Ak Bars looking to bounce back after Game 1 slaughter! Preview Feb 27

KHL playoffs head to Day 3 with three of today’s four series looking real tight after Game 1! Jokerit will desperately try to break its incredible losing streak against Dynamo Moscow!

17:00 Metallurg (3rd in the East) vs. Salavat (6th in the East)

Series stand

1 – 0

Game 1: 2-1 OT win for Metallurg

About the game

- Zagidulin has played 76:22 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

- Antipin his hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.

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

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

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

19:00 Lokomotiv (3rd in the West) vs. Sochi (6th in the West)

Series stand

1 – 0

Game 1: 4-3 OT win for Lokomotiv

Injury list

Sochi: Nikita Shchitov, Denis Mosalyov, Artyom Tomilin, Dmitri Arkhipov

About the game

- Isayev has played 80:33 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

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

- Barulin is looking to pitch his 50th ever KHL shutout.

- O’Dell is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point.

19:30 Jokerit (4th in the West) vs. Dynamo Moscow (5th in the West)

Series stand

0 – 1

Game 1: 4-2 for Dynamo Moscow

Injury list

Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Vyacheslav Kulemin

About the game

- Dynamo has defeated Jokerit 12 times in a row in KHL play.

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

19:30 Avangard (4th in the East) vs. Ak Bars (5th in the East)

Series stand

1 – 0

Game 1: 6-0 for Avangard

Injury list

Avangard: Karri Ramo

Ak Bars: Emil Garipov, Fyodor Malykhin

About the game

- Bobkov has played 66:19 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

- Sharychenkov is hoping to gain his 50th career victory in the KHL.