Jokerit looks to take 4th in a row against evenly matched Spartak!

SKA is back in action looking to make it 11 in a row as it heads to Moscow to take on Dynamo. Amur ends a 4-game homestand against a Kunlun team they’ve been doing well against while Dinamo Riga looks to end its 3-game losing streak against Metallurg.

Traktor hosts a Sibir team that has a boatload of players on scoring streaks while Barys shoots for win number 20 in Balashikha.

12:00: Amur (13-16-5) vs Kunlun (17-14-5)

About the game

Amur is playing the 4th of four straight home games.

Kunlun is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.

Amur is coming into this game on a 2-game losing streak.

Kunlun is coming into this game having lost its last contest.

Amur defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 3-2.

Amur has won its last five home contests against Kunlun.

Sproul has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Amur: Alexander Kuznetsov, Maxim Kondratyev, Dmitri Shulenin

Kunlun: Alex Riche, Brayden Jaw

17:00: Metallurg (16-14-7) vs. Dinamo Riga (12-21-3)

About the game

Metallurg is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.

Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.

Metallurg is coming into this game having lost its last game.

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

Koshechkin has played 93:13 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Metallurg: Brandon Kozun

Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile, Alexander Protapovich

Milestone alert

Forward Bogdan Potekhin is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).

17:00: Traktor (13-22-1) vs Sibir (17-12-5)

About the game

Traktor is playing the 1st of three straight home games.

Sibir is playing the 1st of four straight road games.

Traktor is coming into this contest having won its last game.

Sibir is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

Traktor defeated Sibir earlier this season 2-1 in overtime.

Fedotov has played 81:41 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Ruohomaa has points in 4 straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.

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

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

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

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

Injury list

Traktor: Anton Glinkin, Christian Thomas, Vladislav Sukhachyov, Andrei Popov

Sibir: Vladislav Naumov

Milestone alert

Defenseman Oleg Piganovich is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (21-12-3) vs SKA (23-9-4)

About the game

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

SKA is on a 1-game road trip.

Dynamo Moscow is coming into this game having won its last contest.

SKA is coming into this game on a 10-game winning streak.

SKA has defeated Dynamo Moscow twice this season by scores of 2-0 and 4-1.

Dynamo Moscow has lost its last 8 home games against SKA, including playoffs.

Bocharov has played 61:48 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Kuzmenko has points in 8 straight games, going 4-7-11 over that span.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov, Vyacheslav Kulemin, Igor Polygalov

SKA: Lukas Bengtsson, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy

Milestone alert

Forward Kirill Lyamin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

19:30: Avangard (22-9-6) vs. Barys (19-9-6)

About the game

Avangard is playing the 2nd of five straight home games.

Barys is playing the 2nd of five straight road games.

Avangard is coming into this game fresh off a win.

Barys is coming into this game having won its last contest.

Videll has points in 5 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

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

Injury list

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

Barys: Iiro Pakarinen, Viktor Svedberg

Milestone alert

19:30: Vityaz (18-10-7) vs Torpedo (19-14-4)

About the game

Vityaz is on a 1-game homestand.

Torpedo is on a 1-game road trip.

Vityaz is coming into this contest having lost its last game.

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

Torpedo has been a thorn in the side for Vityaz all season long, having beat the Knights three times, namely 4-2, 4-3 in OT, and even 6-2.

Injury list

Vityaz: Ilya Yezhov, Yevgeni Katichev, Pyotr Kochetkov

Torpedo: Mikhail Varnakov

Milestone alert

Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

19:30: Jokerit (19-10-5) vs Spartak Moscow (19-11-5)

About the game

Jokerit is on a 1-game homestand.

Spartak Moscow is playing the 4th of four straight road games.

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

Spartak Moscow is coming into this game fresh off a loss.

Spartak Moscow has defeated Jokerit twice this season by scores of 3-2 and 4-2.

O’Neill has points in 5 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Injury list

Jokerit: Nicklas Jensen

Spartak Moscow: Tobias Viklund

Milestone alert

Defenseman Yakov Rylov is hoping to score his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).