Spartak has revenge on its mind as Moscow rivals meet again!

Spartak Moscow can qualify for the playoffs today if it gains at least one point against Dynamo Moscow OR if Sochi goes pointless against Vityaz. Elsewhere, Ak Bars begins a 2-game home stand looking for its sixth straight win, which would mean giving Dinamo Riga its 9th straight loss.

Jokerit shoots for its fifth straight victory in Yaroslavl while Sibir looks to dish Dinamo Minsk its 3rd straight loss. Barys concludes its 2-game homestand hoping to make use of Avangard’s recent loss and Metallurg needs a victory bad, which will be tough when they host Avtomobilist.

Torpedo and Severstal face off, each looking to end a losing streak, while Sochi looks to end its homestand by doing away with Vityaz.

13:30: Sibir (28-19-5) vs Dinamo Minsk (12-30-11)

About the game

Sibir is playing the 1st of five straight home games.

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 3rd of five straight road games.

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

Dinamo Minsk is also coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.

Sibir defeated Dinamo Minsk earlier this season by a score of 3-2.

Sateri has played 95:12 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Sibir: Oleg Piganovich

Dinamo Minsk: Sergei Kostitsyn, Stefan Elliott, Oleg Yevenko, Nikita Tolopilo, Andrei Pavlenko

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Alexander Loginov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499) and also collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

14:00: Barys (32-15-7) vs Avangard (35-12-7)

About the game

Barys is playing the 1st of two straight home games.

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

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

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

Barys has defeated Avangard twice this season, each time by a score of 3-2 while also having lost 3-0.

Injury list

Barys: Iiro Pakarinen

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

15:00: Metallurg (24-20-8) vs Avtomobilist (30-16-7)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Avtomobilist defeated Metallurg this season by a score of 3-2 in OT, but has lost to them twice by scores of 3-0 and 3-2.

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

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Jakub Kovar, Nikolai Stasenko, Stepan Khripunov

Milestone alert

17:00: Ak Bars (37-11-4) vs Dinamo Riga (14-32-6)

About the game

Ak Bars is playing the 1st of two straight home games.

Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.

Ak Bars is coming into this game on a 5-game winning streak.

Dinamo Riga is coming into this game on a 8-game losing streak.

Dinamo Riga last defeated Ak Bars in Kazan on December 5th, 2015, by a score 3-2.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Andrei Pedan, Viktor Tikhonov, Mikhail Fisenko, Daniil Zhuravlyov

Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile

Milestone alert

17:00: Lokomotiv (29-20-4) vs Jokerit (33-13-7)

About the game

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

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

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

Jokerit is coming into this game on a 4-game losing streak.

Jokerit has defeated Lokomotiv twice this season by scores of 4-3 in OT and 4-1. However, it has also lost to Lokomotiv three times, namely 5-1, 3-2 in OT, and 5-4 in OT. These teams know each other!

Konovalov has played 86:15 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

Tkachev has points in 3 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

Jokerit: Henri Ikonen, Oliver Lauridsen

17:00: Torpedo (26-24-4) vs Severstal (19-25-10)

About the game

Torpedo is on a 1-game homestand.

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

Torpedo is coming into this contest on a 4-game losing streak.

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

Torpedo defeated Severstal earlier this season by a score of 4-2.

Injury list

Torpedo: Mikhail Varnakov

Severstal: Daniil Vovchenko, Kirill Kapustin, Sergei Monakhov

Suspensions

Severstal: Defenseman Vladislav Provolnev will miss this game while serving the 2nd of a 3-game suspension.

Milestone alert

Forward Yuri Trubachyov is hoping to suit up for his 600th career KHL point (currently at 599).

17:00: Sochi (21-24-8) vs Vityaz (25-20-8)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Vityaz defeated Sochi earlier this season by an overtime score of 3-2.

Nalimov has played 68:53 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

Injury list

Sochi: Nikita Shchitov, Artyom Tomilin, Dmitri Shikin

Vityaz: Yegor Voronkov

Suspension

Vityaz: Defenseman Jakub Jerabek will miss today’s contest while serving the 3rd of a 5-game suspension.

Milestone alert

Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:30: Spartak Moscow (30-15-8) vs Dynamo Moscow (32-15-7)

About the game

Spartak Moscow is playing the 3rd of six straight home games.

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

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

Dynamo Moscow is also coming into this game on a 3-game winning streak.

Dynamo Moscow has defeated Spartak Moscow twice this season by scores of 3-2 in OT and 3-0.

Rylov has points in 6 straight games, going 7-0-7 over that span.

Shipachyov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

Indrasis has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov, Kirill Lyamin

Suspensions

Spartak Moscow: Forward Ilya Arkalov will miss this game while serving a 1-game suspension.

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Juuso Hietanen is hoping to collect his 250th career KHL point (currently at 249).