Amur welcomes SKA and the two teams have been heading in opposite directions this season. SKA is even coming off a win although having 20 players out sick or injured. Amur has six injured players as well, so there’s plenty of opportunity for a number of guys who have been waiting for their shot.
Things are looking a bit different in Novosibirsk, where Sibir will host Torpedo. Both teams can make full use of their rosters as neither has a single injury to report.
12:00: Amur (2-8-1) vs SKA (7-2-2)
About the game
Amur is entering this contest having lost its last game.
SKA is entering this contest having won its last game.
Amur is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
SKA is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Amur has never defeated SKA in a home game in KHL play. Uh, wow!
Injury list
Amur: Michal Jordan, Denis Golubev, Nikita Feoktistov, Nikita Yazkov, Valentin Pyanov, Kirill Rasskozov
SKA: Viktor Antipin, Yaraslov Askarov, Lukas Bengtsson, Anton Burdasov, Emil Galimov, Joonas Kemppainen, Yevgeni Ketov, Pavel Koltygin, Kirill Marchenko, Igor Ozhiganov, Alexander Samonov, Vasili Tokranov, Dinar Khafizullin, Magnus Hellberg, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy, Bogdan Yakimov, Linden Vey
15:30: Sibir (4-7-1) vs Torpedo (4-5-2)
About the game
Sibir is entering this contest having lost its last game.
Torpedo is entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Sibir is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Torpedo is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Sibir has lost its last four home games played against Torpedo.
Torpedo already defeated Sibir once earlier this season by a score of 4-3.
Alekseyev has points in three straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.
Miele has points in three straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.
Shenfeld has points in three straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
17:00: Metallurg (7-3-0) vs Avtomobilist (7-2-2)
About the game
Metallurg is entering this contest having won its last game.
Avtomobilist is also entering this contest having won its last game.
Metallurg is on a 1-game homestand.
Avtomobilist is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Belousov has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Datsyuk has points in nine straight games, going 3-9-12 over that span.
Makeyev has points in six straight games, going 5-4-9 over that span.
Genoway has points in five straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.
Injury list
Metallurg: Nikolai Kulemin, Arkhip Nekolenko
Avtomobilist: Zakhar Arzamastsev
Milestone alert
Forward Georgi Belousov is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point (currently at 198).
Coach Ilya Vorobyov is hoping to get his 200th career KHL victory (currently at 199).