Avangard host ‘old friends’ from Vityaz! Preview for January 9th

Spartak & Traktor look to get back on track in important home games!

17:00 Traktor (20-22-3) vs. Ak Bars (33-12-4)

About the game

- Traktor is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

- Ak Bars is also coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

- Traktor is playing the 6th of six straight home games.

- Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.

- Ak Bars beat Traktor earlier this season by a score of 5-3.

- Galiev has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.

Injury list

- Traktor: Anton Glinkin, Richard Gynge, Igor Polygalov, Nikita Nikitin, Alexander Shinin

- Ak Bars: Anton Lander

Milestone alert

- Forward Semyon Kokuyov is looking to suit up for his 300th career KHL game.

- Forward Igor Isayev is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.

- Defenseman Nick Bailen is looking to collect his 100th career KHL assist.

- Forward Justin Azevedo is looking to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.

19:30 Spartak Moscow (24-19-4) vs. Neftekhimik (16-26-5)

About the game

- Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest having lost its last game.

- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest having won its last game.

- Spartak is playing the 4th of four straight home games.

- Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

- Neftekhimik beat Spartak earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

Milestone alert

- 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.

19:30 Avangard (31-14-4) vs. Vityaz (21-20-4)

About the game

- Avangard is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

- Vityaz is coming into this contest having won its last game.

- Avangard is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

- Vityaz is playing the 1st of five straight road games.

- Avangard defeated Vityaz earlier this season 6-0.

- Bobkov has played 103:33 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

- Medvedev has points in 4 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.

- Shirokov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.

- Franson has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

- Avangard: Yegor Martynov, Karri Ramo

- Vityaz: Pavel Chernov

Milestone alert

- Forward Sergei Shirokov is hoping to collect his 300th career regular season KHL point.

- 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.