- 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.
- Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Vitali Popov, Nikita Tryamkin, Stanislav Yegorshev, Vyacheslav Litovchenko
- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Marc-André Gragnani, Johan Sundstrom
- 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.
- Severstal: Valeri Vasilyev, Yevgeni Korotkov, Nikolai Kazakovtsev, Alexander Makarov, Dmitri Kazionov
- Jokerit: Peter Regin, Marko Anttila, Nicklas Jensen, Eemeli Rasanen
- Defenseman Sami Lepisto is looking to suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL 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.
- CSKA: Mat Robinson (expected out until December 17th, 2018)
- Salavat: Nikita Li, Vyacheslav Solodukhin
- 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.
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