KHL’s hottest team, Avtomobilist, hosts a strong Avangard side!

Barys faces off against Spartak Moscow in Kazakhstan’s commercial center Almaty while Kunlun kicks off its 8-game road trip in Ufa. Torpedo will look to stay hot while facing an ever tough Neftekhimik squad. Dynamo Moscow will look to end a 3-game skid while SKA looks to go on a winning streak in Sochi.

16:30 Barys (3-3-0) vs. Spartak Moscow (2-2-3)

About the game

Barys is playing the 1st of two straight home games.

Spartak Moscow is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

Barys is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

Spartak Moscow is also coming into this contest fresh off a loss. 

This game will be played in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The country’s largest city will serve as the 46th city in which a KHL game has been held.

Injury list

Barys: Svedberg

Spartak Moscow: Ilya Arkalov

17:00 Avtomobilist (6-0-0) vs. Avangard (4-2-0)

About the game

Avtomobilist is playing the 1st of three straight home games.

Avangard is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.

Avangard is entering this contest fresh off a loss.

Avtomobilist is currently on a 6-game winning streak.

Kovar has played 103:45 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

Dawes has points in 5 straight games, going 5-3-8 over that span.

Obidin has points in 4 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Anatoli Golyshev, Pavel Datsyuk

Avangard: Alexei Yemelin, Denis Zernov, Artyom Manukyan, Maxim Mizyurin, Cody Franson

Milestone alert

Defenseman Alexei Bondarev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:00 Salavat (3-1-1) vs. Kunlun (3-3-0)

About the game

Salavat is playing the 3rd of five straight home games.

Kunlun is playing the 1st of eight straight road games.

Salavat is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.

Kunlun is also coming into this contest fresh off a victory.

The teams have already faced off three times this season, exchanging 2-0 and 4-3 (in OT) victories.

Milestone alert

Forward Alexander Kadeykin is hoping collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Teemu Hartikainen is hoping to suit up for his 400th career regular season KHL game (currently at 399). It will also be his 400th game for Salavat.

19:00 Torpedo (4-3-0) vs. Neftekhimik (3-2-1)

About the game

Torpedo is playing the 4th of four straight home games.

Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of four straight road games.

Torpedo is entering the contest on a 3-game winning streak.

Neftekhimik is entering this contest on a 1-game losing streak.

Lindback has played 59:44 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

Bocharov has points in 5 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

Zhafyarov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.

Varnakov has points in 4 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Bikmullin has points in 3 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.

Sharychenkov has played 59:58 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Torpedo: Danil Veryayev, Daniil Ilyin

Milestone alert

Defenseman Yevgeni Ryasensky is hoping collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Denis Kazionov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).

Forward Alexander Chernikov is looking to suit up for his 650th career KHL game (currently at 649).

19:30 Dynamo Moscow (3-2-1) vs. Admiral (3-2-0)

About the game

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 1st of three straight home games.

Admiral is playing the 1st of five straight home games.

Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.

Admiral is coming into this contest on a 1-game winning streak.

Olkinuora has played 79:33 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Shipachyov has points in 8 straight games, going 4-6-10 over that span.

Hietanen has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

19:30 Sochi (3-2-1) vs. SKA (4-2-0)

About the game

Sochi is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

SKA is playing the 1st of two straight road games.

Sochi is entering the contest on a 1-game winning streak.

SKA is also entering the game on a 1-game winning streak.

Shikin has played 76:47 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

Injury list

SKA: Dinar Khafizullin, Lukas Bengtsson

Sochi: Simon Bertilsson, Anatoly Yelizarov, Vadim Khlopotov, Sergei Schmelov, Nikita Shchitov

Milestone alert

Forward Sergei Plotnikov is hoping to collect his 300th career point in the KHL (currently at 299).