European Leagues

KHL (Russia):
Khabarovsk 4 vs. Dynamo Riga 2
Nikita Gusev, Khabarovsk, DNP
Season totals (KHL)(Khabarovsk): 19 GP, 3-8-11, +2, 4 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(CSKA): 6 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(Total): 25 GP, 3-9-12, E, 4 PIM
Season totals (VHL): 15 GP, 7-6-13, -2, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev did not dress for Khabarovsk's 4-2 win over Riga. Riga is now captained by former Lightning forward Martins Karsums, who was scoreless in the defeat. Khabarovsk plays Spartak Moscow on Monday.

Ufa 4 vs. Astana 6
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, No Decision, 1/1, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Season totals (KHL): 6 GP, 2-1-0, 1 SO, 1.68 GAA, .935 sv%
Season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%

Andrey Vasilevskiy came played 13:17 and stopped the only shot he faced in Ufa's 6-4 loss to Astana. Astana got 2 goals and 3 points from former Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski in the win. Ufa plays Khanty-Mansiysk on Monday.

Dynamo Moscow 2 vs. Chelyabinsk 0
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 32 GP, 0-0-0, +6, 14 PIM

Nikita Nesterov took a minor for tripping in 15:31 of ice time in Chelyabinsk's 2-0 shutout loss to Dynamo Moscow. Dynamo was led by ex-Lightning draft pick Marek Kvapil's game winning goal. Traktor plays St. Petersburg on Monday.

Bratislava 0 vs. Cherepovets 3
Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, Win, SO, 21/21, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Season totals: 46 GP, 26-17-3, 7 SO, 2.05 GAA, .925 sv%

Jaroslav Janus, Bratislava, Loss, 28/31, 3.00 GAA, .903 sv%
Season totals: 42 GP, 24-14-4, 4 SO, 2.12 GAA, .932 sv%

Vasily Koshechkin (pictured) posted his league leading 7th shutout of the season for Cherepovets to best Bratislava and fellow Lightning prospect Jaroslav Janus 3-0. The big netminder got 1 goal and 3 points from ex-Lightning draft pick Denis Kazionov in the win. The younger Kazionov now has 13 goals and 19 points in 40 games this season. Red hot Cherepovets plays Praha on Monday. Bratislava faces Dinamo Minsk.

Elitserien (Sweden)
Brynas 2 vs. Frolunda 5

Johan Harju, Brynas, 1-0-1, -2, 3 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 43 GP, 16-8-24, +1, 14 PIM

Brynas was able to keep the game close until midway through the second period when Frolunda's Sebastian Collberg, selected in the 2nd round of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, scored to send the home squad to its third two-goal deficit of the match, one from which it never recovered. Johan Harju added to his team-leading goal total with a power play marker late in the first period that brought the score to 2-1. Former Lightning netminder Johan Holmqvist took the loss, surrendering all five goals on thirty-five shots. Brynas (15-15-5-8, 63 PTS) next travels to face Linkoping (22-14-2-4, 74 PTS) on Saturday.

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KHL (Russia):
Chelyabinsk 4 vs. Magnitogorsk 1
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals (KHL): 30 GP, 0-0-0, +6, 12 PIM
Season totals (MHL): 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Nikita Nesterov took a minor for roughing in 18:04 of ice time in Chelyabinsk's 4-1 win over Magnitogorsk. Nesterov has averaged 12:07 of ice time per game for the club so far this season. Ex-NHLer Stan Chistov and Caps first rounder Evgeny Kuznetsov each had 2 assists in the victory. Traktor plays Dynamo Moscow on Saturday.

Ufa 3 vs. Novosibirsk 1
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, DNP
Season totals (KHL): 5 GP, 2-1-0, 1 SO, 1.82 GAA, .934 sv%
Season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%

Ex-Lightning first rounder Alex Svitov scored his 7th goal of the season in Ufa's 3-1 win over Novosibirsk. They play Astana on Saturday.

KHL (Russia):
Astana 2 vs. Bratislava 4
Jaroslav Janus, Bratislava, Win, 26/28, 2.00 GAA, .929 sv%
Season totals: 41 GP, 24-13-4, 4 SO, 2.09 GAA, .932 sv%

You know you're have a good season as a netminder when allowed 2 goals on 28 shots brings your save percentage down. That's what happened to Jaroslav Janus today in Bratislava's 4-2 win over Astana. Ex-Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski had a helper in defeat for Astana in the match. Bratislava gets Cherepovets on Saturday.

KHL (Russia)
Ekaterinburg 1 vs. Ufa 3
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, Win, 22/23, 1.00 GAA, .957 sv%
Season totals (KHL): 5 GP, 2-1-0, 1 SO, 1.82 GAA, .934 sv%
Season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%

Andrey Vasilevskiy got the start against sad sack Ekaterinburg, and the youngster turned away 22 shots in a 3-1 win for Ufa. Ex-NHLer Nikita Filatov had a goal in the win for Ufa. They play Novosibirsk on Wednesday.

Chelyabinsk 5 vs. Nizhnekamsk 4
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals (KHL): 29 GP, 0-0-0, +5, 10 PIM
Season totals (MHL): 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Nikita Nesterov played just 3:03 as Chelyabinsk eked out a 5-4 win over Nizhnekamsk. Ex-NHLer Deron Quint had a pair of assists in the win for Traktor. They play Magnitogorsk on Wednesday.

Cherepovets 7 vs. Khabarovsk 1
Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, Win, 27/28, 1.00 GAA, .964 sv%
Season totals: 45 GP, 25-17-3, 6 SO, 2.10 GAA, .924 sv%

Nikita Gusev, Khabarovsk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Season totals (KHL)(Khabarovsk): 19 GP, 3-8-11, +2, 4 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(CSKA): 6 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(Total): 25 GP, 3-9-12, E, 4 PIM
Season totals (VHL): 15 GP, 7-6-13, -2, 2 PIM

Vasya Koshechkin and Cherepovets continue to roll, as they pummeled bottomfeeder Khabarovsk 7-1. Ex-Lightning draft pick Denis Kazionov had his 12th goal of the season and a helper in the win. Lightning prospect Nikita Gusev played 13:43 for Amur in defeat. Cherepovets gets Bratislava Saturday. Khabarovsk gets Riga.