Kazionov, Denis

Elitserien
Lulea 3 @ Sodertalje 2
Riku Helenius, Sodertalje, DNP
Season totals: 6 GP, 0-5-0, 0 SO, 2.77 GAA, .879 sv%

Riku Helenius again sat backup as Sodertalje fell 3-2 to Lulea. Ex-NHLer Janne Niinimaa had an assist in the match for Lulea.

KHL
There are no game results today, but there is a quick transaction. Denis Kazionov has been released by Novokuznetsk.

Elitserien
Sodertalje 7 @ Brynas 2
Riku Helenius, Sodertalje, DNP
Season totals: 6 GP, 0-5-0, 0 SO, 2.77 GAA, .879 sv%

Pontus Sjogren made 10 saves as Sodertalje dismantled Brynas 7-2 today. Ex-Oilers draft pick Jonas Almtorp had a shorthanded goal and an assist in the win. Sodertalje improved to 5-7-2 on the season and sits in seventh place on the twelve team Elitserien table.

KHL
Novokuznetsk 1 @ Novgorod 2 (OT)
Denis Kazionov, Novokuznetsk, DNP
Season totals: 4 GP, 0-1-1, -3, 29 PIM

Ex-Norfolk Admiral and Blackhawks prospect Matt Ellison scored the overtime winner in Novgorod's 2-1 win over Novokuznetsk.

Elitserien
Farjestads 1 @ Sodertalje 4
Riku Helenius, Sodertalje, DNP
Season totals: 6 GP, 0-5-0, 0 SO, 2.77 GAA, .879 sv%

Riku Helenius sat backup again as Pntus Sjogren stopped 34 shots in Sodertalje's 4-1 win over Farjestads. Ex-Avs pick Linus Videll had two assists in the match for Sodtertalje. Sodertalje now sits in tenth place on the Elitserien table.

KHL
Omsk 3 @ Novokuznetsk 1
Denis Kazionov, Novokuznetsk, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 4 GP, 0-1-1, -3, 29 PIM

Denis Kazionov was scoreless in 12:44 of ice time as Novokuznetsk fell to Omsk 3-1. Ex-Lightning goaltender Karri Ramo stopped 26 of 27 shots he faced for the win. For those wondering, Ramo is 8-3-2 this season with 1 shutout, a 2.01 GAA, and a .916 sv%.

Nizhnekamsk 2 @ Kazan 4
Dmitri Kazionov, Kazan, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals: 9 GP, 1-1-2, -1, 8 PIM

Dmitri Kazionov took a hooking minor in 10:17 of ice time as Kazan defeated Nizhnekamsk 4-2. Ex-NHLer Marcel Hossa had a pair of goals in the match for Kazan.

Elitserien
Sodertalje 3 @ AIK 2
Riku Helenius, Sodertalje, DNP
Season totals: 6 GP, 0-5-0, 0 SO, 2.77 GAA, .879 sv%

Riku Helenius once again sat backup to Pontus Sjogren today in Sodertalje's 3-2 win over AIK. Former St. Cloud State forward Ryan Lasch and veteran Swedish forward Joakim Eriksson both scored third period goals from Sodertalje to pull out the win.

KHL
Ekaterinburg 4 @ Kazan 3
Dmitri Kazionov, Kazan, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 8 GP, 1-1-2, -1, 6 PIM

Dmitri Kazionov assisted on a Jarkko Immonen goal in 15:49 of ice time as Kazan fell to Ekaterinburg 4-3. Long time Russian veteran Andrei Subbotin had one goal and one assist for Ekaterinburg.

Astana 1 @ Novokuznetsk 2 (OT)
Denis Kazionov, Novokuznetsk, DNP
Season totals: 3 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 27 PIM

Ex-Penguins draft pick Alexei Krivchenkov scored with forty-four seconds left in overtime to lead Novokuznetsk to a 2-1 win over Astana. Not suprisingly, Lightning prospect Denis Kazionov did not play after being kicked out of Novokuznetsk's last game for spearing.

Hanty-Mansiysk 4 @ Novokuznetsk 2
Denis Kazionov, Novokuznetsk, 0-0-0, E, 25 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 3 GP, 0-1-1, -1, 27 PIM

Denis Kazionov got thrown out of the game for spearing in 7:02 of ice time as Novokuznetsk fell to Yugra 4-2. Kazionov's penalty led to an Igor Skorokhodov power play goal that made the match 3-0 in the second period. Novokuznetsk got the game to 3-2 with a pair of power play goals of their own, but Skorokhodov scored a second goal with ten seconds left in regulation to seal Yugra's win. Skorokhodov currently leads Yugra in scoring after spending much of the past few seasons developing in Russia's lower leagues. He also leads the team in the number of "o's" in his name by two. Sorry Evgeny Khvostov, maybe next season.

Kazan 3 @ Nizhnekamsk 1
Dmitri Kazionov, Kazan, 1-0-1, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 7 GP, 1-0-1, -1, 6 PIM

The elder Kazionov brother scored the game opening power play goal and logged 12:42 of ice time in Kazan's 3-1 win over Nizhnekamsk. The goal was Kazionov's first point of the season. Kazan also got goals from ex-NHLer Marcel Hossa and ex-Thrashers draft pick Ilya Nikulin.