Jokerit and CSKA look to get back to winning. Preview for December 20th

It’s a full slate of hockey tonight as Barys looks to avenge an early season loss to Lokomotiv

14:30 Kunlun (15-16-7) vs. Dynamo Moscow (19-18-3)

About the game

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

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

- Kunlun is playing the 4th of six straight home games.

- Dynamo is playing the 2nd of six straight road games.

- Kunlun lost to Dynamo earlier this season by a score of 4-3. In fact, Kunlun has yet to ever beat Dynamo Moscow in KHL play.

- Rudenkov leads Amur in scoring with just 11 goals and 18 points.

Injury list

- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Johan Sundstrom, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Cory Kane

- Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Zach Yuen is hoping to suit up for his 100th career regular season KHL game.

15:30 Sibir (13-21-4) vs. Amur (11-20-7)

About the game

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

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

- Sibir is playing the 5th of six straight home games.

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

- Sibir has beaten Amur twice this season by scores of 2-1 in OT and 3-2.

Injury list

- Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Oleg Piganovich, Sergei Barbashev

- Amur: Jan Kolar, Maxim Kondratyev, Pavel Turbin, Alexei Murygin, Anton Lazarev

Milestone alert

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

17:00 Barys (24-8-6) vs. Lokomotiv (23-13-3)

About the game

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

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

- Barys is playing the 2nd of three home games.

- Lokomotiv is playing 3rd of five straight road games.

- Lokomotiv beat Barys earlier this season in overtime by a score of 5-3.

- Karlsson has played 117:45 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

Injury list

- Barys: Brandon Bochenski

- Lokomotiv: Yegor Korshkov, Pavel Kraskovsky, Andrei Loktionov, Danil Yurtaikin

Suspensions

- Lokomotiv: Artur Kayumov is serving the 3rd of a 13-game suspension

Milestone alert

- Forward Brandon Kozun is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.

- Defenseman Staffan Kronwall is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point.

- Forward Vladislav Kartayev is looking to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.

19:30 Avangard (26-11-3) vs. Severstal (10-26-4)

About the game

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

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

- Avangard is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

- Severstal is playing the 3rd of four home games.

- Avangard defeated Severstal earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

Injury list

- Avangard: Yegor Martynov, Karri Ramo

- Severstal: Valeri Vasilyev, Nikolai Kazakovtsev, Alexander Makarov, Dmitri Kazionov, Daniil Vovchenko

Milestone alert

- Forward Ansel Galimov is looking to suit up for his 300th career KHL game.

19:30 Vityaz (18-18-3) vs. Sochi (18-16-5)

About the game

- Vityaz is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.

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

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

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

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

- Samonov has played 60:42 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

- Vityaz has beaten Sochi twice this season, 3-1 and 3-2 in OT.

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

Injury list

- Vityaz: Pavel Chernov

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

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Alexander Yevseyenkov is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.

19:30 SKA (29-5-3) vs. Dinamo Riga (15-19-4)

About the game

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

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

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

- Dinamo is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.

- SKA has beaten Dinamo twice this season, 2-1 and 3-1.

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

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

- Datsyuk has points in 6 straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.

Injury list

- Dinamo: Gunars Skvorcovs

Milestone alert

- Forward Alexei Kruchinin is hoping to suit up for his 300th career game in the KHL.

19:30 Spartak Moscow (19-14-6) vs. Salavat (21-14-4)

About the game

- Spartak is coming into this contest fresh off of a victory.

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

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

- Salavat is playing the 7th of seven straight road games.

- Spartak defeated Salavat earlier this season by the score of 4-3.

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

- Hudacek has played 61:49 straight minutes of hockey without a goal against.

- Khokhlachev leads Spartak in scoring with 15 goals and 29 points

- Salavat top scorer Omark is tied for fourth in the KHL with 29 assists.

Injury list

- Spartak: Mikhail Grigoryev

- Salavat: Nikita Li, Vyacheslav Solodukhin

19:30 Jokerit (24-9-5) vs. CSKA (33-5)

About the game

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

- CSKA is coming into this contest fresh off its first loss in 19 games.

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

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

- CSKA beat Jokerit earlier this season by a score of 5-0.

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

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

- O’Neill leads Jokerit in scoring with 25 assists and 33 points.

Injury list

- Jokerit: Peter Regin, Marko Anttila, Eemeli Rasanen

- CSKA: Mat Robinson

Milestone alert

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

- Forward Brian O’Neill is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.

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

About the game

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

- Slovan is coming into this contest on a league worst 11-game losing streak.

- Dinamo is playing the 5th of a six game homestand.

- Slovan is playing the 2nd of a two-game road trip.

- Wingers Cerveny and Repik are tied for second in scoring on Slovan with 10 goals and 20 points apiece.

- A. Kostitsyn leads Dinamo in points with the exact same score line as Cerveny and Repik.