CSKA still chasing Ak Bars as they welcome a hungry Jokerit side!

It’ll surely be a dandy of a game to watch, with CSKA on quite a roll in recent weeks before it hits the road.

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 4^th of four straight home games.

Lokomotiv is playing the 4^th 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 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Vladimir Tkachyov is hoping to score his 100^th 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 4^th 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 400^th 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 3^rd of four straight home games.

Barys is playing the 3^rd 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 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).

Goaltender Henrik Karlsson is hoping to make his 300^th 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 6^th of ten(!) straight home games.

Dinamo Riga is playing the 5^th 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 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

Forward Denis Parshin is hoping to collect his 400^th career KHL point (currently at 399).