Will Salavat stop losing streak against Traktor? Preview December 3rd

Salavat Yulaev hosts Traktor who finally started winning. Lokomotiv will try to beat Metallurg without a group of experienced defensemen.

17:00 Salavat Yulaev (18-13-4) – Traktor (12-20-2)

About the game

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

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

- Traktor defeated Salavat Yulaev last week by 4-2 score.

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

- Hyka has points in 4 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

- Bailen has points in 4 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.

Injury list

Salavat Yulaev: Teemu Hartikainen, Pyotr Khokhryakov

Traktor: Anton Glinkin, Christian Thomas.

19:00 Lokomotiv (18-15-1) – Metallurg (15-13-6)

About the game

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

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

- Metallurg defeated Lokomotiv this season by 5-3 score.

- Koshechkin has 88:16 minutes of shutout streak.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Artyom Ilyenko, Andrei Markov, Jacub Nakladal

Metallurg: Ivan Vereshchagin, Brandon Kozun

Suspensions

Lokomotiv: Staffan Kronwall 1/2

Milestone alert

- Lokomotiv forward Daniil Apalkov is looking for his 200th KHL point (currently at 199).

- Metallurg goalie Vasily Koshechkin is hoping to gain his 80th KHL shutout (currently at 79).

- Metallurg defenseman Maxim Matushkin is set to play his 100th KHL game (currently at 99).

19:30 Torpedo (19-13-3) – Avtomobilist (17-11-4)

About the game

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

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

- Torpedo defeated Avtomobilist this season by 4-3 score.

Injury list

Torpedo: Kirill Urakov

Avtomobilist: Artyom Gareyev, Anatoly Golyshev, Pavel Datsyuk, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Geoff Platt

Milestone alert

- Avtomobilist forward Andrei Obidin is set to play his 100th KHL game (currently at 99).

19:30 HC Sochi (12-16-6) – Dinamo Minsk (9-16-8)

About the game

- HC Sochi is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

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

- Teams exchanged with wins this season 5-4 for Sochi and 2-1 OT for Dinamo.

Injury list

Sochi: Nikita Shchitov

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

Milestone alert

- Dinamo forward Andrei Kostitsyn is hoping to score his 100th KHL regular season goal (currently at 99).