Davos will play host to the KHL’s famous Green Derby

But none is as desperate as Dinamo Minsk, who will try to prevent a 10th straight loss! Admiral and Torpedo face off with almost identical records while Avtomobilist takes its 3-game winning streak to China. Meanwhile, Severstal kicks of a 5-game homestand against Traktor.

Capping off the gameday very late, Davos, Switzerland will play host to the KHL’s famous Green Derby, pitting Severstal against league leader – and eternal rival – Ak Bars!

12:00: Admiral (21-14-2) vs Torpedo (20-16-4)

About the game

Admiral is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

Torpedo is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

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

Torpedo is also coming into this game having won its last contest.

Admiral top scorer Denis Vikharev not only leads the team with 14 goals and 28 points, but also with a +6 rating.

Torpedo top scorer Damir Zhafyarov leads the team with 14 goals and 30 points. His 16 assists are only good for third on the club.

Injury list

Admiral: Juho Olkinuora, Vasily Streltsov

Torpedo: Mikhail Varnakov

Suspensions

Defenseman Denis Barantsev will miss today’s game while serving a 1-game suspension.

12:00: Amur (14-18-5) vs Dinamo Minsk (9-20-10)

About the game

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

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

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

Dinamo Minsk is coming into this game on an 9-game losing streak.

Amur lost to Dinamo Minsk earlier this season by an overtime score of 1-0.

Spooner has points in 5 straight games, going 2-6-8 over that span.

Injury list

Amur: Tomas Zohorna, Maxim Kondratyev, Alexander Kuznetsov Dinamo Minsk: Roman Dostanko, Sergei Kostitsyn, Stefan Elliot

14:30: Kunlun (20-15-5) vs Avtomobilist (21-11-5)

About the game

Kunlun is playing the 1st of five straight home games.

Avtomobilist is playing the 1st of five straight road games.

Kunlun is coming into this game fresh off a defeat.

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

Avtomobilist defeated Kunlun earlier this season by an overtime score of 5-4.

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

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

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

Injury list

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

Avtomobilist: Georgy Belousov, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Mikhail Mamkin

Milestone alert

Defenseman Rafael Batyrshin is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).

Defenseman Yefim Gurkin is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game (currently at 299).

19:00: Severstal (12-19-5) vs Traktor (14-23-3)

About the game

Severstal is playing the 1st of five straight home games.

Traktor is playing the 1st of two straight road games.

Severstal is coming into this game on a 4-game losing streak.

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

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

Injury list

Severstal: Geoff Kinrade, Vladislav Provolnev, Vladislav Podyapolsky

Traktor: Tomas Hyka, Christian Thomas

Milestone alert

Forward Anton Glinkin is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).

21:30: Salavat (20-16-5) vs Ak Bars (28-8-2)

About the game

Salavat is playing the 1st of five straight home games.

Ak Bars is playing the 1st of two straight road games.

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

Ak Bars is coming into this contest fresh off a seldom loss.

Salavat defeated Ak Bars earlier this season by a score of 3-1, but has lost to the boys from Kazan twice as well, 4-3 in OT and 2-1.

Injury list

Salavat: Sakari Manninen

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

Milestone alert

Forward Linus Omark is hoping to collect his 400th career KHL point (currently at 397).

Forward Justin Azevedo is looking to collect his 200th career KHL assist (currently at 199).

Defenseman Kristian Khenkel is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).

The fifth game of KHL World Games projected that was started last season