Kunlun is playing the 1st of five straight home games.
Admiral is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
Kunlun is coming into this game having won its last game.
Admiral is coming into this game on a 2-game winning streak.
Admiral has defeated Kunlun twice this season by scores of 2-1 and 5-4 in overtime.
Sproul has points in 4 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Kunlun: David Bondra, Adam Cracknell, Alex Riche, Brayden Jaw
Admiral: Juho Olkinuora, Vasili Streltsov
Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
Amur is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
Avtomobilist is coming into this contest having won its last game.
Amur is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Holland has points in 5 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Golyshev has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Tryamkin has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Avtomobilist: Artyom Gareyev, Nigel Dawes, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Pavel Datsyuk
Amur: Alexander Kuznetsov, Maxim Kondratyev, Tomas Zohorna
Forward Anatoli Golyshev (currently 177 career KHL points) is hoping to Alexei Simakov’s KHL club record of 178 career KHL points.
Metallurg is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Metallurg is coming into this game having won its last game.
Neftekhimik is coming into this game having lost its last game.
Neftekhimik defeated Metallurg earlier this season by a score of 3-0.
Neftekhimik last won in Magnitogorsk on January 5th, 2015, by a score of 3-1.
Koshechkin has played 93:13 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Neftekhimik: Rafael Bikmullin, Yevgeni Ryasensky, Bulat Shafigullin
Goaltender Vasili Koshechkin is hoping to pitch his 80th career shutout in the KHL (currently at 79).
Salavat is on a 1-game homestand.
Sibir is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
Salavat is coming into this contest having won its last game.
Sibir is also coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
Salavat defeated Sibir earlier this season by a score of 3-1.
Ruohomaa has points in 5 straight games, going 3-7-10 over that span.
Milovzorov has points in 4 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Puustinen has points in 5 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Salavat: Dmitri Kugryshev, Pyotr Khokrhyakyov
Sibir: Vladislav Naumov
Defenseman Oleg Piganovich is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
Forward Linus Omark is hoping to collect his 400th career KHL point (currently at 396).
Forward Teemu Hartikainen is hoping to collect his 300th career KHL point (currently at 299).
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Dinamo Minsk is coming into this game on a 6-game losing streak.
Lokomotiv is coming into this game fresh of a victory.
Lokomotiv defeated Dinamo Minsk earlier this season by a score of 6-3.
Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Deryabin, Sergei Kostitsyn, Roman Dostanko
Lokomotiv: Stefan Elliott, Artyom Ilyenko, Jakub Nakladal, Stepan Sannikov
Forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Jokerit is on a 1-game road trip.
Dynamo Moscow is coming into this game having lost its last contest.
Jokerit is coming into this game on a 4-game winning streak.
Jokerit has defeated Dynamo Moscow twice this season by scores of 2-1 in OT and 3-1.
Norman has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov, Ivan Bocharov, Vladimir Bryukvin, Vyacheslav Kulemin, Artyom Volkov, Miks Indrasis
Jokerit: Oliver Lauridsen, Nicklas Jensen
Forward Kirill Lyamin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
Forward Ivan Igumnov is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
SKA is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Severstal is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
SKA is coming into this game on an 11-game winning streak.
Severstal is coming into this game having lost its last contest.
SKA has defeated Severstal twice this season by scores of 2-1 in overtime and 5-2.
Amazingly, SKA has defeated Severstal 25 straight times in the KHL playoffs.
Severstal last defeated SKA in St. Petersburg on January 11th, 2012, by a score of 4-0.
Kuzmenko has points in 9 straight games, going 4-8-12 over that span.
Aaltonen has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Severstal: Geoff Kinrade
Defenseman Anton Sizov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Spartak Moscow is playing the 1st of 3 straight home games.
Vityaz is on a 1-game road trip.
Spartak Moscow is coming into this game on a 2-game losing streak.
Vityaz is coming into this game having won its last game.
Spartak Moscow defeated Vityaz 2-1 in overtime earlier this season.
Spartak Moscow last defeated Vityaz on the road on November 10th, 2015, by a score of 2-1.
Semin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Makeyev has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Spartak Moscow: Tobias Viklund
Defenseman Yakov Rylov is hoping to score his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).
Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Dinamo Riga is on a 1-game homestand.
CSKA is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
Dinamo Riga is coming into this game having lost 4 straight games.
CSKA is coming into this game on a 2-game winning streak.
CSKA defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by a convincing score of 6-1.
In all, CSKA has defeated Dinamo Riga 11 times in a row.
Popov has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile, Alexander Protapovich, Colton Gillies
Forward Oskars Batna is hoping to play his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Lauris Darzins is hoping to collect his 300th career regular season KHL point (currently at 299).