Battle Royale between powerhouses CSKA and SKA. Preview 24th November
Big clashes in Yekaterinburg and Moscow, few newcomers could play for Severstal.
15:00 Avtomobilist (26-4-1) vs. Ak Bars (21-7-3)
About the game
- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest having lost two games in a row.
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Avtomobilist is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- Ak Bars is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- On Thursday, Avtomobilist took goalkeeper Andrei Makarov from Neftekhimik waivers list.
- Dawes has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
- Sekac has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Jakub Kovar, Vitali Popov, Nikita Tryamkin
Ak Bars: Anton Lander (expected out until January 15th, 2019), Fyodor Malykhin, Mikhail Sidorov, Alexander Sharychenkov, Dmitri Yudin
Milestone alert
- Forward Artyom Gareyev is looking to score his 100th career regular season point in the KHL.
- Forward Stanislav Galiyev is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.
15:00 Metallurg (20-11-1) vs. Neftekhimik (13-15-2)
About the game
- Metallurg is coming into this contest having lost two games in a row.
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Metallurg is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Neftekhimik is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
- The top three scorers for Neftekhimik all come from Finland.
- Long known for his defensive acumen, forward Nikolai Kulemin leads Metallurg with a +11 rating.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Andrei Sergeyev
15:00 Traktor (12-15-3) vs. Torpedo (16-8-6)
About the game
- Traktor is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Torpedo is also coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Traktor is playing the 3rd of five straight home games.
- Torpedo is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
- Torpedo winger Danil Veryayev may only have two goals and nine points this season, but he leads the team with a +13 rating.
Injury list
Traktor: Alexander Bergstrom, Richard Gynge, Artyom Penkovsky, Evgeny Ryasensky, Alexander Shinin
Torpedo: Pavel Shenfeld, Mikhail Varnakov (expected out until November 30th, 2018)
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Nick Bailen is looking to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game.
17:30 Severstal (8-19-4) vs. Dynamo Moscow (11-16-3)
About the game
- Severstal is coming into this contest having lost 4 games in a row.
- Dynamo Moscow is also coming into this contest having lost two games in a row.
- Severstal is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
- Dynamo is playing the 5th of five straight road games.
- After 31 games, Severstal does not feature even one player with 10 or more points.
- Dynamo top scorers Kagarlitsky and Shipachyov both have 27 points and rank 13th and 14th respectively in KHL scoring.
Injury list
Severstal: Valery Vasilyev, Nikolai Kazakovtsev, Matej Stransky, Carter Ashton
Dynamo: Maxim Afinogenov, Patrik Zackrisson, Daniil Tarasov
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Ilya Nikulin (Dynamo’s captain) is looking to collect his 300th career regular season KHL point.
17:30 CSKA (26-4-0) vs. SKA (23-4-3)
About the game
- CSKA is coming into this contest on an 11-game win streak.
- SKA is also coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
- CSKA is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
- SKA is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
- SKA winger Nikita Gusev, one of Team Russia’s biggest heroes at the 2018 Olympic Games, leads the league in scoring with 39 points in 30 games.
- CSKA has beaten SKA twice this season, both times in low-scoring affairs (2-1 in OT and 3-1).
- CSKA goaltender Ilya Sorokin set the franchise record for minutes played without having allowed a goal against. He’s currently at 240:30 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
- The KHL record is currently held by Alexei Murygin who played 302:11 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Teammate Johansson has also played 118:06 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Vey has points in 4 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
SKA: Alexander Dergachev, Artyom Zub
Milestone alert
- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
- Forward Pavel Datsyuk is looking to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
