Metallurg hosting hot Salavat highlights light KHL gameday!

Both teams belong to the best in the league, but Salavat seems to be on a march to 30. Metallurg has no intention of being one of the steppingstones.

Elsewhere, Sochi looks to end a rugged 5-game losing streak against Vityaz, which has dropped two straight itself.

The games aren’t scheduled to overlap, so make sure you don’t miss any of today’s action!

15:00: Metallurg (26-14-5) vs Salavat (28-15-4)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Salavat has defeated Metallurg twice this season, namely by scores of 4-1 and 4-2, but has also lost to them once, 3-1.

Injury list

Metallurg: Bogdan Potekhin

Salavat: Mikhail Vorobyov, Gleb Kuzmin

Milestone alert

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

Forwards Andrej Nestrasil and Andrei Chibisov are hoping to collect their 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

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

Forward Vyacheslav Solodukhin is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).

17:30: Sochi (12-28-6) vs Vityaz (21-21-3)

About the game

Sochi is entering today’s contest on a 5-game losing streak.

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

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

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

Vityaz has already defeated Sochi twice this season by scores of 4-3 in OT and 4-2, but also lost once by a score of 5-2.

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

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

Injury list

Vityaz: Yevgeni Katichev