- Amur is starting three games home series
- Traktor is starting eight games road trip
- Both teams started the season with two losses
Amur: Kirill Rasskazov
Traktor: Nick Bailen, Igor Isayev, Christian Thomas, Alexander Sharov
- Traktor defenseman Dmitry Kalinin is set to play his 500th KHL regular season game (currently at 499)
- Sibir is finishing first home series as well as Salavat Yulaev is playing last game of road trip.
- Sibir started the season with two wins.
- Salavat Yulaev earned 3 of 4 points in their trip to China.
- Sibir forward Dmitry Sayustov is collecting point in three straight games, 0-4—4
- Salavat goalie Juha Metsola has 87:48 of shutout hockey
Sibir: Nikolai Demidov, Samvel Mnatsyan
- Salavat forward Alexander Kadeikin is hoping to collect his 100th point in KHL (99)
- Salavat defenseman Philip Larsen is looking to make 100th assist in KHL (99)
- Salavat forward Linus Omark is set to score his 300th point in KHL regular season (299)
- Jokerit is finishing winless home series
- Dinamo Riga is starting their three games road series
- Dinamo Riga won first two games of the season
- Dinamo goalie Kristers Gudlevskis did not allow a puck for 89:08 minutes
- Dinamo Riga forward Lauris Darzins is hoping to collect his 300th point in KHL (298)
- HC Sochi is finishing three games home series
- Ak Bars is finishing three games road trip
- Sochi started the season with two wins when Ak Bars grabbed only one
- Ak Bars forward Justin Azevedo is gathering point in three straight games, 1-2--3
HC Sochi: Simon Bertilsson, Anatoly Yelizarov, Vadim Khlopotov, Nikita Shchitov
Ak Bars: Albert Yarullin