Vityaz is coming off a win and will host a rather hapless Sochi team at home, a team it’s beaten in four straight games in Moscow. Amur has three wins in a row and just thrashed Ak Bars 7-1, including a hattrick from defenseman Michal Jordan. Gotta think they’ll be ready to go when they welcome Traktor today.
Barys and Ak Bars are each coming off a loss and played a very tight 1-0 overtime thriller earlier this season. Meanwhile, Dinamo Minsk finds itself on a 3-game losing streak after its Cinderella start. Unfortunately, the Belarussians will be Moscow to face CSKA, against whom they’ve lost 15 straight times!
12:00: Amur (7-11-2) vs Traktor (10-6-2)
About the game
Amur is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Traktor is coming into today’s game fresh off a loss.
Amur is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Traktor is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Traktor defeated Amur earlier this season by a score of 5-0.
Butuzov has points in three straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.
Kamalov has points in three straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Berglund has points in three straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Faizullin, Dominik Masin, Sergei Tereschenko
Milestone alert
Goaltending Yevgeni Alikin is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Anton Lazarev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
16:30: Barys (6-3-4) vs Ak Bars (12-4-4)
About the game
Barys is entering today’s contest fresh off a loss.
Ak Bars is also coming into today’s game fresh off a loss.
Barys is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Ak Bars is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Barys defeated Ak Bars earlier this season in a very tight overtime game by the score of 1-0.
Injury list
Barys: Henrik Karlsson, Alexei Maklyukov
Ak Bars: Kristian Khenkel, Timur Bilyalov
Milestone alert
Forward Linus Videll is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Defenseman Andrei Pedan is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
19:00: Severstal (9-6-1) vs Metallurg (12-6-0)
About the game
Severstal is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Metallurg is coming into today’s game on a 2-game losing streak.
Severstal is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Metallurg is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Severstal has dropped the last three games played against Metallurg.
Podyapolsky has played 105:15 minutes of shutout hockey.
Beck has points in five straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.
Chibisov has points in four straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.
Injury list
Severstal: Jindrich Abdul, Artyom Gareyev, Shawn Lalonde, Yegor Morozov
Metallurg: Maxim Karpov, Artyom Minulin, Mikhail Pashnin, 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).
Forward Sergei Plotnikov is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL assist (currently at 199).
19:30: Vityaz (8-8-1) vs Sochi (4-11-2)
About the game
Vityaz is entering today’s game fresh off a victory.
Sochi is heading into today’s game on a 6-game losing streak.
Vityaz is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Sochi is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Vityaz has won its last four home games played against Sochi.
Injury list
Vityaz: Jakub Jerabek
Sochi: Linus Johansson, Pavel Kukshtel
Milestone alert
Forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).
19:30: CSKA (14-3-2) vs Dinamo Minsk (10-6-1)
About the game
CSKA is entering today’s game fresh off a loss.
Dinamo Minsk is heading into today’s game on a 3-game losing streak.
CSKA is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
CSKA has won 15 straight KHL games against Dinamo Minsk. That is simply incredible!
Injury list
CSKA: Brendan Leipsic
Dinamo Minsk: Artyom Demkov, Dominik Furch, Roman Gorbunov, Ivan Lodnia, Rob Klinkhammer, Brandon Kozun, Shane Prince, Maxim Sushko, Francis Pare, Danny Taylor, Kirill Voronin
Milestone alert
Forward Konstantin Okulov is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game (currently at 299).
Forward Maxim Mamin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Maxim Shalunov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).