Kunlun Red Star hosts Avangard in third clash of the season

Chinese teams will try to improve stats against East powerhouse Avangard, Admiral aims to extend winning streak to 4 games in a row.

14:30 Kunlun Red Star (14-14-3) – Avangard (19-8-5)

About the game

- Kunlun Red Star is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

- Avangard is coming into this contest fresh off a win.

- Teams exchanged with wins this season, Kunlun won 3-0, Avangard won 5-2.

- Bobkov has 81:11 minutes of shutout hockey.

- Hrubec has 84:07 minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Kunlun Red Star: Brayden Jaw, Alex Riche, Jake Chelios.

Avangard: Alexei Emelin, Denis Zernov, Artyom Manukyan, Alexander Sudnitsin, Maxim Chudinov.

Milestone alert

- Avangard defensemen Alexei Bondarev and Nikita Pivtsakin are still looking for their 100th KHL points (both currently at 99).

17:00 Avtomobilist (16-11-3) – Barys (16-8-6)

About the game

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

- Barys is coming into this contest fresh off a win.

- Teams exchanged with wins this season, Avtomobilist won 4-3 OT, Barys won 3-2 OT.

- Belousov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Alexander Kucheryavenko.

Barys: Iiro Pakarinen, Viktor Svedberg.

Milestone alert

- Avtomobilist forward Vyacheslav Litovchenko is looking for his 100th KHL point (currently at 99).

17:00 Metallurg (14-12-6) – CSKA (21-7-3)

About the game

- Metallurg is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.

- CSKA is coming into this contest fresh off a win.

Injury list

Metallurg: Ivan Vereshchagin, Brandon Kozun.

Milestone alert

- Metallurg forward Dennis Rasmussen is looking for his 100th KHL game (currently at 99).

17:00 Traktor (11-20-2) – Salavat Yulaev (18-10-4)

About the game

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

- Salavat Yulaev is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

- Hyka has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.

- Soshnikov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

Injury list

Traktor: Anton Glinkin, Christian Thomas.

Milestone alert

- Salavat Yulaev forward Sakari Manninen is set to play his 100th KHL game (currently at 99).

- Salavat Yulaev forward Teemu Hartikainen is hoping to collect his 300th KHL point (currently at 299).

19:30 Severstal (9-16-5) – Admiral (18-10-2)

About the game

- Severstal is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.

- Admiral is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

- Admiral defeated Severstal this season by 5-3 score.

- Admiral last time defeated Severstal in Cherepovets on November 26, 2015 by 5-4 SO score.

- Yakimov has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

- Vikharev has points in 3 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

- Ljungh has points in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

- Osipov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.