Dinamo Riga tops off gameday looking to end 6-game losing streak!

But Sibir is in town and hopes to keep its strong season going. Мeanwhile, Dinamo Minsk will be eliminated from the playoffs if it fails to defeat SKA in regulation time.

Amur kicks of its 3-game homestand against Salavat desperate to end its terrible 9-game losing streak. On the other hand, Avangard ends a 3-game homestand with its eyes set on its 8th straight victory. Neftekhimik is the opponent.

Lastly, Torpedo hopes to find the win column on the road after two straight defeats, but that won’t be easy against a strong Dynamo Moscow club.

12:00: Amur (18-24-8) vs Salavat (25-19-7)

About the game

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

Salavat is playing the 1st of four straight road games.

Amur is coming into this contest on a horrendous 9-game losing streak.

Salavat is also coming into this contest having won its last game.

Salavat has defeated Amur twice this season by scores of 3-2 and 5-3.

Omark has points in 3 straight games, going 5-0-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

Amur: Maxim Kondratyev, Marek Langhamer

Suspension

Amur: Defenseman Maxim Ignatovich will miss this game while serving the 2nd of a 2-game suspension.

19:30: Avangard (34-12-6) vs Neftekhimik (21-22-8)

About the game

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

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

Avangard is coming into this contest on a 7-game winning streak.

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

Avangard defeated Neftekhimik this season by a score of 6-2.

Shumakov has points in 4 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Injury list

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

Neftekhimik: Bulat Shafigullin

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (30-15-7) vs Torpedo (26-22-4)

About the game

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.

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

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

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

Dynamo Moscow has defeated Torpedo twice this season by scores of 3-2 and 2-1 in OT while having lost to them once 6-4.

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

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov, Kirill Lyamin

Milestone alert

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

Forward Mikhail Varnakov is hoping to collect his 350th career KHL point (currently at 349).

19:30: SKA (34-13-5) vs Dinamo Minsk (12-29-10)

About the game

SKA is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of five straight road games.

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

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

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

Injury list

SKA: Alexander Barabanov, Anton Burdasov

Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Stefan Elliott, Oleg Yevenko

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

20:30: Dinamo Riga (14-30-6) vs Sibir (27-19-5)

About the game

Dinamo Riga is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.

Sibir is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.

Dinamo Riga is coming into this game on a 6-game losing streak.

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

Salak has played 61:12 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile

Sibir: Oleg Piganovich

Suspension

Dinamo Riga: Forward Andris Dzerins will miss today’s game while serving the 2nd of a 2-game suspension.

Milestone alert

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