4-Game winning streaks collide as Dynamo Moscow hosts Lokomotiv!
Each team is revving up its playoff ambitions. Spartak Moscow will qualify for the playoffs if it gains at least one point against SKA. Meanwhile, Ak Bars will heavily improve its likelihood of home ice advantage in the first round if it beats Vityaz OR Sibir loses to Avtomobilist.
All in all, eight games on tap with plenty of drama as the playoff picture shapes up!
12:30: Admiral (25-24-4) vs Amur (26-20-8)
About the game
Admiral is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Amur is playing the 1st of five straight road games.
Admiral is coming into this contest fresh off a win.
Amur is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Amur has defeated Admiral twice this season by scores of 3-2 and 2-0, while having lost 2-1 to them as well.
Injury list
Admiral: Alexei Drobin, Grigori Zheldakov
Amur: Maxim Kondratyev, Marek Langhamer, Nikita Kamalov
15:30: Sibir (29-19-5) vs Avtomobilist (31-16-7)
About the game
Sibir is playing the 2nd of five straight home games.
Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Sibir is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Avtomobilist is also coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Sibir has defeated Avtomobilist twice this season by scores of 3-0 and 4-3 in OT.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Jakub Kovar, Nikolai Stasenko, Stepan Khripunov, Rafael Batyrshin
Milestone alert
Defensemen Alexander Loginov and Oleg Piganovich are each hoping to collect his respective 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
17:00: Metallurg (24-21-8) vs Avangard (35-13-7)
About the game
Metallurg is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Avangard is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Metallurg is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Avangard is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Avangard has defeated Metallurg twice this season by scores of 3-2 and 6-1 while also having lost to them 3-0.
Injury list
Avangard: Alexei Emelin, Alexei Bondarov, Alexander Sudnitsin, Maxim Chudinov
19:00: Neftekhimik (21-24-8) vs Severstal (19-26-10)
About the game
Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of a five game homestand.
Severstal is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Severstal is also coming into this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Neftekhimik defeated Severstal earlier this season by a score of 2-1 in OT.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Bulat Shafigullin, Denis Kazionov
Severstal: Daniil Vovchenko, Kirill Kapustin
Suspensions
Severstal: Defenseman Vladislav Provolnev will miss this game while serving the 3rd of a 3-game suspension.
Milestone alert
Defenseman Ziyat Paigin is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (33-15-8) vs Lokomotiv (30-20-4)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 3rd of six straight home games.
Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Dynamo Moscow is coming into this game on a 4-game winning streak.
Lokomotiv is also coming into this game on a 4-game winning streak.
Dynamo Moscow has defeated Lokomotiv twice this season by scores of 4-1 and 4-0, but also lost to them once by a score of 5-2.
Bocharov has played 70:42 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Jaskin has points in 3 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span. His next goal will set the team’s KHL record for goals in the regular season.
Indrasis has points in 4 straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.
Konovalov has played 86:15 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Lazushin has played 61:30 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Lander has points in 4 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Tkachev has points in 4 straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.
Rafikov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov, Kirill Lyamin
Milestone alert
Forward Alexander Svitov is hoping to suit up for his 600th career KHL game (currently at 599).
Defenseman Juuso Hietanen is hoping to collect his 250th career KHL point (currently at 249).
19:30: Ak Bars (38-11-4) vs Vityaz (25-21-8)
About the game
Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Vityaz is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Ak Bars is coming into this game on a 6-game winning streak.
Vityaz is coming into this game on a 2-game losing streak.
Ak Bars defeated Vityaz earlier this season by a score of 3-2.
Reideborn has played 86:22 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.
Nattinen has points in 3 straight games, going 5-0-5 over that span.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Andrei Pedan, Viktor Tikhonov, Daniil Zhuravlyov, Oleg Li, Kristian Khenkel
Vityaz: Yegor Voronkov, Danila Moiseyev
Suspension
Vityaz: Defenseman Jakub Jerabek will miss today’s contest while serving the 4th of a 5-game suspension.
Milestone alert
Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
19:30: Spartak Moscow (30-16-8) vs SKA (36-13-5)
About the game
Spartak Moscow is playing the 5th of six straight home games.
SKA is on a 1-game road trip.
Spartak Moscow is coming into this game having lost its last game.
SKA is also coming into this game on a 4-game winning streak.
Spartak Moscow has defeated SKA three times this season, namely by scores of 3-2 in OT, 3-2, and 3-1.
Samsonov has played 65:42 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Injury list
SKA: Alexander Barabanov, Anton Burdasov
Milestone alert
Forward Anatoli Nikontsev is hoping to tie Artyom Voronin record in KHL games played for Spartak Moscow. He has currently suited up for 295 games.
Defenseman Artyom Zub is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game (currently at 299).
20:30: Dinamo Riga (29-20-4) vs Jokerit (33-14-7)
About the game
Dinamo Riga is playing the 1st of five straight home games.
Jokerit is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Dinamo Riga is coming into this game on a 9-game losing streak.
Jokerit is coming into this game fresh off a loss.
Jokerit has defeated Dinamo Riga three times rather handedly this season by scores of 7-2, 5-3, and 7-0!
Injury list
Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile
Jokerit: Henri Ikonen, Oliver Lauridsen
