With almost identical records, Lokomotiv and SKA clash in Yaroslavl!

SKA has been a bit cold of late, but these two teams belong to the best in the league and Lokomotiv knows there will be nothing easy about tonight’s game. Also interesting will be the renewed battle of the Dinamos. They’re meeting for the fifth time this season and every game has been close so far. Both are coming in on a 2-game winning streak.

Kunlun concludes its little homestand against Sibir. Torpedo has been good this season but welcomes a Metallurg club that it’s had a hard time with thus far. The boys from Magnitogorsk are shooting for win number 25.

Also shooting for win number 25 is Avangard, which takes on Severstal. Both are coming in having won their last game.

17:00: Kunlun (10-23-7) vs Sibir (18-21-4)

About the game

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

Sibir is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.

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

Sibir is playing the 4^th of four straight road games.

The teams have exchanged victories this season with Kunlun having won 1-0 and Sibir having been victorious by a score of 5-4.

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

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell

Milestone alert

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

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

Goaltender Anton Krasotkin is hoping to make his 100^th KHL appearance in goal (currently at 99).

17:00: Lokomotiv (26-10-5) vs SKA (26-10-7)

About the game

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

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

Lokomotiv is playing the 2^nd of three straight home games.

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

SKA defeated Lokomotiv earlier this season by a score of 4-2.

Kayumov has points in five straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.

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

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

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Pavel Kudryavtsev

SKA: Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy

Milestone alert

Defenseman Nikita Cherepanov is hoping to suit up for his 300^th career KHL game (currently at 299).

Defenseman Denis Barantsev is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Yegor Korshkov is looking to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 98).

17:00: Torpedo (22-15-6) vs Metallurg (24-13-5)

About the game

Torpedo is entering today’s contest fresh off a defeat.

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

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

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

Metallurg defeated Torpedo earlier this season by scores of 3-1 and 4-2, but also lost to them once in overtime by a score of 3-2.

Kochetkov has played 70:52 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Torpedo: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev

Metallurg: Sergei Mozyakin, Bogdan Potekhin

Milestone alert

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

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

Forward Sergei Mozyakin is hoping to collect his 500^th career KHL assist (currently at 499).

17:00: Avangard (24-8-10) vs Severstal (22-17-3)

About the game

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

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

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

Severstal is playing the 3^rd of three straight road games.

Severstal defeated Avangard earlier this season by an overtime score of 2-1.

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

Yemelin has points in four straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

Avangard: Artyom Manukyan, Andrei Stas, Damir Sharipzyanov, Ville Pokka

Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov

Milestone alert

Forward Jiri Sekac is hoping to suit up for his 400^th career KHL game (currently at 399) and score his 100^th career goal (currently at 99).

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

20:30: Dinamo Riga (7-26-7) vs Dinamo Minsk (23-15-3)

About the game

Dynamo Riga is entering this contest on a rare 2-game winning streak.

Dinamo Minsk is also coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

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

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

Minsk has defeated Riga three times this season by scores of 4-3 in OT, 3-0, and 3-2 in OT, but also lost once by an overtime score of 4-3. Chances are that this game will be close tonight.

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

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

Spooner has points in four straight games, going 1-6-7 over that span.

Prince has points in four straight games, going 5-4-9 over that span.

Injury list

Dinamo Riga: Jordan Murray, Tony Sund, Stanislov Galimov

Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Buinitsky, Brandon Kozun, Ilya Shinkevich