CSKA shoots to make it 8 in a row as the KHL team of the hour!

CSKA ends 3-game homestand looking to give Jokerit its 4th loss in a row. Salavat is also concluding a 3-game homestand while hosting Vityaz, which will surely give the Ufa natives a run for their money as Alexei Makeyev looks to set club scoring records.

Severstal kicks off a 3-game homestand on the heels of two straight losses. They’ll host Neftekhimik, which comes in having won 4 in a row. Meanwhile, Spartak Moscow looks to win its 3rd in a row as it ends its 3-game road trip against Torpedo in Nizhny Novgorod. Barys will also look to win its 3rd in a row as it heads into Yaroslavl, where it has never won a KHL game. Suspense is guaranteed!

17:00: Salavat (11-6-3) vs. Vityaz (14-4-2)

About the game

Salavat is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.

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

Salavat is entering this contest having lost its last game.

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

Salavat defeated Vityaz once already this season by a score of 2-1.

Metsola has played 64:22 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Semin has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

Makeyev has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

Injury list

Salavat: Grigori Panin

Vityaz: Danila Kvartalnov

Milestone alert

Forward Alexei Makeyev has the opportunity to break the club record for goals, assists, and points. He currently has 80-86-166 for Vityaz, tying the club record held by Maxim Afinogenov, who also has 80-86-166.

Forwards Miro Aaltonen and Yevgeni Artyukhin are each hoping to collect their 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

19:00: Severstal (8-11-1) vs. Neftekhimik (9-10-3)

About the game

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

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

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

Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.

Neftekhimik defeated SKA earlier this season by a score of 2-1.

Injury list

Severstal: Dmitri Markovin

Neftekhimik: Rafael Bikmullin, Denis Kazionov, Arsen Khisamutdinov

Milestone alert

Forward Yevgeni Bodrov will be looking forward to collecting his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

Defenseman Stepan Zakharchuk is hoping to suit up for his 500th career regular season KHL game (currently at 499).

19:00: Torpedo (12-9-1) vs. Spartak Moscow (8-8-4)

About the game

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

Spartak Moscow is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.

Torpedo is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Varnakov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.

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

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

Injury list

Torpedo: Denis Barantsev, Anton Volchenkov, Anders Lindback

Spartak Moscow: Yevgeni Kulik, Alexei Grishin

Milestone alert

Defenseman Patrik Hersley is forward to suiting up for his 300th career KHL game (currently at 299).

Forward Anatoli Nikontsev is hoping to score 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).

19:30: Lokomotiv (8-11-0) vs. Barys (13-4-2)

About the game

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

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

Lokomotiv is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

Barys is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Barys has never won a KHL game in Yaroslavl.

Barys’ last four games have gone into overtime.

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

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Staffan Kronwall, Anton Lander

Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Iiro Pakarinen, Talgat Zhailauov

Milestone alert

19:30: CSKA (17-2-1) vs. Jokerit (9-6-3)

About the game

CSKA is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.

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

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

Jokerit is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.

CSKA defeated Jokerit earlier this season by a score of 5-1.

Sorokin has played 107:02 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Regin has points in 3 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.

O’Neill has points in 6 straight games, going 5-3-8 over that span.

Injury list

CSKA: Sergei Andronov

Jokerit: Nicklas Jensen

Milestone alert

Forward Petri Kontiola is hoping to suit up for his 600th career KHL game (currently at 599).

Goaltender Janis Kalnins is looking to gain his 50th career KHL victory (currently at 49).