SKA welcomes league-leader CSKA in rematch of 2019 conference final!

The Moscow boys have won two straight, but SKA has managed to be among the league’s top teams over the last 15 games. Should be a real doozy, as always.

The gameday will start up when Sibir, losers of four straight, welcome Amur, a team they’ve beaten a lot at home in recent years. Avtomobilist has finally gotten back into the win column and hopes to keep turning its season around in a tough match against Traktor.

Salavat concludes its 5-game homestand against Dinamo Minsk, a team it has three more points than, but which it has played three more games than as well. Meanwhile, Severstal is on the road, but is very hot with five straight wins. Lokomotiv will have its hands full. Jokerit has three losses in a row, several being quite tight, and is on the road against a strong Dynamo Moscow club.

The hottest team going just now is Ak Bars, with six straight wins. The Kazan legion is on the road in Moscow to face Spartak. A real battle is as good as pre-programmed in this one!

15:30: Sibir (15-18-4) vs Amur (14-21-2)

About the game

Sibir is entering today’s contest on a 4-game losing streak.

Amur is coming into today’s game having won its last game.

Sibir is playing the 1^st of three straight home games.

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

Sibir has won the last five home games played against Amur.

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell

Amur: Artyom Zhelzkov, Valery Vasiliev, Dmitri Arkhipov

Milestone alert

Forward Juuso Puustinen is looking to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:00: Avtomobilist (18-11-6) vs Traktor (22-13-2)

About the game

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

Traktor is entering today’s contest fresh off a loss.

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

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

Avtomobilist has defeated Traktor twice this season, each time by a score of 3-1, but also lost to them once 4-3 in OT.

Kovar has played 60 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Belousov has points in three straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

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

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Leonid Fomin, Stepan Khripunov, Korbinian Holzer

Traktor: Roman Manukhov, Nikita Yazkov

Milestone alert

Defenseman Maxim Berezin is hoping to suit up for his 500^th career KHL game (currently at 499).

Forward Peter Holland is hoping to suit up for his 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).

17:00: Salavat (21-14-3) vs Dinamo Minsk (20-12-3)

About the game

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

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

Salavat is playing the 5^th of five straight home games.

Dinamo Minsk is playing the 3^rd of four straight road games.

Salavat defeated Dinamo Minsk earlier this season by a score of 4-3.

Injury list

Salavat: Vladislav Kartayev

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

Milestone alert

Defenseman Grigori Panin is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

17:00: Lokomotiv (22-9-4) vs Severstal (20-14-2)

About the game

Lokomotiv is entering today’s contest fresh off a loss.

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

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

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

Lokomotiv defeated Severstal earlier this season by a score of 5-1.

Podyapolsky has played 66:50 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Kraskovsky has points in three straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.

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

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

Kapustin has points in four straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Atte Okhtamaa

Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov, Makar Khabarov, Joonas Nattinen

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (20-11-4) vs Jokerit (18-11-3)

About the game

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

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

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 1^st of three straight home games.

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

Jokerit defeated Dynamo Moscow earlier this year by a score of 6-1.

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

Injury list

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

Jokerit: Iiro Pakarinen

Milestone alert

Defenseman Andrei Sergeyev is hoping to suit up for his 500^th career KHL game (currently at 499).

Forward Dmitri Jaskin is hoping to suit up for his 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).

19:30: SKA (23-9-5) vs CSKA (28-6-3)

About the game

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

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

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

CSKA is playing the 1^st of two straight road games2

CSKA defeated SKA earlier this season by a score of 3-1.

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

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

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

Mamin has points in four straight games, going 1-3-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

CSKA: Anton Slepyshev, Maxim Shalunov

Milestone alert

Forward Vladimir Tkachev is hoping to collect his 200^th career KHL point (currently at 199).

19:30: Spartak Moscow (17-13-6) vs Ak Bars (28-7-4)

About the game

Spartak Moscow is entering this contest fresh off a victory.

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

Spartak Moscow is playing the 1^st of two straight home games.

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

Spartak has defeated Sochi twice this season by scores of 4-1 and 5-3.

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

Shirokov has points in five straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Da Costa has points in six straight games, going 6-4-10 over that span.

Dawes has points in four straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Petrov has points in four straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Injury list

Spartak Moscow: Nikita Pivtsakin, Dmitri Vishnevsky, Andrei Kuteikin, Jori Lehtera, Alexander Nikishin

Ak Bars: Alexander Burmistrov, Artyom Lukoyanov

Milestone alert

Forward Lukas Radil is hoping to suit up for his 200^th career KHL game (currently at 199).

Forward Anatoli Nikonstsev is hoping to collect his 200^th career KHL point (currently at 199).

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