8 teams to play today – Avangard best yet w/ 3 wins in 4 games!
Lokomotiv is looking for a first win of the season when Admiral is playing first home game.
12:30 Admiral (1-1-0) vs. Traktor (2-1-1)
About the game
Admiral is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Traktor is playing the 3rd of eight straight road games.
Admiral is coming in fresh off a loss in its most recent contest.
Traktor is currently on a 2-game winning streak.
Traktor defenseman Karpukhin has points in 5 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.
Injury list
Traktor: Nick Bailen, Igor Isayev, Christian Thomas
Milestone alert
Defenseman Kirill Dyakov is hoping to suit up for his 250th career KHL game (currently at 249).
19:00 Lokomotiv (0-2-0) vs. Sochi (2-1-0)
About the game
Lokomotiv is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Sochi is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Lokomotiv is on a 2-game losing streak.
Sochi lost its last game.
Sochi forward Shmelyov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Sochi forward Tochitsky has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Mikhail Sidorov
Sochi: Simon Bertilsson, Anatoly Yelizarov, Vadim Khlopotov, Nikita Shchitov
Milestone alert
Forward Stepan Sannikov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game (currently at 499).
Defenseman Georgi Ivanov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Stephane Da Costa is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
19:30 SKA (2-1-0) vs. Sibir (2-1-0)
About the game
SKA is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Sibir is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
SKA is entering this contest fresh off a loss.
Sibir is also entering this contest fresh off a loss.
Sibir last defeated SKA in St. Petersburg by a score of 2-1 in OT on October 9th, 2013.
Injury list
SKA: Dinar Khafizullin, Lukas Bengtsson
Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Nikolai Demidov
Milestone alert
Defenseman Yaroslav Dyblenko is hoping to suit up for his 250th career KHL game (currently at 249).
Forward Jori Lehtera is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL assist (currently at 99).
Defenseman Oleg Piganovich is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
Defenseman Nikolai Timashov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game (currently at 199).
19:30 Spartak Moscow (1-1-2) vs. Avangard (3-1-0)
About the game
Spartak Moscow is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Avangard is playing the 1st of four straight road games.
Spartak Moscow has lost two games in a row, one being in overtime.
Avangard won its most recent contest.
Injury list
Avangard: Alexei Yemelin, Denis Zernov, Artyom Manukyan, Maxim Mizyurin
Milestone alert
Forward Ilya Arkalov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game (currently at 199).
Defenseman Alexei Bondarev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
