Early season powerhouses meet up as Vityaz hosts Avtomobilist!
Both teams come in with eight wins in nine games. Who will crack? At the same time, Amur hosts the Admirals in desperate hope to end its 9-game season-opening skid. Dinamo Minsk looks for its 4th win in a row, and perhaps 3rd straight shutout, in Nizhny Novgorod while Spartak Moscow hosts a thus far successful Salavat Yulaev Ufa club.
12:00: Amur (0-6-3) vs. Admiral (4-4-0)
About the game
Amur is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Admiral is playing the 4th of five straight road games.
Amur is coming into this game on an uninspiring 9-game losing streak.
Admiral is coming in fresh off a victory.
The two teams faced off 3 times in the preseason and Amur defeated Admiral twice.
Injury list
Amur: Denis Golubev, Kirill Rasskazov, Alexander Kuznetsov, Gleb Koryagin
Admiral: Alexander Ugolnikov
19:00: Torpedo (6-4-0) vs. Dinamo Minsk (4-4-0)
About the game
Torpedo is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Torpedo is entering the contest fresh off a victory.
Dinamo Minsk is entering the contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Enroth has played 151:41 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Dinamo Minsk has never pitched three shutouts in a row in the KHL. Will they make that a reality today?
Zhafyarov has points in 6 straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.
Schroeder has points in 5 straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.
Genoway has points in 5 straight games, going 1-6-7 over that span.
Injury list
Torpedo: Mikhail Smolin, Daniil Ilyin
Dinamo Minsk: S. Kostitsyn, Alexander Pavlovich
Milestone alert
Forward Andrei Kostitsyn is looking to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Forward Alexander Kitarov is looking to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).
Forward Andrei Stepanov is looking to suit up for his 400th career KHL regular season game (currently at 399).
Forward Paul Szczechura is hoping to pot his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
19:30: Vityaz (8-1-0) vs. Avtomobilist (8-1-0)
About the game
Vityaz is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
Avtomobilist is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Vityaz is entering the contest on a 7-game winning streak.
Avtomobilist is coming into the game fresh off its first loss of the season.
Vityaz can match its KHL record for wins in a row with a victory today
Vityaz has lost its last two home matches to Avtomobilist, both by a score of 5-1.
Macek has points in 4 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Holland has points in 5 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Sexton has points in 5 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Semin has points in 3 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.
Aaltonen has points in 3 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.
Injury list
Vityaz: Nikita Komarov, Pekka Jormakka, Danila Kvartalnov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy
Avtomobilist: Anatoli Golyshev, Pavel Datsyuk, Rafael Batyrshin
19:30: Spartak Moscow (3-4-3) vs. Salavat (5-2-1)
About the game
Spartak Moscow is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
Salavat is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
Salavat is also coming into this contest fresh off a win.
Metsola has played 65:50 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Injury list
Spartak Moscow: Ilya Arkalov, Andrei Kuteikin
Salavat: Nikita Zhuldikov
Milestone alert
Forward Teemu Hartikainen is hoping score his 100th career regular season KHL game (currently at 99).
