Salavat hopes to build surprising lead over Avtomobilist! Preview Mar 20
Underdog Avangard is looking to gain a decisive lead over Barys after a clear-cut 5-0 victory in Game 3!
17:00 Salavat (6th in the East) vs. Avtomobilist (1st in the East)
Series stand
2 – 1 for Salavat
Game 1: 1-0 win for Salavat
Game 2: 2-0 win for Avtomobilist
Game 3: 2-1 OT win for Salavat
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Andrei Makarov, Vitaly Popov, Kirill Koltsov
Salavat: Anton Burdasov
Suspensions
Salavat: Grigori Panin is serving the 2nd of a 2-game suspension.
About the game
- Hartikainen can tie Igor Grigorenko's record in KHL goals scored for Salavat, currently set at 113.
- Burmistrov is hoping to suit up for his 50th career KHL playoff game.
19:30 Avangard (4th in the East) vs. Barys (2nd in the East)
Series stand
2 – 1 for Avangard
Game 1: 3-1 win for Avangard
Game 2: 4-2 win for Barys
Game 3: 5-0 win for Avangard
Injury list
Barys: Roman Starchenko
Avangard: Karri Ramo, Ilya Mikheyev
About the game
- Shalapov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.
- Bobkov is hoping to pitch his 20th career shutout in the KHL. He currently has 19.
- Bobkov has played 62:30 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
- Beck has points in 6 straight games, going 1-9-10 over that span.
- Shumakov has points in 4 straight games, going 5-2-7 over that span.
