Ak Bars faces Lokomotiv in Kazan. November 30th preview

Remake of first Gagarin Cup final, Third meeting of Vityaz and Slovan.

19:00 Ak Bars (24-7-3) vs. Lokomotiv (21-9-3)

About the game

- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.

- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

- Ak Bars is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.

- Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.

- Ak Bars last beat Lokomotiv at home on September 29th, 2013, by a score of 2-0.

- Lokomotiv top scorer Loktionov has 30 points, making him 7th overall in KHL scoring.

- Ak Bars top scorer Sekac has 27 points, but this is only good for 18th overall in KHL scoring.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Anton Lander, Fyodor Malykhin, Mikhail Sidorov, Dmitri Yudin

Lokomotiv: Yegor Korshkov, Rushan Rafikov

Milestone alert

- Forward Brandon Kozun is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.

- Goaltender Alexander Salak is seeking his 100th career regular season KHL win.

19:30 Vityaz (13-18-2) vs. Slovan (10-22-2)

About the game

- Vityaz is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

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

- Vityaz is playing the 2nd of five straight home games.

- Slovan is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

- Vityaz has already beaten Slovan twice this season, 6-4 and 3-2.

- Slovan goaltenders Ciliak and Stepanek are currently sporting a combined .896 save percentage, having also allowed 118 goals against in 34 games this season – the most in the KHL.

Injury list

Vityaz: Pavel Chernov

Milestone alert

- Forward Alexander Semin is hoping to collect his 100th career point in the KHL.