Ak Bars is looking to add to its impressive record, topped only by CSKA, as it hosts Severstal while Kunlun concludes a 5-game homestand against a very hot Avangard.
The KHL gameday concludes with Traktor visiting Neftekhimik and a hot Torpedo hosting a strong Metallurg side.
14:00: Barys (10-11-5) vs Spartak Moscow (14-9-6)
About the game
Barys is entering today’s game on a 5-game losing streak.
Spartak Moscow is also entering today’s game having won its last game.
Barys is playing the 1st of five straight home games.
Spartak Moscow is playing the 4th of six straight road games.
Barys defeat Spartak Moscow by an overtime score of 3-2.
Injury list
Barys: Jesse Blacker, Darren Dietz, Dmitri Shevchenko
Spartak Moscow: Nikita Pivtsakin, Dmitri Vishnevsky, Andrei Kuteikin
Milestone alert
Forward Ilya Zubov is hoping to collect his 300th career KHL points (currently at 299).
17:00: Ak Bars (21-6-4) vs Severstal (15-12-2)
About the game
Ak Bars is entering this contest having won its last game.
Severstal is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
Ak Bars is on a 1-game homestand.
Severstal is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Ak Bars has won seven straight home games played again Severstal having last suffered a defeat on January 28th, 2012, by a score of 1-0.
Severstal defeated Ak Bars earlier this season by an overtime score of 3-2.
Petunin has points in five straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Artyom Galimov, Albert Yarullin
Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov
17:00: Kunlun (6-20-3) vs Avangard (18-5-6)
About the game
Kunlun is entering today’s contest having won its last game, thus ending a horrible 9-game losing streak.
Avangard is entering today’s contest on a 4-game winning streak.
Kunlun is playing the 5th of five straight home games.
Avangard is on a 1-game road trip.
Avangard defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 3-1.
Shikin pitched a shutout in his last outing.
Hrubec has played 93:11 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Boucher has points in three straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.
Zernov has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Milestone alert
Forward Vyacheslav Leshchenko is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Defenseman Alexei Yemelin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
17:00: Lokomotiv (18-7-4) vs Dinamo Minsk (17-10-2)
About the game
Lokomotiv is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Dinamo Minsk is also entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Lokomotiv is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Lokomotiv has defeated Dinamo Minsk twice this season, by scores of 1-0 and 4-1, but also suffered a 3-2 overtime loss as well.
Kozun has points in nine straight games, going 8-5-13 over that span.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Andre Petersson
Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Buinitsky, Rob Klinkhammer, Francis Pare, Adam Almqvist, Alexander Kogalev, Ilya Shinkevich
Milestone alert
Forward Anton Lander is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
Forward Denis Alexeyev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
17:00: Neftekhimik (9-20-0) vs Traktor (20-8-2)
About the game
Neftekhimik is entering today’s game on a 2-game losing streak.
Traktor is heading into today’s game fresh off a victory.
Neftekhimik is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Traktor is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Traktor defeated Neftekhimik earlier this season by a score of 6-3.
Injury list
Traktor: Roman Manukhov
17:00: Torpedo (13-12-4) vs Metallurg (17-10-4)
About the game
Torpedo is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Metallurg is entering today’s contest having won its last game.
Torpedo is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Metallurg is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
The teams have exchanged victories in their two outings this, namely by scores of 3-2 in OT and 3-1.
Zhafyarov has points in six straight games, going 4-4-8 over that span.
Chekhovich has points in four straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Der-Arguchintsev has points in four straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.
Injury list
Metallurg: Nikolai Kulemin
Milestone alert
Forward Maxim Karpov is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99)