Dynamo Moscow hopes to finish off Jokerit in Game 5! Preview for March 5th

Two series are tied at two as they enter a crucial Game 5 match-up. In the meantime, Avangard has swept Ak Bars and will now rest up while waiting for its next opponent.

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

Series stand

2 – 2

Game 1: 2-1 OT win for Metallurg

Game 2: 4-1 win for Salavat

Game 3: 5-1 win for Salavat

Game 4: 2-1 OT win for Metallurg

Injury list

Salavat: Anton Burdasov, Pavel Koledov

About the game

- Shore leads Metallurg in series scoring with 1-2-3.

- Hartikainen leads Salavat in series scoring with 3-3-6.

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

Series stand

2 – 2

Game 1: 4-3 OT win for Lokomotiv

Game 2: 3-0 win for Lokomotiv

Game 3: 3-2 OT win for Sochi

Game 4: 3-1 win for Sochi

Injury list

Sochi: Nikita Shchitov, Denis Mosalyov, Oleg Pogorishny, Dmitri Arkhipov

About the game

- Altybarmakyan leads Sochi in series scoring with 2-1-3.

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

- Kronwall leads Lokomotiv in series scoring with 3-3-6.

- Kronwall is looking to suit up for his 500th career KHL game.

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

Series stand

3 – 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

Game 4: 3-0 win for Dynamo Moscow

Injury list

Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Vyacheslav Kulemin

About the game

- Yeryomenko has played 75:47 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

- Zackrisson leads Dynamo in series scoring with 2-3-5.

- Lepisto leads Jokerit in series scoring with 0-3-3.