Avangard, Metallurg, and Salavat are all primed for playoff qualification!

Salavat will kick things off on the road against Amur while Barys looks to knock off Traktor in Kazakhstan. Sibir is hosting an improving Neftekhimik club as it tries to climb back into the playoff race.

The day will be concluded in Yekaterinburg where Avtomobilist will look to get back into the win column against a red-hot Metallurg, which will clinch a playoff spot should it rack up its 5^th straight victory today.

Depending on several of today’s results, Avangard could qualify without even playing!

12:00: Amur (18-26-4) vs Salavat (29-16-5)

About the game

Amur is entering today’s contest fresh off a loss.

Salavat is also entering today’s contest fresh off a defeat.

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

Salavat is playing the 2^nd of four straight road games.

Amur has won its last five home games played against Salavat.

Salavat defeated Amur earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

Granlund can break a Salavat record for goals in a season by a Finnish born player with his next goal. He is currently tied with Pulkkinen at 23. Hartikainen is close behind right now with 22.

Granlund has points in four straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.

Injury list

Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Faizullin, Matvei Zaseda

Salavat: Mikhail Vorobyov, Gleb Kuzmin, Danil Bashkirov

Milestone alert

Forward Valentin Pyanov is hoping to suit up for his 300^th career KHL game (currently at 299).

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

Defenseman Pavel Koledov is hoping to suit up for his 400^th career KHL game (currently at 399).

15:30: Sibir (20-25-4) vs Neftekhimik (16-32-0)

About the game

Sibir is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

Neftekhimik is also coming into this contest having won its last game.

Sibir is playing the 1^st of two straight home games.

Neftekhimik is playing the 3^rd of four straight road games.

Sibir defeated Neftekhimik earlier this season by a score of 3-1, but also lost to them 3-0.

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell

16:30: Barys (26-16-5) vs Traktor (27-18-3)

About the game

Barys is entering today’s contest on a 4-game winning streak.

Traktor is entering today’s contest fresh off a victory.

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

Traktor is playing the 1^st of two straight road games.

Barys defeated Traktor earlier this season by a score of 4-2.

Hyka has points in three straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

Injury list

Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Leonid Metalnikov

Milestone alert

Defenseman Denis Bodrov is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

17:00: Avtomobilist (26-16-7) vs Metallurg (29-15-5)

About the game

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

Metallurg is entering today’s contest on a 4-game winning streak.

Avtomobilist is playing the 3^rd of four straight home games.

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

Avtomobilist has defeated Metallurg twice this season by scores of 3-2 and 4-0, but also lost to them once by a shootout score of 4-3.

Datsyuk has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Prokhorkin has points in four straight games, going 4-0-4 over that span.

Mozyakin has points in three straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

Dronov has points in four straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

Holm has points in three straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Pavel Kulikov, Sergei Shumakov, Georgi Belousov, Sergei Zborovsky

Metallurg: Bogdan Potekhin

Milestone alert

Defenseman Maxim Berezin is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).