The biggest game day of the season with only Ak Bars having a rest.

10:00 Admiral (12-28-5) vs. Lokomotiv (30-15-3)

About the game

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

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

- Admiral is playing the 2nd of eight straight home games.

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

- Lokomotiv defeated Admiral in their previous meet-up by a score of 4-0.

- Vikharev has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

Injury list

- Admiral: Timur Taratunin

- Lokomotiv: Petri Kontiola, Pavel Kraskovsky

Suspensions

- Lokomotiv: Artur Kayumov is serving the 12th of a 13-game suspension.

Milestone alert

- Forward Yuri Petrov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.

- Forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.

10:00 Amur (12-27-7) vs. Severstal (14-29-4)

About the game

- Amur is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.

- Severstal is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.

- Amur is playing the 1st of six straight home games.

- Severstal is playing the 2nd of seven straight road games.

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

- Markovin has points in 4 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

- Amur: Jan Kolar (expected back on January 15th), Pavel Turbin, Anton Lazarev, Yegor Zhuravlyov

- Severstal: Konstantin Korneyev, Sergei Kuptsov

Milestone alert

- Forward Vyacheslav Ushenin is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.

- Forward Alexander Gorshkov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.

- Forward Yevgeni Lapenkov is looking to score his 100th career regular season KHL goal.

- Goaltender Dominik Furch is hoping to gain his 100th career KHL victory.

10:00 Kunlun (18-22-7) vs. Jokerit (29-11-6)

About the game

- Kunlun is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.

- Jokerit is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

- Kunlun is playing the 1st of seven straight home games.

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

- Jokerit defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 6-3.

- N. Jensen has points in 5 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.

Injury list

- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Johan Sundstrom, Cory Kane, Blake Parlett, Marc-André Gragnani, Veli-Matti Savinainen, Josh Nicholls

- Jokerit: Marko Anttila, Max Warn

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Oliver Lauridsen is hoping to suit up for his 100th career game in the KHL.

- Forward Jesse Joensuu is hoping to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game.

13:30 Sibir (16-27-4) vs. Salavat (27-16-6)

About the game

- Sibir is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.

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

- Sibir is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

- Salavat is playing the 1st of six straight road games.

- Sibir and Salavat have faced off three times this season. Sibir took the first two games 1-0 and 2-1 in OT while Salavat won the third 3-1.

- Omark has points in 4 straight games, going 3-6-9 over that span.

- Burdasov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.

- Tkachev has points in 3 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

- Khokhryakov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

Injury list

- Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Gleb Zyryanov, Nikolai Demidov

Milestone alert

- Forward Dmitry Kugryshev is hoping to score his 100th overall KHL goal.

- Defenseman Alexei Semyonov is looking to suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL game.

14:00 Barys (29-10-7) vs. Sochi (21-19-8)

About the game

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

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

- Barys is playing the 3rd of five straight home games.

- Sochi is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.

- Barys defeated Sochi earlier this season by a score of 3-0.

Injury list

- Sochi: Dmitri Lugin, Oleg Pogorishny, Yohann Auvitu, Nikita Shchitov, Stepan Starkov

Milestone alert

- Forward Denis Mosalyov is hoping to collect his 200th point in the KHL.

15:00 Metallurg (32-13-2) vs. Neftekhimik (16-26-6)

About the game

- Metallurg is coming into this contest on a 7-game winning streak.

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

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

- Neftekhimik is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

- Metallurg has defeated Neftekhimik twice this season by scores of 4-3 in OT and 4-2.

- Metallurg has won its last six home games against Neftekhimik.

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

- Kulemin has points in 5 straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.

- Mozyakin has points in 3 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

- Ellison has points in 3 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

17:00 Avangard (31-14-5) vs. Spartak Moscow (24-18-6)

About the game

- Avangard is coming into this contest having lost its last contest.

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

- Avangard is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

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

- Avangard shut out Spartak earlier this season 4-0.

- Shirokov has points in 4 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

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

Injury list

- Avangard: Yegor Martynov, Karri Ramo

- Spartak: Alexander Khokhlachev (expected to be out until January 23rd)

Milestone alert

- Defenseman Alexei Bondarev is hoping to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game.

- Goaltender Nikita Bespalov is shooting for his 50th career victory in the KHL.

17:00 Torpedo (22-17-9) vs. Dynamo Moscow (26-19-4)

About the game

- Torpedo is also coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

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

- Torpedo is playing the 2nd of two straight home ad games.

- Dynamo is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.

- Dynamo has defeated Torpedo twice this season, 4-3 in OT and 3-2.

- Calof has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

Injury list

- Torpedo: Pavel Makarenko, Mathew Bodie, Anton Volchenkov, Stanislav Galimov, Pavel Makarenko (expected to be out until January 21st)

- Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Miika Koivisto, Ivan Muranov, Daniil Tarasov

17:00 SKA (36-6-4) vs. Vityaz (23-20-4)

About the game

- SKA is coming into this contest on a 7-game winning streak.

- Vityaz is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

- SKA is playing the 1st of six straight home games.

- Vityaz is playing the 3rd of five straight road games.

- Vityaz last defeated SKA in St. Petersburg on January 10th, 2011, by a tight score of 5-4 in OT.

- SKA defeated Vityaz earlier this season 6-0.

- Shestyorkin has played 172:00 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

- Prokhorkin has points in 4 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

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

- Kuzmenko has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

- Yakupov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

- Gusev has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

- Aaltonen has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

- Semin has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

Injury list

- SKA: Vasili Tokranov, Patrik Hersley

- Vityaz: Igor Saprykin

Milestone alert

- Forward Nikolai Prokhorkin is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point and score his 100th career KHL goal.

- 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.

17:00 CSKA (40-7) vs. Dinamo Minsk (14-29-4)

About the game

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

- Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest having lost its last game.

- CSKA is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

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

- CSKA defeated Dinamo earlier this season by a score of 3-0.

- Dinamo last defeated CSKA in Moscow on November 5th, 2010, by a score of 5-2.

- Sorokin has played 85:41 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

- Pulkkinen has points in 3 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

Injury list

- CSKA: Nikita Nesterov

- Dinamo Minsk: Dmitry Buinitsky, Alexander Pavlovich

Milestone alert

- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career KHL point.

- Forward Quinton Howden is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.

- Forward Andrei Stepanov is looking to suit up for his 400th career KHL game.

18:00 Dinamo Riga (19-20-8) vs. Traktor (21-23-3)

About the game

- Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

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

- Dinamo is playing the 1st of five straight home games.

- Traktor is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

- Traktor defeated Dinamo earlier this season by a close score of 1-0.

- Overall, Dinamo Riga has lost its last 9 games against Traktor.

- Videll has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

- Darzins has points in 4 straight games, going 3-1

- over that span.

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

Injury list

- Traktor: Anton Glinkin, Richard Gynge, Nikita Nikitin, Igor Polygalov (expected to be out until January 18th), Alexander Shinin (expected to be out until April 30th)

Milestone alert

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

- Forward Alexander Rybakov and defenseman Yevgeny Ryasensky are each hoping to suit up for their 500th career KHL game.

19:30 Slovan (12-34-4) vs. Avtomobilist (37-10-1)

About the game

- Slovan is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.

- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

- Slovan is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.

- Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.

- Avtomobilist defeated Slovan earlier this season 3-2 in OT.

Injury list

- Slovan: Andrei Meszaros (expected to be out until April 9th)

- Avtomobilist: Vitali Popov, Stanislav Yegorshev, Vyacheslav Litovchenko