SKA and CSKA look to continue winning streaks! Preview for Deсember 18th

Another day of hockey for Jokerit, CSKA could extend winning streak to 19 contests.

19:30 Vityaz (17-18-3) vs. CSKA (33-4)

About the game

- Vityaz is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

- CSKA is coming into this contest on a seemingly never-ending 18-game winning streak.

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

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

- Ortio has played 117:39 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

- CSKA beat Vityaz earlier this season 3-1.

- Sorokin has played 71:34 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

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

Injury list

- Vityaz: Pavel Chernov

- CSKA: Mat Robinson

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Mikhail Pashnin is hoping to suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL game.

- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.

19:30 SKA (28-5-3) vs. Slovan (10-26-3)

About the game

- SKA is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.

- Slovan is coming into this contest on a 10-game losing streak.

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

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

- SKA beat Slovan earlier this season by scores of 7-0.

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

- Kuzmenko has points in 4 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

- Datsyuk has points in 5 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

- Hellberg has played 141:58 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

19:30 Spartak Moscow (18-14-6) vs. Jokerit (24-8-4)

About the game

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

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

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

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

- This is the 3rd game between these teams this season. Spartak won the first 5-1 while Jokerit won the second 4-3 in OT.

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

Injury list

- Spartak: Maxim Goncharov, Mikhail Grigoryev

- Jokerit: Peter Regin, Marko Anttila, Eemeli Rasanen

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Dmitry Vishnevsky is hoping to suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL game.

19:30 Sochi (17-16-5) vs. Salavat (21-13-4)

About the game

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

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

- Sochi is playing the 5th of five straight home games.

- Salavat is playing the 6th of seven straight road games.

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

Injury list

- Sochi: Konstantin Barulin, Dmitri Lugin, Denis Mosalyov, Oleg Pogorishny, Yohann Auvitu

- Salavat: Nikita Li, Vyacheslav Solodukhin

19:30 Dinamo Minsk (9-24-4) vs. Dinamo Riga (15-18-4)

About the game

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

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

- Minsk is playing the 4th of a 6-game homestand.

- Riga is playing the 2nd of a 4-game road trip.

- Darzins has points in 4 straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.

Injury list

- Riga: Gunars Skvorcovs