Metallurg looks to make it 7 against a Barys team looking to qualify!

It’s also a big day for Dynamo Moscow, the team will advance to the playoffs if it can gain at least one point against Jokerit or Spartak Moscow loses any points to opponent Kunlun or Vityaz ends up losing to Torpedo. One way or another, there are a lot of paths to playoff Rome for the Muscovites.

Traktor is looking to gain more points against guest Neftekhimik and Avtomobilist has a real battle in store as Ak Bars pays them a renewed visit.

17:00: Metallurg (32-14-5) vs Barys (27-18-6)

About the game

Metallurg is entering this contest on a 7-game winning streak.

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

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

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

Metallurg defeated Barys earlier this season by a shootout score of 2-1, but Barys also beat them in overtime once by a score of 3-2.

Surprisingly, Metallurg has last five straight home games against Barys, playoffs included.

Chibisov has points in three straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.

Holm has points in six straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Lilja has points in five straight games, going 3-4-7 over that span.

Injury list

Metallurg: Bogdan Potekhin

Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Leonid Metalnikov, Joni Ortio

Milestone alert

Forward Nikolai Kulemin is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:00: Avtomobilist (27-18-7) vs Ak Bars (38-8-6)

About the game

Avtomobilist is entering today’s contest having won its last game.

Ak Bars is entering today’s contest on a 3-game winning streak.

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

Ak Bars is playing the 2^nd of five straight road games.

Avtomobilist has lost five straight home games played against Ak Bars.

Ak Bars has defeated Avtomobilist three times this season, namely by scores of 3-0, 2-0, and 3-1.

Bailen has points in four straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Pavel Kulikov, Sergei Shumakov

Ak Bars: Stanislav Galiyev

Milestone alert

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

Forward Roman Lyubimov is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:00: Traktor (28-19-4) vs Neftekhimik (16-35-0)

About the game

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

Neftekhimik is entering today’s contest on a 3-game losing streak.

Traktor is playing the 2^nd of five straight home games.

Neftekhimik is playing the 1^st of six straight road games.

Traktor has defeated Neftekhimik twice this season, namely by scores of 6-3 and 3-2, but also lost once to Neftekhimik by a score of 5-3.

Hyka has points in six straight games, going 3-6-9 over that span.

Bailen has points in five straight games, going 2-4-6 over that span.

Injury list

Traktor: Vladimir Bobylev

Milestone alert

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

19:00: Torpedo (27-19-7) vs Vityaz (24-23-4)

About the game

Torpedo is coming into this contest having won its last game.

Vityaz is coming into this contest having lost its last contest.

Torpedo is playing the 2^nd of five straight home games.

Vityaz is playing the 2^nd of two straight road games.

Torpedo defeated Vityaz earlier this season by a score of 3-2.

Torpedo has won 11 straight home games played against Vityaz. Vityaz last won on the road against Torpedo on January 8^th, 2013, by a score of 3-1.

Danforth has points in three straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Bardakov has points in three straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Vityaz: Ivan Larichev, Alexander Semin.

19:30: Kunlun (11-31-8) vs Spartak Moscow (23-22-6)

About the game

Kunlun is entering this contest on a horrible 6-game losing streak.

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

Kunlun is playing the 1^st of three straight home games.

Spartak Moscow is playing the 1^st of six straight road games.

The teams have exchanged victories this season, with Spartak Moscow winning once 4-1 and SKA taking an earlier decision 2-0.

Injury list

Kunlun: Casey Wellman, Cory Kane

Spartak Moscow: Andrei Kuteikin, Pavel Medvedev, Zakhar Shablovsky

Suspension

Spartak Moscow: Forward Mikhail Kotlyarevsky will miss this game while serving a 1-game suspension.

Milestone alert

Forward Vladislav Kara is hoping to suit up for his 100^th career KHL game (currently at 99).

Forward Pavel Chernov is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (32-15-5) vs Jokerit (27-17-5)

About the game

Dynamo Moscow is entering this contest on a 4-game winning streak.

Jokerit is coming into this contest having lost its last game.

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 10^th of ten straight home games.

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

The teams have exchanged victories this season, with Dynamo winning 4-0 and Jokerit winning 6-1. Will today’s game be closer than these blowouts?

Bocharov has played 135:22 straight minutes of shutout hockey!

Shipachyov has points in seven straight games, going 4-7-11 over that span.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Semyon Pankratov

Jokerit: Anders Lindback, Peter Regin

Suspension

Jokerit: Forward Aleksi Halme will miss this game while serving a 1-game suspension.