Hot Dynamo visits Vityaz. Preview for December 8th

Spartak is seeking for the first ever win in Magnitogorsk, Slovan is looking to break their losing series.

10:00 Admiral (8-23-4) vs. Barys (21-7-6)

About the game

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

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

- Admiral is playing the 1st of two straight road games.

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

- Barys defeated Admiral once already this season by a score of 2-0.

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

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

Injury list

- Admiral: Nikita Sirotkin, Timur Taratunin, Alexander Mereskin

- Barys: Brandon Bochenski, Roman Starchenko

Milestone alert

- Forward Sergei Konkov is looking to score his 100th career regular season KHL goal.

13:30 Sibir (12-21-3) vs. Traktor (15-17-3)

About the game

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

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

- Sibir is playing the 3rd of six straight home games.

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

- Traktor beat Sibir once already this season by a score of 2-1 in OT.

- Krasikov has played 120:46 straight minutes without a goal against.

- Although he only has 17 points in 34 games, the injured Polygalov is tied for first in points for Traktor.

Injury list

- Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Oleg Piganovich, Sergei Barbashev

- Traktor: Alexander Bergstrom, Richard Gynge, Igor Polygalov

14:30 Metallurg (24-12-2) vs. Spartak Moscow (18-12-6)

About the game

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

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

- Metallurg is playing the 1st of two home games.

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

- Metallurg beat Spartak earlier this season 5-4 in OT.

- At no point in its history has Spartak ever won a game in Magnitogorsk.

- Koshechkin has played 69:06 straight minutes without a goal against.

- Bespalov has played 183:08 straight minutes without a goal against.

- Daugavins has points in 4 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

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

Injury list

- Spartak: Maxim Goncharov, Anton Zlobin, Enver Lisin

17:00 Torpedo (17-12-6) vs. Neftekhimik (14-18-4)

About the game

- Torpedo is coming into this contest having won its last game.

- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest having lost its last game.

- Torpedo is playing the 1st of a 5-game homestand.

- Neftekhimik is playing 3rd of four road games.

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

Injury list

- Torpedo: Mikhail Varnakov, Kirill Urakov

Milestone alert

- Forward Vladimir Galuzin is looking to collect his 100th career regular season assist in the KHL.

17:00 Vityaz (15-18-3) vs. Dynamo Moscow (17-16-3)

About the game

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

- Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.

- Vityaz is playing the 5th of a 5-game homestand.

- Dynamo is on a 1-game road trip.

- Dynamo beat Vityaz earlier this season by a score of 4-2.

- Aaltonen has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

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

- Shipachyov has points in 6 straight games, going 3-8-11 over that span.

- Kagarlitsky has points in 6 straight games, going 2-8-10 over that span.

- Alexeyev has points in 3 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.

Injury list

- Vityaz: Marek Hrivik, Pavel Chernov

- Dynamo: Maxim Afinogenov, Daniil Tarasov, Miks Indrasis

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Evgeni Katichev is looking to suit up for the 400th career game in the KHL.

- Forward Miro Aaltonen is looking to suit up for the 100th career game in the KHL.

- Forward Vyacheslav Kulemin is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.

- Forward Vadim Shipachyov is looking to suit up for his 600th career KHL game.

17:00 Sochi (16-15-5) vs. Avangard (24-10-3)

About the game

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

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

- Sochi is playing the 3rd of five straight home games.

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

- Shirokov and Mikheyev are tied for the team lead in scoring for Avangard with 28 points apiece.

Injury list

- Sochi: Dmitri Lugin, Sean Collins, Denis Mosalyov, Vadim Khlopotov, Oleg Pogorishny

- Avangard: Karri Ramo

Suspensions

- Forward David Desharnais will sit out the first of a 3-game suspension.

Milestone alert

- Forward Ansel Galimov is looking to collect his 100th career KHL point.

- Forward Ilya Mikheyev is looking to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game.

19:30 Slovan (10-24-3) vs. Ak Bars (26-8-3)

About the game

- Slovan is coming into this contest on an 8-game losing streak.

- Ak Bars is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

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

- Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.

- Slovan has allowed 129 goals against. This is the most in the KHL and 14 more than the next highest amount of goals against, which have been allowed by Dinamo Minsk.

- Ak Bars beat Slovan once this season by a score of 2-1.

Injury list

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