Sochi & Torpedo on the road and desperate for PO points! Preview for Jan 27
Goalies on shutout streaks face off in clash of titans between Metallurg and Avtomobilist.
15:00 Metallurg (35-15-2) vs. Avtomobilist (41-11-1)
About the game
- Metallurg is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Metallurg is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
- Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
- These two teams have met twice already this season. Avtomobilist has won both of these games against Metallurg, namely 4-1 and 5-3.
- Zagidulin has played 122:57 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Kovar has played 87:34 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
Injury list
- Avtomobilist: Vitali Popov, Yevgeni Chesalin, Stanislav Yegorshev, Alexander Kucheryavenko
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Yakov Rylov is looking to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game.
17:30 Lokomotiv (35-15-3) vs. Sochi (22-21-9)
About the game
- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
- Sochi is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Lokomotiv is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
- Sochi is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
- Sochi has defeated Lokomotiv twice this season already, by close scores of 2-1 and 3-2 in OT.
- Konovalov has played 90:21 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Kozun has points in 4 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Lokomotiv: Petri Kontiola, Pavel Kraskovsky
- Sochi: Dmitri Lugin, Nikita Shchitov, Oleg Pogorishny, Stepan Starkov, Nikita Tochitsky
Milestone alert
- Forward Stepan Sannikov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Defenseman Yuri Alexandrov is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
17:30 Neftekhimik (19-29-6) vs. Torpedo (23-21-9)
About the game
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Torpedo is also coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Neftekhimik is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Torpedo is playing the 5th of five straight road games.
- The two teams have split the season series to date. Neftekhimik won the first game 4-3 in OT while Torpedo took the second game 5-3.
- 6 Torpedo forwards have between 11-19 goals. Galuzin follows that group up with 9.
Injury list
- Torpedo: Anton Volchenkov, Stanislav Galimov
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Nikolai Timashov is looking to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.
- Forward Pavel Kulikov is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.
