Metallurg to continue winning streak at home versus Admiral? Preview Jan 7
Neftekhimik primed to have tough time ending 8-game losing streak!
15:00 Metallurg (30-13-2) vs. Admiral (11-27-5)
About the game
- Metallurg is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
- Admiral is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Metallurg is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
- Admiral is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- Metallurg defeated Admiral earlier this season by a score of 4-3.
- Kulemin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
- Antipin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Torpedo: Pavel Makarenko, Mathew Bodie, Anton Volchenkov, Stanislav Galimov
Milestone alert
- Forward Vojtech Polak is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.
17:00 Neftekhimik (15-26-5) vs. Torpedo (21-17-8)
About the game
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 8-game losing streak.
- Torpedo is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Neftekhimik is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
- Torpedo is playing the 6th of six straight road games.
- Torpedo defeated Neftekhimik earlier this season by a score of 5-3.
Injury list
- Torpedo: Pavel Makarenko, Mathew Bodie, Anton Volchenkov, Stanislav Galimov
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Danir Sharipzyanov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Damir Zhafyarov is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.
17:00 Sochi (20-19-7) vs. Sibir (16-24-4)
About the game
- Sochi is coming into this contest having lost three in a row.
- Sibir is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Sochi is playing the 6th of six straight home games.
- Sibir is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
Injury list
- Sochi: Dmitri Lugin, Damir Rakhimullin, Oleg Pogorishny, Yohann Auvitu
- Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Oleg Piganovich, Gleb Zyryanov
Milestone alert
- Goaltender Dmitry Shikin is looking to stand in goal for his 100th career KHL game.
17:30 Vityaz (20-20-4) vs. Ak Bars (33-11-4)
About the game
- Vityaz is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Vityaz is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
- Ak Bars is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Vityaz defeated Ak Bars earlier this season by a score of 5-3.
- Ak Bars currently features nine players with 10 or more assists, two of which have 20 assists.
Injury list
- Vityaz: Pavel Chernov
- Ak Bars: Anton Lander, Fyodor Malykhin, Dmitry Yudin
Milestone alert
- Forward Alexander Yevseyenkov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.
- Forward Gennadi Stolyarov is looking to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
17:30 Spartak Moscow (23-17-6) vs. Avangard (30-14-4)
About the game
- Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest having won its last game. Overall, the team has been exchanging wins with losses at an almost day-for-day rate over the past few weeks.
- Avangard is also coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Spartak is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
- Avangard is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- Bespalov has played 60 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Medvedev has points in 3 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Avangard: Yegor Martynov, Karri Ramo
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Yevgeny Medvedev will be suiting up for his 600th career KHL game. The offensive defenseman has been like a fine wine, getting even better with age. He currently has 22 points and a +13 rating in 48 games.
- Goaltender Nikita Bespalov is shooting for his 50th career victory in the KHL.
- Forward Alexander Khokhlachev is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
