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.