Cup on a 5-3 aggregate victory, with this game's man of the match being Valeri.

In the east, the New York Red Bulls bring in the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Luis Robles are the gloved men. New York had a yellow card for Felipe in the twenty-eighth minute for a foul. Columbus' Gaston Sauro took a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-seventh minute. The Red Bulls saw a yellow card given to Sal Zizzo in the eighty-fifth minute for his foul. New York got going with a stoppage time goal from Anatole Bertrand Abang, set up by Lloyd Sam. This gave them a 1-0 win, and Robles' five-save clean sheet made him the man of the match. The Crew, however, moved on with a 2-1 aggregate victory, to face Portland in the MLS Cup.

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2015/16 KHL Day 87/NHL Day 53

Eight games on for today, beginning with...

Avangard Omsk hosting Dynamo Moscow as one of seven in the Russian league. Alexander Yeryomenko and Dominik Furch guard the cages. Omsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Denis Parshin goal, passed from Ilya Zubov. Moscow tied it on an Alexander Osipov goal, via Alexei Tereshchenko. Avangard retook the lead with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, guided in by Sergei Shirokov and Zubov. Dynamo retied it in the third period on an Artyom Fyodorov, courtesy of Dmitry Vishnevsky and Alexei Tsvetkov on the power play. The tie went to a shootout, where Yury Petrov got matched by Fyodorov before Zubov won it 3-2 for Avangard. The three stars were Zubov, Fyodorov, and Yeryomenko (29 for 31 in saves).

Up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Michael Garnett and Georgy Gelashvili are in the blue paint. Bratislava got going in the second period on a power play goal by Ladislav Nagy, powered by Lubomir Visnovsky and Ziga Jeglic. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Konstantin Panov goal, made possible by Evgeny Lapenkov. Slovan took the lead on a David Skokan goal, with a lone assist by Patrik Lusnak in the third period. Bratislava added on with a Michel Miklik empty net goal, set up by Lukas Kaspar. The three stars of the 3-1 game were Garnett (26 for 27 in saves), Skokan, and Nagy.

West to Chelyabinsk, where Traktor hosts Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Pavel Francouz. Ufa got started in the second period on an Andreas Engqvist goal, coming off of Sami Lepisto and Alexander Loginov. Chelyabinsk tied it on an Alexei Kruchinin goal, made possible by Stanislav Chistov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead in the third period with a Loginov power play goal, powered by Engqvist and Linus Omark. Ufa iced it at 3-1 with a Maxim Mayorov empty net goal, set up by Teemu Hartikainen. The three stars were awarded to Loginov, Engqvist, and Svedberg (24 for 25 in saves).

South to Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana brings in Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Pavel Poluektov draw the starts. Astana led off in the first period on an unassisted goal by Brandon Bochenski. Barys added on in the second period with another Bochenski goal, going in unassisted. Astana extended the lead in the third period as Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev scored a power play goal, thanks to Maxim Khudyakov and Konstantin Pushkaryov. Podolsk got on the board with a Pavel Lukin goal, coming off of Ilya Davydov and Alexei Makeyev. Barys wrapped it up at 4-1 with a Roman Starchenko goal, via Talgat Zhailauov and Kevin Dallman. The three stars belonged to Bochenski, Poluektov (25 for 26 in saves), and Krasnoslobodtsev.

Back in Russia, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Jakub Kovar are the masked men. Zagreb drew first blood in the second period on a Simon Gysbers goal, assisted by Alexandre Bolduc. This held up for a 1-0 final, with the three stars handed to Taylor (34 save shutout), Gysbers, and Kovar (32 for 33 in saves).

Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Henrik Karlsson are between the pipes. Helsinki began in the first period with a Jere Sallinen goal, via Niko Kapanen and Pekka Jormakka. Jokerit added on in the third period with a Peter Regin goal, assisted by Jesse Joensuu and Sallinen. Kazan got on the board with a Justin Azevedo goal, guided in by Vladimir Tkachyov and Damir Musin. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Sallinen, Karlsson (24 for 25 in saves), and Regin.

The last KHL game is Dinamo Riga hosting Lada Togliatti. Edgars Masalskis and Joacim Eriksson are the goalies. Riga struck first in the first period on a Mikelis Redlihs goal, courtesy of Lauris Darzins. Dinamo added on in the second period with a Darzins goal, with a lone helper by Redlihs on the power play. The final held at 2-0, with the three stars going to Redlihs, Darzins, and Eriksson (22 save shutout).

Finally, the NHL's Detroit Red Wings bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Petr Mrazek are the solid goalies. Detroit was first to score in the second period on an unassisted Dylan Larkin goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Florida tied it in the third period on a Reilly Smith goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers won in overtime with a Brian Campbell goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Jonathan Huberdeau and Jussi Jokinen. The three stars went to Luongo (28 for 29 in saves), Campbell, and Smith.

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2015/16 Premier League Week 14

Ten games again this weekend, with six on Saturday. The first is...

Aston Villa hosting Watford. Heurelho Gomes and Brad Guzan are in goal. Watford opened with an Odion Ighalo goal in the seventeenth minute. Aston Villa tied it in the forty-first minute on a Micah Richards goal, via Jordan Veretout. In the sixty-ninth minute, Watford took the lead back as Alan Hutton of Aston Villa had an own goal. In the seventy-fourth minute, Etienne Capoue of Watford received a yellow card for a foul. Watford added on with a Troy Deeney goal in the eighty-fifth minute. He later received a yellow card for excessive celebration. In the eighty-eighth minute, Aston Villa's Ciaran Clark received a yellow card for his foul. Aston Villa got one back in the eighty-ninth minute on a Jordan Ayew goal, set up by Kieran Richardson. Nathan Ake of Watford and Carlos Sanchez of Aston Villa took yellow cards in stoppage time. Watford took the game 3-2 after 11 minutes of stoppage time.

Along to Bournemouth welcoming Everton. Tim Howard and Adam Federici are set to start in goal. Everton led off in the twenty-fifth minute with a Ramiro Funes Mori goal, assisted by Ross Barkley. Everton added on in the thirty-sixth minute as Romelu Lukaku scored, thanks to Gerard Deulofeu. Bournemouth got on the board with an eightieth minute goal by Adam Smith. Bournemouth saw a yellow card for Dan Gosling in the eighty-second minute. Bournemouth tied it on a Junior Stanislas goal, set up by Joshua King in the eighty-seventh minute. In stoppage time, Barkley scored to restore a lead for Everon, with the help of Seamus Coleman. Bournemouth leveled it again with a Stanislas goal about two and a half minutes later, with a pass from Charlie Daniels. Daniels received a yellow card for excessive celebration eight minutes into stoppage time, which is as far as the game got, ending in a 3-3 draw.

In London, Crystal Palace brings in Newcastle United. Robert Elliot and Wayne Hennessey are the goalies. Newcastle United struck first in the tenth minute on a Papiss Demba Cisse goal, via Daryl Janmaat. Crystal Palace tied it on a fourteenth minute James McArthur goal, coming off of Connor Wickham. Crystal Palace took the lead in the seventeenth minute on a Yannick Bolasie goal. In the thirty-eighth minute, Wilfried Zaha's foul for Crystal Palace brought him a yellow card. Crystal Palace added to their lead with a Zaha goal in the forty-first minute, courtesy of Wickham. Crystal Palace extended the lead in the forty-seventh minute on a Bolasie goal, set up by Damien Delaney. Chancel Mbemba of Newcastle United took a yellow card for an eighty-first minute foul. Crystal Palace iced it at 5-1 with a McArthur goal in stoppage time, producing the final score.

Up north, Manchester City hosts Southampton. Maarten Stekelenburg and Willy Caballero are called on to start in goal. Manchester City started in the ninth minute on a Kevin De Bruyne goal, via Raheem Sterling. Manchester City added on with a Fabian Delph goal in the twentieth minute, helped along by De Bruyne. In the forty-ninth minute, Shane Long scored to get Southampton on the board, with the help of Sadio Mane. James Ward-Prowse of Southampton took a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-fifth minute. In the fifty-sixth minute, Manchester City had a yellow card for Martin Demichelis. Manchester City answered with a sixty-ninth minute Aleksandar Kolarov goal, guided in by De Bruyne. In stoppage time, Kolarov took a yellow card for time wasting. The final held at 3-1 for Manchester City.

Back south, Sunderland welcomes Stoke City. Jack Butland and Costel Pantilimon are the gloved men. Stoke City had yellow cards for Charlie Adam in the thirty-third minute and Ryan Shawcross in the forty-second minute, both for fouls. Stoke City went down to ten men in the forty-seventh minute as Shawcross received another yellow card for his second bad foul. In the eighty-first minute, Erik Pieters of Stoke City had a yellow card for a foul. Sunderland got going in the eighty-second minute on a Patrick van Aanholt goal, assisted by Adam Johnson. Sunderland added on in the eighty-fourth minute with a Duncan Watmore goal. The final was 2-0 for Sunderland.

Saturday ends with Leicester City bringing in Manchester United. David de Gea and Kasper Schmeichel are given the starting nods in goal. In the fourteenth minute, Ashley Young of Manchester United had a yellow card for his foul. Leicester City was first to score in the twenty-fourth minute with Jamie Vardy's goal in an eleventh straight league match, set up by Christian Fuchs. Manchester United tied it in first half stoppage time on a Bastian Schweinsteiger goal, courtesy of Daley Blind. The game ended at a 1-1 draw after an uneventful second half.

The first of four Sunday games sees Tottenham Hotspur host London rivals Chelsea. Asmir Begovic and Hugo Lloris are the veteran keepers. Tottenham Hotspur had three yellow cards in the first half, going to Danny Rose in the thirty-second minute, Harry Kane in the fortieth minute, and Kyle Walker in first half stoppage time, all for fouls. Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghen took a yellow card for his fifty-third minute foul. Chelsea took yellow cards for a Nemanja Matic foul in the fifty-ninth minute and Cesar Azpilicueta's time wasting in stoppage time. The game finished in a 0-0 draw.

Along to West Ham United welcoming West Bromwich Albion. Boaz Myhill and Adrian are the keepers. In the seventeenth minute, Mauro Zarate of West Ham United scored, and West Bromwich Albion's Jonas Olsson received a yellow card for dissent. In the fiftieth minute, West Bromwich Albion tied it as Winston Reid of West Ham United put the ball in his own net for an own goal. In the eighty-first minute, West Bromwich Albion had a yellow card go to Claudio Yacob for his foul. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. 

Up to Liverpool bringing in Swansea City. Lukasz Fabianski and Simon Mignolet are between the posts. In the twenty-fifth minute, James Milner of Liverpool took a yellow card for a foul. Milner made up for it in the sixty-second minute with his penalty kick goal to dent the scoreboard for Liverpool. In the sixty-fifth minute, Martin Srktel of Liverpool had a yellow card for a foul. Swansea City had a yellow card for a seventieth minute foul by Kyle Bartley. Liverpool's Mignolet took a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time. The final held at 1-0 Liverpool.

Finally, Norwich City hosts Arsenal. Petr Cech and John Ruddy man the nets. Arsenal struck first in the thirtieth minute on a Mesut Ozil goal, via Alexis Sanchez. Norwich City tied it in the forty-third minute on a Lewis Grabban goal, assisted by Robbie Brady. In the fifty-fourth minute, Santiago Cazorla of Arsenal took a yellow card for his dive. Gary O'Neil of Norwich City took a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-seventh minute. The scoring had already finished, with the game ending 1-1.

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