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The gameday will be packed with games from Beijing to Helsinki.

10:00: Admiral (20-14-2) vs Dinamo Minsk (9-19-10)

About the game

Admiral is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

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

Dinamo Minsk is coming into this game on an 8-game losing streak.

Admiral defeated Dinamo Minsk earlier this season by an overtime score of 3-2.

Spooner has points in 4 straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.

Injury list

Admiral: Juho Olkinuora, Vasili Streltsov

Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Roman Dostanko, Stefan Elliott

10:00: Kunlun (20-14-5) vs Torpedo (19-16-4)

About the game

Kunlun is playing the 3rd of five straight home games.

Torpedo is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

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

Torpedo is coming into this game on a 5-game losing streak.

Kunlun has defeated Torpedo this season by 2-1 score, however they never defeated the opponent on home ice.

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

Smith has 81:20 minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Kunlun: David Bondra, Adam Cracknell, Alex Riche, Brayden Jaw

Torpedo: Mikhail Varnakov

Milestone alert

Kunlun Red Star captain Brandon Yip is set to become the leader of the team in games in history (he and Joonas Jarvinen sits at 139 games)

15:00: Traktor (13-23-2) vs Neftekhimik (17-17-5)

About the game

Traktor is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.

Neftekhimik is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.

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

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

Neftekhimik has defeated Traktor twice this season by 2-1, 6-4 scores.

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

Injury list

Traktor: Tomas Hyka, Christian Thomas, Vladislav Sukhachyov

Neftekhimik: Rafel Bikmullin, Pavel Poryadin, Evgeny Ryasensky, Bulat Shafigullin

Milestone alert

Forward Sergei Konkov is hoping to suit up for his 650th career KHL game (currently at 649). Forward Andrew Calof is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).

17:00: Lokomotiv (22-12-5) vs Severstal (12-18-9)

About the game

Lokomotiv is playing the 1st of two straight home games.

Severstal is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.

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

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

Lokomotiv has defeated Severstal this season by 3-2 SO.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Artyom Ilyenko, Jacub Nakladal, Stepan Sannikov, Alexander Svitov

Severstal: Geoff Kinrade, Vladislav Podyapolsky, Vladislav Provolenev

Milestone alert

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

17:00: Jokerit (21-10-6) vs Dinamo Riga (12-24-3)

About the game

Jokerit is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.

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

Jokerit is coming into this game fresh off of a loss.

Dinamo Riga is coming into this game on a 6-game losing streak.

Jokerit defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by a score of 7-2.

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

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

Injury list

Jokerit: Oliver Lauridsen, Nicklas Jensen

Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile, Colton Gillies

Milestone alert

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

17:30: Ak Bars (28-7-2) vs Sibir (19-13-5)

About the game

Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.

Sibir is playing the 4th of four straight road games.

Ak Bars is coming into this contest fresh off a win.

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

This contest will be a retro match held at the Sports Palace.

The teams have exchanged victories this season in their first three match-ups, 4-1, 2-1 SO for Ak Bars and 4-2 for Sibir

Injury list

Ak Bars: Artyom Lukoyanov, Kirill Petrov, Mikhail Fisenko, Andrei Pedan

Milestone alert

Forward Justin Azevedo would be hoping to collect his 200th career KHL assist (currently at 199).

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

17:30: Avangard (23-10-6) vs Salavat (20-15-5)

About the game

Avangard is playing the 4th of five straight home games.

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

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

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

Avangard defeated Salavat three times this season 5-2, 2-1 SO, 4-1 in overtime.

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

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

Injury list

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

Salavat: Sakari Manninen

Milestone alert

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