Kunlun Red Star aims for first ever win against SKA
While SKA is hoping to continue winning streak to 6 games in a row.
19:30 Avangard (18-8-5) – Vityaz (16-8-6)
About the game
- Avangard is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- Vityaz is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
Injury list
Avangard: Alexei Emelin, Denis Zernov, Artyom Manukyan, Roman Manukhov, Alexander Sudnitsin, Maxim Chudinov
Vityaz: Ilya Ezhov, Evgeny Katichev
Milestone alert
- Avangard players Taylor Beck, Alexei Bondarev and Nikita Pivtaskin are hoping to score their 100th KHL points (all at 99).
- Avangard goalie Igor Bobkov is set to play his 200th KHL game (currently at 199).
- Vityaz defenseman Igor Golovkov is set to play his 500th KHL game (currently at 499).
- Vityaz forward Evgeny Artyukhin is hoping to get his 100th KHL point (currently at 99).
19:30 SKA (18-9-4) – Kunlun Red Star (14-13-3)
About the game
- SKA is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
- Kunlun is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
- SKA defeated Kunlun this season by 3-2 OT score.
- Kunlun has never defeated SKA in KHL.
- Plotnikov has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
- Kuzmenko has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
- Kunlun goalie Hrubec has 84:07 minutes of shutout hockey.
Injury list
SKA: Lukas Bengtsson, Vladimir Tkachyov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Nail Yakupov
Kunlun Red Star: Brayden Jaw, Brandon Yip, Alex Riche, Jake Chelios
19:30 Spartak (17-10-4) – Neftekhimik (15-14-3)
About the game
- Spartak is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.
- Spartak defeated Neftekhimik this season by 4-1 score.
- Neftekhimik last time won Spartak on the road on December 4, 2015 by 5-3 score.
- Fyodorov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
- Yunkov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
Spartak: Alexei Grishin, Evgeny Kulik
Neftekhimik: Bulat Shafigullin
Milestone alert
- Neftekhimik goalie Konstantin Barulin is hoping to get his 250th KHL win (currently at 249).
