Severstal hosts Dinamo Riga in what he feels should be a gimme and Dinamo Minsk welcomes an Avtomobilist club that has two straight wins in its pocket.
Lastly, Spartak Moscow hosts Jokerit in what promises to be a touchy affair. Both teams sure could use more consistency in the win column!
19:00: Ak Bars (33-8-4) vs Avangard (26-9-10)
About the game
Ak Bars is entering today’s contest having won its last game.
Avangard is entering today’s contest on a 1-game losing streak.
Ak Bars is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Avangard is playing the 1st of six straight road games.
Ak Bars did defeat Avangard once this season by a tight 2-1 score, but has lost to them twice as well, each time by a score of 3-.
Dawes has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Zaripov has points in five straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Boucher has points in five straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Alexander Burmistrov, Viktor Tikhonov
Avangard: Artyom Manukyan, Damir Sharipzyanov, Ville Pokka, Alexander Yaremchuk, Arseni Gritsyuk, Yegor Chinakhov
Milestone alert
Forward Roman Lyubimov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Jiri Sekac is hoping to score his 100th career goal (currently at 99).
Forward Ilya Kablukov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
19:00: Severstal (23-18-3) vs Dinamo Riga (7-29-7)
About the game
Severstal is entering today’s contest fresh off a victory.
Dinamo Riga is entering today’s contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Severstal is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 1st of five straight road games.
Severstal has defeated Dinamo Riga twice this season by a score of 4-3 in OT and 4-2.
Geraskin has points in three straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Nattinen has points in four straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.
Kapustin has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov
Dinamo Riga: Janis Svanenbergs, Stanislov Galimov, Janis Voris
Milestone alert
Forward Denis Parshin is hoping to collect his 400th career KHL point (currently at 398).
19:10: Dinamo Minsk (24-17-3) vs Avtomobilist (24-14-7)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Avtomobilist is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Dinamo Minsk defeated Avtomobilist earlier this season by a score of 4-3.
Gross has played 74:21 straight minutes of hockey without allowing a goal against.
Kovar has played 63:03 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Buinitsky, Brandon Kozun, Ryan Spooner, Brennan Menell
Avtomobilist: Pavel Kulikov, Sergei Shumakov
Milestone alert
Defenseman Maxim Berezin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (27-14-4) vs Torpedo (24-16-6)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Torpedo is also coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 3rd of ten(!) straight home games.
Torpedo is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Moscow has defeated Torpedo in four straight home games over several seasons.
Yeremenko has played 73:54 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Mironov has points in four straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Igumnov has points in five straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Zhafyarov has points in three straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
With one more point, Zhafyarov can set the Torpedo all-time points record in the KHL (set at 50 by two separate players).
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Mikhail Grigoriev, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Vladimir Bryukvin, Oscar Lindberg, Sergei Boikov, Hietanen, Shipov
Torpedo: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev
19:30: Spartak Moscow (22-18-6) vs Jokerit (23-14-7)
About the game
Spartak Moscow is entering this contest having lost its last game.
Jokerit is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Spartak Moscow is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Jokerit is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Jokerit defeated Spartak earlier this season by a whopping score of 7-1 but has lost to the Muscovites twice by scores of 4-1 and 3-2 in OT.
Injury list
Spartak Moscow: Dmitri Vishnevsky, Andrei Kuteikin, Jori Lehtera, Nikita Nikishin
Jokerit: Iiro Pakarinen, Anders Lindback
Milestone alert
Forward Sergei Shirokov is hoping to collect his 400th career KHL point (currently at 398).
Forward Pavel Chernov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).