Hot Traktor hosts an even hotter Spartak as one of four games!

It should a tough battle as Amur ends a 3-game homestand. Elsewhere, Sibir host a SKA club that has won two in a row and 14 of its last 15 games. Barys and Dynamo Moscow clash in Nur-Sultan while Traktor hosts Spartak Moscow – all four teams enter today’s action on winning streaks!

12:00: Amur (16-18-5) vs Avtomobilist (23-11-5)

About the game

Amur is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.

Avtomobilist is playing the 3rd of five straight road games.

Amur is coming into this game on a 3-game winning streak

Avtomobilist is coming into this game on a 5-game winning streak.

Avtomobilist defeated Amur by a score of 3-0 earlier this season.

Alikin has played 120:11 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

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

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

Injury list

Amur: Maxim Kondratyev, Valeri Vasiliyev, Tomas Zohorna

Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Mikhail Mamkin

Milestone alert

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

15:30: Sibir (20-14-5) vs SKA (27-10-4)

About the game

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

SKA is playing the 2nd of six straight road games.

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

SKA is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

SKA defeated Sibir earlier this season by a score of 4-2.

Injury list

Sibir: Vladimir Pervushin

SKA: Sergei Plotnikov

Milestone alert

Defenseman Konstantin Alexeyev is hoping to suit up for his 600th career KHL game (currently at 599).

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

16:30: Barys (22-11-6) vs Dynamo Moscow (24-12-5)

About the game

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

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

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

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

Dynamo Moscow defeated Barys earlier this season by an overtime score of 3-2.

Bocharov has played 83:33 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

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

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

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

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

Injury list

Barys: Iiro Pakarinen, Viktor Svedberg

Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov, Vyacheslav Kulemin

Milestone alert

Forward André Petersson is looking to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).

17:00: Traktor (16-23-5) vs Spartak Moscow (23-12-5)

About the game

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

Spartak Moscow is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

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

Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.

Traktor has won its last 9 home games against Spartak Moscow.

Spartak Moscow last won in Chelyabinsk on December 10th, 2008, by a score of 4-1.

Bespalov has played 69:34 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

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

Zubov has points in 6 straight games, going 3-6-9 over that span.

Rylov has points in 4 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Injury list

Traktor: Christian Thomas, Tomas Hyka

Spartak Moscow: Tobias Viklund, Martins Karsums

Milestone alert

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

Forward Ruslan Karlin is hoping to suit up in his 200th career KHL goal (currently at 199).

Forward Denis Kokarov is hoping to suit up for his 600th career KHL game (currently at 599).

Goaltender Nikita Bespalov is hoping to be in net for his 100th career game for Spartak in the KHL (currently at 99). He is also hoping to break the club record for victories by a goaltender in the KHL (he and Kotschhnew are tied at 37).