Quarantine is over — Jokerit is ready to go to battle again in Helsinki!

It’s been a good long while, but Jokerit can finally get things revving up again. For win number three, they’ll have to take on a tough Sibir team that has played a good amount of hockey recently.

Lokomotiv had been hot, but is coming off a loss in its last game. In town tonight is Neftekhimik, which was victorious in its last outing. Meanwhile, Avangard suddenly finds itself on a 2-game losing streak and hosts Kunlun, which is coming its first win of the season. Something tells us this game will be tighter than you’d think by looking at the teams’ very different records.

The day’s biggest battles feature SKA against Ak Bars and Avtomobilist versus Dinamo Minsk. SKA is at home, but Ak Bars has lost just one of eight games thus far this season. Avtomobilist has been impressive this season, but what can you say about Minsk’s 3-game winning streak. This isn’t last year’s club, that’s for sure!

17:00: Avtomobilist (6-0-2) vs Dinamo Minsk (5-2-0)

About the game

Avtomobilist is entering this contest having lost its last game.

Dinamo Minsk is entering this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

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

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

Datsyuk has points in six straight games, going 2-6-8 over that span.

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

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

Spooner has points in nine straight games (going into last season), going 2-12-14 over that span.

Should Spooner gain any points today, he’ll tie Joe Pavelski’s club record of points in 10 straight games (7-7-14). Pavelski is currently playing with forward Alexander Radulov and the Dallas Stars for the Stanley Cup.

Menell has points in six straight games, going 1-7-8 over that span.

Prince has points in five straight games, going 5-2-7 over that span.

Kozun has points in four straight games, going 5-2-7 over that span.

Klinkhammer has points in four straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Dan Sexton, Zakhar Arzamastsev

Dinamo Minsk: Vyacheslav Gretsky, Stepan Falkovsky

Milestone alert

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

18:30: Jokerit (2-1-0) vs Sibir (3-5-1)

About the game

Jokerit is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Sibir is coming into today’s game having won its last contest.

Jokerit is playing the 2^nd of two straight home games.

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

Lindbeck has played 59:36 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell

19:30: Lokomotiv (4-2-0) vs Neftekhimik (2-5-0)

About the game

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

Neftekhimik is coming into today’s game having won its last game.

Lokomotiv is playing the 1^st of four straight home games.

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

Kucheryavenko has points in 4 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Eddie Pasquale, Denis Barantsev, Nikolai Kovalenko, André Petersson, Kirill Slepets, Vladimir Tkachev

Milestone alert

Forward Alexander Kucheryavenko is hoping to suit up for his 550^th career KHL game (currently at 549).

19:30: Avangard (6-1-2) vs Kunlun (1-6-1)

About the game

Avangard is entering today’s game having lost its last two games.

Kunlun is heading into today’s game fresh off a victory.

Avangard is playing the 1^st of four straight home games.

Kunlun is on a 1-game homestand.

Injury list

Avangard: Ville Pokka, Maxim Chudinov

Milestone alert

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

19:30: Avangard (6-1-2) vs Kunlun (1-6-1)

About the game

Avangard is entering today’s game having lost its last two games.

Kunlun is heading into today’s game fresh off a victory.

Avangard is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

Kunlun is on a 1-game homestand.

Injury list

Avangard: Ville Pokka, Maxim Chudinov

Milestone alert

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