Riga slashes Vityaz, Slovan end losing streak

CSKA - Torpedo 1:2

CSKA continue to oscillate in their game this season as they lose another one at home. Torpedo records their second road win after beating Slovan in Bratislava with a shutout 3:0. CSKA took the lead early in the first with Igor Grigorenko lighting the lamp at 6:43. Brandon Reid was on the assist.

But from then on, it all went downhill. Although they outshot their opponents 29-22, the visitors torpedoed the home team twice, with a goal in each of the remaining periods. At 37:23 Sakari Salminen levels the game on the powerplay, while Maxim Potapov scores the game-winner at 51:13.

In the end CSKA tried with the extra attacker as they pulled Stana to the bench, but that didn't help and Torpedo gets 3 new points.

Dinamo Riga - Vityaz 6:1

Paul Szczechura strikes twice in a row as Dinamo demolish Vityaz of Podolsk 6:1. Dinamo's domination started early on as they took the momentum and by the end of the first 20 minutes were already in the lead by 2. At 11:29 Marcel Hossa puts Dinamo on board for the first time of many, while at 17:19 Mat Robinson doubles the lead.

Oskars Cibulskis extends the lead to 3 two minute after the intermission, while Vityaz get some hope back after Kristaps Sotnieks was ejected from the game for checking to the head and neck area carrying a 5 minute major penalty. Vladimir Malevich took advantage of the penalty striking from the blue just two minutes after.

But that was all Vityaz could offer. Aleskanders Nizivijs stretched the leadt to three again with a powerplay tally at 31:14, only for Paul Szczechura to score another one two minutes before the second break.

As mentioned above, Szczechura added another one in the final period at 55:33 as the powerplay was expiring but Logan Pyett picked a cross-checking call on the scoring play.

Dinamo proved solid offensive performance and closed the game wisely neutralizing any chances for the Russians and continue to march on through the league, keeping up with Western Conference two top teams, SKA and Dynamo Moscow.

Lev - Dynamo Moscow 2:1

Lev started strong early on with a physical game and it was only a matter of when will Lev strike for the first time. Lukas Cingel lit the lamp at 12:45 to get Lev the edge which was reviewed before being acknowledged. Jakub Nakldal and Erik Christensen were on the assists.

Lev played a strong penalty kill in the first to keep the net untouched, and extended the lead early in the second through Niko Kapanen's strike 3:29 into the second. The Czechs didn't stop there continuing to put pressure on the current champions, still Dynamo gets right back in it with Maxim Pestushko's low strike from the slot on the feed from Leo Komarov.

Lev had another breakaway immediately after the strike but Birner gets stoned by Lazushin right in front.

The first five minutes in the final period were marked by stoppages in play, until Lev burst out in another breakaway after a giveway in Dynamo zone, though Lazushin gives no space for dekes and cover the shot from Christensen.

Until the end Dynamo reignited the tensions and put hard pressure on the Czechs, but didn't find the way to the net, to lose another three points in dead race with SKA.

Slovan - Ak Bars 2:1 OT

Milan Bartovic puts the end to the story at 62:51 as Slovan put an end to a two games losing streak at home. Bartovic took the puck in his own zone and made a huge breakaway all the way to the net coming from the right side and shooting from low range past helpless Emil Garipov.

Slovan took the edge early in the second period with Martin Skoula at 26:45, as he receives the puck on the right side by the blueline right off the faceoff, skates all the way to the other wing by the line and takes a shot on net that gets deflected in front of Garipov and goes in.

Bars Kazan level the game through Alexander Svitov who gets a feed from Dmitry Obukhov and fires within the slot with ten minutes to go in the game.

The game was consequently taken to overtime, when Milan Bartovic ended it with a breakaway.

Tomorrow KHL schedule:

12:00 Avangard - Yugra

13:00 Traktor - Admiral

13:00 Metallurg Mg - Amur

13:00 Salavat Yulaev - Metallurg Nk

13:00 Barys - Avtomobilist

15:00 Neftekhimik - Sibir

15:00 Lokomotiv - Dinamo Minsk

15:00 Severstal - Spartak

15:00 Atlant - Medvescak

15:30 SKA - Donbass

(all times are CET)

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