Match-up between league’s top 2 teams highlights today’s action!

Today’s tilt between CSKA and Vityaz is one the entire KHL can look forward to as both have already racked up a herculean 10 wins and only one regulation loss. Barys and Torpedo make good sparring partners today, both featuring similar records with more wins than losses. Metallurg and Lokomotiv are both in need of some consistent winning while Amur is hoping to continue its recent success against a Kunlun team that simply MUST be exhausted from its 8-game road trip.

12:00: Amur (2-7-3) vs. Kunlun (5-6-1)

About the game

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

Kunlun is playing the 7th of eight straight road games.

Amur is coming into this game fresh off a victory.

Kunlun is also coming into this game fresh off a win.

Amur has beaten Kunlun 4 times in a row at home.

Alikina pitched a shutout in his last game.

Cracknell leads Kunlun in scoring with 7 assists and 9 points in 12 games.

Injury list

Amur: Denis Golubev, Kirill Rasskazov, Alexander Kuznetsov, Gleb Koryagin

Kunlun: Alex Riche

Milestone alert

Defenseman Valeri Vasilyev is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).

16:30: Barys (7-4-0) vs. Torpedo (8-6-0)

About the game

Barys is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.

Torpedo is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

Barys is coming into this contest having lost its last game.

Torpedo is also coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

Barys has defeated Torpedo at home 5 times in a row.

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

Injury list

Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Dustin Boyd, Valeri Orekhov

Torpedo: Mikhail Smolin

Milestone alert

Forward Paul Szczechura is hoping to pot his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).

17:00: Metallurg (2-8-2) vs. Lokomotiv (4-7-0)

About the game

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

Lokomotiv is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.

Metallurg is entering this contest on a 4-game losing streak.

Lokomotiv is entering this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

Lokomotiv last won a game I Magnitogorsk on October 22nd, 2013, by the score of 2-1 in OT.

Injury list

Metallurg: Eric O’Dell

Lokomotiv: Nikita Cherepanov

Milestone alert

Forward Vladimir Galuzin is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).

Forward Roman Lyubimov is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game (currently at 299).

Forward Sergei Mozyakin is hoping to collect his 700th career regular season KHL point (currently at 698).

Goaltender Alexander Lazushin is hoping to suit up for his 250th career regular season KHL game (currently at 249).

19:10: Dinamo Minsk (5-4-3) vs. Traktor (6-7-1)

About the game

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.

Traktor is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

Dinamo Minsk is entering the contest fresh off a victory.

Traktor is also entering the contest fresh off a victory.

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

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

Injury list

Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Alexander Pavlovich

Traktor: Nick Bailen, Lukas Sedlak

Milestone alert

Forward Alexei Kruchinin is hoping to suit up for his 300th career regular season KHL game (currently at 299).

19:30: CSKA (10-1-1) vs. Vityaz (10-1-0)

About the game

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

Vityaz is on a 1-game road trip.

CSKA is coming into this contest on a 7-game winning streak.

Vityaz is coming into this contest on an amazing 9-game winning streak.

With a win today, Vityaz would set its club record for wins in a row.

Samsonov has played 99:16 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

Okulov has points in 5 straight games, going 2-6-8 over that span.

Johansson has played 85:17 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

Injury list

Vityaz: Pekka Jormakka, Nikita Komarov, Danila Kvartalnov

Milestone alert

Forward Kirill Kaprizov is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 98).

Defenseman Artyom Chmykhov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).