Two giant milestones and one giant stick – the KHL week in review
24 September 2018
Which players rewrote the record books last week? Which goalie is recalling Alexandre Dumas? And where would you find the biggest hockey stick in Russia? Read on …
Players of the Week: Shestyorkin, Hersley, Repik and Kovalenko
24 September 2018
The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best player of the third week of the Regular Season in four categories.
Grachyov joins Avtomobilist
23 September 2018
The Yekaterinburg-based team strengthens its offensive lineup.
Spartak’s fast start is too much for Dinamo. September 23 round-up
23 September 2018
Spartak travelled to Latvia buoyed by a 6-1 win over Traktor in its previous game and reassured by the fact that, despite Dinamo’s bright start to the season, it had not won against the Red-and-Whites since 2015.
Refereeing Department on September 22 games
23 September 2018
HC Dynamo Moscow – Dinamo Minsk In the 13th minute of the Satursday’s game in Moscow, after an apparent goal scored…
Courage and resilience … and a bitter ending. Avangard Omsk 4 Kunlun Red Star 2
23 September 2018
Few neutral observers would have given Red Star much of a chance before this game. The form-book pointed to a routine home victory, even if there were some signs of promise to be taken from recent games.
Landmark moments for Afinogenov, Omark. September 22 round-up
22 September 2018
Two forwards dominated the day’s play. In Ufa, Linus Omark produced five points, including his 100th KHL goal, as Salavat Yulaev thrashed Barys. In Moscow, Maxim Afinogenov’s first-ever KHL hat-trick helped Dynamo leapfrog Dinamo Minsk at the foot of the Western Conference. Elsewhere, SKA won at Loko, Avangard had too much for Red Star, and Severstal snapped its losing streak with victory over Vityaz.
Avto wins the battle of the leaders. September 21 round-up
21 September 2018
The Conference leaders met in Finland, and Avtomobilist’s Jakub Kovar frustrated Jokerit to help his team to a 3-0 victory. CSKA also enjoyed a shut-out on the road, blanking Amur. Traktor bounced back from two heavy losses to down Sochi in overtime while Torpedo’s young forward Daniil Veryayev scored twice in his team’s 3-2 win over Metallurg. Ak Bars won the Tatarstan derby and Slovan took the verdict in an absorbing encounter in Vladivostok.
Kazakov joins Sibir
21 September 2018
New players for Sibir and Admiral; Salavat Yulaev and Lokomotiv trade defensemen.
Versteeg sinks Sibir, SKA overpowers Dynamo. September 20 round-up
20 September 2018
Kris Versteeg opened his KHL account with two goals as Avangard inflicted a ninth successive loss on Sibir. In Moscow, SKA scored three goals in 203 seconds to send Dynamo to the foot of the Western Conference. There was better news for Dinamo Minsk: an Andrei Kostitsyn hat-trick secured a third win in four games. Lokomotiv edged Vityaz in the day’s other action.
Halfway there. Kunlun Red Star 0 CSKA Moscow 3
20 September 2018
After a home loss and a failure to score for the first time this season, it might seem strange to come away from Wednesday’s game with a sense of Red Star’s glass being half full. However, despite the final scoreline, the visit of last season’s runner-up CSKA offered more evidence that the team is moving in the right direction.
Eight straight for Avtomobilist, another drubbing for Traktor. September 19
19 September 2018
A final-period flourish saw Avtomobilist cruise past Sochi to make it eight wins from eight so far this season. Traktor, meanwhile, followed up Monday’s 0-8 loss in Finland with a 1-6 reverse at Spartak. Jokerit was among the goals again, beating Metallurg 5-3 in an entertaining game. The Far Eastern action saw CSKA ease past Red Star after tight wins for Dinamo Riga and Admiral.
