The KHL is back in action after New Year! Preview for January 3rd
Jokerit and Sibir each with a 2-game winning streak on the line!
14:30 Kunlun (16-20-7) vs. Admiral (10-26-5)
About the game
- Kunlun is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Admiral is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Kunlun is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
- Admiral is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
- Kunlun beat Admiral earlier this season by a score of 3-2.
- Still, Kunlun has lost its last three home games to Admiral.
- Lazushin has played 71:27 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
Injury list
- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Johan Sundstrom, Cory Kane, Blake Parlett, Marc-André Gragnani
- Admiral: Nikita Sirotkin, Timur Taratunin
Milestone alert
- Forward Vasily Streltsov is looking forward to suiting up for his 400th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Alexander Chernikov is looking to collect his 200th career KHL point.
- Defenseman Ville Lajunen is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game.
17:00 Ak Bars (31-11-4) vs. Avangard (29-14-3)
About the game
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Avangard is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Avangard is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
- Avangard defeated Ak Bars earlier this season 2-1 in overtime.
- Podyapolsky has played 91:09 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
Injury list
- Ak Bars: Anton Lander, Fyodor Malykhin, Dmitry Yudin
- Avangard: Yegor Martynov, Karri Ramo
Milestone alert
- Forward Sergei Shirokov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game.
17:00 Spartak Moscow (22-16-6) vs. Barys (26-9-7)
About the game
- Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Barys is coming into this contest having lost its last contest.
- Spartak is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
- Barys is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
- Although he only has 5 points for Spartak this season, Kulik leads the team with a +12 rating.
- Boyd has points in 4 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
- Cormier has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
- Dietz has points in 3 straight games, going 4-0-4 over that span.
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Maxim Semyonov is looking to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game.
19:30 Jokerit (28-9-6) vs. Sibir (16-23-4)
About the game
- Jokerit is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Sibir is also coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Jokerit is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
- Sibir is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
- Taylor has played 64:03 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
- Vesalainen has points in 4 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.
- Joensuu has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
- Norman has points in 3 straight games, also going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Jokerit: Marko Anttila, Eemeli Rasanen
- Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Oleg Piganovich, Gleb Zyryanov
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Maxim Ignatovich is looking to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.
