Traktor is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
Admiral is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Traktor is coming into this game fresh off a victory.
Admiral is also coming into this game on a 3-game winning streak.
These teams are playing each other for the third time this season, having exchanged 3-1 and 2-1 victories.
Bakos has points in 3 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Traktor: Nick Bailen, Anton Glinkin
Admiral: Alexander Ugolnikov
Admiral: Defenseman Shawn Lalonde will miss this game while serving the second of a 3-game suspension.
Forward Sergei Tereschenko is hoping to suit up his 450th career KHL game (currently at 449).
Avangard is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
Avangard is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Avangard defeated Dynamo Riga earlier this season by a score of 7-0.
Bobkov pitched a shutout in his last game.
Avangard: Alexei Yemelin, Denis Zernov, Cody Franson, Sergei Shirokov, Maxim Chudinov
Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile
Defenseman Alexei Bondarev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99) while also suiting up for his 600th career KHL game (currently at 599).
Defenseman Nikita Pivtsakin is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Forward Colton Gillies is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Lauris Darzins is hoping to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game (currently at 499).
Spartak Moscow is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
Amur is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
Amur is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Spartak Moscow has won its last 8 home games played against Amur. Amur last defeated Spartak in Moscow on November 13th, 2009, by a score of 3-2.
Amur: Alexander Kuznetsov, Gleb Koryagin
Forward Denis Kokarev is hoping to suit up for his 700th career KHL game (currently at 699).
Defenseman Dmitri Vishnevsky is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Forward Tomas Zohorna is hoping to suit up for his 250th career KHL game (currently at 249).
Severstal is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Metallurg is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Severstal is entering this contest having won its last game.
Metallurg is entering this contest fresh off a loss.
Metallurg defeated Severstal earlier this season by a score of 4-2.
Mozyakin has points in 5 straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.
Parshin has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Severstal: Yevgeni Bodrov
Metallurg: Vladimir Galuzin, Eric O’Dell
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Dynamo Moscow is entering this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Avtomobilist is entering this contest fresh off a loss.
Dynamo Moscow defeated Avtomobilist earlier this season by a score of 4-1.
Avtomobilist: Rafael Batyrshin, Geoff Platt
Dynamo Moscow: Forward Dmitri Moiseyev will miss this game while serving the second of a 2-game suspension.
Forward Miks Indrasis is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).
Forward Vadim Shipachyov is hoping to score his 200th career KHL goal (currently at 199).
Forward Nigel Dawes is looking forward to suiting up for his 500th career KHL game (currently in 499).