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 1st of four straight home games.
Spartak Moscow is playing the 6th 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 19th, 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 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Ilya Zubov is hoping to collect his 300th 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 2nd of four straight home games.
Sochi is playing the 2nd 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 1st of two straight home games.
Traktor is playing the 3rd 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 3rd of three straight home games.
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 1st 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 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
Defenseman Andrei Mironov is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).
Forward Vadim Shipachyov is hoping to collect his 700th 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 1st 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 2nd of a 3-game suspension.
Milestone alert
Forward Maxim Karpov is hoping to score his 100th 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 3rd of four straight home games.
Ak Bars is playing the 2nd 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 3rd of three straight home games.
Torpedo is playing the 2nd 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 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
Goaltender Ilya Yezhov is hoping to be in goal for his 350th 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 2nd of two straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 3rd 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 14th, 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