Another early-season KHL doozy tonight at CSKA hosts Мetallurg!

Each team comes in with but one loss in six games. CSKA will have the home ice advantage and is currently on a league-best 5-game winning streak, so there’s that.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is Kunlun, which continues its 3-game homestand hoping to end its abysmal 6-game losing streak. That sure won’t be easy against one of the KHL’s best in Salavat, which features three of the league’s hottest scorers in Finns Hartikainen, Manninen, and Granlund.

17:00: Kunlun (0-6-0) vs Salavat (5-2-0)

About the game

Kunlun is entering today’s game on a 6-game losing streak.

Salavat is heading into today’s game having just lost to Ak Bars.

Kunlun is playing the 2^nd of three straight home games.

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

Granlund has points in three straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

Hartikainen has points in five straight games, going 6-5-11 over that span.

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

Injury list

Salavat: Vladislav Kartayev, Philip Larsen

Milestone alert

Forward Yegor Dugin is hoping to suit up for his 400^th career KHL game (currently at 399).

17:00: CSKA (5-0-1) vs Metallurg (5-1-0)

About the game

CSKA is entering today’s game on a 5-game winning streak.

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

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

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

Olkinuora has played 90 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

CSKA: Ivan Telegin

Metallurg: Nikolai Kulemin

Suspensions

Metallurg: Forward Sergei Plotnikov will miss this game while serving a 1-game suspension.

Milestone alert

Defenseman Yegor Rykov is hoping to suit up for his 200^th career KHL point (currently at 199).