Avangard is playing back-to-back game, Dinamo Minsk hopes to extend winning streak.
19:30 Avangard (24-9-2) vs. Traktor (13-16-3)
About the game
- Avangard is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Traktor is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Avangard is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
- Traktor is playing the 1st of seven straight road games.
- Traktor has suited up 33 different players in the course of this season.
- In Bailen, Glinkin, Kravtsov, and Stoa, Traktor has four players with exactly 10 assists this season. They all lead the team in this category.
- Defenseman Medvedev leads Avangard in +/- with a +15 rating.
Injury list
- Avangard: Karri Ramo
- Traktor: Alexander Bergstrom, Richard Gynge, Artyom Penkovsky, Evgeny Ryasensky, Nikita Khlystov
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Yegor Martynov is looking to collect his 100th career KHL point.
19:30 SKA (25-5-3) vs. Torpedo (17-11-6)
About the game
- SKA is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Torpedo is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
- SKA is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
- Torpedo is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Gusev leads SKA in scoring with 41 points. His 33 assists are tops in the league.
- Hersley’s 11 goals are tops in the league among defenseman. He’s 3rd overall in scoring among defenseman, but his 26 points have been collected in just 25 games.
Injury list
- SKA: Alexander Dergachev, Artyom Zub
- Torpedo: Mikhail Varnakov, Kirill Urakov
Milestone alert
- Forward Pavel Datsyuk is looking to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Forward Vladimir Galuzin is looking to suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL game.
19:30 Dinamo Minsk (9-21-4) vs. Neftekhimik (13-17-4)
About the game
- Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.
- Dinamo is playing the 1st of a 6-game homestand.
- Neftekhimik is playing 1st of four road games.
- Puustinen leads Neftekhimik in scoring with 13-17-30 in 34 games. That’s good for 9th in KHL scoring.
