Closing chapter of the year. Preview for December 30th
Eight tough games fill the slate to close an exciting Year 2018!
15:00 Traktor (19-20-3) vs. Kunlun (15-20-7)
About the game
- Traktor is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Kunlun is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.
- Traktor is playing the 3rd of six straight home games.
- Kunlun is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
- Traktor will be wearing their alternate jerseys.
- Kunlun beat Traktor earlier this season by a score of 2-0.
Injury list
- Traktor: Anton Glinkin, Richard Gynge, Igor Polygalov, Nikita Nikitin
- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Johan Sundstrom, Cory Kane, Blake Parlett, Marc-André Gragnani
Milestone alert
- Forward Alexander Rybakov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.
15:00 Ak Bars (30-11-4) vs. Neftekhimik (18-24-5)
About the game
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 6-game losing streak.
- Ak Bars is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
- Neftekhimik is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
- Ak Bars has played Neftekhimik three times this season, all proving to be very tight contests. Ak Bars won 2-1 and 3-1 while Neftekhimik won once 3-2 in OT.
Injury list
- Ak Bars: Anton Lander, Fyodor Malykhin, Dmitry Yudin
- Neftekhimik: Yaroslav Kosov
Milestone alert
- Forward Ilya Arkalov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.
16:00 Sochi (20-18-6) vs. Spartak Moscow (21-16-6)
About the game
- Sochi is coming into this contest having lost its last contest.
- Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Sochi is playing the 4th of six straight home games.
- Spartak is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- Spartak defeated Sochi 3-2 in OT earlier this season.
- Khokhlachev has points in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
- Bocharov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
- Rykov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Sochi: Konstantin Barulin, Dmitri Lugin, Damir Rakhimullin, Oleg Pogorishny, Yohann Auvitu
- Spartak: Mikhail Grigoryev
Milestone alert
- Forward Sergei Shmelyov is looking to suit up for his 300th career KHL game.
- Forward Alexander Akmaldinov is looking to suit up for his 100th career regular season KHL game.
17:00 Lokomotiv (27-13-3) vs. Dinamo Minsk (12-26-4)
About the game
- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.
- Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of six straight road games.
- Dinamo is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- The teams have played twice this season with Lokomotiv winning 5-2 then losing 2-1.
- Denis Alexeyev has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Lokomotiv: Petri Kontiola (expected out until February 10th, 2019), Pavel Kraskovsky, Andrei Loktionov Suspensions
- Lokomotiv: Artur Kayumov is serving the 7th of a 13-game suspension.
Milestone alert
- Forward Yevgeni Korotkov is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game.
- Forward Stepan Sannikov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Forward Yegor Averin is hoping to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Artyom Ilyenko is hoping to suit up for his 100th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Andrei Kostitsyn is hoping to collect his 200th career regular season KHL point.
17:30 Avangard (28-14-3) vs. Barys (26-9-6)
About the game
- Avangard is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Barys is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Avangard is playing a 1-game homestand.
- Barys is playing the 2nd of a 4-game road trip.
- Avangard has defeated Barys twice this season, 4-3 in OT and 5-3.
- Karlsson has played 126:20 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Boyd has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Avangard: Yegor Martynov, Karri Ramo
Milestone alert
- Forward Kirill Petrov is looking to collect his 200th career regular season KHL point.
17:30 CSKA (36-6) vs. Torpedo (21-15-8)
About the game
- CSKA is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Torpedo is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- CSKA is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- Torpedo is playing the 4th of six straight road games.
- CSKA beat Torpedo earlier this season by a score of 3-0.
- Kaprizov has points in 3 straight games, going 4-0-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Torpedo: Pavel Makarenko, Mathew Bodie, Anton Volchenkov, Stanislav Galimov (expected to be out until January 22nd, 2019)
Milestone alert
- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
- Goaltender Ilya Sorokin is hoping to gain his 100th career regular season KHL win.
18:00 Dinamo Riga (17-19-6) vs. Dynamo Moscow (23-18-3)
About the game
- Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest fresh off an OT loss.
- Dynamo Moscow is also coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.
- Riga is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- Moscow is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
- Dinamo beat Dynamo earlier this season 4-2.
- Bilyalov pitched a shutout in the last game he played.
- Shipachyov has points in 6 straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.
- Kagarlitsky has points in 6 straight games, going 4-6-10 over that span.
Injury list
- Dinamo: Gunars Skvorcovs
- Dynamo: Sergei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Miika Koivisto (expected out until February 7th, 2019)
Milestone alert
- Forward Mikelis Redlihs is looking to suit up for his 600th career KHL game.
- Forward Vladimir Bryukvin is hoping to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game.
19:00 Slovan (12-29-3) vs. Jokerit (27-9-6)
About the game
- Slovan is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Jokerit is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Slovan is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
- Jokerit is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
- Jokerit has already defeated Slovan twice this season by scores of 5-3 and 3-0.
- Loov has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
- O’Neill has points in 4 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.
Injury list
- Jokerit: Marko Anttila, Eemeli Rasanen
