Powerhouses battle in Moscow: CSKA hosts Ak Bars! Preview for December 28th
10 games on tap featuring many teams needing to get back in the win column!
15:30 Sibir (15-23-4) vs. Avangard (28-13-3)
About the game
- Sibir is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Avangard is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Sibir is playing a 1-game homestand.
- Avangard is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
- Avangard has defeated Sibir twice this season, both times by a score of 3-1.
Injury list
- Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Oleg Piganovich
- Avangard: Yegor Martynov, Karri Ramo
Milestone alert
- Forward Kirill Petrov is looking to collect his 200th career regular season KHL point.
17:00 Avtomobilist (35-7-1) vs. Dinamo Minsk (12-25-4)
About the game
- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.
- Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Avtomobilist is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- Dinamo is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
- Avtomobilist defeated Dinamo earlier this season by a score of 4-0.
- Dawes has points in 9 straight games, going 7-8-15 over that span. Should he collect a point in his 10th straight game, he’ll tie Malyhkin’s club record.
- Da Costa has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Vitali Popov, Stanislav Yegorshev, Vyacheslav Litovchenko, Kirill Koltsov
17:00 Salavat (22-15-6) vs. Kunlun (15-19-7)
About the game
- Salavat is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Kunlun is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.
- Salavat is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
- Kunlun is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Salavat has never beaten Kunlun at home.
- Kugryshev has points in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
- Tkachyov has points in 3 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Salavat: Anton Burdasov
- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Johan Sundstrom, Cory Kane, Blake Parlett, Marc-André Gragnani
Milestone alert
- Forward Dmitry Kugryshev is hoping to score his 100th overall KHL goal and collect his 200th career regular season KHL assist.
17:00 Traktor (19-19-3) vs. Barys (25-9-6)
About the game
- Traktor is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Barys is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Traktor is playing the 2nd of six straight home games.
- Barys is playing the 1st of four straight road games.
- Traktor will be wearing their alternate jerseys.
- These two teams have three times already this season. Traktor has one 4-3 OT victory while Barys has won 5-4 (OT) and 3-1.
- Karlsson has played 66:32 straight minutes without having allowed a goal against.
- Szczechura has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Traktor: Anton Glinkin, Richard Gynge, Igor Polygalov, Nikita Nikitin
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Artyom Borodkin is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.
19:00 Lokomotiv (26-13-3) vs. Spartak Moscow (22-18-3)
About the game
- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Lokomotiv is playing the 1st of six straight road games.
- Spartak playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Lokomotiv defeated Spartak earlier this season by the score of 3-1.
- Zubov has points in 5 straight games, going 3-4 7 over that span.
- Alexeyev has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Lokomotiv: Yegor Korshkov, Pavel Kraskovsky, Andrei Loktionov
- Spartak: Mikhail Grigoryev
Suspensions
- Lokomotiv: Artur Kayumov is serving the 6th of a 13-game suspension.
Milestone alert
- Forward Alexander Khokhlachev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point.
- Forward Stepan Sannikov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
19:30 Severstal (11-28-4) vs. Dynamo Moscow (21-15-6)
About the game
- Severstal is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
- Severstal is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
- Dynamo is playing the 5th of six straight home games.
- Dynamo has defeated Severstal twice this season, once 2-1 and 3-1.
- Mikhnov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span
- Shipachyov has points in 5 straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.
- Kagarlitsky has points in 5 straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.
Injury list
- Severstal: Nikolai Kazakovtsev
- Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov
Milestone alert
- Forward Yevgeni Bodrov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Alexei Mikhnov is hoping to collect his 200th career regular season KHL point.
- Forward Yuri Trubachyov is also looking to collect his 200th career regular season KHL point.
19:30 Sochi (20-17-6) vs. Jokerit (26-9-6)
About the game
- Sochi is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Jokerit is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Sochi is playing the 3rd of six straight home games.
- Jokerit is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Jokerit defeated Sochi earlier this season by a score of 4-2.
- Loov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
- O’Neill has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Sochi: Konstantin Barulin, Dmitri Lugin, Damir Rakhimullin, Oleg Pogorishny, Yohann Auvitu
- Jokerit: Marko Anttila, Eemeli Rasanen
19:30 CSKA (35-6) vs. Ak Bars (30-10-4)
About the game
- CSKA is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- CSKA is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Ak Bars is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- CSKA beat Ak Bars earlier this season by a convincing score of 5-0.
- Grigorenko not only leads CSKA in scoring with 35 points in 37 games, but also with a +25 rating.
- Sekac leads Ak Bars with just as many points as Grigorenko, but he’s required 43 games to collect those points. Linemate Azevedo leads the team with a +27 rating.
Injury list
- Ak Bars: Anton Lander, Fyodor Malykhin, Dmitry Yudin
Milestone alert
- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
20:30 Dinamo Riga (17-19-5) vs. Torpedo (20-15-8)
About the game
- Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Torpedo is also coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.
- Dinamo is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Torpedo is playing the 3rd of six straight road games.
- Dinamo beat Torpedo earlier this season 3-2 in OT.
- Bilyalov pitched a shutout in the last game he played.
Injury list
- Dinamo: Gunars Skvorcovs
- Torpedo: Pavel Makarenko, Mathew Bodie, Anton Volchenkov
Milestone alert
- Forward Mikelis Redlihs is looking to suit up for his 600th career KHL game.
20:30 Slovan (11-29-3) vs. Neftekhimik (15-23-5)
About the game
- Slovan is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.
- Slovan is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
- Neftekhimik is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
- Slovan defeated Neftekhimik earlier this season by a score of 3-2.
- Slovan last defeated Neftekhimik at home on December 27th, 2013, by a score of 4-2.
Milestone alert
- Forward Ilya Arkalov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.
