A battle for Moscow today with opponents going in different directions!

Dynamo is at home and has won three games in a row after starting the season on a 3-game losing streak, something Spartak is currently going through.

The real battle all eyes will be on is in Yekaterinburg, where a very hot Avtomobilist will take on an even slightly hotter Avangard. Each team has but one less on record and both have made huge statements already this season.

Ak Bars is at home and looking to win its fifth straight game against a Sochi team that has been lacking in bite and comes in having dropped two in a row. Just as unbeatable and at home is SKA, which happily welcomes a Torpedo club mired in a 3-game losing streak to St. Petersburg.

Amur finally raked in a victory this year, but now hits the road by facing a Traktor team that is on a 2-game winning streak. Will those tigers be able to make it two in a row themselves?

15:00: Avtomobilist (5-0-1) vs Avangard (6-1-0)

About the game

Avtomobilist is entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Avangard is also entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

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

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

Datsyuk has points in four straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Sergei Zborovsky

Avangard: Ville Pokka

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Chay Genoway is hoping to suit up for his 300^th career KHL game (currently at 299).

Forward Andrei Stas is hoping to suit up for his 650^th career KHL game (currently at 649).

Forwards Andrei Stas and Alexander Khokhlachev are each looking to collect their 150^th career KHL point (each currently at 149).

15:00: Traktor (3-2-1) vs Amur (1-6-0)

About the game

Traktor is entering the contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Amur is coming into today’s game fresh off its first victory of the season.

Traktor is playing the 1^st of two straight home games.

Amur is playing the 1^st of four straight road games.

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

Kravtsov has points in three straight games, going 4-0-4 over that span.

Injury list

Amur: Michal Jordan, Denis Golubev, Nikita Feoktistov, Nikita Yazkov

Milestone alert

Defenseman Ilya Karpuhkin is hoping to suit up for his 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).

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

Defenseman Yuri Sergienko is hoping to suit up for his 250^th career KHL game (currently at 149).

17:00: Ak Bars (5-1-0) vs Sochi (5-1-0)

About the game

Ak Bars is entering today’s game on a 4-game winning streak.

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

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

Sochi is playing the 1^st of two straight road games.

Ak Bars already defeated Sochi once earlier this season by a score of 4-0.

Lassinantti has played 84:53 straight minutes.

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

Dawes has points in four straight games, going 4-0-4 over that span.

Zaripov has points in four straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Daniil Zhuravlyov, Amir Miftakhov

Milestone alert

Forward Nigel Dawes is looking to score his 250^th career KHL goal (currently at 248).

Forward Artyom Lukoyanov is looking to collect his 150^th career KHL point (currently at 149).

Defenseman Dmitri Yudin is hoping to suit up for his 300^th career KHL game (currently at 299).

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

17:30: Dynamo Moscow (3-3-0) vs Spartak Moscow (2-4-1)

About the game

Dynamo Moscow is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.

Spartak Moscow is coming into today’s game on a 3-game losing streak.

Dynamo Moscow is on a 1-game homestand.

Spartak Moscow is on a 1-game road trip.

Spartak defeated Dynamo earlier this season by a score of 3-1.

Shipachyov has points in four straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Yegor Bryzgalov

Moscow: Nikita Sokolov

Milestone alert

Defenseman Andrei Kuteikin is hoping to suit up for his 500^th career KHL game (currently at 499).

17:30: SKA (5-1-1) vs Torpedo (2-4-1)

About the game

SKA is entering today’s contest having won its last game.

Torpedo is coming into today’s game on a 3-game losing streak.

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

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

SKA defeated Torpedo already once this season by a score of 6-4.

Furthermore, SKA has defeated Torpedo five times in a row on home ice. It’s last defeat in St. Petersburg was on August 29^th, 2015, by a score of 3-1.

Askarov has played 75:04 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

Vey has points in six straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Injury list

SKA: Pavel Koltygin