Four games on tap with several teams kicking off KHL season!

Metallurg begins a 5-game homestand against a Kunlun team beginning a 5-game road trip. SKA is starting up the season on the road against a Neftekhimik team that not only has one of the shortest rosters in the league, but seven injured players as well!

Meanwhile, Ak Bars is back in Kazan looking to keep it’s “winning streak” going against Vityaz after starting the season with a road win in Moscow while CSKA looks to lick its opening day loss wounds against an unsuspecting Sochi team that’s only just getting started!

Make sure you catch the action!

17:00: Metallurg vs Kunlun

About the game

This is the season opener for both teams.

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

Kunlun is playing the 1st of five straight road games.

Kunlun has never won a KHL game in Magnitogorsk.

Milestone alert

Forward Sergei Mozyakin is hoping to collect his 900th career KHL point (currently at 897).

19:00: Neftekhimik vs SKA

About the game

This is the season opener for both teams.

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

SKA is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

Neftekhimik has won the last two games these teams have played against each other.

Injury list

Neftekhimik: Alexander Bryntsev, Fedor Korotayev, Andrei Kostitsyn, Alexander Osipov, Otso Rantakari, Marat Khairullin, Bulat Shafigullin

SKA: Pavel Koltygin

Milestone alert

Goaltender Alexander Samonov is hoping to suit up for his 50th career KHL game (currently at 49).

Goaltender Magnus Hellberg is hoping to pitch his 20th career KHL shutout (currently at 19).

Forward Vladimir Tkachev is hoping to suit up for his 250th career KHL game (currently at 249).

Forward Miro Aaltonen is hoping to score his 50th career KHL goal (currently at 49).

19:30: Ak Bars (1-0-0) vs Vityaz

About the game

Ak Bars is entering this contest having won its season opener against CSKA in overtime by a score of 3-2.

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

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

Injury list

Ak Bars: Daniil Zhuravlyov

Vityaz: Yevgeni Katichev

Milestone alert

Forward Danis Zaripov is hoping to collect his 650th career KHL point (currently at 647).

19:30: CSKA (0-0-1) vs Sochi

About the game

CSKA lost its season opener to Ak Bars in overtime by a score of 3-2.

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

Sochi is playing the 1st of three straight road games.

Sochi has only defeated CSKA once ever in a total of 22 KHL contests against each other.

Injury list

Sochi: Nikita Mikhailov

Milestone alert

Forward Maxim Shalunov is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).