Baltic Sea foes Jokerit and Riga each try to make it three in a row!

Elsewhere, CSKA looks to make it 4 in a row while visiting Salavat Yulaev while Avangard looks to do the same in completing a 2-game homestand against Barys.

14:30: Salavat (21-16-5) vs CSKA (31-9-3)

About the game

Salavat is playing the 2nd of five straight home games.

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

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

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

Salavat defeated CSKA earlier this season by a score of 5-2.

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

Johansson has played 67:09 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

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

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

Injury list

CSKA: Sergei Andronov

Milestone alert

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

17:30: Avangard (27-11-6) vs Barys (24-12-7)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Barys defeated Avangard earlier this season by a score of 3-2.

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

Shumakov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.

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

Injury list

Avangard: Alexei Emelin, Artyom Manukyan, Alexander Sudnitsin, Maxim Chudinov

Barys: Iiro Pakarinen, Viktor Svedberg

Milestone alert

Defenseman Cody Franson is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL goal (currently 99).

20:30: Dinamo Riga (14-27-3) vs Jokerit (25-10-7)

About the game

Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.

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

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

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

Jokerit has defeated Dinamo Riga twice this season by scores of 7-2 and 5-3.

Voris has played 90:02 straight minutes of hockey without allowing a goal against.

Kalnins has played 102:03 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

O’Neill has points in 3 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

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

Jensen has points in 6 straight games, going 4-4-8 over that span.

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

Injury list

Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile

Jokerit: Oliver Lauridsen