All eyes on CSKA in battle against Salavat. Preview for December 9th

Kunlun Red Star visits Yekaterinburg, Jokerit with a chance to sweep Severstal.

15:00 Avtomobilist (29-6-1) vs. Kunlun (14-13-7)

About the game

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

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

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

- Kunlun is playing the 4th of four straight road games.

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

Injury list

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

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

17:30 Severstal (10-23-4) vs. Jokerit (23-7-4)

About the game

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

- Jokerit is also coming into this contest fresh off a win.

- Severstal is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.

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

- Jokerit has already beaten Severstal three times this season, 3-2, 4-0, and 4-0.

- Kalnins has played 113:34 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

Injury list

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

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

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Sami Lepisto is looking to suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL game.

17:30 CSKA (32-4) vs. Salavat (20-12-4)

About the game

- CSKA is coming into this contest on a massive 17-game winning streak.

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

- CSKA is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.

- Salavat is playing the 4th of seven straight road games.

- CSKA already beat Salavat once this season by a score of 2-1.

- Salavat last defeated CSKA in Moscow on February 20th, 2011, by a score of 5-1.

Injury list

- CSKA: Mat Robinson (expected out until December 17th, 2018)

- Salavat: Nikita Li, Vyacheslav Solodukhin

Milestone alert

- Forward Mikhail Grigorenko is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.

- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point and suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL game.

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