Clash of the titans at football stadium. Preview for December 22nd
Another day chock full of games sees Dynamo, Sibir, & Spartak looking to continue winning streaks while a number of teams try to recover from recent losses.
10:00 Amur (11-21-7) vs. Dynamo Moscow (20-18-3)
About the game
- Amur is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Dynamo is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Amur is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
- Dynamo is playing the 3rd of six straight road games.
- Amur last defeated Dynamo at home on January 3rd, 2010, by a score of 4-3 in OT.
- Dynamo beat Amur earlier this season by a score of 3-2 in OT.
- Shipachyov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-3-4 over that span.
- Kagarlitsky has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
- Tarasov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Amur: Jan Kolar, Maxim Kondratyev, Pavel Turbin, Alexei Murygin, Anton Lazarev
- Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov
Milestone alert
- Forward Kirill Rasskazov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.
- Forward Vyacheslav Ushenin is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
14:30 Sibir (14-21-4) vs. Admiral (8-25-4)
About the game
- Sibir is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Admiral is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
- Sibir is playing the 6th of six straight home games.
- Admiral is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Sibir defeated Admiral earlier this season by a score of 3-1.
- Pervushin has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Oleg Piganovich
- Admiral: Nikita Sirotkin, Timur Taratunin, Alexander Mereskin
Milestone alert
- Forward Sergei Konkov is looking to score his 100th career regular season KHL goal.
- Forward Alexander Chernikov is looking to collect his 200th career KHL point.
14:30 Salavat (21-14-5) vs. Severstal (10-27-4)
About the game
- Salavat is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Severstal is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.
- Salavat is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
- Severstal is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
- Salavat defeated Severstal earlier this season by the score of 5-4 in OT.
- Hartikainen has points in 3 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
- Salavat: Vyacheslav Solodukhin
- Severstal: Valeri Vasilyev, Nikolai Kazakovtsev
Suspensions
- Severstal defenseman Ilya Khokhlov is serving the 2nd of a 2-game suspension.
Milestone alert
- Forward Yevgeni Bodrov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game.
17:00 Avangard (27-11-3) vs. Lokomotiv (24-13-3)
About the game
- Avangard is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Avangard is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
- Lokomotiv is playing the 4th of five straight home games.
- Avangard defeated Lokomotiv once already this season by a score of 4-0.
- Semenov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Avangard: Yegor Martynov, Karri Ramo
- Lokomotiv: Yegor Korshkov, Pavel Kraskovsky, Andrei Loktionov, Danil Yurtaikin
Suspensions
- Lokomotiv forward Artur Kayumov is serving the 4th 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.
17:00 SKA (29-5-4) vs. CSKA (33-6)
About the game
- SKA is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- CSKA is coming into this contest on its first multi-game losing streak of the season.
- SKA is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- CSKA is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- CSKA has beaten SKA three times this season, all in tight contests, by scores of 2-1 SO, 3-1, and 3-1.
- This game, being held at the Gazprom Arena, is expected to exceed the previous KHL record for attendance. The previous record is 17’645 spectators (Jokerit vs. SKA on December 2nd , 2017).
- Grigorenko has been on a tear and leads CSKA in scoring, although his 34 points in 35 games still has him scoring at less than a PPG pace.
- Gusev leads the KHL in assists with 38 and is second in points with 48.
- Datsyuk has points in 7 straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.
Injury list
- CSKA: Mat Robinson
Milestone alert
- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
17:00 Spartak Moscow (20-14-6) vs. Sochi (18-17-5)
About the game
- Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Sochi is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Spartak is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- Sochi is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
- Spartak has lost its last four home games against Sochi.
- Rosen has points in 5 straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.
- Spartak will wear retro jerseys from the past.
Injury list
- Spartak: Mikhail Grigoryev
- Sochi: Konstantin Barulin, Dmitri Lugin, Denis Mosalyov, Oleg Pogorishny, Yohann Auvitu
17:00 Jokerit (25-9-5) vs. Dinamo Riga (16-19-4)
About the game
- Jokerit is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Dinamo is also coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Jokerit is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Dinamo is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
- Dinamo beat Jokerit earlier this season 2-1, but also lost to Jokerit 7-3. Ouch!
- Moses has points in 4 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Injury list
- Jokerit: Peter Regin, Marko Anttila, Eemeli Rasanen
- Dinamo: Gunars Skvorcovs
