Day Two of KHL playoff action sees the next 8 teams up to bat!

Ak Bars faces off against a Neftekhimik team that was one of the few in the KHL to beat the team from Kazan twice.

Avtomobilist is hosting a Sibir club that it only managed to beat once in four contests this year.

Dynamo Moscow will host arch rival Spartak Moscow, a team it managed to defeat in all four contests this season.

CSKA begins its defense of the Gagarin Cup against Torpedo against whom they collected 10 of 12 possible points this season.

17:00: Avtomobilist vs Sibir

Playoff history

These two teams have never faced each other in the KHL playoffs.

About the game

Avtomobilist defeated Sibir once this season by a score of 3-1, but lost three times to the boys from Novosibirsk this season by scores of 3-0, 4-3 in OT, and 3-2 in OT.

Dawes has points in 9 straight games, going 2-10-12 over that span.

Holland has points in 5 straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.

Kovar has played 62:44 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Nikolai Stasenko, Denis Bodrov, Anatoli Golyshev, Pavel Datsyuk

Sibir: Vladimir Pervushin, Viktor Komarov, Nikita Mikhailov, Alexander Torchenyuk

Milestone alert

Defensemen Alexander Loginov and Oleg Piganovich are each hoping to collect their respective 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

Forward Yegor Milovzorov is hoping to suit up for his 600th career KHL game (currently at 599).

19:30: CSKA vs Torpedo

Playoff history

2016: Second round. CSKA defeated Torpedo 4-1

About the game

In four contests this season, CSKA defeated Torpedo three times by scores of 3-0, 5-2, and 4-1, having lost once to them 2-1 in OT.

Sorokin has played 79:59 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Kaprizov has points in 5 straight games, going 8-2-10 over that span.

Slepyshev has points in 5 straight games, going 2-8-10 over that span.

Injury list

CSKA: Ivan Telegin, Sergei Andronov

Torpedo: Anton Volchenkov

19:30: Dynamo Moscow vs Spartak Moscow

Playoff history

2010: First round. Spartak Moscow defeated Dynamo Moscow 3-1

About the game

Dynamo Moscow defeated Spartak Moscow four times this season by scores of 3-2 in OT, 3-0, 4-0, and 2-1 in OT.

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

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov

Spartak Moscow: Nikita Bespalov, Robin Hanzl, Tobias Viklund

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Ivan Vishnevsky is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).

19:30: Ak Bars vs Neftekhimik

Playoff history

2013: First round. Ak Bars defeated Neftekhimik 4-0

About the game

Ak Bars defeated Neftekhimik twice this season by scores of 4-1 and 3-2, but also lost to them twice 4-2 and 2-1 in OT.

Galiev has points in 4 straight games, going 2-6-8 over that span.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Danis Zaripov, Kristian Khenkel

Neftekhimik: Pavel Padakin, Ziyat Paigin

Milestone alert

Forward Viktor Tikhonov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

Forward Stepan Sannikov is hoping to suit up for his 600th career KHL game (currently at 599).

Defenseman Roman Rukavishnikov is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).