Meanwhile, Neftekhimik welcomes Dinamo Riga in a battle of bottom-feeders while Barys faces Amur in a tried-and-true Eastern Conference showdown.
All in all, eight games are on tap today so get your fill of KHL action before a 1-day break in the action will leave you thirsty for more.
14:00: Barys (22-16-5) vs Amur (17-24-4)
About the game
Barys is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Amur is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Barys is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Amur is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Barys defeated Amur twice this season by scores of 5-2 and 5-4 in OT, but also lost to them once by a score of 5-1.
Videll has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
Dietz has points in six straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.
Panyukov has points in three straight games, going 4-0-4 over that span.
Butuzov has points in four straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Lugin has points in four straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Leonid Metalnikov
Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Faizullin, Matvei Zaseda
15:00: Avtomobilist (25-14-7) vs Avangard (26-10-10)
About the game
Avtomobilist is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Avangard is entering today’s contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Avtomobilist is playing the 1st of five straight home games.
Avangard is playing the 2nd of six straight road games.
Avtomobilist did defeat Avangard once this season by a tight OT score of 4-3, but has lost to them twice as well, 6-3 and 3-1.
Kovar has played 63:03 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Holland has points in three straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Zernov has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
Bereglazov has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Kovalchuk has points in three straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Pavel Kulikov, Sergei Shumakov, Georgi Belousov
Avangard: Arseni Gritsyuk, Artyom Manukyan, Damir Sharipzyanov, Ville Pokka, Alexander Yaremchuk, Yegor Chinakhov
Milestone alert
Forward Stanislav Bocharov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Defenseman Maxim Berezin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Ilya Kablukov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
15:00: Traktor (25-17-3) vs Lokomotiv (29-11-5)
About the game
Traktor is entering this contest fresh off a victory.
Lokomotiv is also coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
Traktor is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Lokomotiv is playing the 1st of four straight road games.
Lokomotiv defeated Traktor earlier this season by a tight score of 2-1.
Pasquale pitched a shutout in his last outing.
Kraskovsky has points in four straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Georgi Ivanov, Pavel Kudryavtsev
Milestone alert
Defenseman Denis Bodrov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
Defenseman Denis Barantsev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
17:00: Neftekhimik (14-31-0) vs Dinamo Riga (7-30-7)
About the game
Neftekhimik is entering today’s contest fresh off a victory.
Dinamo Riga is entering today’s contest on a 4-game losing streak.
Neftekhimik is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 2nd of five straight road games.
Neftekhimik defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by a score of 3-1.
Injury list
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).
17:00: Severstal (24-18-3) vs Dinamo Minsk (24-18-3)
About the game
Severstal is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Dinamo Minsk is entering today’s contest on a 3-game losing streak.
Severstal is playing the 3rd of three straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
Severstal defeated Dinamo Minsk earlier this season by a score of 2-1 in OT, but also lost to them once by a score of 4-1.
In the last five games played between these teams, the road team has won each time.
Geraskin has points in four straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.
Kapustin has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Injury list
Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov
Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Buinitsky, Brandon Kozun, Ryan Spooner, Brennan Menell
17:30: Ak Bars (34-8-4) vs Torpedo (24-17-6)
About the game
Ak Bars is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Torpedo is entering today’s contest fresh off a defeat.
Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Torpedo is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Ak Bars has defeated Torpedo twice this season by a score of 6-2 and 7-5, but also lost by a score of 4-2.
Zaripov has points in five straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Terry has points in three straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Alexander Burmistrov, Albert Yarullin
Torpedo: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev
Milestone alert
Forward Roman Lyubimov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
17:30: Dynamo Moscow (28-14-4) vs Sibir (19-23-4)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Sibir is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 4th of ten(!) straight home games.
Sibir is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Dynamo Moscow defeated Sibir earlier this season by a score of 4-2.
Sibir last defeated Dynamo Moscow on the road on October 16th, 2012, by an overtime score of 3-2.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Mikhail Grigoriev, Alexander Kucheryavenko, Vladimir Bryukvin, Oscar Lindberg, Sergei Boikov, Juuso Hietanen, Ilya Shipov
Sibir: Eric O’Dell
18:00: CSKA (32-8-5) vs SKA (27-11-8)
About the game
CSKA is entering this contest fresh off a loss.
SKA is coming into this contest having won its last game.
CSKA is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
SKA is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
CSKA last defeated SKA twice this season by scores of 3-1 and 3-2 in OT while having dropped one game to them in a shootout by the score of 4-3.
Injury list
CSKA: Andrei Loktionov, John Gilmour
SKA: Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy
Milestone alert
Forward Alexander Popov is hoping to collect his 700th career KHL game (currently at 699).
Forward Yevgeni Ketov is hoping to suit up for his 700th career KHL game (currently at 699).