Meanwhile, Dynamo Moscow looks to continue its winning ways as it cruises into Riga to face Dinamo, which finally got in the win column to conclude 2020.
10:00: Amur (14-24-3) vs Barys (20-13-5)
About the game
Amur is entering today’s contest on a 4-game losing streak.
Barys is also entering today’s contest having won its last game.
Amur is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Barys is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Barys defeated Amur earlier this season by a score 5-2.
Frattin has points in five straight games, going 4-4-8 over that span.
Injury list
Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Fayzullin.
Barys: Leonid Metalnikov, Viktor Svedberg.
Milestone alert
Defenseman Sergei Tereschenko is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
15:00: Metallurg (23-13-5) vs Spartak (19-16-6)
About the game
Metallurg is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Spartak is also entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Metallurg is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Spartak is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Spartak has never won a game in Magnitogorsk.
Injury list
Metallurg: Grigory Dronov, Sergei Mozyakin, Bogdan Potekhin.
Spartak: Dmitry Vishnevsky, Andrei Kuteikin, Jori Lehtera, Alexander Nikishin.
Milestone alert
Forward Maxim Karpov is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
Forward Andrej Nestrasil is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
Forward is Sergei Mozyakin is hoping to collect his 500th career KHL assist (currently at 499).
Defenseman Damir Musin is hoping to suit up for his 300th career KHL game (currently at 299).
Forward Anatoli Nikontsev is hoping to collect his 200th career KHL point (currently at 199).
Forward Pavel Chernov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
20:30: Dinamo Riga (6-26-7) vs Dynamo Moscow (25-12-4)
About the game
Dynamo Riga is entering this contest having won its last game.
Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 3rd of four straight road games.
Moscow defeated Riga earlier this season by a score of 6-1.
Shipachyov has points in three straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.
Kagarlitsky has points in five straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo Riga: Stanislav Galimov, Jordan Murray, Toni Sund.
Dynamo Moscow: Vladimir Bryukvin, Mikhail Grigoryev, Vyacheslav Kulyomin, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Oscar Lindberg.
Milestone alert
Forward Denis Parshin is hoping to collect his 400th career KHL point (currently at 398).