Barys is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Kunlun is playing the 2nd of six straight road games.
Barys is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
Kunlun is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
Kunlun has defeated Barys twice this season by scores of 5-2 and 1-0. They also lost once to Barys by a tight score of 3-2.
Barys: Iiro Pakarinen, Viktor Svedberg
Kunlun: David Bondra, Adam Cracknell, Alex Riche, Brayden Jaw
Forward Garet Hunt will be out of the line-up today while serving the 4th of a 5-game suspension.
Traktor is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Avangard is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Traktor is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
Avangard is coming into this contest having won its last game.
Traktor defeated Avangard earlier this season by a score of 3-1.
Koshelev has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Traktor: Christian Thomas, Tomas Hyka, Vladislav Sukhachyov, Nikita Sherbak
Avangard: Artyom Manukyan, Alexander Sudnitsin, Denis Zernov, Maxim Chudinov
Forward Anton Glinkin is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Forward Semyon Koshelev is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
Dinamo Minsk is on a 1-game homestand.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Dinamo Minsk is coming into this game on an 11-game losing streak.
Dinamo Riga is coming into this game on a 9-game losing streak.
Dinamo Riga has already defeated Dinamo Minsk twice this season, by close scores of 3-2 and 2-1.
Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Roman Dostanko, Stefan Elliott
Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile
CSKA is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
CSKA is coming into this game fresh off a win.
Lokomotiv is coming into this game on a 2-game losing streak.
CSKA beat Lokomotiv earlier this season by a score of 5-2.
Johansson has played 67:09 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
CSKA: Sergei Andronov
Lokomotiv: Artyom Ilyenko, Jakub Nakladal
Jokerit is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
Vityaz is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Jokerit is coming into this game having lost its last game.
Vityaz is coming into this game on a 3-game losing streak.
Regin has points in 4 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Joensuu has points in 4 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Jokerit: Oliver Lauridsen
Vityaz: Alexander Yevseyenkov
Vityaz defenseman Igor Golovkov will miss today’s game while serving the second of a 3-game suspension.
Forward John Norman is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Defenseman Viktor Loov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).