12:00 Amur (10-16-2) – Metallurg (16-9-2)
About the game
Amur lost in the latest KHL game.
Metallurg is entering today’s contest fresh off a win.
Amur is finishing a 4-game home series.
Metallurg is finishing a 3-game road trip.
Metallurg defeated Amur earlier this season by a 3-1 score.
Injury list
Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Alexander Kuznetsov, Michal Jordan.
Metallurg: Artyom Zagidulin, Nikolay Kulyomin, Mikhail Pashnin, Vladislav Syomin, Danila Yurov.
16:30 Barys (10-8-5) – Avangard (15-5-6)
About the game
Barys is on a 2-game losing streak.
Avangard is entering today’s contest fresh off a win.
Barys is finishing a 3-game home series.
Avangard is finishing a 4-game road trip.
Injury list
Barys: Dmitry Shevchnko.
Avangard: Maxim Chudinov.
Milestone alert
Barys players Dmitry Grents and Dmitry Gurkov are set to play their 100th KHL game (currently at 99).
19:00 Lokomotiv (17-6-2) – Jokerit (11-7-1)
About the game
Both teams are on a 2-game losing streaks.
Lokomotiv is playing 1st of two straight home games.
Jokerit is on a 1-game road trip.
Teams exchanged victories this season by 2-3 and 4-2 scores.
Jokerit forward Brian O’Neill has points in 7 straight games, going 2-9-11 over that span.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Kirill Slepets.
Jokerit: David Sklenicka, Niklas Friman, Julius Junttila.
19:00 Ak Bars (18-5-4) – Torpedo (10-11-4)
About the game
Ak Bars is on a 2-game winning streak.
Torpedo lost in the latest KHL game.
Ak Bars is finishing a 3-game home series.
Torpedo is playing 2nd of three straight road games.
Teams exchanged victories this season by 6-2, 2-4 scores.
Ak Bars goalie Adam Reideborn has 82:55 minutes of shutout hockey.
Torpedo goalie Nikita Serebryakov has 96:43 minutes of shutout hockey.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Timur Bilyalov, Artyom Galimov, Albert Yarullin.
Torpedo: Brady Austin.
19:00 Neftekhimik (8-17-0) – CSKA (20-4-3)
About the game
Neftekhimik is on a 3-game losing streak.
CSKA is on a 3-game winning streak.
Neftekhimik is starting a 2-game home series.
CSKA is starting a 2-game road trip.
CSKA forward Konstantin Okulov has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
CSKA forward Anton Slepyshev has points in 4 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.
CSKA forward Nikita Korostelev has points in 3 straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
CSKA defenseman Klas Dahlback has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Jonas Enlund, Vladimir Galuzin.
CSKA: Artyom Sergeyev, Vsevolod Skotnikov, Nikolai Goldobin.
19:10 Dinamo Minsk (14-9-2) – Sochi (7-14-4)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk is on a 3-game winning streak.
Sochi lost in the latest KHL game.
Dinamo is starting a 4-game home series.
Sochi is playing 4th of five straight road games.
Sochi defeated Dinamo earlier this season by a 2-1 score.
Dinamo Minsk forward Brandon Kozun has points in 5 straight games, going 5-4-9 over that span.
Dinamo Minsk forward Ryan Spooner has points in 4 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.
Dinamo Minsk defenseman Brennan Menell has points in 3 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Adam Almqvist, Alexander Kogalev, Rob Klinkhammer, Francis Pare, Dmitry Buynitsky.
Sochi: Pavel Kukshtel, Alexei Krasikov.
Milestone alert
Dinamo Minsk forward Brandon Kozun is looking to collect his 250th KHL point (currently at 249).
Sochi forward Daniil Apalkov is hoping to finally collect his 200th KHL point (currently at 199).
19:30 Dynamo Moscow (13-8-4) – Dinamo Riga (3-16-4)
About the game
Both teams are entering today’s contest fresh off a win.
Dynamo Moscow is finishing a 4-game home series.
Dinamo Riga is starting a 3-game road trip.
Dynamo Moscow forward Vsevolod Yefremov has point in 3 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Dynamo Moscow forward Vyacheslav Kulyomin has point in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Mikhail Grigoryev.
Dinamo Riga: Ilya Proskuryakov, Ondrej Vitasek.