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15 January 2019, 23:30
Daily Round-up
Avangard and Ak Bars confirm playoff spots. January 15 round-up
Two more teams secured a place in the playoffs. Ak Bars got there without even playing: Red Star’s loss at home to Severstal ensured the defending champion cannot be caught. Avangard also made it, but in rather more fraught fashion after letting a 4-2 lead slip before beating Salavat Yulaev in a shoot-out. That 5-4 scoreline was repeated in Novosibirsk and Astana, with Sibir and Spartak coming out on top. SKA suffered a shock loss at home to Neftekhimik, CSKA’s 3-0 win over Metallurg means the Eastern Conference team must wait to secure its playoff berth. And Ilya Konovalov’s eighth shut-out of the season helped Lokomotiv move ahead of Jokerit into third place in the West.
13 January 2019, 22:45
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Slepets opens his KHL account, Red Star and Jokerit trade hat-tricks
The day got off to a lively start with World Junior bronze medallist Kirill Slepets getting his first ever KHL goal as Lokomotiv won in Vladivostok, while Drew Shore and Sakari Manninen both hit hat-tricks as Jokerit won 5-3 in Shanghai. The high-flyers all won: CSKA eased to a 3-0 verdict over Dinamo Minsk while SKA defeated Vityaz 3-1 in the West; Avangard downed Spartak by the same scoreline in the East before Avtomobilist completed the day’s action with a 6-3 verdict at Slovan.
11 January 2019, 23:00
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CSKA runs riot, Ak Bars loses at home. January 11 round-up
It was a day of close games – and one blow-out. CSKA was the big winner, thumping Traktor 6-0, but five out of seven games were settled by a one-goal margin. Dynamo Moscow’s 3-2 win at Ak Bars was the eye-catching result, Metallurg needed a late winner to sink Dinamo Minsk 4-3. Elsewhere in the East, Sibir and Sochi both made big but unsuccessful fightbacks in 4-5 losses against Severstal and Salavat Yulaev.
10 January 2019, 21:30
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SKA books a playoff place, Kunlun wins in Kazakhstan. January 10 round-up
SKA’s offense caught fire in the second period to lead the team to a 4-0 win at Lokomotiv. That result, coupled with Dinamo Riga’s loss in Ufa, means the Army Men are the third team to guarantee a post season berth. Kunlun Red Star kept alive its hopes of making the playoffs, winning 3-1 at Barys. Admiral defeated Amur by the same scoreline in the Far East derby.
9 January 2019, 22:45
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Big wins for playoff hopefuls. January 9 round-up
Wednesday saw two of the playoff chasing teams strengthen their prospects of reaching post season. Traktor earned a 1-0 victory over Ak Bars to move four points clear of ninth-placed Kunlun in the Eastern Conference, while Vityaz took an overtime verdict at Avangard to open a three-point gap in the West. However, Neftekhimik missed the chance to close on Red Star when it suffered a shoot-out loss at Spartak.
8 January 2019, 23:15
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Avto loses 0-6 – and clinches a playoff place. January 8 round-up
There was good news and bad news in Yekaterinburg where Avtomobilist suffered its worst loss of the season but still confirmed its playoff place thanks to Kunlun’s failure to gain a point in Ufa. CSKA suffered a narrow defeat at Lokomotiv, which collected a second successive 1-0 verdict. Dinamo Riga lost in overtime at Severstal while Jokerit suffered a 2-3 reverse at home to Dynamo Moscow. A Quinton Howden hat-trick in Minsk saw off Slovan.
7 January 2019, 20:45
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Vityaz produces another sensation, O’Dell grabs a hat-trick. Jan 7 round-up
Two goals from Miro Aaltonen led Vityaz to victory at home to defending champion Ak Bars. There were wins for two other Eastern Conference high-flyers as Metallurg and Avangard downed Admiral and Spartak respectively. Eric O’Dell was the day’s stand-out goalscorer, grabbing a hat-trick as Sochi added to Sibir’s defensive woes. Neftekhimik snapped an eight-game losing streak to edge Torpedo in overtime.
6 January 2019, 20:15
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SKA impresses at Jokerit, Kemppainen hits a hat-trick in Ufa. January 6
5 January 2019, 20:45
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Seventh Heaven. January 5 round-up
Metallurg and Spartak both hit seven in big wins over Torpedo and Sibir respectively. Kunlun Red Star came out on top in a seven-goal thriller against Admiral. Avangard extended Neftekhimik’s seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 win in Nizhnekamsk and Barys won 3-0 at Sochi.
4 January 2019, 22:15
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Dynamo celebrates in its new home. January 4 round-up
Dynamo Moscow opened the doors to its new arena for the first time – and closed the door on Avtomobilist in a 2-0 win. Defending champion Ak Bars enjoyed a 3-1 victory over Salavat Yulaev in the ‘Green Derby’, and there were hard-fought road wins for CSKA and SKA.
3 January 2019, 22:30
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Ak Bars defeats Avangard, Jokerit impresses against Sibir. Jan 3 round-up
The first gameday of 2019 brought an exciting game in Kazan, where Ak Bars needed overtime to defeat Avangard 4-3. There were more close encounters in Shanghai and Moscow where Admiral and Barys both came from behind to collect 3-2 road wins. In Helsinki, Jokerit eased to a 4-1 success against Sibir.
30 December 2018, 22:15
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The last gameday of the year: Avangard fights back, Riga halts Dynamo
The 2018 KHL program came to an end with another exciting round of games. Pride of place went to Avangard, which recovered from 0-3 to defeat Barys in a shoot-out. Dinamo Riga and Dynamo Moscow traded nine goals, with the Latvians coming out on top. There were narrow wins for league leader CSKA and defending champion Ak Bars, while Kunlun Red Star revitalized its playoff hopes with a 2-0 win at Traktor to cut the gap to eighth place to just two points in the East.
29 December 2018, 15:30
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SKA wins in Vladivostok, Magnitka slips in Switzerland. Dec 29 round-up
Two goals from David Rundblad saved SKA from defeat at Admiral in the only KHL game of the day. In the Spengler Cup there was disappointment for Metallurg with a 1-3 loss against Nuremberg Ice Tigers.
28 December 2018, 23:45
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Kaprizov’s double downs the champion, Slovan picks up a second win. Dec 28
CSKA defeated Ak Bars in Friday’s big game, while league leader Avtomobilist got past Dinamo Minsk to stay out in front. At the foot of the table, Slovan won 3-1 against Neftekhimik to record back-to-back wins for the first time in more than two months. Jokerit earned a tight verdict over Sochi but Dinamo Riga stumbled at home with a shoot-out loss against Torpedo. There was plenty of action in Ufa: five goals, three fights and a comfortable home win for Salavat Yulaev. Dynamo Moscow moves up to fifth in the West after Dmitry Kagarlitsky inspired a comeback victory against his former club, Severstal.
26 December 2018, 22:30
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Dynamo edges Jokerit in a Helsinki thriller. December 26 round-up
The big game in the Western Conference saw Jokerit and Dynamo go to overtime before Vadim Shipachyov gave the visitor a 4-3 win. At the other end of the table, Slovan and Severstal ended long losing runs with wins over Torpedo and Spartak respectively. In the Eastern Conference, Avtomobilist’s win over Avangard saw it return to the top of the overall KHL table, while Ak Bars slipped to a third loss in four when it went down at Sochi.
25 December 2018, 18:00
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300 points for Gusev, and a rare loss for Vityaz. December 25 round-up
All of Tuesday’s action came in the Far East. Amur got an early Christmas present with a 2-1 victory at home to Vityaz, then Red Star and SKA served up a cracker in Shanghai.
24 December 2018, 22:15
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Ak Bars stunned in Minsk, CSKA battles at home. December 24 round-up
The story of the day came from Belarus, where Western Conference struggler Dinamo Minsk shocked defending champion Ak Bars with a 3-2 win. League leader CSKA also had a tough time of it before edging Neftekhimik in overtime. Lokomotiv needed the extras to clinch a lively encounter in Ufa, Avangard won the Siberian derby against Sibir and there were home triumphs for Barys and Sochi.
23 December 2018, 22:15
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Dawes makes it eight in a row, Koshechkin claims 300th win. Dec 23 round-up
Avtomobilist forward Nigel Dawes extended his productive streak to eight games with the opening goal in Sunday’s 3-2 victory over Traktor. Elsewhere, Metallurg goalie Vasily Koshechkin posted his 300th KHL victory as Slovan’s winless streak reached 13 games. Vityaz boosted its playoff hopes with victory in China, but Kunlun missed the chance to return to the top eight in the East.
22 December 2018, 20:30
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Retro clash for Spartak, fightback win for Jokerit. December 22 round-up
The festivities weren’t confined to Petersburg. In Moscow, Spartak staged a retro day to recall its Spengler Cup win of 1990 and celebrated by edging Sochi in overtime. Jokerit also needed the extras to get past Dinamo Riga after trailing twice in Helsinki. Loko goalie Ilya Konovalov impressed once again, making 42 saves to deny Avangard. Dynamo Moscow’s Ivan Bocharov also had a shut-out as his team picked up a fourth straight win.
22 December 2018, 20:00
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Record breakers. SKA vs. CSKA. December 22
A huge crowd – 67,770 – assembled in St. Petersburg to witness the latest instalment of the SKA vs CSKA rivalry. That is, by far, a record for the KHL (the previous best, from last season’s open-air encounter between Jokerit and SKA, was 50,000 smaller) and also the biggest attendance for a club hockey game anywhere in Russia. Fittingly, the big day came on the anniversary of the first ever game day in the Soviet Hockey Championship, played on Dec. 22, 1946. The showcase game, played at Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena, highlighted how far the game has developed since those early days: today, Russia’s hockey stars are capable of taking over and filling the country’s biggest and most sophisticated soccer arenas – an almost unprecedented demonstration of the massive potential of our game.
21 December 2018, 23:00
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Eastern high flyers all win. December 21 round-up
It was a good day for the leading teams in the Eastern Conference, with victories for leader Avtomobilist and two of its closest rivals. Avto eased past Torpedo 5-1, Metallurg hit a purple patch in the second period to beat Neftekhimik 4-2 and Ak Bars won 5-3 at home to playoff chasing Traktor.
20 December 2018, 22:45
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Riga stuns SKA, Jokerit thumps CSKA. December 20 round-up
The Western Conference leaders both suffered losses in the build-up to Saturday’s stadium showdown in St. Petersburg. CSKA went down 4-1 at Jokerit while Linus Videll’s hat-trick led Dinamo Riga to an overtime win at SKA. Alexander Semin also scored three as Vityaz edged Severstal and Ilya Mikheyev made it a hat-trick of hat-tricks in Avangard’s 7-3 win over Severstal.
19 December 2018, 22:00
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Magnitka edges a thriller in Kazan. December 19 round-up
It was all about the Eastern Conference on Wednesday as Ak Bars dropped a shoot-out verdict at home to Metallurg and lost ground on Avtomobilist in the race for top spot. Playoff chasing Neftekhimik suffered its ninth defeat in 11 games, while Traktor moved level with Red Star after an overtime victory at Torpedo.
18 December 2018, 23:15
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Vityaz stuns the league leader. December 18 round-up
Vityaz delivered the shock of the day with a 2-0 victory over CSKA. The Army Men’s winning march – 18 games without defeat before today – ground to a halt in Podolsk. Western Conference rival SKA had no such problems at home to Slovan, easing to a 4-1 victory. The Slovak team slipped to the foot of the conference following Dinamo Minsk’s victory over Riga. Spartak enjoyed the biggest win of the day, 5-0 over Jokerit.
17 December 2018, 22:15
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Defending champ closes in. December 17 round-up
The big game in the Eastern Conference saw Ak Bars move within two points of leader Avtomobilist thanks to a 3-1 win. Elsewhere, it was a big day for imports: Metallurg defeated Torpedo thanks to goals from Matt Ellison, Nick Shore and Dennis Rasmussen while Red Star snapped its losing streak thanks to three quick goals from its Finnish contingent. Traktor kept pace with the race for the playoffs in the East thanks to a superb display from goalie Vasily Demchenko and Avangard rounded off the last game of the day with victory over Jokerit.
12 December 2018, 23:30
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Darzins vs Taffe in Bratislava, Svedberg’s first goal for Barys. Dec 12
Hockey’s a team game, but the game between Slovan and Dinamo Riga turned into a personal duel. Lauris Darzins picked up 4 (2+2) points for the visitor; Jeff Taffe had 3 (1+2) for the host. No goals were scored without the involvement of one of those players, so Dinamo took the verdict by a 4-3 margin. Earlier in the day, Swedish defenseman Viktor Svedberg got his first KHL goal as Barys won 4-1 at Kunlun Red Star.
11 December 2018, 22:30
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Hartikainen, Metsola flourish in Finland. December 11 round-up
Salavat Yulaev’s Finnish contingent did the damage as the Ufa team picked up a handy 3-2 verdict at Jokerit. Teemu Hartikainen scored twice, Joonas Kemppainen created a short-handed goal and Juha Metsola frustrated the host when the pressure piled up in the second period. In Tuesday’s other game, Dynamo Moscow returned to form with a 3-1 win over Severstal.
10 December 2018, 23:30
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SKA cruises past Dynamo, Dawes moves out in front. December 10 round-up
SKA’s 2-0 victory over Dynamo Moscow was achieved with a more impressive performance than the result suggested. In the Eastern Conference, leader Avtomobilist defeated Spartak and Nigel Dawes scored his 19th goal of the season to move clear as the leading point and goalscorer. Avangard snapped its losing run with a fightback win at Metallurg while Ak Bars added to Dinamo Riga’s problems with a 3-1 win in Latvia.
9 December 2018, 20:45
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Comeback wins for Avtomobilist and Jokerit. December 9 round-up
Two high-flyers clawed back two-goal deficits to pick up wins at opponents battling for playoff places. Avtomobilist went 0-2 down at home to Kunlun before winning 5-3, then Jokerit retrieved a 1-3 scoreline to win at Severstal. CSKA goalie Ilya Sorokin got his sixth shut-out of the season in a 3-0 win over Salavat Yulaev.
8 December 2018, 22:30
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Five points for Mozyakin, three goals for Ellison: 10 goals in Magnitogorsk
Sergei Mozyakin and Matt Ellison led the way as Metallurg demolished Spartak 7-3 in the day’s highest scoring game. Elsewhere, Dynamo Moscow suffered its first loss in seven with a 1-2 reverse at Vityaz, Slovan slumped to a ninth straight reverse when it lost by the same margin at home to Ak Bars, and Avangard’s lead in the Chernyshev Division was cut to just one point after Barys won at Admiral and the Hawks lost in Sochi.
7 December 2018, 23:45
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Moses double sinks Loko. December 7 round-up
Steve Moses was the star for Jokerit with two goals in his team’s 3-0 victory in Yaroslavl. Elsewhere, there were late goals and overtime losses for Amur and Red Star at Avtomobilist and Severstal respectively. Salavat Yulaev kept up its return to scoring form with a 4-2 win at Dinamo Riga.
6 December 2018, 22:30
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Western giants march on. December 6 round-up
The Western Conference leaders continued their impressive form with home wins over two of the leaders in the East. SKA thrashed defending champion Ak Bars for the second time this season, with Sergei Plotnikov leading the way for the Petersburg team. In Moscow, CSKA edged Avangard 3-2 thanks to two more goals from Sergei Tolchinsky. Vityaz moved into the playoff places with victory over Neftekhimik, Traktor missed the chance to go eighth in the East after losing at Barys.
5 December 2018, 23:30
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Jokerit suffers at Spartak, Dynamo makes it six. December 5 round-up
It was a good day for fans in Moscow as Spartak handed an emphatic 1-5 defeat to Jokerit – Kristian Vesalainen’s goal did little to help the Finns and Dynamo edged Red Star to make it six straight wins. Salavat Yulaev recovered its scoring form with a 5-2 win at Slovan but Metallurg failed to score in 65 minutes of play at Sibir and lost in a shoot-out. Dinamo Riga also suffered in a shoot-out at Sochi, while Lokomotiv moves to third in the West with a 3-0 win over Amur.
4 December 2018, 22:45
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SKA’s six-shooters. December 4 round-up
SKA had eight players called into Russia’s squad for the upcoming Channel 1 Cup and its international roster duly celebrated with a 6-0 thrashing of Torpedo. Elsewhere, Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls Traktor and Neftekhimik closed in on the top eight with road wins at Avangard and Dinamo Minsk.
3 December 2018, 23:00
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CSKA wins again, Salavat Yulaev still struggles to score. December 3
Sergei Tolchinsky fired CSKA to a 16th consecutive victory as the league leader won 3-1 at Sochi. Elsewhere, Salavat Yulaev handed a debut to Alexander Burmistrov but the Ufa team’s misfiring offense failed to score once again in a 0-1 loss at Avangard. Sergei Mozyakin played his 700th game in the KHL but Barys spoiled that party with a 3-2 win over Metallurg. Dynamo Moscow won its fifth game in a row, Lokomotiv edged Red Star in a shoot-out.
2 December 2018, 20:00
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Jokerit triumphs in Euro battle. December 2 round-up
Finland faced Slovakia in the day’s big game, and Jokerit took the honors against Slovan thanks to a two-goal show from Sakari Manninen. Vityaz moved back into the playoff places in the Western Conference, moving above Dinamo Riga despite losing to Dinamo Minsk in overtime.
1 December 2018, 20:00
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CSKA makes it 15 wins in a row, Dawes dazzles in Astana. December 1
CSKA Moscow has been unbeatable against its city rivals and today’s 4-3 win at Spartak stretched the Army Men’s winning run to 15 games. Elsewhere, Nigel Dawes put up five points as he returned to Astana and helped Avtomobilist win 7-2 at Barys. Elsewhere, Dynamo Moscow made it four wins in a row with victory at Torpedo, Metallurg came from behind to defeat Avangard, but Dinamo Riga lost out to a solitary goal in Chelyabinsk.
30 November 2018, 22:00
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Ak Bars continues its streak, deja vu for Slovan. November 30 round-up
Ak Bars made it seven wins in a row with a 5-3 victory over Lokomotiv – but the visitor was left frustrated by Emil Garipov’s goaltending in a game that was closer than the scoreline might suggest. Vityaz and Slovan met for the second time in a week, and once again Vityaz recovered from 0-2 to win it.
29 November 2018, 22:45
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Dronov grabs a wonder goal, Yip writes a piece of history. November 29
Young Metallurg defenseman Grigory Dronov caught the eye with a fine coast-to-coast goal in his team’s 4-0 victory over Salavat Yulaev in one of the big clashes in the Eastern Conference today. The other battle of the big guns saw Avangard defeat Avtomobilist 3-0 as the section leader continues to stutter. In Shanghai, Brandon Yip made a bit of history with the first ever hat-trick for a Chinese-eligible player in the KHL. Vitaly Kravtsov sank Admiral and Andrei Razin’s first game behind the bench for Severstal ended in defeat.
