Severstal and Dinamo Minsk both in action –battling for a playoff spot
Avangard hosts Dinamo Minsk and the two clubs look to duke it out in some pre-playoff action that could have ramifications for Minsk’s playoff hopes. Severstal is also still battling for a playoff spot, this time against a very strong Lokomotiv team that is just gearing up for its upcoming playoff run.
Amur kicks the day off by hosting a Sibir team it hopes to beat for a second time while Dinamo Riga is just playing out the string, tonight in Moscow against a CSKA team it hasn’t defeated since 2011.
12:00: Amur (19-28-4) vs Sibir (22-26-4)
About the game
Amur is entering today’s contest fresh off a victory.
Sibir is entering today’s contest having lost its last game.
Amur is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Sibir is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Sibir has defeated Amur twice this season, each time by scores of 3-2, one being first in overtime. Nonetheless, Amur just beat Sibir two nights ago by a score of 3-1.
Sharov has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.
Li has points in three straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Faizullin
Sibir: Eric O’Dell, Anton Krasotkin
19:00: Severstal (26-21-4) vs Lokomotiv (33-14-5)
About the game
Severstal is entering today’s contest fresh off a victory.
Lokomotiv is also entering today’s contest fresh off a defeat.
Severstal is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Lokomotiv is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
Lokomotiv defeated Severstal twice this season by scores of 5-1 and 2-1.
Geraskin has points in four straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.
Injury list
Severstal: Yegor Chizhikov
Lokomotiv: Pavel Kudryavtsev
Milestone alert
Forward Vladimir Tkachyov is hoping to score his 100th career KHL goal (currently at 99).
19:30: Avangard (30-11-11) vs Dinamo Minsk (28-20-3)
About the game
Avangard is entering today’s contest fresh off a win.
Dinamo Minsk is also entering today’s contest fresh off a victory.
Avangard is playing the 2nd of four straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the 1st of three straight road games.
Dinamo Minsk defeated Avangard in their previous match-up by an OT score of 5-4.
Injury list
Avangard: Arseni Gritsyuk, Alexander Yaremchuk, Yegor Chinakhov, Jiri Sekac, Nail Yakupov, Maxim Chudinov
Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Buinitsky, Brandon Kozun, Ryan Spooner, Ilya Solovyov, Pavel Varfolomeyev
Milestone alert
Forward Alexei Potapov is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499) and 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).
19:30: CSKA (36-10-5) vs Dinamo Riga (8-35-7)
About the game
CSKA is entering today’s contest fresh off a victory.
Dinamo Riga is entering today’s contest on a 4-game losing streak.
CSKA is on a 1-game homestand.
Dinamo Riga is playing the 1st of two straight road games.
CSKA defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by a convincing score of 7-1.
In fact, Dinamo Riga has lost 13 straight games to CSKA.
Dinamo last defeated CSKA in Moscow on November 23rd, 2011, by a score of 2-1.
Lipon has points in five straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.
Injury list
CSKA: Mario Kempe
Dinamo Riga: Danila Larionovs, Stanislov Galimov
