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Salavat against struggling Avtomobilist. Preview 27th November

Preview
Admiral could make the 2nd in a row, Salavat Yulaev will host former leader of the regular championship.
12:30 Admiral (6-21-4) vs. Sochi (14-13-5)
About the game

- Admiral is coming into this contest having lost two games in a row.

- Sochi is coming into this contest having lost its past two games.

- Admiral is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.

- Sochi is playing the 4th of five straight road games.

- Admiral has won its past two home games against Sochi by a combined score of 5-0.

- This season, Admiral beat Sochi on the road by a score of 5-4 in OT.

- Konkov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.

Injury list

Admiral: Nikita Sirotkin, Timur Taratunin

Sochi: Dmitri Arkhipov, Dmitri Lugin, Denis Mosalyov, Vadim Khlopotov, Oleg Pogorishny

Milestone alert

- Forward Alexander Akmaldinov is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.

17:00 Salavat Yulaev (18-9-3) vs. Avtomobilist (26-5-1)
About the game

- Salavat is coming into this contest fresh off a win.

- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.

- Salavat is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

- Avtomobilist is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

- Avtomobilist already beat Salavat once this season in a close 1-0 contest.

- Salavat forward Linus Omark is 2nd in the KHL with 27 assists and 4th overall in league scoring with 30 points.

- Dawes has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Jakub Kovar (expected out until December 7th, 2018), Vitali Popov, Stanislav Yegorshev

Salavat: Nikita Li, Vyacheslav Solodukhin, Grigori Panin

Milestone alert

- Forward Artyom Gareyev is looking to score his 100th career regular season point in the KHL.

- Forward Dan Sexton is looking to put up his 200th career regular season point in the KHL.

19:30 Severstal (8-20-4) vs. Barys (18-6-6)
About the game

- Severstal is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.

- Barys is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

- Severstal is playing the 4th of four straight home games.

- Barys is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.

- Barys skater Darren Dietz is currently the league’s top scoring defenseman with 9-20-29 in 30 games.

Injury list

Severstal: Valeri Vasilyev, Nikolai Kazakovtsev, Alexander Makarov

Barys: Jesse Blacker, Brandon Bochenski

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Alexei Maklyukov is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.

- Goaltender Henrik Karlsson is looking to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.