CSKA looks to make it two on the road for decisive lead! Preview Mar 19

Lokomotiv hopes home ice continues to bode well after welcomes a visiting SKA who they haven’t beat in what seems like forever.

19:30 Dynamo Moscow (5th in the West) vs. CSKA (1st in the West)

Series stand

2 – 1 for CSKA

Game 1: 4-1 win for CSKA

Game 2: 1-0 OT win for Dynamo Moscow

Game 3: 4-0 win for CSKA

Injury list

Dynamo: Andrei Alexeyev, Maxim Afinogenov, Vyacheslav Kulemin

About the game

- Nikulin is looking to set a new KHL record for points by a defenseman in the playoffs. He is currently tied at 56 with Chris Lee.

- Mamin is looking to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.

- Shalunov is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game.

- Vey is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point. He currently has 98.

- Grigorenko is also hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point. And he also currently has 98.

- Okulov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point.

- Sorokin has played 60 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

19:00 Lokomotiv (3rd in the West) vs. SKA (2nd in the West)

Series stand

2 – 1 for SKA

Game 1: 1-0 win for SKA

Game 2: 6-1 win for SKA

Game 3: 3-1 win for Lokomotiv

Injury list

SKA: Yevgeny Ketov

Suspensions

Lokomotiv: Brandon Kozun will miss this game while serving the 2nd of a 2-game suspension.

About the game

- Nakladal is looking to collect his 100th career point in the KHL.

- Khafizullin is hoping to collect his 100th career assist in the KHL.

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