Dinamo Riga heads to Moscow looking to make it 3 wins in a row!

But Spartak Moscow is kicking off their 4-game homestand with 3 wins in a row as well. Fans can expect quite the battle! CSKA is coming off a rare loss and visits Omsk to start a 4-game road trip. Nonetheless, an always tough Avangard hasn’t fared well against CSKA at home in recent years.

Speaking of winning streaks, Sibir has taken 3 in a row and welcomes Metallurg to town, which itself is the winner of 4 on row. Something has to give!

Less successful lately has been Vityaz, which kicks off a 4-game homestand against a Kunlun club that is on a 2-game winning streak. At least the Knights don’t have Dinamo Minsk’s worries. The Belarussians are concluding a 4-game homestand against Salavat, hoping to end a dreadful 7-game losing streak.

13:30: Sibir (11-4-4) vs. Metallurg (9-9-4)

About the game

Sibir is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

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

Sibir is coming into this game on a 3-game winning streak.

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

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

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

Koshechkin has played 191:41 straight minutes of shutout hockey. That is a KHL record for this season and an all-time club record in KHL play.

Injury list

Sibir: Nikolai Demidov, Vladislav Naumov

Metallurg: Vladimir Galuzin, Eric O’Dell

Milestone alert

Defenseman Oleg Piganovich is looking to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499) while hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

17:00: Avangard (13-5-3) vs. CSKA (17-3-2)

About the game

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

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

Avangard is entering this contest having lost its last game.

CSKA is also entering this contest having lost its last game.

Avangard defeated CSKA once already this season by a score of 3-1.

Avangard has lost at home 8 times in a row against CSKA, including playoff games. Their last home win against CSKA was on January 16th, 2013, by a score of 4-3.

Injury list

Avangard: Artyom Manukyan, Alexei Yemelin, Denis Zernov, Maxim Chudinov

CSKA: Sergei Andronov

Milestone alert

Defenseman Alexei Bondarev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:00: Vityaz (14-4-3) vs. Kunlun (9-10-2)

About the game

Vityaz is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

Kunlun is playing the 2nd of five straight road games.

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

Kunlun is entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Smith has played 69:52 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

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

Injury list

Vityaz: Danila Kvartalnov

Kunlun: Victor Bartley, Wojtek Wolski, Brayden Jaw

Suspensions

Vityaz: Defenseman Jakub Jerabek will miss this game while serving a 1-game suspension.

Milestone alert

Defenseman Alexei Bondarev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Alexei Makeyev has the opportunity to break the club record for goals, assists, and points. He currently has 80-86-166 for Vityaz.

17:00: Spartak Moscow (10-8-4) vs. Dinamo Riga (8-13-0)

About the game

Spartak Moscow is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.

Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

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

Salak has played 86:03 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

McMillan has points in 5 straight games, going 1-8-9 over that span.

Darzins has points in 5 straight games, going 5-3-8 over that span.

Injury list

Spartak Moscow: Yevgeni Kulik, Alexei Grishin

Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile

17:10: Dinamo Minsk (6-10-4) vs. Salavat (12-6-3)

About the game

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 4th of four straight home games.

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

Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest on a 7-game losing streak.

Salavat is coming into this contest fresh off a win.

Dinamo Minsk last defeated Salavat at home on December 8th, 2014, by a score of 2-0.

Injury list

Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Teemu Pulkkinen, Stefan Elliot, Alexander Osipkov

Suspensions

Salavat: Forward Linus Omark will miss this game while serving a 1-game suspension.