Dynamo Moscow greets a Dinamo Minsk on the mend!

Both teams are coming off a loss, but Dinamo has been hit hard by illness and it’s shown in recent games. Amur has two wins in a row, but have the unenviable task of keeping that streak alive against the ever tough Ak Bars. Traktor has won three in a row and that is bad news for hosts Sibir, who currently lead the KHL with six straight losses.

Kunlun is suddenly the winner of two in a row and welcomes a Metallurg team that now has an injury list nine players long. Meanwhile, Barys greets Jokerit with a 3-game winning streak.

Severstal is at home tonight and will face Sochi, which is limping in on a 5-game losing streak while Vityaz will have its hands full at home against Salavat. This game has all the making of a high-scoring affair.

The gameday will wind down in Moscow, where CSKA will look to gain its league-leading 15^th win against Torpedo, a team it has simply owned in recent seasons.

12:00: Amur (6-11-2) vs Ak Bars (12-3-4)

About the game

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

Ak Bars is coming into today’s game fresh off a victory.

Amur is playing the 2^nd of four straight home games.

Ak Bars is playing the 2^nd of three straight road games.

Ak Bars defeated Amur earlier this season by a score of 4-0.

Injury list

Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Faizullin, Dominik Masin, Sergei Tereschenko

Ak Bars: Kristian Khenkel, Timur Bilyalov

15:30: Sibir (5-11-3) vs Traktor (10-5-2)

About the game

Sibir is entering today’s contest on a 6-game losing streak.

Traktor is coming into today’s game on a 3-game winning streak.

Sibir is playing the 3^rd of four straight home games.

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

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

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell

Milestone alert

Forward Anton Lazarev is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

16:30: Barys (6-3-3) vs Jokerit (9-4-1)

About the game

Barys is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.

Jokerit is coming into today’s game fresh off a loss.

Barys is playing the 1^st of two straight home games.

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

Ortio has played 96:15 straight minutes of hockey without allowing a goal against.

Dietz has points in three straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

O’Neill has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Barys: Henrik Karlsson, Alexei Maklyukov

Jokerit: Jakub Krejcik

Milestone alert

Forward Brian O’Neill is hoping to collect his 200^th career KHL point (currently at 199).

19:00: Kunlun (3-12-1) vs Metallurg (12-5-0)

About the game

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

Metallurg is coming into today’s game fresh off a loss.

Kunlun is playing the 3^rd of four straight home games.

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

Metallurg defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 2-1.

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

Chibisov has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Injury list

Metallurg: Yegor Korobkin, Nikolai Kulemin, Arkhip Nekolenko, Juho Lammikko, Juho Olkinuora, Bogdan Potekhin, Nikolai Prokhorin, Nikita Rozhkov, Vasili Koshechkin

Milestone alert

Forward Sergei Mozyakin is hoping to score his 900^th career KHL point (currently at 898).

19:00: Severstal (8-6-1) vs Sochi (4-10-2)

About the game

Severstal is entering today’s game having won its last game.

Sochi is entering today’s game on a 5-game losing streak.

Severstal is playing the 3^rd of four straight home games.

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

Injury list

Severstal: Jindrich Abdul, Artyom Gareyev, Shawn Lalonde, Yegor Morozov

Sochi: Linus Johansson, Pavel Kukshtel

Milestone alert

Forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to collect his 200^th career KHL point (currently at 199).

19:30: Vityaz (7-8-1) vs Salavat (12-7-1)

About the game

Vityaz is entering today’s game on a 2-game losing streak.

Salavat is heading into today’s game on a 2-game winning streak.

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

Salavat is playing the 4^th of four straight road games.

Salavat defeated Vityaz earlier this season by a wild score of 6-5.

Tarasov has played 76:57 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

Granlund has points in seven straight games, going 4-8-12 over that span.

Injury list

Vityaz: Jakub Jerabek

Milestone alert

Defenseman Yevgeni Biryukov is hoping to become the first player in KHL history to suit up for 800 career KHL games (currently at 799).

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (8-6-2) vs Dinamo Minsk (10-5-1)

About the game

Dynamo Moscow is entering this contest having won its last game.

Dinamo Minsk is coming into this game on a 3-game losing streak.

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 2^nd of four straight home games.

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

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Vladimir Bryukvin

Dinamo Minsk: Artyom Demkov, Dominik Furch, Roman Gorbunov, Ivan Lodnia, Rob Klinkhammer, Ryan Spooner, Brandon Kozun, Shane Prince, Maxim Sushko, Francis Pare, Danny Taylor, Kirill Voronin

Milestone alert

Defenseman Andrei Sergeyev is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

19:30: CSKA (14-3-1) vs Torpedo (6-8-3)

About the game

CSKA is entering today’s game on a 2-game winnings streak.

Torpedo is heading into today’s game on a 2-game losing streak.

CSKA is playing the 3^rd of four straight home games.

Torpedo is playing the 2^nd of four straight road games.

CSKA have won seven straight KHL games against Torpedo.

Injury list

CSKA: Brendan Leipsic

Torpedo: Artyom Alyayev, Vadim Pereskokov, Andy Miele

Milestone alert

Defenseman Mat Robinson is hoping to collect his 200^th career KHL point (both are at 199).

Forward Maxim Mamin is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).