Superhot Jokerit looks to make it 6 in a row at home today!
The Finns conclude their 3-game homestand as they welcome a tough Salavat club to Helsinki. Kunlun is right in the middle of its 6-game homestand and will face a Lokomotiv team it hasn’t defeated in ages. Meanwhile, SKA kicks off its 3-game road trip in Nizhny Novgorod, where it’ll face a thus far successful Torpedo club.
Powerhouses CSKA (road) and Vityaz (home) are also in action tonight and hope to keep their winning ways going against Sochi (home) and Dinamo Minsk (road), respectively. Particularly Sochi is in for a tough battle off the heels of 3 straight losses. CSKA looks to make it 6 in a row!
10:00: Kunlun (7-8-1) vs. Lokomotiv (6-9-0)
About the game
Kunlun is playing the 3rd of six straight home games.
Lokomotiv is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Kunlun is coming into this game on a 2-game winning streak.
Lokomotiv is coming into this game having won its last outing.
Kunlun has lost its last six contests against Lokomotiv.
Konovalov has played 63:41 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Injury list
Kunlun: Wojtek Wolski (first expected back on October 30th)
16:00: Jokerit (8-5-1) vs. Salavat (9-6-1)
About the game
Jokerit is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Salavat is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Jokerit is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
Salavat is coming into this contest having won its last game.
Injury list
Jokerit: Nicklas Jensen
Milestone alert
Forward Linus Omark is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 98).
17:00: Torpedo (10-7-1) vs. SKA (10-5-2)
About the game
Torpedo is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
SKA is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Torpedo is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
SKA is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
Tkachev has points in 4 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
Torpedo: Anders Lindback
SKA: Dinar Khafizullin, Lukas Bengtsson
Milestone alert
Forward Paul Szczechura is hoping to collect his 250th career KHL point (currently at 249) and also pot his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Forward Mikhail Varnakov is hoping to suit up for his 650th career KHL game (currently at 649).
Forward Yevgeni Ketov is hoping to score his 100th career regular season KHL goal (currently at 99).
17:00: Vityaz (12-2-1) vs. Dinamo Minsk (6-7-3)
About the game
Vityaz is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Vityaz is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Injury list
Vityaz: Alexander Semin, Alexander Samonov, Joonas Nattinen, Danila Kvartalnov
Dinamo Minsk: Alexander Pavlovich
Milestone alert
Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
17:00: Sochi (5-7-4) vs. CSKA (13-2-1)
About the game
Sochi is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
CSKA is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Sochi is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
CSKA is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Sochi has never defeated CSKA on home ice and in all, has lost the last 8 contests against CSKA.
Kiselevich has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Sekac has points in 5 straight games, going 4-5-9 over that span.
Injury list
Sochi: Nikita Shchitov
Milestone alert
Forward Ilya Krikunov is hoping to pot his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Forward Artyom Tomilin is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Jiri Sekac is hoping to put up his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).
Forward Kirill Kaprizov is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
