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It’s the match ball for 3 series, with Metallurg being the only pre-playoff favorite now facing elimination.
17:00 Salavat (6th in the East) vs. Metallurg (3rd in the East)
Series stand

3 – 2 for Salavat

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

Game 5: 2-1 OT win for Salavat

Injury list

Salavat: Anton Burdasov, Pavel Koledov

About the game

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

- Omark is looking to suit up for his 400th career KHL game.

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

- Hartikainen leads Salavat in series scoring with 3-4-7.

19:30 Sochi (6th in the West) vs. Lokomotiv (3rd in the West)
Series stand

3 – 2 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

Game 4: 3-1 win for Sochi

Game 5: 3-0 win for Lokomotiv

Injury list

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

About the game

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

- Salak has played 59:34 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

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

3 – 2 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

Game 5: 2-1 win for Jokerit

Injury list

Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Vyacheslav Kulemin

Jokerit: Max Warn

About the game

- Zackrisson leads Dynamo in series scoring with 3-3-6.

- Norman leads Jokerit in series scoring with 2-1-3.