Battle for the third place in the West! Preview for December 7th

Lokomotiv hosts Jokerit, Avtomobilist is seeking to return to the top of league.

17:00 Avtomobilist (28-6-1) vs. Amur (9-19-6)

About the game

- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.

- Amur is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.

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

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

- Avtomobilist defeated Amur once this season by a score of 5-2.

- Dawes not only leads Avtomobilist in scoring with 17-28-45, but also the entire KHL.

- With 13-13-26, forward Golyshev is the highest scoring Russian in Avtomobilist’s line-up.

Injury listt

- Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Vitali Popov, Nikita Tryamkin, Stanislav Yegorshev, Yefim Gurkin, Vyacheslav Litovchenko

- Amur: Jan Kolar, Maxim Kondratyev, Pavel Turbin

Milestone alert

- Forward Vyacheslav Ushenin is looking to collect his 100th career KHL point.

19:30 Lokomotiv (23-10-3) vs. Jokerit (22-7-4)

About the game

- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

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

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

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

- Jokerit defeated Lokomotiv earlier this season by a close score of 4-3.

- Salak has played 112:31 straight minutes without conceding a puck.

- Yurtaykin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Injury listt

- Lokomotiv: Yegor Korshkov, Pavel Kraskovsky

- Jokerit: Peter Regin, Marko Anttila, Nicklas Jensen, Eemeli Rasanen

Milestone alert

- Forward Brandon Kozun is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.

19:30 Severstal (9-23-4) vs. Kunlun (14-13-6)

About the game

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

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

- Severstal is playing the 1st of two straight home games.

- Kunlun is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.

- Kunlun has never defeated Severstal in Cherepovets.

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

Injury list

- Severstal: Yevgeni Korotkov, Nikolai Kazakovtsev, Alexander Makarov, Dmitri Kazionov

- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Marc-André Gragnani, Johan Sundstrom

20:30 Dinamo Riga (14-16-4) vs. Salavat (19-12-4)

About the game

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

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

- Dinamo is playing the 1st of two straight home games.

- Salavat is playing the 3rd of seven straight road games.

Injury list

- Dinamo: Sergei Gimayev, Gunars Skvorcovs

- Salavat: Nikita Li, Vyacheslav Solodukhin

Milestone alert

- Forward Lauris Darzins is looking to suit up for his 500th career KHL game.

- Forward Teemu Hartikainen is looking to score his 100th career KHL goal. He currently has 99.