Powerhouse battle between Lokomotiv & Avtomobilist is today’s highlight!

Lokomotiv is aiming to get first overall position in the standings while hosting Avtomobilist in Yaroslavl. Another big battle in Moscow where CSKA is playing against Salavat Yulaev. Dinamo Riga is looking to stop their horrible 10-game losing streak.

17:00 Traktor (15-7-2) – Ak Bars (16-4-4)

About the game

Traktor is coming into today’s contest fresh off a win.

Ak Bars is entering the gameday on a 4-game winning streak.

Traktor earlier defeated Ak Bars with a 3-2 SO score.

Ak Bars forward Justin Azevedo has points in 4 straight games, going 0-6-6 over that span.

Ak Bars forward Stephane Da Costa has points in 3 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Ak Bars forward Nigel Dawes has points in 3 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Ak Bars forward Viktor Tikhonov has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Injury list

Traktor: Igor Isayev, Nick Bailen.

Ak Bars: Timur Bilyalov, Artyom Galimov, Kristian Khenkel, Albert Yarullin.

Milestone alert

Traktor forward Anton Lazarev is hoping to collect his 100^th assist (currently at 99).

19:00 Neftekhimik (8-14-0) – Barys (9-7-4)

About the game

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

Barys lost their last regular season game.

Neftekhimik lost 4 straight home games to Barys with overall score 2-17.

Neftekhimik defenseman Alexei Volgin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Barys forward Matthew Frattin has points in 4 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Injury list

Neftekhimik: Pavel Poryadin, Alexander Bryntsev, Jonas Enlund

19:00 Torpedo (9-10-4) – Kunlun Red Star (5-15-2)

About the game

Torpedo is entering the gameday on a 2-game losing streak.

Kunlun Red Star is coming into today’s contest on a 3-game losing streak.

Kunlun Red Star earlier defeated Torpedo this season with a 3-1 score.

Injury list

Torpedo: Brady Austin.

19:30 Lokomotiv (17-4-1) – Avtomobilist (15-4-3)

About the game

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

Avtomobilist is coming into the gameday on a 2-game winning streak.

Avtomobilist defeated Lokomotiv earlier this season by a 1-0 OT score.

Lokomotiv forward Denis Alexeyev has points in three straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Avtomobilist forward Alexei Makeyev has points in three straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.

Avtomobilist forward Brooks Macek has points in five straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Kirill Slepets.

Avtomobilist: Zakhar Arzamastsev, Pavel Datsyuk.

Milestone alert

Avtomobilist forward Dan Sexton is looking to score his 100^th KHL goal (currently at 99).

Avtomobilist defenseman Denis Bodrov is hoping to collect his 100^th KHL assist (currently at 99).

Avtomobilist goalie Jakub Kovar is set to play his 400^th KHL game (currently at 399).

19:30 Vityaz (11-10-1) – SKA (13-7-3)

About the game

Vityaz is entering today’s contest after a loss.

SKA is coming to Podolsk from Helsinki after beating Jokerit.

Vityaz has lost 15 straight home games to SKA, last win happened on January 15, 2009.

SKA defeated Vityaz earlier this season by a 5-1 score.

Injury list

SKA: Anton Belov, Ansel Galimov, Bogdan Yakimov.

19:30 Dynamo Moscow (12-8-2) – Severstal (12-9-1)

About the game

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

Severstal has lost their last game.

Dynamo forward Vadim Shipachyov has points in 4 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Dynamo forward Dmitry Kagarlitsky has points in 4 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Mikhail Grigoryev.

Severstal: Jindrich Abdul, Vladislav Kodola, Anton Sizov.

Milestone alert

Dynamo Moscow head coach Vladimir Krikunov is set to coach at his 600^th KHL game (currently at 599).

19:30 CSKA (17-4-3) – Salavat Yulaev (15-9-1)

About the game

CSKA is coming into today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.

Salavat Yulaev is entering the gameday on a 3-game winning streak.

CSKA defeated Salavat earlier this season by a 4-2 score.

Salavat forward Teemu Hartikainen has points in three straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

CSKA defenseman Bodgan Kiselevich has points in 6 straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.

Injury list

CSKA: Artyom Sergeyev, Nikolai Goldobin, Vsevolod Skotnikov.

Milestone alert

CSKA forward Maxim Shalunov is looking to collect his 100^th KHL assist (currently at 99).

Salavat forward Mikhail Vorobyov is set to play his 100^th KHL game (currently at 99).

Salavat forward Teemu Hartikainen is hoping to collect his 350^th KHL point (currently at 348).

20:30 Dinamo Riga (2-13-3) – Sochi (6-13-4)

About the game

Dinamo Riga is entering today’s contest on a 10-game losing streak.

Sochi is coming into the gameday on a 3-game losing streak.

Sochi defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by a 4-2 score.

Sochi forward Nikita Tochitsky has points in 4 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Dinamo Riga forward Matt White has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Sochi: Pavel Kukshtel, Kirill Petkov.

Milestone alert

Sochi forward Daniil Apalkov is still hoping to collect his 200^th KHL point (currently at 199).