A crucial game day featuring huge playoff ramifications! Preview Feb 20
12(!) games on tap on the next to last day of the regular season!
CSKA will win the Continental Cup if it defeats Lokomotiv OR CSKA gains one point while SKA experiences a defeat of any form OR both CSKA and SKA lose in regulation time.
Spartak Moscow can wrap up 6th place in the West and would then meet Lokomotiv in the 1st round of the playoffs if it defeats Sochi.
Sochi and Vityaz will go to the playoffs if they collect more points today than Dynamo Riga.
Dinamo Riga will be disqualified from the playoffs if fails to gain fewer points today than both Sochi and Vityaz.
Ak Bars can ensure home-ice advantage to kick off the playoffs with a win today.
Torpedo can secure 7th place in the East and thus face Barys in the first round if it gains at least one point today OR Traktor does not gain 2 points.
Traktor will secure a playoff spot if it gains at least one point OR Sibir fails to gain 2 points.
Sibir will be disqualified for the playoffs if it does not gain all 2 point in today’s game OR Traktor gains at least one point.
12:30 Amur (19-32-9) vs. Barys (37-13-10)
About the game
- Amur is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Kunlun is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.
- Amur is playing the 4th of five straight home games.
- Kunlun is playing the 6th of six straight road games.
- Amur has defeated Kunlun three times this season, once 3-2 in regulation time and twice 3-2 in OT. However, they’ve also lost once to Kunlun 3-1.
- Amur is playing its last home game of the season.
- Faizullin has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Amur: Pavel Turbin, Dmitri Vorobyov, Alexei Murygin
- Barys: Curtis Valk
Milestone alert
- Forward Dmitri Shevchenko is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.
- Forward Valentin Pyanov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.
14:30 Kunlun (19-31-10) vs. Admiral (22-33-5)
About the game
- Kunlun is coming into this contest on a 6-game losing streak.
- Admiral is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Kunlun is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
- Amur is on a 1-game road trip.
- The teams have faced each other 4 times this season, each having won twice. Admiral won twice by the score of 3-2 while Kunlun won 3-2 and 4-3.
- This is Admiral’s last road game of the season.
- This game is being played in Beijing, China!
Injury list
- Kunlun: Marc-André Gragnani, Johan Sundstrom, Cory Kane, Josh Nicholls, Oskars Bartulis
15:30 Sibir (24-30-6) vs. Avtomobilist (45-14-1)
About the game
- Sibir is also coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak. Worst time of the year for it.
- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- Sibir is playing a 1-game homestand.
- Avtomobilist is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Avtomobilist has defeated Sibir three times this season, 4-1, 4-1, and 4-2.
- This is the last home game of the season for Sibir.
Injury list
- Sibir: Konstantin Alexeyev, Samvel Mnatsyan, Vladimir Pervushin, Vladislav Naumov
- Avtomobilist: Andrei Makarov, Kirill Koltsov, Mikhail Mamkin, Vitaly Popov, Denis Bodrov
Milestone alert
- Forward Nigel Dawes is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL assist.
17:00 Salavat (30-21-10) vs. Ak Bars (38-17-5)
About the game
- Salavat is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Salavat is playing a 1-game homestand.
- Ak Bars is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Ak Bars has defeated Salavat in all three meetings between the teams this season, 5-4 in OT and twice by a score of 3-1.
- This is the last game of the regular season for Salavat.
- Lander has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
- Svitov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Salavat: Pyotr Khokhryakov
- Ak Bars: Emil Garipov, Alexei Potapov, Andrei Pedan
Milestone alert
- Forward Linus Omark is hoping to collect his 300th career regular season KHL point.
- Forward Alexander Kadeykin is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game.
19:00 Torpedo (26-24-10) vs. Traktor (27-29-4)
About the game
- Torpedo is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Traktor is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Torpedo is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
- Traktor is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
- Traktor has defeated Torpedo twice this season, once 3-2 in OT and then again 3-2, but lost to Torpedo once by a score of 5-3.
- This is the last home of the regular season for Torpedo.
- Sudnitsin has played 89:40 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Parshin has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
- Calof has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Torpedo: Mathew Bodie, Stanislav Galimov
- Traktor: Alexander Shinin, Yevgeny Ryasensky, Paul Szczechura
Milestone alert
- Defenseman Denis Barantsev is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.
19:00 Neftekhimik (23-32-4) vs. SKA (47-8-5)
About the game
- Neftekhimik is also coming into this contest having lost its last two games.
- SKA is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.
- Neftekhimik is playing a 1-game homestand.
- SKA is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Neftekhimik defeated SKA earlier this season 3-2 in OT.
- Neftekhimik has lost the last 7 home games played against SKA. The last home victory over SKA was on November 19th, 2010, by a score of 2-1. That’s a long time ago!
- This is the last game of the regular season for Neftekhimik.
- Shestyorkin has played 117:46 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
- Barabanov has points in his last 4 games, going 3-4-7 over that span.
Injury list
- Neftekhimik: Marat Khairullin
- SKA: Yevgeny Ketov, Artyom Zemchyonok
19:00 Severstal (22-34-4) vs. Dinamo Riga (25-25-10)
About the game
- Severstal is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Severstal is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Dinamo Riga is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- This is the fourth meeting between the teams this season. Severstal won twice in OT by a score of 3-2 while Dinamo took the third game 3-0.
- Trubachev has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
- Bilyalov has played 93:14 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
- Dzerins has points in 3 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.
Injury list
- Severstal: Konstantin Korneyev, Sergei Kuptsov, Arturs Kulda, Daniil Vovchenko
- Riga: Gunars Skvorcovs, Frenks Razgals
Milestone alert
- Forward Yevgeny Bodrov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Defenseman Ivan Lekomtsev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point.
19:30 Vityaz (27-25-7) vs. Dinamo Minsk (50-9)
About the game
- Vityaz is coming into this contest on a 6-game losing streak.
- Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.
- Vityaz is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
- Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
- Vityaz has defeated Dinamo twice this season, 1-0 and 3-2 in OT, while having lost once to Dinamo 4-3 in OT.
Injury list
- Minsk: Dmitry Buinitsky, David Booth, Alexander Pavlovich, Denis Osipov, Kirill Gotovets, Andrei Stepanov, Andrei Kostitsyn
19:30 Dynamo Moscow (32-22-6) vs. Metallurg (39-19-2)
About the game
- Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Metallurg is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Dynamo is playing the 4th of five straight home games.
- Metallurg is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
- Metallurg has defeated Dynamo twice this season, both in close games of 6-5 and 2-1 in OT. Dynamo won the third meeting between the two teams 4-2.
- Yeremenko can set a new club record for games played by a goaltender. He’s currently tied at 389 with Myshkin.
- Ellison has points in 4 straight games, going 3-6-9 over that span.
Injury list
- Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Daniil Tarasov, Nikolai Kulemin
19:30 Sochi (26-24-10) vs. Spartak Moscow (28-24-8)
About the game
- Sochi is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
- Sochi is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
- Spartak is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
- Spartak has defeated Sochi three times this season, 3-2 in OT, 2-1 in OT, and 3-1.
- Bocharov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Sochi: Nikita Shchitov, Oleg Pogorishny, Denis Mosalyov, Artyom Tomilin
- Spartak: Kaspars Daugavins (expected to be out until March 1st), Andrei Kuteikin, Anatoli Nikontsev
Milestone alert
- Forward Vladislav Kaletnik is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Yuri Alexandrov is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.
- Goalie Dmitri Shikin is hoping to be in goal for his 100th career regular season KHL game.
- Forward Ilya Zubov is looking to suit up for his 500th career KHL game.
- Defenseman Dmitry Vishnevsky is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point.
19:30 CSKA (50-9) vs. Lokomotiv (40-16-5)
About the game
- CSKA is coming into this contest on a 8-game winning streak.
- Lokomotiv is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- CSKA is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
- Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of second straight road games.
- Lokomotiv has managed to defeat CSKA in all three of their meetings this season, 3-1, 1-0, and 2-1.
- Kirill Kaprizov can set a new KHL record for game-winning goals in the regular season. He has 11 this season.
- CSKA has set a KHL record for regular season wins with the 50 they already have.
- Okulov has points in 4 straight games, going 5-0-5 over that span.
- Kaprizov has points in 4 straight games, going 5-4-9 over that span.
- Isayev has played 80:33 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Milestone alert
- Forward Stepan Sannikov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Forward Yegor Korshkov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.
19:30 Jokerit (36-18-6) vs. Slovan (15-42-3)
About the game
- Jokerit is coming into this contest having won its last game.
- Slovan is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Jokerit is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Slovan is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
- Jokerit has defeated Slovan three times this season by scores of 5-3, 3-0, and 3-1.
- Moses has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
- Slovan: Andrei Meszaros
Milestone alert
- Forward Pekka Jormakka is looking to collect his 100th career regular season KHL game.
- Defenseman Jesper Jensen is hoping to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game.
- Defenseman Michel Sersen is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point.
- Forward Jeff Taffe is hoping to score his 100th career regular season KHL point.
