Salavat at Ak Bars highlights a day featuring some of the KHL’s top teams!

Having each lost just once thus far, Ak Bars and Salavat will clash this evening and someone is going to end up losing points here. Avtomobilist is also rolling strong thus far this year and is confident it can keep that going against a Kunlun club that, now finally playing a home game, hasn’t won a game in five tries this season.

Meanwhile, Severstal heads to Nizhny Novgorod hoping to hand Torpedo their third loss in a row while Vityaz plays host to an eerily similar Traktor team, with each team having dropped three of the first five decisions this season.

Spartak Moscow will be looking to conclude its 4-game home stand by ending its 2-game losing streak, but an always dangerous SKA is visiting and this isn’t the kind of game the boys from St. Petersburg tend to lose. Will the Muscovites be able to shut down a plethora of SKA players currently on scoring streaks?

Concluding the day’s action will be Lokomotiv, winners of four of their first five games, kicking off a road trip in Sochi, a team that has had anything but the start it desired.

19:00: Ak Bars (4-1-0) vs Salavat (5-1-0)

About the game

Ak Bars is entering today’s game on a 3-game winning streak.

Salavat is heading into today’s game on a 2-game winning streak.

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

Salavat is playing the 1^st of three straight road games.

Ak Bars has won its last six home games played against Salavat.

Bilyalov has played 68:47 straight minutes.

Galiev has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Dawes has points in three straight games, going 3-0-3 over that span.

Zaripov has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Hartikainen has points in four straight games, going 5-5-10 over that span.

Manninen has points in three straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Daniil Zhuravlyov

Salavat: Vladislav Kartayev, Philip Larsen

Milestone alert

Forward Kirill Petrov is looking to collect his 150^th career KHL assist (currently at 149).

19:00: Kunlun (0-5-0) vs Avtomobilist (4-0-1)

About the game

Kunlun is entering this contest on a 5-game winning streak.

Avtomobilist is coming in having won its last game.

Kunlun is playing the 1^st of three straight home games.

Avtomobilist is playing the 2^nd of two straight road games.

Datsyuk has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Sexton has points in three straight games, going 1-6-7 over that span.

Holland has points in three straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

Milestone alert

Forward Anatoli Golyshev is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Dan Sexton is hoping to score his 100^th career KHL goal (currently at 98).

Defenseman Chay Genoway is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

19:00: Torpedo (2-4-0) vs Severstal (2-1-1)

About the game

Torpedo is entering this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

Severstal is entering today’s game having lost its last contest.

Torpedo is on a 1-game homestand.

Severstal is playing the 2^nd of three straight road games.

Podyapolsky has played 62:51 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

19:30: Vityaz (2-3-0) vs Traktor (2-2-1)

About the game

Vityaz is entering this context fresh off a loss.

Severstal is entering today’s game having won its last game.

Vityaz is playing the 3^rd of three straight home games.

Severstal is playing the 3^rd of three straight road games.

Hyka has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Vityaz: Vitali Popov

Traktor: Igor Isayev

Milestone alert

Forward Anton Lazarev is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

19:30: Spartak Moscow (2-3-1) vs SKA (4-1-1)

About the game

Spartak is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.

SKA is coming into today’s game having lost its last game.

Spartak is playing the 4^th of four straight home games.

SKA is playing the 2^nd of two straight road games.

Aaltonen has points in four straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.

Ozhiganov has points in four straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Burdasov has points in eight straight games, going 7-3-10 over that span.

Kuzmenko has points in five straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Vey has points in five straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

Injury list

Spartak Moscow: Nikita Sokolov

19:30: Sochi (1-3-1) vs Lokomotiv (4-1-0)

About the game

Sochi is entering today’s game on a 2-game losing streak.

Lokomotiv is heading into today’s game having won its last game.

Sochi is playing the 3^rd of three straight home games.

Lokomotiv is playing the 1^st of three straight road games.

Lassinantti has played 84:53 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Eddie Pasquale

Milestone alert

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