The hottest team in hockey, Vityaz looks to make it 11!

Busy schedule promises a number a top-flight bouts. While Vityaz looks to keep its streak alive against visiting Spartak Moscow, SKA will aim to get back into the win column ASAP hosting Traktor. Luckless Dinamo Riga will try to get on track in Moscow against a CSKA squad that will surely be eager to avoid defeat after its recent loss Vityaz. Admiral and Sibir duke things out with Kunlun and Neftekhimik, respectively, out east! Meanwhile, Avtomobilist finally got back into the win column and want to stay there while hosting slumping Dynamo Moscow. Metallurg will host Torpedo and honestly, both teams are in dire need of more wins here.

10:00: Admiral (6-6-0) vs. Kunlun (5-7-1)

About the game

Admiral is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.

Kunlun is playing the 8th of eight straight road games.

Admiral is coming into this game having lost its last game.

Kunlun is coming into this game fresh off a loss.

Injury list

Admiral: Alexander Ugolnikov

Kunlun: Alex Riche

Milestone alert

Forward Konstantin Glazachev is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL assist (currently at 499).

13:30: Sibir (6-3-3) vs. Neftekhimik (5-7-2)

About the game

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

Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of four straight road games.

Sibir is coming into this game fresh off a victory.

Neftekhimik is coming into this game on a 2-game losing streak.

The teams have exchanged victories this season, 3-2 in OT and 5-1.

Almqvist has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Lalonde has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.

Injury list

Sibir: Samvel Mnatsyan, Nikolai Demidov, Vladislav Naumov, Nikita Shashkov

Neftekhimik: Bulat Shafigullin, Stepan Zakharchuk

Milestone alert

Defenseman Oleg Piganovich is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

Goaltender Alexei Krasikov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).

15:00: Avtomobilist (9-3-1) vs. Dynamo Moscow (6-4-3)

About the game

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

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

Avtomobilist is entering this contest having won its last game.

Dynamo Moscow is entering this contest on a 3-game losing streak.

Dynamo Moscow last won a game in Yekaterinburg on November 27th, 2015, by a score of 4-1.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Rafael Batyrshin

Milestone alert

Defenseman Maxim Berezin is hoping to suit up for his 450th career KHL game (currently at 449).

Forward Alexander Kucheryavenko is hoping to collect his 200th career regular season KHL point (currently at 199).

Forward Vadim Shipachyov is hoping to score his 200th career KHL goal (currently at 198).

Forward Daniil Tarasov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).

15:00: Metallurg (3-8-2) vs. Torpedo (8-7-0)

About the game

Metallurg is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.

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

Metallurg is entering this contest fresh off a victory.

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

Yakovlev has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Metallurg: Eric O’Dell

Torpedo: Mikhail Smolin, Anders Lindback

Milestone alert

Forward Sergei Mozyakin is hoping to collect his 700th career regular season KHL point (currently at 699).

Forward Mikhail Varnakov is hoping to score his 200th career KHL goal (currently at 199).

Forward Paul Szczechura is hoping to collect his 250th career KHL point (currently at 249) and pot his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).

17:00: CSKA (10-2-1) vs. Dinamo Riga (3-9-0)

About the game

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

Dinamo Riga is on a 1-game road trip.

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

Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest on an awful 6-game losing streak.

Dinamo Riga last beat CSKA on November 23rd, 2011, by a score of 2-1. All odds are against them today.

Milestone alert

Defenseman Alexei Marchenko is hoping to suit up for his 250th career KHL game (currently at 249).

Goaltender Alexander Salak is hoping to play his 250th career regular season KHL game (currently at 249).

17:30: Vityaz (11-1-0) vs. Spartak Moscow (5-6-3)

About the game

Vityaz is on a 1-game homestand.

Spartak Moscow is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

Vityaz is coming into this contest on a club-record 10-game winning streak.

Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

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

Karsums has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.

Injury list

Vityaz: Pekka Jormakka, Nikita Komarov, Danila Kvartalnov

Spartak Moscow: Ilya Arkalov

Milestone alert

Forward Nikita Komarov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).

17:30: SKA (9-4-1) vs. Traktor (6-8-1)

About the game

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

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

SKA is entering this contest fresh off a loss.

Traktor is also entering the contest fresh off a loss.

Traktor last won a KHL game in St. Petersburg on January 21st, 2011, by a score of 4-3.

SKA defeated Traktor earlier this season by a score of 4-3 in OT.

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

Injury list

SKA: Dinar Khafizullin, Lukas Bengtsson

Traktor: Nick Bailen, Lukas Sedlak

Milestone alert

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

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