Koshechkin, Vasily

KHL (Russia)
Yaroslavl 2 vs. Chelyabinsk 1

Washington first rounder Evgeny Kuznetsov scored Chelyabinsk's only goal in their 2-1 loss to Yaroslavl. Defenseman Nikita Nesterov is away from Traktor to camp with Russia's U20 junior team.

Dinamo Riga 2 vs. Astana 3 (OT)
Victor Hedman, Astana, 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 24 GP, 1-19-20, +16, 52 PIM

Ex-Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski had his 14th goal of the season for Astana in their 3-2 win over Riga. Victor Hedman played 21:29 in the match. Astana faces Donetsk on Friday.

Bratislava 1 vs. Ufa 0 (SO)
Jaroslav Janus, Bratislava, Win, SO, 38/38, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Season totals: 30 GP, 17-10-3, 4 SO, 2.19 GAA, .929 sv%

Jaroslav Janus stopped all 38 shots he faced and 3 of 4 shooters he faced in the penalty shot session in Bratislava's 1-0 win over Ufa. Janus is now in a 4-way tie for tops in the KHL in shutouts with a list that includes fellow Lightning draft pick Vasily Koshechkin. Ex-Sabres draft pick Michal Vondrka scored both of Bratislava's goals in the shootout. Bratislava faces Nizhnekamsk on Friday. Ufa goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, like Nesterov, is away camping with Russia's U20 team.

Russia 3 vs. Finland 1
Vasily Koshechkin, Russia, DNP
Tournament totals: 1 GP, 1-0-0, 1 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%

Vasily Koshechkin sat backup as Russia defeated Finland 3-1 to secure the Channel One Cup. Russia got a goal and an assist from NHLer Ilya Kovalchuk in the victory. The star-heavy lineup finished 3-0-0 with a +12 goal differential.

Czech Republic 0 vs. Sweden 4
Victor Hedman, Sweden, 0-1-1, +3, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 3 GP, 1-1-2, +5, 2 PIM

Victor Hedman assisted on a goal by fellow NHLer Marcus Johansson in Sweden's 4-0 shutout of Czech Republic. Young Sabres goaltender Jhonas Enroth stopped all 33 shots he faced for the win. Sweden rebounded from their 5-1 drubbing at the hands of the Russians in their opening match of the tournament to finish up second on the table.

Russia 6 vs. Czech Republic 0
Vasily Koshechkin, Russia, Win, 29/29, SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Tournament totals: 1 GP, 1-0-0, 1 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%

Vasily Koshechkin turned away all 29 shots he faced to lead Russia in a 6-0 thumping of Czech Republic. Russia got 3 goals and 1 assist in the effort from NHL star Pavel Datsyuk. Russia finishes their tournament Sunday against Finland.

Finland 1 vs. Sweden 4
Victor Hedman, Sweden, 1-0-1, +3, 2 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 2 GP, 1-0-1, +2, 2 PIM

Victor Hedman got an empty net goal to cap a 4-1 triumph over rival Finland. Sweden was led by 1 goal and 1 assist by former Lightning camper Niklas Persson. Sweden finishes their tournament on Sunday against Czech Republic.

Sweden 1 vs. Russia 5
Victor Hedman, Sweden, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Tournament totals: 1 GP, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM

Vasily Koshechkin, Russia, DNP
Tournament totals: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%

Star-studded Russia spotted Sweden a goal before running away to a 5-1 win in the first game of the Channel One Cup. Pavel Datsyuk had a pair of helpers in the match for Russia while Alexander Ovechkin had a goal and Evgeni Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk had single helpers.

In the tournament's other match, Finland knocked off Czech Republic 3-2. Sweden faces Finland Saturday while the Russians get the Czechs.

KHL (Russia)
Astana 7 vs. Dynamo Minsk 2
Victor Hedman, Astana, 1-0-1, +2, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals: 23 GP, 1-18-19, +15, 52 PIM

Victor Hedman score his first goal of the season, an even strength marker, as Astana pounded Minsk 7-2. Hedman played 22:35 in the match. Ex-Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski had 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Astana faces Dynamo Riga a week from Wednesday.

Khanty-Mansitsk 3 vs. Cherepovets 2
Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, Loss, 20/23, 3.11 GAA, .870 sv%
Season totals: 33 GP, 16-15-2, 4 SO, 2.24 GAA, .921 sv%

Igor Skorokhodov had a hat trick to lead Yugra to a 3-2 victory over Cherepovets. Cherepovets plays Chekhov a week from Thursday.

Chelyabinsk 4 vs. Spartak Moscow 0
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals (KHL): 25 GP, 0-0-0, +4, 8 PIM
Season totals (MHL): 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Nikita Nesterov was scoreless in 17:19 of ice time in Chelyabinsk's 4-0 shutout of Spartak Moscow. Traktor was led by 2 goals and 1 assist by Caps first rounder Evgeny Kuznetsov. They face Yaroslavl a week from Wednesday.

Ufa 3 vs. Novokuznetsk 2
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ufa, DNP
Season totals (KHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%

Andrei Vasilevskiy again rode backup to Iiro Tarkki in Ufa's 3-2 win over Novokuznetsk. Ex-NHLer Nikita Filatov had a pair of assists in the win for Ufa. They face Bratislava a week from Wednesday.

Kazan 4 vs. Khabarovsk 3
Nikita Gusev, Khabarovsk, 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals (KHL)(Khabarovsk): 7 GP, 1-2-3, +3, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(CSKA): 6 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(Total): 13 GP, 1-3-4, +1, 0 PIM
Season totals (VHL): 15 GP, 7-6-13, -2, 2 PIM

The Goose is loose! Nikita Gusev (pictured) had a goal, his first in an Amur sweater, in Khabarovsk's 4-3 loss to Ak Bars Kazan. Gusev played 12:05 in the contest. Longtime KHL superstar and former Penguins forward Alexei Morozov had one of Kazan's goals. Khabarovsk plays St. Petersburg a week from Friday.