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