Hot Ak Bars hosts smoking hot Metallurg in day’s biggest clash!

Ak Bars remains among the three best teams in the KHL, but Metallurg has the hot hand as these two teams collide for what should be an incredible battle. Traktor is another team that has been a well-oiled machine this season and will look to knock off Jokerit this evening. Dinamo Riga finally got back into the win column in their last outing but face a Severstal team that has won two in a row.

Kunlun also got back into the win column as well and is hoping to take advantage of a Sochi team that’s had a rough go of it this season. Spartak Moscow hosts Neftekhimik, loser of three straight, and Dinamo Minsk will host Dynamo Moscow, both winners of two in a row, in what will cap off the day’s action. It should be a doozy!

17:00: Traktor (21-11-2) vs Jokerit (16-8-3)

About the game

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

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

Traktor is paying the 2^nd or four straight home games.

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

Traktor defeated Jokerit earlier this season by a score of 3-1.

Traktor has lost its last four home games played against Jokerit.

Sedlak has paints in four straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.

Injury list

Traktor: Roman Manukhov, Nikita Yazkov

Jokerit: John Norman, Iiro Pakarinen

19:00: Severstal (17-14-2) vs Dinamo Riga (5-22-5)

About the game

Severstal is entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest having won its last game.

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

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

Severstal defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by an overtime score of 4-3.

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

Indrasis has points in seven straight games, going 7-3-10.

Maione has points in three straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

Injury list

Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov, Makar Khabarov

Dinamo Riga: Emil Galimov

Milestone alert

Defenseman Mathew Maione is hoping to suit up for his 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).

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

19:30: Ak Bars (24-7-4) vs Metallurg (21-10-4)

About the game

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

Metallurg is entering today’s contest on a 5-game winning streak.

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

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

Ak Bars defeated Metallurg earlier this season by an overtime score of 3-2.

Reideborn has played 105:43 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Artyom Galimov, Justin Azevedo

Metallurg: Nikolai Prokhorkin, Vyacheslav Kulemin

Milestone alert

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

19:30: Spartak Moscow (15-12-6) vs Neftekhimik (9-23-0)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Spartak Moscow has won its last four home games played against Neftekhimik.

Neftekhimik defeated Spartak Moscow earlier this season by a score of 5-2.

Injury list

Spartak Moscow: Nikita Pivtsakin, Dmitri Vishnevsky, Andrei Kuteikin

19:30: Sochi (9-18-6) vs Kunlun (7-21-5)

About the game

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

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

Sochi is playing the 4^th of four straight home games.

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

Sochi has beaten Kunlun twice this season, once 4-3 and once 6-3.

Werek has points in four straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.

Shinkaruk has points in four straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Injury list

Sochi: Alexei Krasikov, Rafael Batyrshin

Kunlun: Adam Lofquist

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Andrei Pedan is hoping to play his 100^th career KHL games (currently at 99).

19:30: Dinamo Minsk (19-10-3) vs Dynamo Moscow (19-10-4)

About the game

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

Dynamo Moscow is also entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Dinamo Minsk is on a 1-game homestand.

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 3^rd of five straight road games.

Dinamo Minsk defeated Dynamo Moscow earlier this season by a score of 5-2.

Sharangovich has points in five straight games, going 5-3-8 over that span.

Yeremenko has played 70:35 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Jaskin has points in three straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

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

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