- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.
- Sibir is coming into this contest on a 7-game losing streak.
- Teams exchanged with wins this season, Ak Bars won 4-1 and lost 2-4.
Ak Bars: Dmitry Voronkov, Patrice Cormier, Vladimir Tkachyov.
Sibir: Vladislav Naumov.
- Ak Bars defenseman Albert Yarullin is hoping to get 100th KHL point (currently at 99).
- Sibir defenseman Oleg Piganovich is looking for his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
- Vityaz is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.
Vityaz: Ilya Ezhov, Evgeny Katichev, Pyotr Kochetkov.
Neftekhimik: Bulat Shafigullin
- Neftekhimik goalie Konstantin Barulin is looking for his 250th KHL win (currently at 249).
- Vityaz defenseman Igor Golovkov is set to play his 500th KHL game (currently at 499).
- Vityaz defenseman Ville Lajunen is looking for his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
- Vityaz forward Evgeny Artyukhin is hoping to get 100th KHL point (currently at 99).
- SKA is coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.
- HC Sochi is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
- SKA defeated HC Sochi this season by 1-0 score.
- Kuzmenko has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
SKA: Lukas Bengtsson, Vladimir Tkachyov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Nail Yakupov.
Sochi: Nikita Shchitov.
- HC Sochi forward Robert Rosen is set to play his 100th KHL game (currently at 99).
- SKA defenseman Dinar Khafizullin is set to play his 500th KHL game (currently at 499).