Lokomotiv hoping to gain ground in playoff race! Preview for January 24th

Will Amur or Slovan finally end their seemingly endless losing streaks?

Can Lokomotiv can qualify for the playoffs today?

Yes, if Lokomotiv gains at least one point OR Dinamo Riga loses.

12:00 Admiral (14-30-5) vs. Sibir (20-27-4)

About the game

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

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

- Admiral is playing the 6th of eight straight home games.

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

- Admiral defeated Sibir earlier this season convincingly by a score of 4-1, but then lost in the teams’ second tilt 3-1.

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

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

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

Injury list

- Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan

Milestone alert

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

- Forward Dmitry Sayustov is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.

12:00 Amur (12-29-9) vs. Avangard (33-16-5)

About the game

- Amur is coming into this contest on a horrendous 9-game losing streak.

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

- Amur is playing the 5th of six straight home games.

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

- Avangard has defeated Amur twice this season by scores of 4-3 in OT and 3-0.

Injury list

- Amur: Kirill Rasskazov, Pavel Turbin, Yegor Zhuravlyov, Daniil Faizullin

- Avangard: Karri Ramo, Alexei Emelin

Milestone alert

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

14:30 Kunlun (18-25-8) vs. Salavat (28-17-8)

About the game

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

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

- Kunlun is playing the 4th of seven straight home games.

- Salavat is playing the 4th of six straight road games.

- Salavat has defeated Kunlun three times this season, 5-0, 7-4, and most recently 3-2 in OT.

Injury list

- Kunlun: Krisjanis Redlihs, Johan Sundstrom, Cory Kane, Marc-André Gragnani, Josh Nicholls, Oskars Bartulis

Milestone alert

- Forward Brandon Yip is looking to suit up for his 100th career regular season KHL goal.

- Both defenseman Alexei Semyonov and forward Pyotr Khokhryakov are looking to suit up for their 400th career regular season KHL games.

17:00 Metallurg (34-15-2) vs. Traktor (24-24-3)

About the game

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

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

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

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

- These two teams have met twice already this season. Metallurg initially defeated Traktor by a tight score of 2-1 in OT, then lost to Traktor in a goal-filled 6-5 thriller.

Injury list

- Traktor: Alexander Shinin, Nikita Nikitin

Milestone alert

- Forward Vitali Kravtsov is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.

- Forward Alexander Sharov is looking to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.

19:30 Lokomotiv (34-15-3) vs. Slovan (12-37-3)

About the game

- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.

- Slovan is coming into this contest on an 8-game losing streak.

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

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

- Lokomotiv has defeated Slovan three times this season, 4-1, 3-0, and 1-0.

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

Injury list

- Lokomotiv: Petri Kontiola, Pavel Kraskovsky

- Slovan: Andrei Meszaros

Milestone alert

- Forward Yegor Averin is looking to suit up for his 600th career KHL game.

- Forward Stepan Sannikov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.

19:30 SKA (39-6-5) vs. Barys (32-11-7)

About the game

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

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

- SKA is playing the 5th of six straight home games.

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

- SKA defeated Barys once this season by a score of 2-0.

- Barys has never won in St. Petersburg. In fact, in the last three games played between these teams in St. Petersburg, SKA has outscored the Kazaks by a whopping 23-2.

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

- Khafizullin has points in 5 straight games, going 1-6-7 over that span.

Injury list

- SKA: Patrik Hersley, Roman Rukavishnikov

- Barys: Dominik Hrachovina

Milestone alert

- Forward Pavel Datsyuk is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.

20:30 Dinamo Riga (20-21-10) vs. Dinamo Minsk (14-31-5)

About the game

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

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

- Dinamo is playing the 5th of five straight home games.

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

- Minsk defeated Riga earlier this season by a close score of 2-1.

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

Injury list

- Minsk: Dmitry Buinitsky, Alexander Pavlovich, Denis Osipov, Kirill Gotovets, Andrei Kostitsyn (expected to be out until February, 2nd), Alexander Pavlovich

- Riga: Gunars Skvorcovs