Action galore w/ both SKA & Avtomobilist wanting to win again!
Amur has finally won, but can they make it two in a row against Admiral? Both Kunlun and Dinamo Minsk will look to end losing streaks, but will have to do that on the road. Salavat Yulaev is on a winning streak and will hope to make it 3 during their visit to St. Petersburg!
12:00: Amur (1-6-3) vs. Admiral (4-5-0)
About the game
Amur is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Admiral is playing the 5th of five straight road games.
Amur is coming into this game on the heels of its first victory of the season.
Admiral is coming in having lost its last game (against Amur).
The two teams played several days ago and Amur won 3-2.
Injury list
Amur: Denis Golubev, Kirill Rasskazov, Alexander Kuznetsov, Gleb Koryagin
Admiral: Alexander Ugolnikov
Milestone alert
Forward Alexander Mereskin is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game (currently at 299).
19:00: Neftekhimik (4-5-1) vs. Kunlun (3-5-1)
About the game
Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Kunlun is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
Neftekhimik is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
Kunlun is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Cracknell has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Pavel Padakin, Bulat Shafigullin, Timur Khafizov
Milestone alert
Defenseman Yevgeni Ryasensky is hoping collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
19:00: Severstal (3-6-1) vs. Dinamo Minsk (4-4-1)
About the game
Severstal is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Severstal is entering the contest fresh off a victory.
Dinamo Minsk is entering the game on a 1-game losing streak.
Pulkkinen has points in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Injury list
Severstal: Yevgeni Bodrov
Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Alexander Pavlovich
Suspensions
Severstal: Vladislav Provolnev will miss this game while serving the 2nd of a 3-game suspension.
Milestone alert
Forward Ansel Galimov is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Andrei Kostitsyn is looking to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
19:30: SKA (6-3-1) vs. Salavat (6-2-1)
About the game
SKA is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Salavat is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
SKA is entering this contest on an almost unprecedented 2-game losing streak.
Salavat is entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Injury list
SKA: Dinar Khafizullin, Lukas Bengtsson
Salavat: Nikita Zhuldikov
Milestone alert
Forward Maxim Karpov is hoping to collect his 200th career point in the KHL (currently at 199).
Defenseman Andrei Zubarev is hoping to collect his 100th career regular season KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Teemu Hartikainen is hoping score his 100th career regular season KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Nikita Soshnikov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
19:30: Spartak Moscow (3-5-3) vs. Avtomobilist (8-1-1)
About the game
Spartak Moscow is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Spartak Moscow is entering the contest fresh off a loss.
Avtomobilist is coming into the game on a 2-game losing streak.
Spartak Moscow was the one team that has defeated Avtomobilist in regulation time this season, by a score of 4-2.
Vityaz has lost its last two matches to Avtomobilist, both by a score of 5-1.
Fedorov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
Spartak Moscow: Ilya Arkalov, Andrei Kuteikin
Avtomobilist: Artyom Gareyev, Rafael Batyrshin
Milestone alert
Forward Georgi Belousov is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).
19:30: Sochi (4-3-2) vs. Dynamo Moscow (5-3-1)
About the game
Sochi is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
Sochi is entering the contest fresh off a loss.
Dynamo Moscow is entering the game fresh off a victory.
As one would expect, Shipachyov leads Dynamo Moscow in scoring with 4-7-11 in nine games this season.
Injury list
Sochi: Vladislav Kaletnik, Vadim Khlopotov, Nikita Shchitov
Milestone alert
Forward Ilya Krikunov is hoping to pot his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Forward Andrei Alekseyev is hoping to suit up for his 100th career regular season KHL game (currently at 99).
