Face off in Helsinki where Jokerit hosts SKA! Preview for January 6th
Big battle in Helsinki, another sold out at VTB Arena.
14:30 Salavat (23-16-6) vs. Amur (12-24-7)
About the game
- Salavat is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Amur is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Salavat is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
- Amur is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
- Metsola has played 88:27 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
Injury list
- Amur: Jan Kolar, Pavel Turbin, Anton Lazarev, Yegor Zhuravlyov
Milestone alert
- Forward Vyacheslav Ushenin is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
- Defenseman Zakhar Arzamastsev is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game.
- Forward Dmitry Kugryshev is hoping to score his 100th overall KHL goal and collect his 200th career regular season KHL assist.
- Forward Linus Omark is hoping to collect his 200th career regular season KHL assist.
15:00 Traktor (20-21-3) vs. Avtomobilist (36-8-1)
About the game
- Traktor is coming into this contest fresh off of a won.
- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Traktor is playing the 5th of six straight home games.
- Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
- Avtomobilist has defeated Traktor twice already this season, 4-1 and 3-2.
- Demchenko has played 81:40 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
Injury list
- Traktor: Anton Glinkin, Richard Gynge, Igor Polygalov, Nikita Nikitin, Alexander Shinin
- Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Vitali Popov, Stanislav Yegorshev, Vyacheslav Litovchenko, Kirill Koltsov
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Nick Bailen is looking to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Forward Alexander Torchenyuk is looking to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.
17:00 Lokomotiv (28-14-3) vs. Slovan (12-31-3)
About the game
- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Slovan is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Lokomotiv is playing the 4th of six straight home games.
- Slovan is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
- Lokomotiv has defeated Slovan twice this season 4-1 and 3-0.
Injury list
- Lokomotiv: Vladislav Kartayev, Petri Kontiola, Pavel Kraskovsky, Andrei Loktionov Suspensions
- Lokomotiv: Artur Kayumov is serving the 9th of a 13-game suspension.
Milestone alert
- Forward Stepan Sannikov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.
17:00 Dynamo Moscow (24-19-3) vs. Dinamo Riga (18-20-6)
About the game
- Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Moscow is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
- Riga is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
- Riga has defeated Dynamo twice this season, 4-2 and 5-4.
- Bocharov has played 70:15 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Shipachyov has points in 8 straight games, going 5-7-12 over that span.
Injury list
- Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Miika Koivisto
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Sergei Gimayev is hoping to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Andris Dzerins is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.
17:00 Dinamo Minsk (13-27-4) vs. CSKA (38-6)
About the game
- Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- CSKA is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
- Dinamo is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- CSKA is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Injury list
- Dinamo: Alexander Pavlovich (expected to be out until February 4th)
Milestone alert
- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career KHL point.
17:30 Jokerit (29-9-6) vs. SKA (33-6-4)
About the game
- Jokerit is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- SKA is also coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.
- Jokerit is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- SKA is playing the 5th of seven straight road games.
- SKA has beaten Jokerit twice this season, 4-3 in OT and 6-2.
- Hellberg has played 60:05 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
- Joensuu has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
- Norman has points in 4 straight games, also going 3-3-6 over that span. The 28 points he currently has ties a personal season high in the KHL.
- Grant has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
- N. Jensen has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.
- Vesalainen has points in 4 straight games, going 0-5-5 over that span.
Injury list
- Jokerit: Marko Anttila, Eemeli Rasanen
- SKA: Vasili Tokranov, Patrik Hersley
