After a lull, 9 games are on tap with plenty placement ramifications!

CSKA can secure its crown in the Tarasov Division by defeating Vityaz in any way OR if it gains a point against Vityaz while Dynamo Moscow fails to defeat Dinamo Minsk OR loses in regulation time AND Dynamo Moscow also loses in regulation time while Lokomotiv fails to defeat Severstal. Whew! The Muscovites surely feel the best way would be to just defeat Vityaz at home.

SKA can win the Bobrov Division tonight if it defeats Spartak Moscow in any possible way. Dynamo Moscow, on the other hand, can secure its spot among the top 4 in the west if it collects even one point against Dinamo Minsk. In the east, Metallurg will secure a spot in the top 4 should it gain two or more points against Traktor.

All in all, there are nine games of action tonight, so don’t miss out on getting your hockey fix.

12:00: Amur (20-29-5) vs Avtomobilist (28-19-7)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Avtomobilist defeated Amur earlier this season by a score of 3-0.

Holland has points in four straight games, going 0-5-5 over that span.

Injury list

Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Faizullin, Alex Sharov

Avtomobilist: Sergei Shumakov

Milestone alert

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

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

15:30: Sibir (22-28-4) vs Neftekhimik (16-38-0)

About the game

Sibir is entering this contest on a 3-game losing streak.

Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 6-game losing streak.

Sibir is playing the 2^nd of three straight home games.

Neftekhimik is playing the 4^th of six straight road games.

Sibir defeated Neftekhimik twice this season, each time by a score of 3-1, but also lost the last outing to them by a score of 3-0.

Li has points in five straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell, Anton Krasotkin

Neftekhimik: Mikhail Sidorov, Nikita Popugayev, Fyodor Korotayev

Milestone alert

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

16:30: Barys (28-20-6) vs Avangard (33-11-11)

About the game

Barys is entering today’s contest having lost its last game.

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

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

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

Barys defeated Avangard earlier this season by a score of 3-1, but also lost once 5-2.

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

Boucher has points in five straight games, going 5-3-8 over that span.

Kostin has points in three straight games, going 3-5-8 over that span.

Injury list

Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Leonid Metalnikov, Joni Ortio

Avangard: Arseni Gritsyuk, Alexander Yaremchuk, Yegor Chinakhov, Jiri Sekac, Nail Yakupov, Maxim Chudinov, Ilya Kovalchuk

Milestone alert

Forward Alexei Potapov hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

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

17:00: Traktor (30-19-5) vs Metallurg (35-15-5)

About the game

Traktor is entering today’s contest having lost its last game.

Metallurg is also entering today’s contest having lost its last game.

Traktor is playing the 5^th of five straight home games.

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

Traktor defeated Metallurg earlier this season by an OT score of 2-1, but also lost once clearly by a score of 4-1.

Traktor has defeated Metallurg in four straight home games.

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

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

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

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

Injury list

Traktor: Pontus Aberg, Kosov

Metallurg: Bogdan Potekhin

Milestone alert

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

17:00: Kunlun (12-34-8) vs Sochi (14-33-8)

About the game

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

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

Kunlun is on a 1-game homestand.

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

Kunlun defeated Sochi earlier this season by a score of 4-3.

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

Injury list

Kunlun: Cory Kane

Sochi: Vladislav Valentsov, Ivan Kulbakov

19:00: Severstal (29-22-4) vs Lokomotiv (33-15-6)

About the game

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

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

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

Lokomotiv is playing the 4^th of four straight road games.

Lokomotiv has defeated Severstal twice this season by scores of 5-1 and 2-1 in OT, but also lost to them by a score of 4-2.

This is the last road game of the season for Lokomotiv.

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

Injury list

Severstal: Artyom Gareyev, Vladislav Provolnev, Adam Liska, Mikhail Tikhonov

Milestone alert

Forward Vladimir Tkachyov is hoping to score his 100^th career KHL goal (currently at 99).

19:10: Dinamo Minsk (29-22-3) vs Dynamo Moscow (34-15-6)

About the game

Dinamo Minsk is entering this contest fresh off a victory.

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

Dinamo Minsk is on a 1-game homestand.

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 3^rd of five straight road games.

Dynamo Moscow has defeated Dinamo Minsk three times this season, namely by scores of 5-2, 3-2, and 2-0.

Prince has points in four straight games, going 2-3-5 over that span.

Menell has points in three straight games, going 0-4-4 over that span.

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

With his next goal, Jaskin will tie the KHL record for goals scored in a KHL season by a Czech, which stands at 35 and has been achieved by Brandl and Marek.

Injury list

Dinamo Minsk: Dmitri Buinitsky, Ryan Spooner, Ilya Solovyov, Pavel Varfolomeyev, Vladislav Yeryomenko, Vladislav Kolyachonok

Dynamo Moscow: Alexander Kucheryavenko, Semyon Pankratov

19:30: SKA (33-13-8) vs Spartak Moscow (25-23-6)

About the game

SKA is entering this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Spartak Moscow is coming into this contest having won its last game.

SKA is playing the 3^rd of four straight home game.

Spartak Moscow is playing the 4^th of six straight road games.

SKA defeated Spartak Moscow twice this season by scores of 5-0 and 2-0, but also lost once to the Muscovites by a score of 4-1.

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

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

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

Injury list

SKA: Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy, Vasili Tokranov

Spartak Moscow: Andrei Kuteikin, Pavel Medvedev, Zakhar Shablovsky, Emil Djuse, Mikhail Kotlyarevsky

Milestone alert

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

19:30: CSKA (39-10-5) vs Vityaz (26-24-4)

About the game

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

Vityaz is entering today’s contest on a 2-game winning streak.

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

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

Vityaz defeated CSKA earlier this season by a score of 2-1.

Johansson has played 86:49 straight minutes without allowing a goal against.

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

Injury list

CSKA: Mario Kempe

Vityaz: Alexander Semin, Ivan Larichev