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.
