Powerhouses Jokerit & SKA hit the road with commanding series leads!
SKA and Jokerit hit the road in cruise control. In fact, Jokerit has outscored Lokomotiv 11-1 thus far in the first two games. How can Lokomotiv possibly come back from that?
Elsewhere, both Metallurg and Salavat head home with the series tied thanks to important Game 2 victories. Game 3 will surely show how much of an impact those wins had on Barys and Avangard respectively!
17:00: Metallurg vs Barys
Series stand
Series is tied 1-1
Game 1: 4-0 win for Barys
Game 2: 3-0 win for Metallurg
About the game
Koshechkin has played 60:48 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Milestone alert
Forward Yevgeni Timkin is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL playoff game (currently at 99).
17:00: Salavat vs Avangard
Series stand
Series is tied 1-1
Game 1: 5-2 win for Avangard
Game 2: 3-2 OT win for Salavat
About the game
Omark has points in 4 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.
Manninen has points in 4 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.
Hartikainen has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Semenov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Franson has points in 3 straight games, going 0-6-6 over that span.
Injury list
Salavat: Alexei Kruchinin
Avangard: Artyom Manukyan, Alexander Sudnitsin, Maxim Chudinov
Milestone alert
Goaltender Igor Bobkov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL victory (currently at 99).
19:00: Lokomotiv vs Jokerit
Series stand
Jokerit currently leads 2-0
Game 1: 6-0 win for Jokerit
Game 2: 5-1 win for Jokerit
About the game
Antti Niemi has played 106:02 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Lehtonen has points in 3 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Daniil Misyul
Jokerit: Henri Ikonen
Milestone alert
Forward Mika Niemi is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
Forward Petri Kontiola is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
19:30: Vityaz vs SKA
Series stand
SKA currently leads 2-0
Game 1: 6-1 win for SKA
Game 2: 4-3 win for SKA
About the game
Ozhiganov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-0-3.
Injury list
Vityaz: Pavel Varfolomeyev, Alexander Semin, Pavel Vorobey
