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 15th 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 2nd of four straight home games.
Ak Bars is playing the 2nd 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 3rd of four straight home games.
Traktor is playing the 1st 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 100th 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 1st of two straight home games.
Jokerit is playing the 3rd 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 200th 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 3rd of four straight home games.
Metallurg is playing the 1st 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 900th 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 3rd of four straight home games.
Sochi is playing the 1st 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 200th 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 1st of two straight home games.
Salavat is playing the 4th 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 2nd of four straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st 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 100th 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 3rd of four straight home games.
Torpedo is playing the 2nd 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 200th career KHL point (both are at 199).
Forward Maxim Mamin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).