European Leagues

KHL (Russia)
Chelyabinsk 3 vs. Ufa 1
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals (KHL): 29 GP, 0-0-0, +5, 10 PIM
Season totals (MHL): 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, DNP
Season totals (KHL): 4 GP, 1-1-0, 1 SO, 2.29 GAA, .925 sv%
Season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%

Nikita Nesterov was +1 in 10:35 of ice time as Chelyabinsk knocked off Ufa 3-1. Caps first rounder Evgeny Kuznetsov had his 18th goal of the season for Traktor in the win. Andrey Vasilevskiy sat backup for Ufa. Chelyabinsk plays Nizhnekamsk next on Monday. Ufa will get sad sack Ekaterinburg.

Cherepovets 2 vs. Novosibirsk 1 (SO)
Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, SO Win, 21/22, 0.92 GAA, .955 sv%
Season totals: 44 GP, 24-17-3, 6 SO, 2.12 GAA, .923 sv%

Vasily Koshechkin and Cherepovets continued their strong play of late by defeating Novosibirsk 2-1 in a shootout. Koshechkin stopped both shooters he faced in the penalty shot session. Ex-Lightning draft pick Denis Kazionov had a helper in the win for Severstal. They play Khabarovsk on Monday.

Dinamo Minsk 4 vs. Khabarovsk 1
Nikita Gusev, Khabarovsk, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals (KHL)(Khabarovsk): 18 GP, 3-8-11, +2, 4 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(CSKA): 6 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(Total): 24 GP, 3-9-12, E, 4 PIM
Season totals (VHL): 15 GP, 7-6-13, -2, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev assisted on a garbage time goal as Khabarovsk was thumped 4-1 by Minsk. The forward played 11:09 in the match. Amur plays Cherepovets on Monday.

With less than a month to go in the regular season, Cherepovets sits in 5th in the Western Conference and Bratislava (Jaroslav Janus) checks in as the 6th seed. In the East, Chelyabinsk is currently in the 4 spot. Khabarovsk is in 11th in the East and has already been eliminated from the postseason.

Elitserien (Sweden)
Brynas 3 @ Timra 2

Johan Harju, Brynas, 1-0-1, E, 7 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 41 GP, 15-8-23, +5, 14 PIM

Johan Harju scored and Brynas ended its four-game losing streak Friday night with a victory over much-maligned Timra but not before squandering a two-goal lead it held heading into the third period and needing a timely goal from rearguard Christian Djoos with roughly ten minutes remaining in regulation to close out their hosts. Former Lightning netminder Johan Holmqvist earned the win, stopping all but two of nineteen shots in the contest. Harju's goal, which came early in the second period and extended his club's lead to two, was an even-strength tally and the byproduct of a wrister floated in from the point by teammate Ryan Gunderson. On the play, the puck pinballed, coming out of midair right to the immediate vicinity of Harju who was cutting across the front of the crease. Harju, who managed a game-high seven shots on goal, was able to, as he spun into better position, get a backhander on net that generated a rebound which he then whacked out of mid-air and into the back of the net. Brynas (15-14-5-7, 62 PTS) now returns home to play host to Frolunda (16-16-5-4, 62 PTS) next Tuesday.

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KHL (Russia)
Khanty-Mansiysk 3 vs. Bratislava 1
Jaroslav Janus, Bratislava, Loss, 31/33, 2.02 GAA, .939 sv%
Season totals: 39 GP, 22-13-4, 4 SO, 2.11 GAA, .931 sv%

Ex-Predators draft pick Konstantin Glazachev had a pair of helpers to help lead Yugra to a 3-1 win over Bratislava. Bratislava plays Omsk on Sunday.

KHL (Russia)
Chelyabinsk 3 vs. Kazan 2
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals (KHL): 28 GP, 0-0-0, +4, 10 PIM
Season totals (MHL): 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Nikita Nesterov took a minor for hooking in 12:13 of ice time in Chelyabinsk's 3-2 win over Kazan. Caps first rounder Evgeny Kuznetsov had a pair of helpers in the win for Traktor. They face Ufa next on Saturday.

Magnitogorsk 1 vs. Ufa 4
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Ufa, DNP
Season totals (KHL): 4 GP, 1-1-0, 1 SO, 2.29 GAA, .925 sv%
Season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%

Andrey Vasilevskiy sat backup to Iito Tarkki in Ufa's 4-1 win over Magnitogorsk. Ex-Lightning draft picks Alexei Glukhov and Alex Svitov each had goals in the win for Ufa. They face Chelyabinsk on Saturday.

Cherepovets 2 vs. Novokuznetsk 1
Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, Win, 23/24, 1.00 GAA, .958 sv%
Season totals: 43 GP, 23-17-3, 6 SO, 2.15 GAA, .922 sv%

Ex-NHLer Niklas Bergfors had 1 goal and 1 assist to lead Cherepovets to a 2-1 win over Novokuznetsk. Draft eligible defenseman Zakhar Arzamastsev had the lone goal in defeat for Novokuznetsk. Cherepovets plays Novosibirsk on Saturday.

Chekhov 2 vs. Khabarovsk 3 (SO)
Nikita Gusev, Khabarovsk, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 5 SOG
Season totals (KHL)(Khabarovsk): 17 GP, 3-7-10, +2, 4 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(CSKA): 6 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(Total): 23 GP, 3-8-11, E, 4 PIM
Season totals (VHL): 15 GP, 7-6-13, -2, 2 PIM

Nikita Gusev had a minor for tripping in 12:31 of ice time in Khabarovsk's 3-2 shootout win over Chekhov. The forward also failed to convert in his lone attempt in the penalty shot session. Ex-NHLer Timofei Shishkanov had a pair of assists for Khabarovsk in the win. Khabarovsk plays Dynamo Minsk on Saturday.

Elitserien (Sweden)
Brynas 3 @ Rogle 5

Johan Harju, Brynas, 0-0-0, -1, 0 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 40 GP, 14-8-22, +5, 14 PIM

Brynas, particularly twice in the third period, whittled down three two-goal deficits but could not score an equalizer as Rogle held on Wednesday night to hand the visiting squad it's fourth-straight loss and extend its recent plunge in the standings. Former Lightning netminder Johan Holmqvist allowed four goals on twenty-seven shot and took the loss. Johan Harju is now pointless in his last four matches. Brynas (14-14-5-7, 59 PTS) continues its current road trip with a tilt against Timra (7-23-2-2, 37 PTS), a club that is just a point out of the basement in the league standings and which it has beaten in each of the last five matches between the two teams, on Friday.

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