Army Men Rivalry and big battle in Helsinki. Preview January 21nd
For the fifth time this season CSKA will play against SKA leading in the season series by 3-1 record. Jokerit will host Barys trying to improve the position in the standings.
SKA will clinch playoff spot, if:
SKA defeat CSKA in any fashion AND HC Sochi falls in regular time.
14:30 Kunlun Red Star (23-21-7) – Amur (18-22-8)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
Amur is coming into this contest on a 7-game losing streak.
Teams exchanged with 3-2 win this season.
Foo has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: David Bondra, Brayden Jaw, Alex Riche.
Amur: Tomas Zohorna, Nikita Kamalov, Maxim Kondratyev.
15:30 Sibir (26-17-5) – Traktor (20-25-5)
About the game
Sibir is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.
Traktor is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Teams exchanged with 2-1 wins this season.
Ruohomaa has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Hyka has points in 3 straight games, going 5-0-5 over that span.
Injury list
Sibir: Oleg Piganovich.
Traktor: Sergei Konkov, Yury Sergiyenko, Nikita Shcherbak.
Milestone alert
Sibir defenseman Alexander Loginov is hoping to collect his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
Traktor forward Anton Glinkin is hoping to score his 100th KHL goal (currently at 99).
17:00 Salavat Yulaev (23-19-6) – Admiral (23-21-3)
About the game
Both teams are coming into this contest on 2-game losing streaks.
Salavat’s Grigory Panin and Admiral’s Shawn Lalonde are set to miss this game due to suspensions.
Injury list
Salavat: Eduard Gimatov.
Admiral: Grigory Zheldakov, Juho Olkinuora.
Milestone alert
Admiral forward Konstantin Glazachev is hoping to collect 300th KHL point (currently at 298).
Admiral forward Alexander Streltsov is hoping to collect 100th KHL point (currently at 99).
19:00 Neftekhimik (20-21-7) – Avtomobilist (27-14-7)
About the game
Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Avtomobilist is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
Avtomobilist defeated Neftekhimik this season by 5-3, 4-3 and 3-0 scores.
Poryadin has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Zach Mitchell, Andrei Sergeyev, Bulat Shafigullin.
Avtomobilist: Pavel Datsyuk, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Nikolai Stasenko, Stepan Khripunov.
Milestone alert
Neftekhimik forward Marat Khairullin is set to play his 200th KHL game (currently at 199).
19:00 Torpedo (25-20-4) – Lokomotiv (26-18-4)
About the game
Torpedo is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Lokomotiv is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Torpedo twice defeated Lokomotiv this season by 4-3, 2-1 scores.
Injury list
Torpedo: Anton Volchenkov, Sergei Goncharuk.
Lokomotiv: Ilya Konovalov, Alexander Svitov.
19:10 Dinamo Minsk (11-28-10) – Spartak (27-14-8)
About the game
Dinamo is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Spartak is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Spartak twice defeated Dinamo this season by 7-2, 5-1 scores and lost once by 4-5 score.
Daugavins has points in 4 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Rylov has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo: Oleg Yevenko, Sergei Kostitsyn, Stefan Elliott.
Spartak: Ilya Zubov, Evgeny Kulik, Alexander Nikishin.
Milestone alert
Spartak defenseman Ivan Vishnevsky is hoping to collect his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
19:30 Vityaz (24-17-7) – Avangard (31-12-6)
About the game
Vityaz is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
Avangard is coming into this contest on a 4-game winning streak.
Avangard defeated Vityaz this season by 3-0 score.
Vityaz players Evgeny Artyukhin and Alexei Makeyev is going to miss this game due to suspensions.
Injury list
Vityaz: Egor Voronkov, Evgeny Mons.
Avangard: Alexei Bondarev, Alexei Emelin, Alexander Sudnitsin, Maxim Chudinov.
19:30 Dynamo Moscow (29-14-7) – Ak Bars (32-11-4)
About the game
Dynamo is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Ak Bars is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Ak Bars defeated Dynamo this season by 5-2 score.
Azevedo has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
Dynamo: Sergei Boikov.
Ak Bars: Artyom Lukoyanov, Andrei Pedan, Viktor Tikhonov, Mikhail Fisenko.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars forward Matthew Frattin is hoping to collect his 100th KHL point (currently at 99).Dynamo forward Vladimir Bryukvin is set to play his 300th KHL game (currently at 299).
Dynamo forward Vadim Shipachyov is hoping to gain his 650th KHL point (currently at 648).
Dynamo forward Daniil Apalkov is looking for his 200th KHL point (currently at 199).
19:30 CSKA (35-10-4) – SKA (32-12-5)
About the game
CSKA is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
SKA is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
CSKA defeated SKA by 3-0, 3-2 SO, 1-0 scores losing only one contest by 2-4.
Kaprizov has points in 7 straight games, going 6-6-12 over that span.
Slepyshev has points in 7 straight games, going 6-5-11 over that span.
Shalunov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Lehtera has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Ozhiganov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
CSKA: Andrei Svetlakov, Jiri Sekac, Ivan Telegin.
SKA: Alexander Barabanov, Anton Burdasov.
19:30 Jokerit (29-12-7) – Barys (29-13-7)
About the game
Jokerit is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Barys is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Jokerit defeated Barys this season by 4-2 score however their last home game win happened on November 21, 2015 by 2-0 score.
Kontiola has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Ohtamaa has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
Jokerit: Henri Ikonen, Oliver Lauridsen.
Barys: Iiro Pakarinen, Viktor Svedberg.
Milestone alert
Jokerit forward Petri Kontiola is hoping to pick his 250th KHL assist (currently at 249).
20:30 Dinamo Riga (14-30-4) – HC Sochi (19-22-8)
About the game
Dinamo is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.
Sochi is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Sochi twice defeated Dinamo this season by 3-2, 2-1 scores and once lost by 2-3 OT.
Injury list
Dinamo: Kristaps Zile.
Sochi: Vladislav Kaletnik, Malte Stromwall, Dmitry Shikin, Nikita Shchitov.
