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Printer-friendly versionElitserien Game Night: 3-5-13
Submitted by mike on March 6, 2013 - 10:24
Elitserien (Sweden)
Brynas 2 vs. Linkopings 4
Johan Harju, Brynas, 1-0-1, -2, 3 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 55 GP, 18-10-28, -9, 16 PIM
In its regular season finale and with playoff action already a certainty, Brynas jumped out a lead early in the first but Linkopings would respond quickly and often, scoring three times in the first period and once in the second, to carry the match. Johan Harju opened the scoring in the first period when, while parked in front of and facing away from the net during a power play, he chipped a pass to his forehand side, wheeled and quickly shoved it on goal. The shot narrowly tucked past the outstretched right leg pad of opposing netminder Christian Engstrand and inside the right post, giving Harju his team-high 18th goal of the season and a fourth-place finish in total points. Skelleftea, the league's regular season leader in the standings, has chosen Brynas, which finished the regular season with a 17-20-6-12 record (75 points) that earned them the last playoff spot, to be its quarterfinals opponent. Both teams will square off for the first game of the pending series next Tuesday.
KHL Playoff Game Day: 3-5-13
Submitted by pete on March 5, 2013 - 21:58
KHL Playoffs (Russia):
Eastern Conference
(3)Chelyabinsk 5 vs. (6)Astana 3
Chelyabinsk Wins the Series 4-3
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Playoff totals: 7 GP, 0-2-2, E, 6 PIM
Regular season totals (KHL): 35 GP, 0-1-1, +6, 14 PIM
Regular season totals (MHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Game Seven is no place for a rookie. That's why Nikita Nesterov only got 2 shifts and 1:01 of ice time in Chelyabinsk's 5-3 win over Astana. Ex-Blackhawks draft pick Petri Kontiola led the way with 2 goals, including the game winner. Astana got a goal from former Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski in defeat. Traktor moves on to face 2 seed Avangard Omsk.
(4)Magnitogorsk 0 vs. (5)Ufa 2
Chelyabinsk Wins the Series 4-3
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, DNP
Playoff totals: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Regular season totals (KHL): 8 GP, 4-1-0, 1 SO, 2.22 GAA, .924 sv%
Regular season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%
Iiro Tarkki stopped all 17 shots he faced in Ufa's 2-0 Game Seven win over Magnitogorsk. Ex-NHLer Nikita Filatov scored the game winning goal. Lightning prospect Andrey Vasilevskiy has not played in the playoffs thus far. Ufa draws the top seed, Ak Bars Kazan, in the next round.
Elitserien Game Night: 3-2-13
Submitted by mike on March 3, 2013 - 18:27
Elitserien (Sweden)
Brynas 1 @ AIK 0
Johan Harju, Brynas, 0-0-0, +1, 2 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 53 GP, 17-9-26, -7, 16 PIM
In what has been a rare occurrence in recent weeks, Brynas, which received a perfect showing from former Lightning netminder Johan Holmqvist, won its second-consecutive game, outlasting AIK in a defensive struggle. Johan Harju managed a secondary assist on the game's lone goal, a power play tally by Ryan Gunderson just past the midpoint of the third period. Brynas (17-19-6-12, 75 PTS) finishes its regular season Tuesday with a home match against Linkopings (26-19-4-5, 91 PTS).
KHL Playoff Game Day: 3-3-13
Submitted by pete on March 3, 2013 - 17:57
KHL Playoffs (Russia):
Eastern Conference
(6)Astana 4 vs. (3)Chelyabinsk 2
Series Tied 3-3
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-1-1, E, 4 PIM, 0 SOG
Playoff totals: 6 GP, 0-2-2, E, 6 PIM
Regular season totals (KHL): 35 GP, 0-1-1, +6, 14 PIM
Regular season totals (MHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Nikita Nesterov assisted on a Second Period goal and took two minors for roughing in Chelyabinsk's 4-2 Game Six loss to Astana. The defenseman did all that in just 4:36 of ice time. Ex-NHLer Nigel Dawes led the way for Astana with his 6th and 7th goals of the playoffs. Game Seven is Tuesday.
(5)Ufa 5 vs. (4)Magnitogorsk 4
Series Tied 3-3
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, DNP
Playoff totals: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Regular season totals (KHL): 8 GP, 4-1-0, 1 SO, 2.22 GAA, .924 sv%
Regular season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%
Ex-Lightning draft pick Alexei Glukhov assisted on Brent Sopel's game winning marker in Ufa's 5-4 win over Magnitogorsk. Ex-NHLer Alexander Korolyuk had 1 goal and 1 assist in defeat for Magnitogorsk. Game Seven is Tuesday.
KHL Playoff Game Day: 3-2-13
Submitted by pete on March 2, 2013 - 19:33
KHL Playoff (Russia):
Western Conference
(5)Cherepovets 3 vs. (4)Yaroslavl 1
Cherepovets Wins the Series 4-2
Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, Win, 24/25, 1.00 GAA, .960 sv%
Playoff totals: 6 GP, 4-2-0, 0 SO, 1.59 GAA, .943 sv%
Regular season totals: 51 GP, 28-20-3, 8 SO, 2.13 GAA, .923 sv%
Vasily Koshechkin turned away 24 shots to lead Cherepovets to a 3-1 Game Six win over Yaroslavl and secure the team's spot in the Western Conference Semifinals. Ex-Lightning draft pick Denis Kazionov assisted on Cherepovets' third goal. As the lowest remaining seed in the West, Cherepovets moves on to face top seed SKA St. Petersburg beginning on Thursday.
