Clash of titans: Avangard hosts Avtomobilist

Spartak Moscow will play the second night in a row, Metallurg Magnitogorsk will try to break their new losing streak. Avangard will host Avtomobilist on the home ice.

12:30 Admiral (15-10-2) – Metallurg (14-11-5)

About the game

- Admiral is coming into this contest fresh off a loss;

- Metallurg is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak;

- Admiral defeated Metallurg this season by 4-3 OT score;

- Bakos has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span;

Injury list

Admiral: Alexander Ugolnikov;

Metallurg: Ivan Vereshchagin, Brandon Kozun;

Milestone alert

- Metallurg defenseman Evgeny Biryukov is set to play his 750th KHL game (currently at 749);

- Metallurg forward Evgeny Timkin is set to play his 600th KHL game (currently at 599);

19:30 Avangard (18-7-4) – Avtomobilist (14-10-3)

About the game

- Avangard is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak;

- Avtomobilist is coming into this contest fresh off a loss;

- Teams exchanged wins this season, Avangard won 3-1, Avtomobilist grabbed 3-2 OT win;

- Voynov has points in 4 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span;

- Andrighetto has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span;

- Dawes has points in 5 straight games, going 6-1-7 over that span; in last game he beat club’s record for most straight games with goals (current record at 5 games);

- Litovchenko has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span;

Injury list

Avangard: Alexei Emelin, Denis Zernov, Artyom Manukyan, Roman Manukhov, Alexander Sudnitsin, Maxim Chudinov;

Avtomobilist: Alexander Kucheryavenko, Evgeny Mozer;

Milestone alert

- Avangard forward Sergei Shirokov is set to play his 550th KHL game (currently at 549);

- Avangard forward Sergei Shumakov is set to play his 400th KHL game (currently at 399);

19:30 Spartak (16-10-4) – Dinamo Minsk (8-13-7)

About the game

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

- Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak;

- Dinamo Minsk defeated Spartak this season by 5-4 score;

- Spooner has points in 5 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span;

Injury list

Spartak: Alexei Grishin, Evgeny Kulik;

Dinamo Minsk: Marc-Andre Gragnani, Sergei Kostitsyn, Stefan Elliott;

Milestone alert

- Spartak captain Anatoly Nikontsev is still hoping to score his 100th KHL goal (currently at 99).