Game Results

Dimitri Kazionov was once again out of the lineup as #1 Kazan defeated #16 Novokuznetsk 7-3 to take a 2-0 series lead.

#3 Ufa defeated #14 SKA 4-2 today to take a 2-0 series lead. Anton But had 2 penalty minutes in the match for St. Petersburg.

#4 Magnitogorsk toppled #13 Tver 5-2 to take a 2-0 series lead. Denis Kazionov was scoreless in the match for Tver.

Vasily Koshechkin allowed 5 goals in #11 Togliatti's 5-4 loss to #6 CSKA. CSKA takes a 2-0 series lead.

#7 Yaroslavl defeated #10 Dynamo 4-3 to take a 2-0 series lead. Evgeny Artyukhin did not play for the Lokomotive. Albert Vishnyakov did not play for Dynamo.

Alexei Glukhov was scoreless as #8 Khimik shut out #9 Cherepovets 4-0. Severstal has yet to score a single goal in the series and trails 2-0 overall.

The favored teams are a perfect 16-0 thus far in the Superleague playoffs.

Get out the brooms. Linkopings defeated Lulea today 5-2 to complete the first round sweep in the Elitserien playoffs. Lightning prospect Andreas Holmqvist, who led the team in scoring through the first three games of the season, lasted just 3:42 into Game Four before being kicked out for an ultra-rare Swedish league fight with Lulea's Tomas Surovy, formerly of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL ranks. Despite the absence of one of their most potent offensive weapons, Linkopings still managed to win easily and now, along with #1 seed Farjestads which also completed the sweep today in their series, await an opponent to be determined in the second round.

Mississauga 7 @ Brampton 4
Chris Lawrence and Mississauga appear to be back on track. The IceDogs put up 7 goals in Brampton to beat the Battalion 7-4 today. Lawrence had a goal and was plus-1.

London 7 @ Owen Sound 6 (Shootout)
Owen Sound had 65 shots against the high-powered Knights, including outshooting London 23-5 in the third period, but the Attack fell 7-6 in a shootout. Marek Bartanus did not register a point, was even, and had 2 PIM. London is tied with Plymouth for the most points in the league at 100.

On the opening day of the Superleague playoffs...

#1 seed Kazan defeated #16 seed Novokuznetsk 4-2. Dimitri Kazionov remains out of the lineup for Ak Bars.

In overtime, #3 Ufa defeated #14 SKA 2-1. Anton But had the only goal of the game for St. Petersburg.

#4 Magnitogorsk massacred upstart #13 Tver 7-1. Denis Kazionov had 2 penalty minutes in the match.

Vasily Koshechkin took the loss as #11 Togliatti fell to #6 CSKA 4-1.

Evgeny Artyukhin was out of the lineup in #7 Yaroslavl's 3-2 win over #10 Dynamo. Albert Vishnyakov did not suit up for Dynamo.

Alexei Glukhov and #9 Cherepovets were shutout by #8 Khimik 3-0.

All favored teams won today.

Springfield gets their butts handed to them.

SPR-0
HFD-5

Jonathan Boutin allowed 5 goals on 36 shots in the loss. The Falcons were outshot 36-14 in the game including a shell shocking 16-3 in the decisive opening frame in which Hartford leapt out to a 3-0 lead. Defenseman Joe Rullier made an inauspicious Falcons debut registering a -3 rating in the game, just slightly better than the team's top line veterans who each checked in at -4. Springfield allowed a disgusting two shorthanded talleys in the game.

First Period
HFD Immonen, (12) (Baranka, Degon), 6:29 (SH)
HFD Immonen, (13) (Byers), 10:52
HFD Dawes, (16) (Jessiman, Richter), 19:24

Second Period
HFD Callahan, (34) (Byers, Liffiton), 7:05

Third Period
HFD Callahan, (35) (Immonen), 3:51 (SH)

Game sheet from TheAHL.com.