Ak Bars visits Avangard looking to keep its amazing season going!

But Avangard is having quite a nice season itself. CSKA is expecting a win in Minsk while both Neftekhimik and Severstal look to keep their 2-game winning streak up and running.

17:00: Neftekhimik (17-15-4) vs Salavat (19-13-5)

About the game

● Neftekhimik is playing the 3^rd of three straight home games.

● Salavat is on a 1-game road trip.

● Neftekhimik is coming into this game on a 2-game winning streak.

● Salavat is coming into this game fresh off a loss.

● Salavat defeated Neftekhimik once this season by a score of 2-0.

● Berglund has points in 3 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

Neftekhimik: Rafael Bikmullin, Pavel Poryadin, Yevgeni Ryasensky, Bulat Shafigullin

Salavat: Teemu Hartikainen, Pyotr Khokhryakov

17:00: Severstal (12-17-7) vs Lokomotiv (19-16-1)

About the game

● Severstal is on a 1-game homestand.

● Lokomotiv is playing the 1^st of three straight road games.

● Severstal is coming into this game on a 2-game winning streak.

● Lokomotiv is coming into this game fresh of a loss.

Injury list

Severstal: Geoff Kinrade

Lokomotiv: Andrei Markov, Artyom Ilyenko, Jakub Nakladal, Stepan Sannikov

Milestone alert

Forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to collect his 200^th career KHL point (currently at 199).

17:00: Avangard (21-9-6) vs. Ak Bars (27-6-2)

About the game

● Avangard is playing the 1^st of five straight home games.

● Ak Bars is playing the 3^rd of three straight road games.

● Avangard is coming into this contest having lost its last contest.

● Ak Bars is coming into this contest having won its last game.

● Ak Bars defeated Avangard 3-0 earlier this season.

Injury list

Avangard: Artyom Manukyan, Alexander Sudnitsin, Denis Zernov, Maxim Chudinov

Ak Bars: Artyom Lukoyanov, Kirill Petrov, Mikhail Fisenko

Milestone alert

Defensemen Vyacheslav Voynov, Alexei Bondarev and Nikita Pivtsakin are each hoping to collect their 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Patrice Cormier is hoping to suit up for his 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).

Defenseman Albert Yarullin is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:10: Dinamo Minsk (9-17-9) vs. CSKA (23-8-3)

About the game

● Dinamo Minsk is playing the 2^nd of four straight home games.

● CSKA is playing the 1^st of four straight road games.

● Dinamo Minsk is entering this contest on a 5-game losing streak.

● CSKA is entering this contest having won its last contest.

● Dynamo Minsk last defeated CSKA on home ice on September 14^th, 2014, by a score of 3-2.

● Gragnani has points in 3 straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

Injury list

Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Roman Dostanko, Stefan Elliott