Ak Bars desperate to get back on track against rival Salavat!
At home, the boys from Kazan will also enter the game with far more bodies available, as Salavat Yulaev continues to be affected considerably by illness.
Elsewhere, Neftekhimik and Metallurg face off with both teams coming in fresh off a loss while bottom-feeders Sochi and Dinamo Riga take to the ice in Adler with identical records, neither being anything worth writing home about.
19:00: Ak Bars (8-3-1) vs Salavat (9-4-0)
About the game
Ak Bars is entering this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Salavat is entering this contest having won its last game.
Ak Bars is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Salavat is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
Ak Bars already defeated Salavat earlier this season by a score of 4-1.
Ak Bars has its last seven home games played against Salavat.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Amir Miftakhov, Kristian Khenkel, Daniil Zhuravlyov, Dmitri Voronkov
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, Vladislav Sukhachyov, Daniil Tarasov
Milestone alert
Forward Nigel Dawes is hoping to score his 250th career regular season KHL goals (currently at 249).
19:00: Neftekhimik (4-7-0) vs Metallurg (7-4-0)
About the game
Neftekhimik is entering this contest having lost its last game.
Metallurg is also entering this contest having lost its last game.
Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Metallurg is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Roman Graborenko
Metallurg: Nikolai Kulemin, Arkhip Nekolenko
Milestone alert
Defenseman Alexander Osipov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Forward Timur Sharifyanov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
19:30: Sochi (2-6-1) vs Dinamo Riga (2-6-1)
About the game
Sochi is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Dinamo Riga is coming into today’s game having lost its last game.
Sochi is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
Miromanov has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
Sochi: German Rubtsov, Georgi Solyannikov
Dinamo Riga: Daniels Berzins, Morgan Ellis, JC Lipon, Gints Meija, Andrew O’Brien, Denis Parshin, Mikelis Redlihs, Reese Scarlett, Kristaps Sotnieks, Kristaps Zile
Milestone alert
Forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).
