Stakes are rising with 11 games of pure KHL action tonight!: News

CSKA will lock up first place in the west if it can beat Traktor in any manner or gains a point against Traktor while SKA fails to defeat Dynamo Moscow or if even if it loses to Traktor, but SKA loses to Dynamo in regulation.

Ak Bars will lock up first place in the east if it gains even one point against Salavat or Avangard fails to gain three points against Sibir.

At the same time, Jokerit will finally be able to lock down a playoff spot of some kind if it gains at least one point against Dinamo Minsk or Spartak loses to Torpedo or Vityaz fails to gain a regulation win against Metallurg.

Severstal can secure itself a playoff spot if it can win against Kunlun AND Spartak loses to Torpedo in regulation time AND Vityaz loses in regulation to Metallurg.

Just about everybody is in business tonight, so don’t miss out on any KHL action!

12:00: Amur (21-29-5) vs Neftekhimik (16-38-1)

About the game

Amur is entering this contest fresh off a victory.

Neftekhimik is coming into this contest on a 7-game losing streak.

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

Neftekhimik is playing the 5^th of six straight road games.

Amur defeated Neftekhimik earlier this season by a score of 3-1, but also lost the last outing to them by an overtime score of 3-2.

Injury list

Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Faizullin, Alex Sharov

Neftekhimik: Mikhail Sidorov, Nikita Popugayev, Fyodor Korotayev, Alexander Bryntsev

Milestone alert

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

15:30: Sibir (23-28-4) vs Avangard (33-11-12)

About the game

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

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

Sibir is playing the 3^rd of three straight home games.

Avangard is playing the 2^nd of three straight road games.

This is the last home game of the season for Sibir.

Avangard has defeated Sibir three times this season by scores of 1-0, 4-0, and 4-1. Sibir hasn’t been able to buy a goal.

Boucher has points in six straight games, going 6-4-10 over that span.

Injury list

Sibir: Eric O’Dell

Avangard: Alexander Yaremchuk, Jiri Sekac, Ilya Kovalchuk

Milestone alert

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

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).

16:30: Barys (29-20-6) vs Avtomobilist (28-19-8)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Avtomobilist defeated Barys twice this season and lost to them once. All three games ended with a score of 3-2, two of which went into overtime. This one should be really close.

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

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

Injury list

Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Leonid Metalnikov, Joni Ortio

Avtomobilist: Sergei Shumakov

Milestone alert

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

17:00: Salavat (34-16-5) vs Ak Bars (40-9-6)

About the game

Salavat is entering today’s contest on a 5-game winning streak.

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

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

Ak Bars is playing the 5^th of five straight road games.

Salavat defeated Ak Bars earlier this season by a convincing score of 7-3 but has lost to the boys from Kazan twice too, each time by a score of 4-1.

This is the last road game of the season for Ak Bars.

Metsola has played 107:39 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Injury list

Salavat: Mikhail Vorobyov, Gleb Kuzmin, Danil Bashkirov

Milestone alert

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

Forward Geoff Platt is hoping to score his 200^th career KHL goal (currently at 198).

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

19:00: Lokomotiv (34-15-6) vs Dinamo Riga (8-38-9)

About the game

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

Dinamo Riga is entering today’s contest on a 9-game losing streak.

Lokomotiv is playing the 1^st of five straight home games.

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

Lokomotiv has defeated Dinamo Riga in all three encounters this season and admittedly 4-1, 3-1, and 3-2 in OT.

Injury list

Dinamo Riga: Danila Larionovs, Stanislav Galimov

19:00: Severstal (29-23-4) vs Kunlun (13-34-8)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Severstal defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 4-2.

Kunlun has never won a KHL game in Cherepovets.

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

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

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

Injury list

Severstal: Artyom Gareyev, Vladislav Provolnev

Kunlun: Cory Kane

19:00: Torpedo (29-19-7) vs Spartak Moscow (25-24-6)

About the game

Torpedo is entering this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

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

Torpedo is playing the 4^th of five straight home game.

Spartak Moscow is playing the 5^th of six straight road games.

Spartak Moscow defeated Torpedo earlier this season by a score of 3-2 in OT.

Terry has points in four straight games, going 3-3-6 over that span.

Shirokov has points in four straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.

Injury list

Torpedo: Georgi Misharin

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

Milestone alert

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

19:30: Vityaz (26-25-4) vs Metallurg (35-15-6)

About the game

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

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

Vityaz is on a 1-game homestand.

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

Vityaz defeated Metallurg earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

This is the last home game of the season for Vityaz.

Rasmussen has points in six straight games, going 4-3-7 over that span.

Injury list

Vityaz: Ivan Larichev

Metallurg: Bogdan Potekhin

19:30: SKA (34-13-8) vs Dynamo Moscow (35-15-6)

About the game

SKA is entering this contest on a 3-game winning streak.

Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 2-game winnings streak.

SKA is playing the 4^th of four straight home games.

Dynamo Moscow is playing the 4^th of five straight road games.

Dynamo Moscow has defeated SKA three times this season, namely by scores of 4-3, 2-1 in OT, and 2-0.

With his next goal, Jaskin will set the KHL record for goals scored in a KHL season by a Czech, which stands at 35 and has been achieved by himself and two others to date.

Injury list

SKA: Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy, Vasili Tokranov

Dynamo Moscow: Alexander Kucheryavenko, Semyon Pankratov

19:30: CSKA (40-10-5) vs Traktor (31-19-5)

About the game

CSKA is entering today’s contest on a 5-game winning streak.

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

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

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

CSKA defeated Traktor earlier this season by an overtime score of 3-2.

Byvaltsev has points in four straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.

Injury list