Metallurg set to face thorn in the side SKA having won 3 in a row!

Sure, they’re at home looking for their fourth straight victory, but it’s been a real long time since they defeated SKA on home ice. Other juggernauts on the road include Ak Bars in Nizhnekamsk and Dinamo Minsk in Moscow to face CSKA, a team they haven’t beaten since 2014. You can guess who the favorites are in those matches.

The gameday will kick off early in Khabarovsk as Amur hosts Spartak Moscow, which will be ending its mammoth 6-game road trip, while Sibir hosts a Sochi team that just recently showed a sign of life again.

In total, there will be eight games of KHL hockey today, so get ready for a boatload of action and tons of highlights in the very near future!

12:00: Amur (12-19-2) vs Spartak Moscow (14-11-6)

About the game

Amur is entering today’s game on a 2-game losing streak.

Spartak Moscow is also entering today’s game on a 2-game losing streak.

Amur is playing the 1^st of four straight home games.

Spartak Moscow is playing the 6^th of six straight road games.

Spartak Moscow has lost the last four games it has played in Khabarovsk. It’s last victory there was on September 19^th, 2015, by a score of 2-1.

Injury list

Amur: Artyom Zhelzkov, Michal Jordan, Alexander Kuznetzov, Valery Vasiliev

Spartak Moscow: Nikita Pivtsakin, Dmitri Vishnevsky, Andrei Kuteikin

Milestone alert

Forward Valentin Pyanov is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Ilya Zubov is hoping to collect his 300^th career KHL point (currently at 299).

15:30: Sibir (14-15-3) vs Sochi (8-18-5)

About the game

Sibir is entering today’s game having won its last contest.

Sochi is entering today’s game having lost its last game.

Sibir is playing the 2^nd of four straight home games.

Sochi is playing the 2^nd of three straight road games.

Sateri has played 87:16 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell, Anton Krasotkin

Sochi: Alexei Krasikov

16:00: Dinamo Riga (4-21-4) vs Traktor (20-10-2)

About the game

Dinamo Riga is entering today’s game on a 3-game losing streak.

Traktor is entering today’s game on a 2-game losing streak.

Dinamo Riga is playing the 1^st of two straight home games.

Traktor is playing the 3^rd of three straight road games.

Traktor defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by a score of 5-1.

Indrasis has points in four straight games, going 5-1-6 over that span.

Injury list

Traktor: Roman Manukhov

17:00: Avtomobilist (17-7-6) vs Dynamo Moscow (17-10-4)

About the game

Avtomobilist is entering today’s contest on a 6-game losing streak.

Dynamo Moscow is coming into today’s having lost its last contest.

Avtomobilist is playing the 3^rd of three straight home games.

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 1^st of five straight road games.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Leonid Fomin

Dynamo Moscow: Mikhail Grigoriev, Ivan Igumnov, Vladimir Bryukvin, Vyacheslav Kulemin

Milestone alert

Forward Denis Bodrov is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

Defenseman Andrei Mironov is hoping to suit up for his 400^th career KHL game (currently at 399).

Forward Vadim Shipachyov is hoping to collect his 700^th career KHL point (currently at 697).

17:00: Metallurg (19-10-4) vs SKA (20-8-4)

About the game

Metallurg is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.

SKA is also entering today’s contest fresh off a defeat.

Metallurg is on a 1-game homestand.

SKA is playing the 1^st of two straight road games.

Metallurg defeated SKA earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

Metallurg has lost its last four home games played against SKA.

Ozhiganov has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Metallurg: Nikolai Kulemin

SKA: Emil Galimov

Suspension

Metallurg: Defenseman Mikhail Pashnin will miss this game while serving the 2^nd of a 3-game suspension.

Milestone alert

Forward Maxim Karpov is hoping to score his 100^th career KHL goal (currently at 99).

19:30: Neftekhimik (10-21-0) vs Ak Bars (22-7-4)

About the game

Neftekhimik is entering today’s contest having lost its last game.

Ak Bars is also entering today’s contest having lost its last game.

Neftekhimik is playing the 3^rd of four straight home games.

Ak Bars is playing the 2^nd of two straight road games.

Ak Bars has defeated Neftekhimik twice this season, both times by scores of 3-2, but also lost once – also by a score of 3-2. Time to place your bets on this one!

Hudacek has points in three straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.

Kostitsyn has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Artyom Galimov

19:30: Vityaz (15-14-2) vs Torpedo (14-13-4)

About the game

Vityaz is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Torpedo is entering today’s contest having won its last game.

Vityaz is playing the 3^rd of three straight home games.

Torpedo is playing the 2^nd of two straight road games.

Daugavins has points in five straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

Tikhomirov has played 71:04 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Zhafyarov has points in eight straight games, going 7-4-11 over that span.

Szwarz has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Torpedo: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev, Ziyat Paygin, Semyon Ruchkin

Milestone alert

Defenseman Yuri Pautov is looking to suit up for his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

Goaltender Ilya Yezhov is hoping to be in goal for his 350^th career KHL game (currently at 349).

19:30: CSKA (25-5-3) vs Dinamo Minsk (18-10-3)

About the game

CSKA is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.

Dinamo Minsk is coming into today’s game having won its lost contest.

CSKA is playing the 2^nd of two straight home games.

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 3^rd of three straight home games.

CSKA defeated Dinamo Minsk twice this season, each time by a score of 5-1.

CSKA has won 17(!) straight games against Dinamo Minsk, having last lost to the Belarussians on September 14^th, 2014, by a score of 3-2.

Shalunov has points in three straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

Sharangovich has points in four straight games, going 5-2-7 over that span.

Murphy has points in four straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.

Injury list

CSKA: Artyom Sergeyev, Nikolai Goldobin, Anton Slepyshev

Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Buinitsky, Rob Klinkhammer, Francis Pare, Adam Almqvist, Alexander Kogalev, Ilya Shinkevich