Gusev, Nikita

Dinamo Minsk 0 vs. Khanty-Mansiysk 3
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansisysk, 1-0-1, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 11 GP, 5-4-9, +4, 4 PIM

Nikita Gusev notched a power play goal and a minor for tripping in 15:30 of ice time in Yugra's 3-0 win over Minsk. Goaltender Vladislav Fokin stopped all 36 shots he faced for the shutout win. Ex-Predtors pick Konstantin Panov also had a pair of helpers in the win.

Jokerit 4 vs. Bratislava 1
Saku Salminen, Jokerit, DNP
Season totals: 3 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Ex-Kings pick Brandon Kozun had 3 assists to propel Jokerit to a 4-1 win against Bratislava. Ex-Sharks first rounder Lukas Kaspar had a goal in defeat for Slovan.

Novgorod 2 vs. Ekaterinburg 4
Carter Ashton, Novgorod, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 6 GP, 2-0-2, -1, 2 PIM

Carter Ashton was -1 in 15:03 of ice time in Novgorod's 4-2 loss to Ekaterinburg. It was Ashton's first game back in the lineup after missing the past couple of weeks. Ex-Sens pick Dmitry Megalinsky paced Ekaterinburg with 1 goal and 2 points in their win.

Magnitogorsk 5 vs. Novokuznetsk 2
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, DNP
Season totals: 10 GP, 4-2-4, 0 SO, 1.95 GAA, .927 sv%

Caps first rounder Ilya Samsonov stopped 23 shots in his first start of the year as Magnitka destroyed Novokuznetsk 5-2. Ex-Avs second rounder Ryan Stoa had a goal in defeat for Novokuznetsk.

Khanty-Manisysk 3 vs. Omsk 0
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 10 GP, 4-4-8, +2, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev was scoreless in 18:30 of ice time in Yugra's 3-0 win over Omsk. Veteran netminder Georgi Gelashvili, stopped all 35 shots he faced for the shutout win.

Elsewhere, Carter Ashton remained out of the lineup as Novgorod fell to Yaroslavl 3-1.

Magnitogorsk 3 vs. Novosibirsk 2 (SO)
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, SO Win, 34/36, 1.87 GAA, .944 sv%
Season totals: 10 GP, 4-2-4, 0 SO, 1.95 GAA, .927 sv%

Vasily Koshechkin turned aside 6 of 7 shooters in the penalty shot session to deliver Magnitogorsk a 3-2 Shootout victory over Novosibirsk. Ex-Blue Jackets pick Sergei Mozyakin had 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory for Magnitka.

Khanty-Mansiysk 1 vs. Astana 0
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 9 GP, 4-4-8, +2, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev was scoreless in 16:37 in Yugra's 1-0 win over Astana. Goaltender Vladislav Fokin stopped all 38 shots he faced for the shutout win.

Elsewhere Carter Ashton was again out of the lineup for Novgorod in their 1-0 win over HC Sochi. And, in the Finnish SM-liiga, Jonne Tammela remains out with an injury while his club KalPa languishes in 14th on the 15 team league table through 4 games.

Yaroslavl 3 vs. Magnitogorsk 0
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, Loss, 33/35, 2.08 GAA, .943 sv%
Season totals: 9 GP, 4-2-3, 0 SO, 1.96 GAA, .924 sv%

Magnitka managed just 17 shots on goal as they fell 3-0 to Yaroslavl. Vasily Koshechkin took just his second regulation loss of the season in the match.

CSKA 4 vs. Khanty-Mansiysk 0
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 8 GP, 4-4-8, +2, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev was held off the board in 13:21 of ice time in Yugra's 4-0 loss to CSKA. CSKA got a pair of helpers from ex-Predators first rounder Alexander Radulov in the victory.

Togliatti 1 vs. Khanty-Mansiysk 2
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Season totals: 7 GP, 4-4-8, +2, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev had the eventual game winning goal in Yugra's 2-1 win over Togliatti. The young forward played 17:03 in the match. He is currently tied for 8th in the league in scoring despite missing 2 of his club's 9 games.

Cherepovets 3 vs. Magnitogorsk 4
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, Win, 28/31, 3.03 GAA, .903 sv%
Season totals: 8 GP, 4-1-3, 0 SO, 1.95 GAA, .921 sv%

Longtime KHL star Danis Zaripov had 1 goal and 1 assist in Magnitka's 4-3 win over Cherepovets. Magnitogorsk goaltender Vasily Koshechkin has lost just 1 game in regulation in his 8 starts so far this year.

Novokuznetsk 2 vs. Jokerit 3
Saku Salminen, Jokerit, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Saku Salminen was scoreless in his KHL debut in 7:25 of ice time as Jokerit defeated Novokuznetsk 3-2. Salminen's appearance looks to answer the question of whether or not Salminen will be loaned to a SM-liiga team ahead of the start of the Finnish league's season tomorrow. Ex-NHLer Niklas Hagman led the way for Jokerit in the game with 1 goal and 3 points.

Khanty-Mansiysk 2 vs. Yaroslavl 1
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 1-0-1, E, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals: 6 GP, 3-4-7, +1, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev scored the game winning goal on a Second Period power play as Yugra edged Yaroslavl 2-1. Gusev played 18:51 in the win.

Novgorod 3 vs. Chelyabinsk 0
Carter Ashton, Novgorod, DNP
Season totals: 5 GP, 2-0-2, E, 2 PIM

Carter Ashton remained out of the lineup today for Novgorod in their 3-0 blanking of Traktor Chelyabinsk. Ex-NHLer Sergei Kostitsyn had a pair of goals for Novgorod in the win.

Khanty-Mansiysk 3 vs. Sochi 2
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 5 GP, 2-4-6, +1, 2 PIM

The Goose is back. Nikita Gusev returned to the lineup and had a power play helper in Yugra's 3-2 win over Sochi. Gusev played 16:47 in the victory. Ex-Senators pick Andre Petersson scored both of Sochi's goals in defeat.

Novgorod 1 vs. Nizhnekamsk 2 (OT)
Carter Ashton, Novgorod, DNP
Season totals: 5 GP, 2-0-2, E, 2 PIM

Carter Ashton was out of the lineup again for Novgorod today in their 2-1 OT loss to Nizhnekamsk. Journeyman Jeff Taffe had Nizhnekamsk's regulation goal in the match.

Khanty-Mansiysk 3 vs. Togliatti 2 (OT)
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, DNP
Season totals: 4 GP, 2-3-5, +1, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev did not play in Yugra's 3-2 OT win over Lada Togliatti. We'll see if the talented forward's absence from Yugra is a long term issue.

Elsewhere, still no official word on where Saku Salminen will land for his 2015-2016 campaign and there was additional news out of Finland that Jonne Tammela will miss 1-2 months for KalPa with an injury.

Magnitogorsk 6 vs. Khanty-Mansiysk 2
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, 26/28, 2.00 GAA, .929 sv%
Season totals: 4 GP, 2-1-1, 0 SO, 1.97 GAA, .911 sv%

Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-1-1, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 4 GP, 2-3-5, +1, 2 PIM

Ex-NHLer Wojtek Wolkski had 1 goal and 1 assist for Magnitogorsk in their 6-2 win over Yugra. Vasily Koshechkin turned aside 26 shots in the win. Nikita Gusev assisted on a Second Period goal to cut Yugra's defecit to 2-1, but Magnitka scored the next 3 goals to help put the victory away. Gusev played 18:14 in the match.

Magnitogorsk 1 vs. Ekaterinburg 2
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, Loss, 12/14, 2.04 GAA, .857 sv%
Season totals: 3 GP, 1-1-1, 0 SO, 1.96 GAA, .903 sv%

Magnitogorsk fell 2-1 to Ekaterinburg despite outshooting their opponents 23-14 in the match in a tight checking affair. It was Vasily Koshechkin's first loss of the campaign.

Ufa 4 vs. Khanty-Mansiysk 2
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 6 SOG
Season totals: 3 GP, 2-2-4, +2, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev was held off the scoresheet for the first time this season as Ufa doubled up Yugra 4-2. The forward played 15:47 in the match and led his club with 6 shots on goal. Undrafted 22 year old defenseman Zakhar Arzamastsev had a pair of helpers for Ufa in the victory.