More successful in their last games were Torpedo and Barys, both of which are just a game under .500 for the season. Which of the two is heading back into the loss column this evening?
Meanwhile, a team with 30 losses welcomes a team with 26 losses. Together, Dinamo Riga and Sochi have combined for just 15 victories this season, but one of the two will be adding to their total by day’s end.
19:00: Kunlun (8-21-7) vs Avangard (21-7-7)
About the game
Kunlun is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Avangard is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Kunlun is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Avangard is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Avangard has defeated Kunlun twice this season, namely by close scores of 3-1 and 2-1.
Shinkaruk has points in seven straight games, going 4-4-8 over that span. With a point today, he’d set a new club scoring streak record.
Boucher has points in nine straight games, going 4-8-12 over that span. Like Shinkaruk for Kunlun, Boucher can tie a club scoring streak record with a point today.
Injury list
Kunlun: Adam Lofquist
Avangard: Artyom Manukyan, Andrei Stas, Jiri Sekac, Nail Yakupov
Milestone alert
Forwards Ilya Kablukov and Alexander Khokhlachev are each hoping to collect their 100th career KHL assists (currently at 99).
19:00: Torpedo (18-15-4) vs Barys (16-12-5)
About the game
Torpedo is entering today’s contest having won its last game.
Barys is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Torpedo is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Barys is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
Torpedo defeated Barys earlier this season by a close score of 3-2.
Videll has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
Torpedo: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev, Ziyat Paygin
Barys: Viktor Svedberg
Milestone alert
Forward Mikhail Varnakov is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).
Forward Matt Frattin is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
19:30: Vityaz (17-16-3) vs Jokerit (18-10-3)
About the game
Vityaz is entering today’s contest having won its last game.
Jokerit is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Vityaz is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Jokerit is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
Vityaz defeated Jokerit earlier this season by an overtime score of 4-3.
Injury list
Jokerit: Iiro Pakarinen
20:30: Dinamo Riga (5-25-5) vs Sochi (10-20-6)
About the game
Dinamo Riga is entering this contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Sochi is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Sochi is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Sochi has defeated Dinamo Riga three times this season, namely by scores of 4-2, 3-1, and 3-2.
Dzierkals has points in four straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Lipon has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Miromanov has points in three straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Aleksandrov has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo Riga: Jordan Murray
Sochi: Konstantin Klimontov
Milestone alert
Forward Yevgeni Grachev is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game (currently at 399).
Defenseman Yuri Alexandrov is hoping to suit up for his 600th career KHL game (currently at 599).