Top clash in East: Ak Bars hosts Avtomobolist! Preview for December 17th
KHL regular season resumes with five games from Shanghai to Balashikha.
14:30 Kunlun (14-15-7) vs. Amur (10-19-7)
About the game
- Kunlun is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.
- Amur is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Kunlun is playing the 1st of six straight home games.
- Amur is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
- Kunlun has lost three of four all-time home games against Amur.
- Rudenkov leads Amur in scoring with just 11 goals and 18 points.
Injury list
- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Johan Sundstrom, Marc-Andre Gragnani
- Amur: Jan Kolar, Maxim Kondratyev, Pavel Turbin, Alexei Murygin, Anton Lazarev
Milestone alert
- Forward Wojtek Wolski is hoping to collect his 200th career regular season KHL point.
19:00 Ak Bars (28-8-3) vs. Avtomobilist (31-6-1)
About the game
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.
- Ak Bars is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
- Avtomobilist is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
- Ak Bars beat Avtomobilist once this season by a score of 4-3.
- Dawes has points in 4 straight games, going 4-5-9 over that span.
- Bodrov has points in 4 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
- Kucheryavenko has points in 4 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
- Sexton has points in 3 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.
- Paré has points in 3 straight games, going 4-0-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Ak Bars: Anton Lander, Fyodor Malykhin, Dmitry Yudin
- Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Vitali Popov, Stanislav Yegorshev, Vyacheslav Litovchenko
19:00 Neftekhimik (15-19-4) vs. Traktor (16-17-3)
About the game
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Traktor is also coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
- Traktor is playing the 4th of seven straight road games.
- The clubs have played twice this season, each having won a game. Neftekhimik won 4-1 and Traktor won 3-2.
- Puustinen has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Traktor: Danil Gubarev, Nikita Khlystov, Richard Gynge, Igor Polygalov
19:00 Torpedo (20-12-6) vs. Metallurg (25-13-2)
About the game
- Torpedo is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Metallurg is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Torpedo is playing the 3rd of a 5-game homestand.
- Metallurg is playing 1st of four straight road games.
- The two teams have met twice this season, with each having won one of the contests. Torpedo won 3-2 and Metallurg won 5-4.
- Parshin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
- Shenfeld has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
- Sabolic has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 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.
- Forward Damir Zhafyarov is looking to collect his 100th career KHL point.
19:30 Avangard (25-11-3) vs. Jokerit (24-8-4)
About the game
- Avangard is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Jokerit is also coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Avangard is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
- Jokerit is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Earlier this season, Jokerit beat Avangard by a score of 7-4.
- Vesalainen has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
- Moses has points in 3 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
- O’Neill has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Avangard: Karri Ramo, Yegor Martynov
- Jokerit: Peter Regin, Marko Anttila, Eemeli Rasanen
Suspensions
- Avangard: David Desharnais is serving the 3rd game of a 3-game suspension
Milestone alert
- Forward Brian O’Neill is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
