Elsewhere, a downtrodden Sochi hosts a very strong Lokomotiv side, both concluding 4-game home and road stands. Vityaz hosts Barys, winners of three straight, while Dynamo Moscow will wrap-up things at home against Dinamo Riga, hoping to get off of its 2-game skid.
17:00: Sochi (13-28-8) vs Lokomotiv (30-13-5)
About the game
Sochi is entering today’s contest fresh off a victory.
Lokomotiv is also entering today’s contest fresh off a win.
Sochi is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Lokomotiv is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
Lokomotiv defeated Sochi earlier this season by a score of 6-3.
Krasikov has played 60:38 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Shmelyov has points in six straight games, going 6-1-7 over that span. With a point tonight, he’ll set a career high for points in a KHL season (37) and should he score a goal, he’d tie a club record with goals in six straight games set in the 2014-15 season.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Georgi Ivanov, Pavel Kudryavtsev
Milestone alert
Defenseman Denis Barantsev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Vladimir Tkachyov is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
17:00: CSKA (35-8-5) vs Jokerit (24-15-5)
About the game
CSKA is entering this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Jokerit is coming into this contest on a 1-game losing streak.
CSKA is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Jokerit is on a 1-game road trip.
CSKA has defeated Jokerit twice this season by scores of 4-2 and 5-4 in OT but have also lost once to the Helsinki natives by a score of 5-2.
Leipsic has points in three straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.
Injury list
CSKA: John Gilmour
Jokerit: Iiro Pakarinen, Anders Lindback
Milestone alert
Forward Alexander Popov is hoping to collect his 400th career KHL point (currently at 399).
17:00: Vityaz (23-22-3) vs Barys (25-16-5)
About the game
Vityaz is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Barys is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
Vityaz is playing the 3rd of four straight home games.
Barys is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.
Vityaz has lost seven straight games against Barys.
Barys defeated Vityaz this season by an overtime score of 3-2.
Karlsson has played 77:45 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Injury list
Vityaz: Ivan Larichev
Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Leonid Metalnikov
Milestone alert
Forward Arkadi Shestakov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game (currently at 99).
Goaltender Henrik Karlsson is hoping to make his 300th career KHL appearance (currently at 299).
17:00: Dynamo Moscow (28-15-5) vs Dinamo Riga (8-32-7)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Dinamo Riga is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
Dynamo Moscow is playing the 6th of ten(!) straight home games.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 5th of five straight road games.
The teams have exchanged victories this season, with Dynamo having won 6-1 and Dinamo Riga having won 5-4.
Shipachyov has points in four straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Mikhail Grigoriev, Vladimir Bryukvin, Oscar Lindberg, Juuso Hietanen, Ilya Shipov
Dinamo Riga: Danila Larionovs, Stanislov Galimov, Janis Voris
Milestone alert
Defenseman Andrei Mironov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Forward Denis Parshin is hoping to collect his 400th career KHL point (currently at 399).