Avtomobilist tries to finally rid itself of the curse of Barys!
They’re at home against the men from Kazakhstan, but Avtomobilist hasn’t beaten Barys at home in its last six tries. Just shocking! Traktor hopes to have things easier before it hits the road by welcoming a Kunlun club that has proven to be the most hapless in the KHL this season despite a roster that would be the envy of many.
SKA is back home and faces off against a tough opponent in Metallurg, which it has total control in recent years when playing in St. Petersburg. At the same time, Dinamo Minsk will try to keep its magical season going strong as it welcomes and up and (mostly) down Sochi to Belarus.
17:00: Avtomobilist (8-2-2) vs Barys (3-1-3)
About the game
Avtomobilist is entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Barys is also entering this contest having won its last game.
Avtomobilist is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Barys is on a 1-game road trip.
Surprisingly, Avtomobilist has lost its las six home games played against Barys.
Holland has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Genoway has points in six straight games, going 2-6-8 over that span.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Zakhar Arzamastsev
17:00: Traktor (6-4-2) vs Kunlun (1-9-1)
About the game
Traktor is entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Kunlun is entering this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Traktor is on a 1-game homestand.
Kunlun is playing the 2nd of five straight road games.
Traktor defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 3-1.
Hyka has points in three straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Bailen has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
Kunlun: David Bondra, Alex Riche, Jake Chelios
Suspension
Kunlun: Forward Alexei Toropchenko will miss this game while serving the 1st of a 3-game suspension.
Milestone alert
Forward Anton Lazarev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
19:00: SKA (8-2-3) vs Metallurg (8-4-0)
About the game
SKA is entering this contest having lost its last game.
Metallurg is entering this contest having won its last game.
SKA is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Metallurg is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
SKA has won its last nine KHL games played against Metallurg.
Yakovlev has points in three straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Tkachev has points in four straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Timkin has points in four straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
SKA: Viktor Antipin, Miro Aaltonen, 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
Metallurg: Nikolai Kulemin, Arkhip Nekolenko
Milestone alert
Defenseman Yaroslav Dyblenko is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game (currently at 299).
19:30: Dinamo Minsk (8-2-1) vs Sochi (3-6-1)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk is entering today’s game fresh off a loss.
Sochi is heading into today’s game fresh off a victory.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of five straight home games.
Sochi is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
Spooner has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Demkov has points in three straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Miromanov has points in four straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Vyacheslav Gretsky, Stepan Falkovsky
Sochi: German Rubtsov, Georgi Solyannikov
Milestone alert
Forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).
