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 1st of three straight home games.
Amur is playing the 1st 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 100th 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 1st of four straight home games.
Traktor is playing the 1st 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 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Forward Peter Holland is hoping to suit up for his 100th 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 5th of five straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 3rd 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 100th 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 1st of two straight home games.
Severstal is playing the 1st 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 1st of three straight home games.
Jokerit is playing the 2nd 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 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Forward Dmitri Jaskin is hoping to suit up for his 100th 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 1st of two straight home games.
CSKA is playing the 1st 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 200th 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 1st of two straight home games.
Ak Bars is playing the 2nd 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 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
Forward Anatoli Nikonstsev is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).
Forward Kirill Petrov is hoping to collect his 300th career KHL point (currently at 299).