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.