Game #800 for Ak Bars, Vityaz hosts SKA in Podolsk
Ak Bars will play its 800th KHL game, first clash between Vityaz and SKA after blockbuster’s trade. Dinamo Minsk will have another attempt to stop losing streak when Neftekhimik will try to extend their winning numbers.
17:00 Traktor (9-14-2) – Dinamo Minsk (6-10-5)
About the game
Traktor is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Traktor is coming into this game on a 2-game losing streak.
Dinamo Minsk is coming into this game on a difficult 8-game losing streak.
Dinamo Minsk defeated Traktor earlier this season 5-3. They haven’t won a game since.
Injury list
Traktor: Nick Bailen, Anton Glinkin, Andrew Calof, Andrei Popov, Christian Thomas
Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Teemu Pulkkinen, Stefan Elliott
Milestone alert
Enver Lisin is suited to play his 500th KHL game (currently at 499).
19:00 Neftekhimik (11-10-3) – Amur (9-11-3)
About the game
Neftekhimik is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Amur is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
Neftekhimik is coming into this game having won 6 in a row.
Amur is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
Amur last won a game in Nizhnekamsk on December 23rd, 2011, by a score of 6-4.
With a win today, Neftekhimik would once again set a new club record for wins in a row.
White has points in 3 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.
Mitchell has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.
Paigin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Rafael Bikmullin
Amur: Valery Vasilyev, Alexander Kuznetsov, Danil Fayzullin
Milestone alert
Vladislav Ushenin is suited to play his 300th KHL game (currently at 299).
19:30 Ak Bars (17-4-1) – Admiral (12-9-1)
About the game
Ak Bars is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Admiral is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Admiral is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Bilyalov has played 85:25 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Konnov has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Artyom Lukoyanov, Vladimir Tkachyov
Admiral: Alexander Ugolnikov
Milestone alert
Ak Bars is suited to become the first KHL club with 800 games in the league (currently at 799).
19:30 Vityaz (14-5-3) – SKA (12-8-4)
About the game
Vityaz is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
SKA is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Vityaz is entering this contest on a 4-game losing streak.
SKA is entering this contest having (finally) won its last game.
Vityaz beat SKA earlier this season by a score of 4-2.
Vityaz has lost its last 12 home games against SKA. It last won a game against SKA at home on January 15th, 2009, by a score of 5-4.
Injury list
Vityaz: Danila Kvartalnov
SKA: Lukas Bengtsson, Dinar Khafizullin
Milestone alert
Magnus Hellberg is hoping to get his 50th win in KHL (currently at 49).
Evgeny Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th KHL point (currently at 49).
