Sibir is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Sibir is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.
Wikstrand has points in 6 straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.
Petrov has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Azevedo has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-6 over that span.
Cormier has points in 3 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Nikolai Demidov, Vladislav Naumov, Nikita Shashkov
Ak Bars: Emil Galimov
Defenseman Oleg Piganovich is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
Traktor is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Neftekhimik is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
Traktor is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.
Traktor: Nick Bailen, Anton Glinkin, Igor Isayev, Christian Thomas
Neftekhimik: Pavel Padakin, Bulat Shafigullin
Traktor: Defenseman Vitali Menshikov will not be suiting up for today’s game while serving the first of a 2-game suspension.
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).
Severstal is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Severstal is entering the contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Dinamo Riga is entering the game on a 2-game losing streak.
Severstal: Yevgeni Bodrov, Nikita Khlystov
Dinamo Riga: Emils Gegeris
Forward Daniil Vovchenko is hoping to suit up for his 200th career regular season KHL game (currently at 199).
Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
Jokerit is playing the 5th of five straight road games.
Lokomotiv is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Jokerit is currently on a 3-game losing streak.
Lander has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Jokerit: Veli-Matti Savinainen
SKA is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
CSKA is playing the 1st of four straight road games.
SKA is entering this contest fresh off a loss.
CSKA is entering this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
CSKA defeated SKA 3-0 in the two teams’ first match-up this season.
Sorokin has played 120 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Kaprizov has points in 7 straight games, going 5-7-12 over that span.
Grigorenko has points in 7 straight games, going 3-7-10 over that span.
Goaltender Ilya Sorokin currently has 51 career KHL shutouts.
Defenseman Nikita Nesterov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).