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Ak Bars is looking for 7 win in a row, Vityaz and Neftekhimik are aiming to finish struggling times when HC Sochi will try to stop SKA.
19:00 Ak Bars (24-5-1) – Sibir (14-11-4)
About the game

- 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.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Dmitry Voronkov, Patrice Cormier, Vladimir Tkachyov.

Sibir: Vladislav Naumov.

Milestone Alert

- 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).

19:30 Vityaz (16-9-6) – Neftekhimik (15-15-3)
About the game

- Vityaz is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 5-game losing streak.

Injury list

Vityaz: Ilya Ezhov, Evgeny Katichev, Pyotr Kochetkov.

Neftekhimik: Bulat Shafigullin

Milestone alert

- 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).

19:30 SKA (19-9-4) – HC Sochi (11-14-6)
About the game

- 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.

Injury list

SKA: Lukas Bengtsson, Vladimir Tkachyov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Nail Yakupov.

Sochi: Nikita Shchitov.

Milestone alert

- 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).