Avtomobilist looks to pass CSKA at the standings! Preview for December 23rd

A light gameday sees Slovan look to end its brutal 12-game losing streak while Vityaz is in China seeking its 6th straight win.

10:00 Kunlun (15-17-7) vs. Vityaz (19-18-3)

About the game

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

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

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

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

- Kunlun defeated Vityaz earlier this season by a score of 2-1.

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

Injury list

Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Johan Sundstrom, Cory Kane, Blake Parlett, Marc-André Gragnani

Vityaz: Pavel Chernov

Suspensions

- Kunlun defenseman Zach Yuen will miss this contest while serving a 1-game suspension.

Milestone alert

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

15:00 Avtomobilist (33-7-1) vs. Traktor (18-18-3)

About the game

- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.

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

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

- Traktor is playing the 7th of seven straight home games.

- Avtomobilist defeated Traktor earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

- Dawes has points in 7 straight games, going 6-6-12 over that span.

- Vishnevsky has points in 4 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Vitali Popov, Stanislav Yegorshev, Vyacheslav Litovchenko

Traktor: Danil Gubarev, Anton Glinkin, Nikita Khlystov, Richard Gynge, Igor Polygalov, Nikita Nikitin

Milestone alert

- Forward Jonas Enlund is hoping to suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL point.

19:00 Slovan (10-28-3) vs. Metallurg (28-13-2)

About the game

- Slovan is coming into this contest on a 12-game losing streak.

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

- Slovan is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

- Metallurg is playing the 4th of four straight road games.

- Metallurg defeated Slovan earlier this season by a score of 5-1.

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

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

Milestone alert

- Goaltender Vasili Koshechkin is hoping to gain his 300th victory in the KHL.