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