Hit hard by illness, Salavat hits the road looking for victory!

With 16 players out of the line-up, including three of their absolute top scorers, Salavat will have its hands full trying to get points from Neftekhimik, which is in dire need of a victory again.

Lokomotiv wraps up its 4-game homestand against a Jokerit squad that just got back into the win column and is concluding a 3-game road trip. Vityaz will finish off the game day by kicking off a 5-game homestand again Dinamo Riga, which is coming off a win. The boys from Moscow’s suburbs sure would like to use this lengthy homestand to create a winning streak after a .500 season thus far.

17:00: Lokomotiv (5-3-1) vs Jokerit (4-2-1)

About the game

Lokomotiv is entering today’s game fresh off a victory.

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

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

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

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

O’Neill has points in seven straight games, going 1-7-8 over that span.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Denis Barantsev, Kirill Slepets

Milestone alert

Forward Iiro Pakarinen is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).

17:00: Neftekhimik (4-6-0) vs Salavat (8-4-0)

About the game

Neftekhimik is entering this contest having won its last game.

Salavat is entering this contest having lost its last game.

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

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

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

Injury list

Neftekhimik: Roman Graborenko

Salavat: Eduard Gimatov, Markus Granlund, Vladimir Zharkov, Alexander Kadeykin, Vladislav Kartayev, Pavel Koledov, Juha Metsola, Sakari Manninen, Grigori Panin, Vyacheslav Solodukhin, Nikita Soshnikov, Teemu Hartikainen, Pyotr Khokhryakov, Yaroslav Tsulygin

17:00: Vityaz (5-5-0) vs Dinamo Riga (2-5-1)

About the game

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

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

Vityaz is playing the 1^st of five straight home games.

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

Injury list

Vityaz: Jakub Jerabek, Alexander Semin

Dinamo Riga: Daniels Berzins, JC Lipon, Gints Meija, Andrew O’Brien, Denis Parshin, Mikelis Redlihs, Reese Scarlett, Kristaps Sotnieks, Kristaps Zile