Red hot Avangard faces Severstal looking for seventh straight win!

They’ve been trucking for several weeks now and Avangard will look to sweep aside Severstal today on the road. Sibir itself has won two in a row and hopes to take that momentum with it into today’s game against a strong Lokomotov club.

Barys too has won three in a row, all at home, and host a Vityaz team that has been back-and-forth all season long. After starting this season off so well, Avtomobilist is not a loser of seven straight games. They’re heading to Kazan to face one of the league’s best teams. That’s not usually a recipe for success.

13:30: Sibir (14-15-3) vs Lokomotiv (20-8-4)

About the game

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

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

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

Lokomotiv is playing the 2^nd of four straight road games.

Sibir has won its last five home games played against Lokomotiv, with the last loss coming on October 17^th, 2014, by a score of 4-1.

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell, Anton Krasotkin, Mikhail Romayev

Lokomotiv: Andre Petersson, Atte Okhtamaa

Milestone alert

Forward Yegor Averin is hoping to suit up for his 700^th career KHL game (currently at 699).

Defensemen Jyrki Jokipakka is hoping to suit up for his 200^th career KHL game (currently at 199).

14:00: Barys (13-11-5) vs Vityaz (15-15-2)

About the game

Barys is entering this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

Vityaz is also coming into this contest having lost its last game.

Barys is playing the 4^th of five straight home games.

Vityaz is playing the 1^st of three straight road games.

Barys has won its last five home games against Vityaz, having last been defeated on October 9^th, 2014, by a score of 2-0.

Karlsson has played 65:47 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

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

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

Injury list

Barys: Jesse Blacker, Darren Dietz, Dmitri Shevchenko, Viktor Svedberg

Milestone alert

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

17:00: Ak Bars (23-7-4) vs Avtomobilist (17-8-6)

About the game

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

Avtomobilist is entering today’s contest on a miserable 7-game losing streak.

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

Avtomobilist is playing the 1^st of four straight road games.

Ak Bars defeated Avtomobilist by a score of 3-0.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Artyom Galimov, Justin Azevedo

Avtomobilist: Leonid Fomin

Milestone alert

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

17:00: Severstal (16-14-2) vs Avangard (20-5-6)

About the game

Severstal is entering this contest having won its last game.

Avangard is coming into this contest on a 6-game winning streak.

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

Avangard is on a 1-game homestand.

Severstal has lost its last 7 home games against Avangard, having lost won on December 21^st, 2011, by an overtime score of 4-3.

Petunin has points in eight straight games, going 6-3-9 over that span.

Kodola has points in four straight games, going 0-5-5.

Hrubec has played 86:34 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Boucher has points in five straight games, going 2-6-8 over that span.

Zernov has points in five straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.

Injury list

Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov, Denis Vikharev, Makar Khabarov

Avangard: Andrei Stas, Sergei Tolchinsky

Milestone alert

Defensemen Alexei Yemelin is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Alexander Khokhlachev is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).