Barys and Sochi face each other in Kazakhstan as Barys continues a 5-game homestand while Spartak Moscow continues its grueling 6-game road trip in Siberia against Sibir.
Elsewhere, Lokomotiv looks for win number 20 as it hosts Severstal and Torpedo concludes a 4-game losing streak against Traktor, which has already racked up 20 wins.
The gameday concludes when CSKA hosts Kunlun in a battle of two teams that have gone very opposite directions this season.
14:00: Barys (11-11-5) vs Sochi (8-17-5)
About the game
Barys is entering today’s game having won its last contest.
Sochi is also entering today’s game having won its last game.
Barys is playing the 2nd of five straight home games.
Sochi is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Sochi defeated Barys earlier this season by a score of 3-0.
Videll has points in three straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Shmelyev has points in three straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
Barys: Jesse Blacker, Darren Dietz, Dmitri Shevchenko
Sochi: Alexei Krasikov
15:30: Sibir (13-15-3) vs Spartak Moscow (14-10-6)
About the game
Sibir is entering today’s game having lost its last contest.
Spartak Moscow is also entering today’s game having lost its last game.
Barys is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Spartak Moscow is playing the 5th of six straight road games.
Injury list
Sibir: Eric O’Dell, Anton Krasotkin
Spartak Moscow: Nikita Pivtsakin, Dmitri Vishnevsky, Andrei Kuteikin
Milestone alert
Forward Ilya Zubov is hoping to collect his 300th career KHL point (currently at 299).
Forward Ilya Talaluyev is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
17:00: Avangard (19-5-6) vs Ak Bars (22-6-4)
About the game
Avangard is entering today’s contest on a 5-game winning streak.
Ak Bars is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Avangard is on a 1-game homestand.
Ak Bars is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
The teams have split victories in their two matches this season, with Avangard having won 3-0 and Ak Bars having won 2-1 in OT.
Avangard has beaten Ak Bars in Omsk eight straight times.
Boucher has points in four straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.
Zernov has points in four straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.
Injury list
Avangard: Andrei Stas, Sergei Tolchinsky
Ak Bars: Emil Galimov
Milestone alert
Defenseman Alexei Yemelin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Goaltender Timur Bilyalov is hoping to be in net for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Danis Zaripov is hoping to suit up for his 750th career KHL game (currently at 749).
19:00: Lokomotiv (19-7-4) vs Severstal (15-13-2)
About the game
Lokomotiv is entering this contest having won its last game.
Severstal is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Severstal is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Marchenko has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Petunin has points in six straight games, going 5-2-7 over that span.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Andre Petersson, Atte Okhtamaa, Vladimir Tkachev
Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov, Denis Vikharev, Makar Khabarov
Milestone alert
Forward Yegor Yakovlev is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
19:00: Neftekhimik (10-20-0) vs Dinamo Minsk (17-10-3)
About the game
Neftekhimik is entering today’s contest having won its last game.
Dinamo Minsk is entering today’s having lost its last contest.
Neftekhimik is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Sharangovich has points in three straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Buinitsky, Rob Klinkhammer, Francis Pare, Adam Almqvist, Alexander Kogalev, Ilya Shinkevich
19:00: Torpedo (13-13-4) vs Traktor (20-9-2)
About the game
Torpedo is entering today’s game having lost its last contest.
Traktor is also entering today’s game having lost its last contest.
Torpedo is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Traktor is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Traktor defeated Torpedo earlier this season by a score of 4-1.
Zharyarov has points in seven straight games, going 6-4-10 over that span.
Chekhovich has points in five straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.
Byvaltsev has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Injury list
Traktor: Roman Manukhov
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (17-9-4) vs Metallurg (18-10-4)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Metallurg is also entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Metallurg is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Teemu Pulkkinen, Mikhail Grigoriev, Ivan Igumnov, Vladimir Bryukvin, Ivan Vereshchagin
Metallurg: Nikolai Kulemin
Milestone alert
Forward Ivan Muranov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Forward Vadim Shipachyov is hoping to collect his 700th career KHL point (currently at 697).
Forward Maxim Karpov is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
19:30: CSKA (24-5-3) vs Kunlun (6-21-3)
About the game
CSKA is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Kunlun is coming into today’s having lost its last contest.
CSKA is playing the 1st of two straight home games.
Kunlun is on a 1-game road trip.
CSKA defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 3-2.
Shikin pitched a shutout in his last outing.
Kempe has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
CSKA: Artyom Sergeyev, Nikolai Goldobin
Kunlun: Sam Lofquist
Milestone alert
Forward Vyacheslav Leshchenko is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).