Avangard welcomes Metallurg shooting for its 7th straight victory!

Metallurg will of course be hoping to end its 4-game road trip on a strong note.

Should CSKA defeat Sibir today in any manner whatsoever, it will become the champion of the Tarasov Division for the eighth time in KHL history. It would also be the sixth straight victory for the league’s best team.

Elsewhere, SKA will look send a tough Torpedo squad packing with a second straight loss while Jokerit completes a 4-game homestand, and the 2nd of a back-to-back stretch, hoping to defeat a Neftekhimik team that is kicking off a 3-game road trip.

17:00: Avangard (33-12-6) vs Metallurg (24-19-7)

About the game

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

Metallurg is playing the 4th of four straight road games.

Avangard is coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.

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

Avangard defeated Metallurg this season by a score of 3-2, but then lost to them as well 3-0.

Shumakov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

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

Injury list

Avangard: Alexei Emelin, Alexei Bondarov, Alexander Sudnitsin, Maxim Chudinov

Suspensions

Avangard: Forward Brandon McMillan will miss this game while serving the 2nd of a 2-game suspension.

17:00: SKA (33-13-5) vs Torpedo (26-21-4)

About the game

SKA is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.

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

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

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

SKA defeated Torpedo earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

Torpedo last defeated SKA in St. Petersburg on August 29th, 2015, by a score of 3-1.

Injury list

SKA: Alexander Barabanov, Anton Burdasov

Milestone alert

Forward Ilya Kablukov is hoping to suit up for his 700th career KHL game (currently at 699).

17:00: CSKA (37-10-4) vs Sibir (27-18-5)

About the game

CSKA is on a 1-game homestand.

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

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

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

Today’s game will be played in the old CSKA arena.

Sibir defeated CSKA earlier this season by a score of 2-1.

Sibir last defeated CSKA in Moscow on December 2nd, 2010, by a score of 4-3.

Kaprizov has points in 9 straight games, going 6-8-14 over that span.

Slepyshev has points in 9 straight games, going 7-5-12 over that span.

Okulov has points in 4 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.

Shalunov has points in 5 straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.

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

Injury list

CSKA: Jiri Sekac, Ivan Telegin

Sibir: Oleg Piganovich

Milestone alert

Forward Mikael Ruohomaa is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).

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

17:00: Jokerit (31-13-7) vs Neftekhimik (21-21-8)

About the game

Jokerit is playing the 4th of four straight home games.

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

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

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

Jokerit defeated Neftekhimik earlier this season by a score of 2-1.

Injury list

Jokerit: Henri Ikonen, Oliver Lauridsen

Neftekhimik: Bulat Shafigullin