16:30 Dynamo Moscow (12-8-3) – Salavat Yulaev (15-10-1)
About the game
Both teams lost in their last contests.
Dynamo Moscow is playing 2nd of four straight home games.
Salavat is playing 2nd of three straight road games.
Salavat forward Teemu Hartikainen has points in 4 straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Mikhail Grigoryev.
Milestone alert
Salavat forward Hartikainen is looking for his 350th KHL point (currently at 349).
Salavat forward Nikita Soshnikov is hoping to collect his 100th KHL point (currently at 99).
Salavat defenseman Grigory Panin is looking to pick his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
17:00 Ak Bars (16-5-4) – Neftekhimik (8-15-0)
About the game
Both teams lost in their last contests.
Ak Bars is starting their 3-game home series.
Neftekhimik is starting their 2-game road trip.
Teams exchanged with victories this season 3-2, 2-3 OT.
Ak Bars forward Justin Azevedo has points in 5 straight games, going 0-7-7 over that span.
Ak Bars forward Viktor Tikhonov has points in 5 straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.
Neftekhimik forward Libor Hudacek has points in 3 straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.
Neftekhimik forward Marat Khairullin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Timur Bilyalov, Artyom Galimov, Albert Yarullin.
Neftekhimik: Pavel Poryadin, Jonas Enlund, Vladimir Galuzin.
17:00 Kunlun Red Star (5-16-2) – Traktor (16-7-2)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star is entering today’s game day on a 4-game losing streak.
Traktor has won two games in a row.
Kunlun Red Star is on a 1-game homestand.
Traktor is starting their 3-game road trip.
Traktor twice defeated Kunlun Red Star this season by 3-1, 4-2 scores.
Traktor forward Alexei Byvaltsev has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
Traktor: Igor Isayev, Nick Bailen.
Milestone alert
Traktor head coach Anvar Gatiyatulin is looking to his 100th KHL win (currently at 99).
Traktor forward Anton Lazarev is hoping to pick his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
17:00 Severstal (13-9-1) – SKA (14-7-3)
About the game
Severstal is coming into today’s contest fresh off a win.
SKA won last two games in regular season.
Severstal is playing a 1-game homestand.
SKA is finishing 3-game road trip.
Severstal forward Igor Geraskin has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
Severstal: Jindrich Abdul, Vladislav Kodola, Anton Sizov.
SKA: Anton Belov, Emil Galimov.
17:00 Vityaz (12-11-1) – Spartak (10-8-5)
About the game
Vityaz is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak, while Spartak won 2 in a row.
Vityaz is playing 3rd of five straight home games.
Spartak is playing 2nd of three straight road games.
Spartak forward Jori Lehtera has points in 5 straight games, going 1-8-9 over that span.
Injury list
Spartak: Ilya Zubov, Dmitry Vishnevsky, Nikita Pivtsakin.
17:00 CSKA (18-4-3) – Sochi (7-13-4)
About the game
CSKA is coming into today’s contest fresh off a win.
Sochi is coming into today’s contest fresh off a win.
CSKA is playing 3rd of four straight home games.
Sochi is playing 3rd of five straight road games.
CSKA won 22 of 23 contests against Sochi in KHL, active winning streak is 13 games.
Sochi forward Malte Stromwall has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Sochi forward Jere Karjalainen has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
CSKA: Artyom Sergeye, Vsevolod Skotnikov, Nikolai Goldobin.
Sochi: Pavel Kukshtel, Kirill Petkov.
Milestone alert
Sochi forward Daniil Apalkov is looking for his 200th KHL point (currently at 199).
18:00 Dinamo Riga (2-16-3) – Avtomobilist (16-4-3)
About the game
Dinamo Riga is entering today’s contest on a 11-game losing streak.
Avtomobilist is coming to this gameday on a 3-game winning streak.
Dinamo is playing 3rd of four straight home games.
Avtomobilist is playing 2nd of three straight road games.
Avtomobilist defeated Dinamo earlier this season by a 7-2 score.
Avtomobilist forward Brooks Macek has points in 6 straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo Riga: Ilya Proskuryakov.
Avtomobilist: Zakhar Arzamastsev, Pavel Datsyuk.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist forward Dan Sexton is looking to score his 100th KHL goal (currently at 99).
Avtomobilist defenseman Denis Bodrov is hoping to collect his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).