Gusev, Nikita

Khanty-Mansiysk 1 vs. Zagreb 4
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-1-1, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 36 GP, 5-5-10, -6, 10 PIM

Nikita Gusev assisted on the game opening power play goal, but Zagreb scored 4 unanswered from there to topple Yugra 4-1. Gusev played 15:39 in the contest. Zagreb got a goal from former Springfield Falcons forward Ryan Vesce in the win.

Ufa 2 vs. Magnitogorsk 5
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, Win, 32/34, 2.00 GAA, .941 sv%
Season totals: 44 GP, 27-9-7, 7 SO, 1.95 GAA, .938 sv%

Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, No Decision, 8/9, 3.00 GAA, .889 sv%
Season totals: 22 GP, 10-7-4, 1 SO, 2.43 GAA, .918 sv%

Metallurg ran starter Alexei Volkov out of the building after 2 periods, leaving Andrey Vasilevskiy to pick up the pieces in Ufa's 5-2 loss to Magnitogorsk. Magnitogorsk got a pair of goals from former Columbus draft pick Sergei Mozyakin in the win. Former Senators second rounder Igor Mirnov had both goals for Ufa in defeat.

Khanty-Mansiysk 3 vs. Donetsk 1
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 35 GP, 5-4-9, -5, 10 PIM

Nikita Gusev was -1 in a big 18:13 of ice time in Yugra's 3-1 win over Donetsk. Yugra chased former NHLer Michael Leighton in the Second Period after he allowed 2 goals on 9 shots for the loss.

Chelyabinsk 5 vs. Ufa 3
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, Loss, 16/20, 4.08 GAA, .800 sv%
Season totals: 21 GP, 10-7-4, 1 SO, 2.42 GAA, .919 sv%

It was a rare rough night for Andrey Vasilevskiy as he allowed 4 goals on 20 shots in Ufa's 5-3 loss to Traktor Chelyabinsk. Ex-NHLer Nikita Filatov had a goal in the loss for Ufa.

Nizhnekamsk 3 vs. Magnitogorsk 5
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, Win, 31/34, 3.00 GAA, .912 sv%
Season totals: 43 GP, 26-9-7, 7 SO, 1.95 GAA, .938 sv%

Ex-Lightning farmhand Dan Sexton had a goal for Nizhnekamsk in their 5-3 loss to Magnitogorsk. Metallurg got a goal from ex-Red Wings farmhand Francis Pare in the win.

Khanty-Mansiysk 6 vs. Dinamo Minsk 0
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2-1-3, +3, 0 PIM, 6 SOG
Season totals: 34 GP, 5-4-9, -4, 10 PIM

Nikita Gusev increased his season scoring output by a full 50% with a 2 goal, 3 point performance against Minsk. The young forward did so in just 12:08 of ice time, finding the back of the net twice in the Second Period. Gusev also led all skaters with 6 shots on goal in the match.

Magnitogorsk 3 vs. Ufa 4 (SO)
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, SO Win, 33/36, 2.77 GAA, .917 sv%
Season totals: 20 GP, 10-6-4, 1 SO, 2.33 GAA, .923 sv%

Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, SO Loss, 40/43, 2.77 GAA, .930 sv%
Season totals: 42 GP, 25-9-7, 7 SO, 1.93 GAA, .938 sv%

In a battle royal of Lightning Russian goaltending prospects, Andrey Vasilevskiy stopped both shooters he faced in the shootout to best Vasily Koshechkin in Ufa's 4-3 win over Magnitogorsk. Koshechkin, for his part, allowed 2 of 3 Ufa shooters to convert in the penalty shot session. Ex-NHLer Nikita Filatov had the opening goal of the match for Ufa.

Magnitogorsk 3 vs. CSKA 1
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, Win, 32/33, 1.00 GAA, .970 sv%
Season totals: 41 GP, 25-9-6, 7 SO, 1.90 GAA, .939 sv%

Ex-Predators first rounder Alex Radulov's Third Period goal was the only CSKA marker in their 3-1 loss to Vasily Koshechkin and Magnitogorsk. Radulov's goal was assisted by ex-Lightning defenseman Steve Eminger and Ilari Filppula. Metallurg got 2 goals from former Blue Jackets draft pick Sergei Mozyakin.

Ufa 4 vs. Bratislava 2
Jaroslav Janus, Bratislava, Loss, 39/42, 3.02 GAA, .929 sv%
Season totals: 30 GP, 12-14-4, 2 SO, 3.08 GAA, .893 sv%

Ex-NHLer Nikita Filatov's penalty shot goal was the game winner in Ufa's 4-2 win over Slovan. The goal was Filatov's second of the contest. Ex-NHLer Miroslav Satan had 1 goal and 1 assist in defeat for Slovan. Andrey Vasilevskiy did not dress in the match for Ufa.

Dinamo Minsk 2 vs. Khanty-Mansiysk 3 (SO)
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Season totals: 33 GP, 3-3-6, -7, 10 PIM

Nikita Gusev had the winning shootout goal in Yugra's 3-2 victory over Minsk. He was 1 for 2 overall in the shootout and received 11:06 of ice time in the match. Ex-Lightning forward Martins Karsums had a goal in the game for Minsk while ex-Lightning draft pick Radek Smolenak had a helper for Yugra.

Magnitogorsk 6 vs. Dinamo Riga 2
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, Win, 33/35, 2.01 GAA, .943 sv%
Season totals: 40 GP, 24-9-6, 7 SO, 1.93 GAA, .938 sv%

Longtime KHL star Danis Zaripov had 1 goal and 3 points for Magnitogorsk as they tripled up Dinamo Riga 6-2. Ex-Lightning draft pick Dmitri Kazionov had minor penalties for hooking and holding for Metallurg in the win.

Nizhnekamsk 4 vs. Bratislava 3 (OT)
Jaroslav Janus, Bratislava, Loss, 28/30, 2.35 GAA, .933 sv%
Season totals: 29 GP, 12-13-4, 2 SO, 3.08 GAA, .891 sv%

Goaltender Jaroslav Janus replaced starter Miroslav Kopriva 10:21 into the First Period and ended up taking the backdoor loss as Bratislava fell 4-2 in overtime. Slovan got a power play goal and a shorthanded goal from former NHLer Miroslav Satan in the defeat.

Podolsk 3 vs. Khanty-Mansiysk 4 (SO)
Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansiysk, 0-1-1, +2, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 32 GP, 3-3-6, -7, 10 PIM

Nikita Gusev assisted on a Second Period goal by Alexei Kruchinin and scored in 2 out of 3 of his attempts on former Flyers farmhand Johan Backlund in the shootout to deliver Yugra a 4-3 win over Podolsk. The young forward was also +2 in his 12:15 of ice time in, undoubtedly, his finest statistical game of the season.

Elsewhere, Andrey Vasilevskiy did not dress for Ufa's 5-1 loss to Praha. Vasilevskiy is returning to Ufa from the Russian U20 junior team after their Bronze Medal performance at the U20 World Junior Championships.