SKA kicks off short homestand looking to make it 3 in a row!

They’ll have to take down a tough Lokomotiv team to do it though. Barys, on a 4-game losing streak, concludes a 3-game homestand against CSKA, which lost its most recent match. Together with Ak Bars, the Muscovites continue to lead the league standings though.

Speaking of which, the boys from Kazan start a 2-game road trip today coming off of 3 straight wins, two of which have been shutouts. They’ll visit Nizhny Novgorod to face a Neftekhimik team that has won 7 games in a row! This is a battle you won’t want to miss.

Both Traktor and Avtomobilist are coming off of recent wins and concluding 3 straight games at home and on the road, respectively. Jokerit ends a 2-game homestand against Torpedo while also hoping to put an end to a 2-game losing streak. Severstal, a loser of 6 straight games, concludes a 2-game road trip in Moscow’s suburbs, facing a Vityaz club that now finds itself on a 5-game losing streak.

Lastly, Spartak Moscow will be shooting for its 7th win in a row as it takes on Admiral, a team mired in a 4 game losing streak. Spartak will be concluding a 4-game homestand in the process.

14:00: Barys (13-6-3) vs. CSKA (18-4-1)

About the game

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

CSKA is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.

Barys is coming into this game on a 4-game losing streak.

CSKA is coming into this game having lost its last contest.

Barys defeated CSKA earlier this season by a score of 3-1.

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

Injury list

Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Iiro Pakarinen, Talgat Zhailauov

CSKA: Sergei Andronov

Milestone alert

Forward Kirill Kaprizov is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game (currently at 299).

15:00: Traktor (10-14-2) vs. Avtomobilist (11-10-2)

About the game

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

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

Traktor is coming into this game fresh off a victory.

Avtomobilist is also coming into this game fresh off a victory.

Avtomobilist defeated Traktor earlier this season by a score of 3-0.

Injury list

Traktor: Nick Bailen, Anton Glinkin, Christian Thomas, Andrei Popov, Andrew Calof, Alexei Kruchinin, Tomas Hyka

Avtomobilist: Yevgeni Mozer, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Artyom Gareyev

Milestone alert

Forward Vyacheslav Litovchenko is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).

17:00: Vityaz (14-5-4) vs. Severstal (8-11-5)

About the game

Vityaz is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.

Severstal is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.

Vityaz is entering this contest on a 5-game losing streak.

Severstal is entering this contest on a 6-game losing streak.

Vityaz beat Severstal earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

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

Injury list

Vityaz: Danila Kvartalnov, Pavel Koltygin

Severstal: Yegor Yakovlev

Milestone alert

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

17:00: SKA (13-8-4) vs. Lokomotiv (11-12-0)

About the game

SKA is playing the 1st of two straight home games.

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

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

Lokomotiv is coming into this contest with a win in its last game.

Lokomotiv defeated SKA earlier this season by an overtime score of 4-3.

Da Costa has points in 4 straight game, going 2-2-4 over that span.

Injury list

SKA: Dinar Khafizullin, Lukas Bengtsson

Lokomotiv: Staffan Kronwall

Milestone alert

Forward Alexander Polunin is looking forward to suiting up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).

17:00: Spartak Moscow (12-8-4) vs. Admiral (12-10-1)

About the game

Spartak Moscow is playing the 4th of four straight home games.

Admiral is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.

Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.

Admiral is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.

Admiral defeated Spartak Moscow earlier this season by a score of 3-2.

With a win today, Spartak Moscow would set a new club record for wins in a row.

Khokhlachev has points in 5 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span. He has goals in 4 straight games, which ties a club KHL record.

Kuteikin has points in 3 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

Injury list

Spartak Moscow: Yevgeni Kulik, Alexei Grishin

Admiral: Alexander Ugolnikov

Milestone alert

Goaltender Julius Hudacek is hoping to gain his 50th career KHL victory (currently at 49).

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

17:00: Jokerit (11-8-3) vs. Torpedo (13-11-1)

About the game

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

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

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

Torpedo is coming into this contest having lost its last game.

Torpedo has defeated Jokerit twice already this season by scores of 6-5 and 4-3, both in overtime.

Injury list

Jokerit: Steve Moses, Nicklas Jensen

Torpedo: Anton Volchenkov, Anders Lindback, Paul Szczechura

Milestone alert

17:30: Neftekhimik (12-10-3) vs. Ak Bars (18-4-1)

About the game

Neftekhimik is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.

Ak Bars is playing the 1st of two straight road games.

Neftekhimik is coming into this game having won 7 in a row.

Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

Ak Bars has defeated Neftekhimik twice already this season, 4-1 and 3-2.

With a win today, Neftekhimik would once again set a new club record for wins in a row.

Bilyalov has played an incredible 145:25 straight minutes of KHL hockey without allowing a goal against.

Injury list

Neftekhimik: Rafael Bikmullin

Ak Bars: Vladimir Tkachyov, Dmitri Voronkov, Artyom Lukoyanov

Milestone alert

Forward Jonas Enlund is hoping to score his 100th career regular season KHL goal (currently at 99).