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09 Dec 2011 | Regular season | Mytishchi Arena
Atlant Moscow Oblast	1-5	Salavat Yulayev Ufa
Periods: Shots: 1-1 (9-10) 0-1 (10-10) 0-3 (12-9)
Referees: A. Soin, A.Vasiliev | Spectators: 6900

One of the most interesting games of the day was played in Mytischi, where Atlant played against Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

The away team was looking more aggressively in neutral zone the first minutes, only a quick attack of the first line of Atlant could get into their account. The first minutes of the game wasn't full of acts. But when Atlant got a chance to play in power-play with Jakub Nakladal in the penalty box for slashing the score was opened. At 15:10 Janne Niskala scored with a stun slap shot from the blue line. 34 seconds later Oleg Saprykin found the space between Barulin's legs and tied the game. During goal celebrations David Petrasek messed with Alexander Radulov, both of them got a minor penalty for roughing. The game became very aggressive and in another moment Ilya Kablukov called Jakub Nakladal for a fight. When Petrasek left the penalty-box he gained another 2 minutes, now for slashing.

"Always in first period opponents row and we try to take it easy. Then we begin to play better," Salavat Yulaev forward Antti Pihlström said to Eurohockey.com.

Ufa weren't good in the body play, but in the second third of the game they overplayed Atlant in this aspect and didn't give them a real chance to score. Aleksandr Svitov was the most active player in the second, firstly he came through three players and launched a shot being in front of the net, but his shot was stoned by Konstantin Barulin. With 1:53 left of the period Svitov converted a long pass from the board by Igor Mirnov to 2-1 score.

In the last part of the game Atlant had a chance to tie the game during their power-play chance. Only confident plays by Salavat's goalie Nikita Davydov saved his team from conceding a goal. But then Salavat Yulaev still continued to dominate on the ice and scored three times. Antti Pihlström came into offensive zone and scored with a high wrist shot.

"I got a cute pass from Igor Radulov, then went in offensive zone and shot. Nothing special," Pihlström said.

Then Petr Schastliviy made it 1-4 at 52:18. 40 seconds later Igor Mirnov was first on the rebound and closed the game 1-5.

"Sometimes sport is an interesting thing. I think we played well against the top-team, which Salavat Yulaev is. In some moments we played on our maximum level," Atlant head coach Jan Karlsson said at the press-conference. "Ufa's third period goals consist of 50% level of their players and 50% luck."

Salavat Yulaev won 6 of the last 7 games and the next game will be on the road against Ak Bars.

"We had energy for the last game of the week in Kazan; despite we have a couple of guys, who're injured. Tomorrow we'll have a bit rest and we should keep going to play like now," Pihlström said.

09 Dec 2011 | Regular season | Omsk Arena
Avangard Omsk	3-2	CSKA Moskva
Periods: Shots: 2-0 (8-9) 0-1 (4-11) 1-1 (6-8)
Referees: E. Romasko, R. Schenev | Spectators: 8124

CSKA Moscow closing its road series in the East playing the last game in Omsk against Avangard. The home team got a quick lead in the first 12 minutes with two Alexandr Perezhogin goals. In the second period CSKA outshot Avangard 11-4 and had 3 power-play chances. But scored only once when Alexey Badyukov's used a power-play chance with Dmitriy Ryabikin in the penalty box for an illegal check to the head.

At 47:03 Denis Parshin, who went through the defensemen and tied the game with a wrist shot. But 4 minutes later Avangard forward Andrei Ivanov closed the game with a 3-2 score.

09 Dec 2011 | Regular season | KRK Uralets
Automobilist Ekaterinburg	1-2	Traktor Chelyabinsk
Periods: Shots: 0-0 (7-13) 1-1 (10-9) 0-1 (7-7)
Referees: S. Semenov, Y. Deev | Spectators: 4500

After beating Avtomobilist 2-1 in the overtime at home some days ago Traktor went to Yekaterinburg  to face them again. After a goalless first period teams exchanged goals in the second. Firstly, Daniel Nasybullin, who played his first game for Avtomobilist, opened the scoring at 28:07. Then Anton Burdasov found himself alone in the offensive zone and lifted the puck past Ivan Lisutin. In the middle of the third Deron Quint pulled ahead Traktor 2-1 with a backhand shot from a sharp angle. In the end of the third Avtomobilist tried to turn game into overtime, but Ilya Proskuryakov stoned all shots of the home team.

09 Dec 2011 | Regular season | Magnitogorsk Arena
Metallurg Magnitogorsk	3-2	Dinamo Minsk
Periods: Shots: 1-0 (7-10) 1-1 (14-9) 1-1 (4-15)
Referees: K. Olenin, R. Gofman | Spectators: 7329

Metallurg Magnitogorsk didn't lose at home for 7 games. One of the leaders of the West, Dynamo Minsk, tried to break it. At 3:37 Denis Khlystov scored after getting alone against Minsk goalie Kevin Lalande. The Belarus team tied the game later in the second with Peter Podhradsky's high shot. With 57 left in the second Alexei Kaigorodov made it 2-1 after a nice pass from Sergei Mozyakin. In the third they had a chance to use a power-play chance, but Denis Khlystov scored his second goal of the night. In the end of the game Dynamo Minsk still managed only to cut a two-goal home team lead.

09 Dec 2011 | Regular season | Arena Yugra Khanty Mansiysk
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk	4-2	HC LEV Poprad
Periods: Shots: 2-0 (13-5) 1-2 (11-12) 1-0 (6-4)
Referees: A. Zakharov, D. Bondar | Spectators: 3600

Lev tried to rally the game after losing 0-3 in Khanty-Mansiysk. After the first period the home team gained a two-goal lead with Evgeny Khvostov's and Pavel Vorobyev's goals. When Ladislav Nagy was in the penalty box in the middle of the second Yugra improved their lead to three goals. Serger Demagin scored from a pass of Ivan Lekomtsev on this play. But then only two minutes were needed by HC LEV to cut the three-goal lead. Firstly, Vaclav Nedorost scored in a power-play at 34:06. Secondly, Lubos Bartecko, who was in the penalty-killing shift, scored the second Lev goal of the night. Yugra got an empty-goal with 42 seconds left in the third and won a second straight home game beating CSKA early in the week.

09 Dec 2011 | Regular season | Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
SKA St. Petersburg	1-4	Ak Bars Kazan
Periods: Shots: 0-1 (6-11) 0-3 (10-9) 1-0 (7-9)
Referees: S. Gusev, E. Odins | Spectators: 10400

At the start of the season Ak Bars was a lot of criticized It was caused by rumors that long-age leaders Danis Zaripov and Alexey Morozov could be traded. With time Zaripov found his game, and now Morozov began kept fit. This night he scored three times to help Ak Bars beat 4-1 SKA in Saint-Petersburg. The first goal was scored later in the first, when Alexey Morozov scored after a won faceoff. Four minutes Ak Bars needed to score three times: Morozov made it 2-0 at 23:48, 44 seconds later Evgeny Medvedev gave Ak Bars a three-goal lead, and 3 minutes later Morozov completed a hat-trick and scored his 10th goal of the season. SKA's lonely goal was scored in the third by Maxim Rybin.

"Last games we began to play better in defense, and better play in offensive zone," Morozov said to Sport-Express. "And this win was given by all the team, not only our line. The stars mixed today, that's why only our line scored goals."

"Cause we are one of the leaders of the league some players thought that they are superstars," SKA head coach Milos Riha said to SKA's official site. "In SKA we have a lot of players, who should fight and do game play with 200% effectiveness."

09 Dec 2011 | Regular season | Arena Riga
Dinamo Riga	2-5	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Periods: Shots: 0-1 (10-7) 1-2 (17-8) 1-2 (13-4)
Referees: V. Bulanov, Y. Tsyplakov | Spectators: 8120

In the last game of the day Dynamo Riga played at home against Neftekhimik. Oskar Osala scored twice at 08:03 and 20:58 and gave the Russian team a two-goal lead. Then Kirill Knyazev made a foul on Fredrik Warg, but the Swede couldn't score from the penalty shot, which he earned. Two minutes later Knyazev corrected his mistake and made the score 3-0. And Fredrik Warg scored with 25 seconds left in the second. In the last third of the game Maxim Pestushko and Guntis Galvins scored for their teams, and made it 2-4. Neftekhimik newcomer David Nosek closed the game with a power-play goal  and his first point in KHL.

 

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