Kunlun completes 5-game road trip in Sochi with 5 wins in row!
It’s been quite a trip for the KHL’s Chinese team as they look to make it 6 in a row in Sochi. It won’t be easy though as Sochi is also coming in on a bit of a winning streak, with 3 in a row.
Also very hot is Sibir, which is starting a 4-game road trip in Magnitogorsk. They’ve won 5 in a row and will face a Metallurg team that has taken its last two as well. In St. Petersburg, SKA will play for the second day in a row and takes on Dinamo Riga, which is looking to end its most recent 3-game losing streak.
Salavat is hosting one home game before hitting the road. Admittedly unhappy with being on a 2-game losing streak, that’s nothing in comparison to the 10-game losing streak of the team they’re hosting, Dinamo Minsk. Things are going to have to change at some point for the Belarussians, but will it be today?
Dynamo Moscow heads out to Omsk for a 1-game road trip with a 5-game winning streak in tow. Avangard has also been strong to date and enters the contest with one more point this season than Dynamo.
14:30: Salavat (13-8-3) vs. Dinamo Minsk (6-11-6)
About the game
Salavat is on a 1-game homestand.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Salavat is coming into this game on a 2-game losing streak.
Dinamo Minsk is coming into this game mired in a 10-game losing streak.
Salavat already defeated Dinamo Minsk earlier this season 3-2 in overtime.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Teemu Pulkkinen, Stefan Elliot
Milestone alert
15:00: Metallurg (11-9-5) vs. Sibir (14-4-4)
About the game
Metallurg is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Sibir is playing the 1st of four straight road games.
Metallurg is coming into this game on a 2-game winning streak.
Sibir is coming into this game on a 6-game winning streak.
Sibir defeated Metallurg earlier this season by a score of 3-2 in overtime.
Injury list
Metallurg: Vladimir Galuzin
Sibir: Nikolai Demidov, Vladislav Naumov
17:00: SKA (13-9-4) vs. Dinamo Riga (8-16-0)
About the game
SKA is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
SKA is coming into this contest having lost yesterday’s game.
Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
SKA is playing for the second day in a row.
SKA defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by shutting them out 3-0.
Injury list
SKA: Dinar Khafizullin, Lukas Bengtsson
Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile
17:00: Sochi (8-11-5) vs. Kunlun (12-10-2)
About the game
Sochi is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Kunlun is playing the 5th of five straight road games.
Sochi is entering this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Kunlun is entering this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
Kunlun defeated Sochi once this season by a score of 3-2.
With a win today, Kunlun would once again set a record for club wins in a row.
Injury list
Sochi: Nikita Shchitov, Damir Rakhimullin
Kunlun: Victor Bartley, Brayden Jaw, Jake Chelios, Brandon Yip
Suspensions
Kunlun: Forward Garet Hunt will miss this game while serving a 1-game suspension.
17:30: Avangard (14-6-4) vs. Dynamo Moscow (14-7-3)
About the game
Avangard is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Dynamo Moscow is on a 1-game road trip.
Avangard is coming into this game having won its most recent contest.
Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
Dynamo Moscow defeated Avangard earlier this season by a score of 1-0.
