Traktor & Kunlun in must-win desperation mode! Preview for January 26th
Sibir still tight in the playoff hunt and looking to leave Admiral behind them for good!
10:00 Admiral (15-30-5) vs. Sibir (20-28-4)
About the game
- Admiral is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Sibir is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Admiral is playing the 7th of eight straight home games.
- Sibir is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- Admiral defeated Sibir twice this season, 4-2 and 4-1. Sibir won the third contest between the two teams 3-1.
- Glazachev has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
- Polak has points in 4 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
- Demidov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
- Prince has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 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.
10:00 Amur (12-29-9) vs. Salavat (33-16-5)
About the game
- Amur is coming into this contest on a season-defining 10-game losing streak.
- Salavat is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Amur is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- Salavat is playing the 6th of six straight road games.
- Salavat defeated Amur once this season by a score of 6-1.
Injury list
- Amur: Kirill Rasskazov, Pavel Turbin, Yegor Zhuravlyov, Daniil Faizullin, Vladislav Ushenin
Milestone alert
- Forward Alexander Gorshkov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
- Goaltender Juha Metsola is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.
10:00 Kunlun (18-26-8) vs. Avangard (34-16-5)
About the game
- Kunlun is coming into this contest trying to end a 5-game losing streak.
- Avangard is also coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Kunlun is playing the 4th of seven straight home games.
- Avangard is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
- Avangard has defeated Kunlun twice this season, 4-2 and 5-1.
- Kunlun has never defeated Avangard in a KHL game.
- Nalimov has played 86:43 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
Injury list
- Kunlun: Johan Sundstrom, Cory Kane, Marc-André Gragnani, Josh Nicholls, Oskars Bartulis
- Avangard: Karri Ramo, Alexei Emelin
Milestone alert
- Forward Krisjanis Redlihs is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
17:00 Ak Bars (34-15-2) vs. Traktor (24-24-3)
About the game
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Traktor is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Ak Bars is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
- Traktor is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- These two teams have met three times this season. Ak Bars has defeated Traktor twice by scores of 3-0 and 5-3, then lost to Traktor in a close 1-0 game.
- Including playoffs, Ak Bars has won its last 9 home games against Traktor.
- Lander has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Traktor: Nikita Nikitin, Alexander Shinin
Milestone alert
- Forward Vyacheslav Osnovin is looking to suit up for his 300th career KHL game.
17:00 SKA (40-6-5) vs. Dinamo Riga (21-21-10)
About the game
- SKA is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- SKA is playing the 6th of six straight home games.
- Barys is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- SKA has defeated Dinamo twice this season, 2-1 and 3-1. It has also lost to Riga 3-2 in OT.
- Gusev has points in 3 straight games, going 0-5-5 over that span.
- Prokhorkin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
- Belov has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
- Videll has points in his last 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
- SKA: Patrik Hersley, Roman Rukavishnikov
- Riga: Gunars Skvorcovs
Milestone alert
- Forward Pavel Datsyuk is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist.
17:00 CSKA (44-8) vs. Barys (32-11-8)
About the game
- CSKA is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Barys is also coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- CSKA is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
- Barys is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
- CSKA defeated Barys once this season by a score of 3-2 in OT.
- Barys last beat CSKA in Moscow on September 20th, 2012, by a score of 3-1.
- Sorokin has played 145:53 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Blacker has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Barys: Dominik Hrachovina
Milestone alert
- Forward Anton Sagadeyev is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.
- Defenseman Mat Robinson is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Forward Ivan Telegin is hoping to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Sergei Andronov is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
19:00 Slovan (12-38-3) vs. Dinamo Minsk (14-31-6)
About the game
- Slovan is coming into this contest on a terrible 9-game losing streak.
- Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest on pretty rough 5-game losing streak itself.
- Slovan is playing the 1st of five straight home games.
- Dinamo is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
- Dinamo has defeated Slovan twice this season, 2-1 and 5-3.
- Howden has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Slovan: Andrei Meszaros
- Minsk: Dmitry Buinitsky, Alexander Pavlovich, Denis Osipov, Kirill Gotovets, Andrei Kostitsyn, Artur Gavrus
