Moscow rivalry renews as Spartak takes on Moscow to cap off gameday!

Avtomobilist, losers of 3 straight, open a 3-game homestand against Neftekhimik while Metallurg concludes a 3-game homestand against Sibir. Lokomotiv looks to take advantage of a slumping Kunlun and Dinamo Minsk (yes, that’s right) looks to do the same with SKA.

Ak Bars shoots for win number 30 against Traktor while Severstal concludes a 5-game homestand against Amur. Elsewhere, Vityaz will welcome Admiral, hoping to extend Admiral’s losing streak to five games.

15:00: Avtomobilist (23-13-6) vs Neftekhimik (19-18-6)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Avtomobilist has defeated Neftekhimik twice this season by scores of 5-3 and 4-3.

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

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

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Alexander Kucheryavenko

Neftekhimik: Zack Mitchell, Andrei Sergeyev, Bulat Shafigullin

Milestone alert

Forward Denis Bodrov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).

15:00: Metallurg (21-16-7) vs Sibir (21-16-5)

About the game

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

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

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

Sibir is coming into this game on the heels of a loss.

The teams have exchanged victories this season by scores of 4-1 and 3-2 in OT.

Nestrasil has points in 6 straight games, going 5-4-9 over that span.

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

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

Injury list

Sibir: Vladimir Pervushin

Suspension

Defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka will be out of the line-up today while serving the 2nd of a 2-game suspension.

Milestone alert

Forward Tomas Filippi is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).

Forward Sergei Mozyakin is looking to score his 400th career KHL goal (currently at 398).

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

17:00: Lokomotiv (24-17-3) vs Kunlun (21-18-6)

About the game

Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of a 2-game homestand.

Kunlun is playing the 4th of five straight road games.

Lokomotiv is coming into this game having won its last game.

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

Lokomotiv defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 6-3.

Kunlun has never won a KHL game in Yaroslavl.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Svitov

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

Milestone alert

Goaltender Alexander Lazushin is hoping to gain his 100th career KHL victory (currently at 99).

17:00: Severstal (14-21-9) vs Amur (18-19-5)

About the game

Severstal is playing the 5th of five straight home games.

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

Severstal is coming into this game having lost its last outing.

Amur is also coming into this game fresh off a loss.

Amur defeated Severstal earlier this season by a score of 1-0.

Injury list

Severstal: Geoff Kinrade, Adam Liska

Amur: Maxim Kondratyev, Artyom Zhelezkov, Tomas Zohorna

Milestone alert

Forward Alexander Gorshkov is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game (currently at 299).

17:00: Vityaz (21-15-7) vs Admiral (21-17-3)

About the game

Vityaz is on a 1-game homestand.

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

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

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

Admiral defeated Vityaz earlier this season 3-1.

Injury list

Vityaz: Alexander Yevseyenkov, Alexander Semin

Admiral: Juho Olkinuora, Vasili Streltsov

17:10: Dinamo Minsk (10-23-10) vs SKA (28-11-5)

About the game

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

SKA is playing the 5th of six straight road games.

Dinamo Minsk is coming into this game having won its last game.

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

Injury list

Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Stefan Elliott

SKA: Alexander Barabanov

Milestone alert

Forward Vladimir Tkachev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 98).

17:30: Ak Bars (29-8-4) vs Traktor (17-25-3)

About the game

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

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

Ak Bars is coming into this game having won its last game.

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

Ak Bars has handedly defeated Traktor twice this season, namely 6-0 and 4-1.

Bilyalov has played 65:29 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

Injury list

Ak Bars: Artyom Lukoyanov, Mikhail Fisenko, Andrei Pedan

Traktor: Christian Thomas, Vladislav Sukhachyov, Nikita Shcherbak

Milestone alert

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

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

17:30: Spartak Moscow (24-13-6) vs Dynamo Moscow (26-12-6)

About the game

Spartak Moscow is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

Dynamo Moscow is on a 1-game homestand.

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

Dynamo Moscow is coming into this game having won its last game.

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

Bocharov has played 65:04 straight minutes of hockey without allowing a goal against.

Shipachyov has points in 6 straight games, going 3-7-10 over that span.

Injury list

Spartak: Tobias Viklund, Alexaner Nikishin, Artyom Fedorov

Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov, Vyacheslav Kulemin

Milestone alert

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