Red hot Jokerit faces ice cold Sochi ready to keep streak alive!

Vityaz begins a 3-game road trip against CSKA, against whom they’ve had little luck in recent years, while the gameday is started off when Sibir hosts Kunlun, which is starting up another 6-game road trip.

On the tails of an untypical 3 straight losses, Ak Bars starts a 4-game homestand against Lokomotiv. Elsewhere, Dinamo Riga takes its 8-game losing streak out to Nizhny Novgorod while Neftekhimik greets Avangard.

13:30: Sibir (20-15-5) vs Kunlun (21-16-5)

About the game

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

Kunlun is playing the 1st of six straight road games.

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

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

Injury list

Sibir: Vladimir Pervushin

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

Suspension

Forward Garet Hunt will be out of the line-up today while serving the 3rd of a 5-game suspension.

17:00: Neftekhimik (18-17-6) vs Avangard (24-11-6)

About the game

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

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

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

Avangard is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.

Injury list

Neftekhimik: Pavel Poryadin

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

17:00: Torpedo (21-17-4) vs Dinamo Riga (12-26-3)

About the game

Torpedo is playing the 1st of 3 straight home games.

Dinamo Riga is playing the 1st of two straight road games.

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

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

Dinamo Riga defeated Torpedo earlier this season by a score of 3-0.

Injury list

Torpedo: Andrei Belevich, Michael Varnakov, Sergei Goncharuk

Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile

17:00: Sochi (15-19-7) – Jokerit (23-10-6)

About the game

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

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

Sochi is coming into this game having lost 3 games in a row.

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

Jokerit defeated Sochi earlier this season by a score of 3-2.

Lehtonen has points in 5 straight games, going 3-5-7 over that span.

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

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

Injury list

Sochi: Vladislav Kaletnik, Nikita Shchitov, Damir Rakhimullin, Artyom Tomilin

Jokerit: Oliver Lauridsen, Nicklas Jensen

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Alex Grant is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).

17:00: CSKA (28-9-3) vs Vityaz (20-13-7)

About the game

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

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

CSKA is coming into this game fresh off a loss.

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

Linden Vey leads CSKA in scoring with 23 assists and 34 points.

Injury list

CSKA: Sergei Andronov

Suspensions

Vityaz defenseman Igor Golovkov will miss today’s game while serving a 3-game suspension.

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Jakub Jerabek is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).

19:30: Ak Bars (28-8-4) vs Lokomotiv (23-16-2)

About the game

Ak Bars is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

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

Ak Bars is coming into this game on a 3-game losing streak.

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

Ak Bars defeated Lokomotiv earlier this season by a score 4-0.

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

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

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

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

Injury list

Ak Bars: Artyom Lukoyanov, Mikhail Fisenko, Andrei Pedan

Lokomotiv: Alexander Svitov, Artyom Ilyenko, Jakub Nakladal

Milestone alert

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