Can Salavat push series to 3-1 lead over favorite Metallurg? Preview Mar 3
Ak Bars enters Game 4 on the brink of elimination while Jokerit hopes to even things up after finally solving Dynamo in Game 3. It’s the same scenario for Sochi against Lokomotiv after a thrilling Game 3 victory.
14:30 Salavat (6th in the East) vs. Metallurg (3rd in the East)
Series stand
2 – 1 for Salavat
Game 1: 2-1 OT win for Metallurg
Game 2: 4-1 win for Salavat
Game 3: 5-1 win for Salavat
Injury list
Salavat: Anton Burdasov
Suspensions
Metallurg: Defenseman Yakov Rylov will miss today’s game while serving the 2nd of a 2-game suspension.
About the game
- Antipin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist.
- Shore has points in 7 straight games, going 1-6-7 over that span.
- Hartikainen has points in 5 straight games, going 4-4-8 over that span.
- Kemppainen has points in 5 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.
- Omark has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
- Hartikainen can set the club record for KHL matches at 381. He is currently tied at 380 with Kirill Koltsov.
17:00 Ak Bars (5th in the East) vs. Avangard (4th in the East)
Series stand
3 – 0 for Avangard
Game 1: 6-0 for Avangard
Game 2: 6-3 for Avangard
Game 3: 4-1 for Avangard
Injury list
Avangard: Karri Ramo
Ak Bars: Emil Garipov, Fyodor Malykhin
About the game
- Ilya Mikheyev has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
- Klinkhammer is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point.
- Sharychenkov is hoping to gain his 50th career victory in the KHL.
18:00 Sochi (6th in the West) vs. Lokomotiv (3rd in the West)
Series stand
2 – 1 for Lokomotiv
Game 1: 4-3 OT win for Lokomotiv
Game 2: 3-0 win for Lokomotiv
Game 3: 3-2 OT win for Sochi
Injury list
Sochi: Nikita Shchitov, Denis Mosalyov, Artyom Tomilin, Dmitri Arkhipov
About the game
- Yuri Alexandrov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game.
- O’Dell is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point.
- Kronwall has points in 3 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
17:00 Dynamo Moscow (5th in the West) vs. Jokerit (4th in the West)
Series stand
2 – 1 for Dynamo Moscow
Game 1: 4-2 win for Dynamo Moscow
Game 2: 3-2 win for Dynamo Moscow
Game 3: 3-2 OT win for Jokerit
Injury list
Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Vyacheslav Kulemin
About the game
- Igumnov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
- Tarasov has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
- Kagarlitsky is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL assist.
- Zaitsev is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.
- Shipachyov is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL playoff game.
