Lokomotiv hopes to end losing at home against Dinamo Minsk!

It’s only been two games, but Lokomotiv has hit a little wall and will face a Dinamo Minsk team that is on a 2-game winning streak. Speaking of walls, Barys has lost five straight and welcomes Spartak Moscow to Kazakhstan, which is in the midst of a long road trip.

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 1^st of five straight home games.

Spartak Moscow is playing the 4^th 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 300^th 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 1^st of three straight road games.

Ak Bars has won seven straight home games played again Severstal having last suffered a defeat on January 28^th, 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 5^th 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 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Defenseman Alexei Yemelin is hoping to collect his 100^th 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 1^st of two straight home games.

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1^st 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 200^th career KHL game (currently at 199).

Forward Denis Alexeyev is hoping to collect his 100^th 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 1^st of four straight home games.

Traktor is playing the 1^st 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 3^rd of four straight home games.

Metallurg is playing the 1^st 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 100^th career KHL goal (currently at 99)