Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
Spartak Moscow is playing the 2nd of eight straight road games.
Avtomobilist is currently on a league-high 7-game winning streak.
Spartak Moscow is entering this contest fresh off a loss.
Spartak last won a KHL game in Yekaterinburg on October 24th, 2015, by a score of 3-2 in OT.
Macek has points in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Holland has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Sexton has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Avtomobilist: Anatoli Golyshev, Pavel Datsyuk
Spartak Moscow: Ilya Arkalov, Andrei Kuteikin
Forward Gennadi Stolyarov is looking to suit up in his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Salavat is playing the 5th of five straight home games.
Neftekhimik is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
Salavat is coming into this contest on a 1-game losing streak.
Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
These two teams played four test games in the preseason. Salavat won all four.
Soshnikov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Salavat: Nikita Zhuldikov
Neftekhimik: Pavel Padakin, Bulat Shafigullin
Forward Alexander Kadeykin is hoping collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Defenseman Mikhail Pashnin is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Defenseman Yevgeni Ryasensky is hoping collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Dmitri Kazionov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Metallurg is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
Ak Bars is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Metallurg is entering this game on a 1-game winning streak.
Ak Bars is entering the contest on a 5-game losing streak.
Antipin has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Wikstrand has points in 5 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.
Ak Bars: Emil Galimov
Forward Artyom Lukoyanov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Severstal is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Torpedo is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Severstal is entering the contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Torpedo is entering the game on a 1-game losing streak.
Vovchenko has points in 4 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.
Trubachev has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Tikhomirov has played 72:05 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
Zhafyarov has points in 5 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.
Schroeder has points in 4 straight games, going 0-5-5 over that span.
Genoway has points in 4 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Severstal: Yevgeni Bodrov
Torpedo: Danil Veryayev, Daniil Ilyin
Goaltender Vladislav Podyapolsky is hoping to play in his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Defenseman Artyom Alyayev is looking to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
Forward Paul Szczechura is hoping to pot his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Sochi is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Admiral is playing the 3rd of five straight road games.
Sochi is entering the contest on a 1-game winning streak.
Admiral is entering the game on a 2-game losing streak.
Sochi: Vladislav Kaletnik, Vadim Khlopotov, Nikita Shchitov
Forward Ilya Krikunov is hoping to pot his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Jokerit is playing the 4th of five straight road games.
Dinamo Minsk is entering this game on a 2-game winning streak.
Jokerit is entering the contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Dinamo have lost their last three contests against Jokerit and admittedly by a combined score of 14-3.
Enroth has points in 5 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Jensen has points in 4 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.
Haapala has points in 4 straight games, going 1-4-6 over that span.
Dinamo Minsk: Mikhail Karnaukhov
Jokerit: Veli-Matti Savinainen
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest on a 1-game losing streak.
Macmillan has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Dinamo Riga: Emils Gegeris