KHL Results - Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Sibir v Lokomotiv 3-2 SO
Sibir kept its playoff hopes alive with a shoot-out win at home to Lokomotiv. Sergei Shumakov was the only player to score in the extras as young Sibir goalie Alexei Krasikov denied Petri Kontiola, Andrei Loktionov and Brandon Kozun to add to the 35 saves he made during a 2-2 tie. Sibir led twice in regulation as well, thanks to Zach Boychuk and Evgeny Artyukhin, but Loko levelled both times through Jakub Nakladal and Staffan Kronwall.
Metallurg Novokuznetsk v Vityaz 3-4
Vityaz tightened its grip on a playoff place after ending a two-game losing streak to open a six-point gap over HC Sochi. Three goals in two first-period minutes set the visitor on its way in Novokuznetsk. Roman Horak got the opener before turning provider as Alexei Kopeikin made it 2-0 on the power play. Alexei Makeyev quickly added a third as Metallurg looked to be in disarray. But the home team hit back after the intermission through Igor Skorokhodov and Kirill Semyonov, only for Mario Kempe to ease Vityaz’s nerves and make it 4-2. Skorokhodov set up Denis Vikharev to make it 4-3 midway through the third, but the visitor held on.Lada v Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2-4
Lada let slip a 2-0 lead to slip to defeat at home to the defending champion.
The first period saw the Streltsov brothers combine to put Lada in front, with Alexander setting up Vasily for the opening goal. Andrei Ivanov doubled that lead in the 26^th minute as Lada looked to be on the road to victory. But Magnitka responded quickly, scoring twice in 30 seconds to tie the game up through Alexander Semin and Chris Lee. Home goalie Edgars Masalskis was heavily overworked in the middle stanza, and Metallurg’s dominance did not let up in the third. Semin made it 3-2 early on and the visitor outshot Lada 16-4 in the final stanza. The Latvian goalie performed strongly to keep the game in the balance until the 55^th minute when Vladislav Kaletnik put the outcome beyond doubt with a power play goal. Neftekhimik v Ufa 1-0 SO
Andrei Kareyev produced an heroic performance between the piping for Neftekhimik, making 61 saves in the game before denying Salavat Yulaev in the shoot-out to earn his team a 1-0 victory. Neither side could find a breakthrough, despite the visitor creating plenty of chances throughout 65 minutes of action. In the shoot-out, though, the scoring suddenly flowed. Igor Bortnikov and Sergei Konkov succeeded with two attempts each for Neftekhimik, while Linus Omark (2) and Stepan Khripunov finally found a way past Kareyev. But the goalie got the better of Omark at the third time of asking to clinch the win. Slovan v Amur 2-0
Slovan goalie Barry Brust made 21 saves to blank Amur and help his team to a 2-0 victory in Bratislava. Second-period goals from Michal Sersen and Marek Daloga, scored barely 90 seconds apart, gave Slovan the verdict.
Medvescak v Kunlun 1-0
Kunlun made its first trip to Croatia to take on Medvescak, but the Chinese team suffered a narrow defeat in Zagreb. There were few chances in two even periods before Francis Pare grabbed the only goal of the encounter in the 41^st minute. The set up a more open finale, but Drew MacIntyre held firm to make 21 saves and claim a shut-out win.


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