Ak Bars hosts CSKA in a clash of the league’s top 2 teams!

In fact, Ak Bars will wrap up the Continental Cup if it manages to defeat its closest pursuer CSKA in today’s big match-up. Likewise, CSKA can take the cup as well with a victory over Ak Bars of any kind.

Yep, this regular season cup goes to today’s victor!

Meanwhile, Avangard will once again look to take the Chernyshev Division by gaining a point of any kind against Barys today or if Salavat fails to defeat Lokomotiv. However, Salavat can take the Chernyshev Division itself with a victory over Lokomotiv and if Avangard manages to lose in regulation time.

All in all, there are 11 games on tap today with everyone else either playing out the string or preparing for their upcoming playoff runs.

12:00: Metallurg (37-16-6) vs Traktor (33-20-6)

About the game

Metallurg is playing the 2^nd of two straight home games.

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

Traktor has defeated Metallurg twice this season by overtimes score of 2-1 and 4-3 but lost once by a score of 4-1.

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

Injury list

Metallurg: Bogdan Potekhin

Traktor: Yaroslav Kosov, Yegor Fateyev

Milestone alert

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

14:30: Avtomobilist (30-21-8) vs Sibir (26-29-4)

About the game

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

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

Avtomobilist is on a 1-game homestand.

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

Sibir defeated Avtomobilist earlier this season by a score of 6-4.

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

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

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Sergei Shumakov

Sibir: Eric O’Dell

Milestone alert

Forward Georgi Belousov is hoping to suit up for his 500^th career KHL game (currently at 499).

Forward Anatoli Golyshev is hoping to suit up for his 400^th career KHL game (currently at 399).

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

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

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

14:30: Avangard (35-12-12) vs Barys (31-21-7)

About the game

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

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

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

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

Barys defeated Avangard twice this season by scores of 3-1 and 3-2 in OT, but also lost to them once by a score of 5-2.

Hrubec has played 72:44 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Karlsson pitched a shutout in his last outing.

Injury list

Avangard: Ilya Kovalchuk, Jiri Sekac, Nail Yakupov

Barys: Viktor Svedberg, Leonid Metalnikov, Joni Ortio, Jesse Blacker

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).

16:30: Sochi (14-36-9) vs Severstal (31-24-4)

About the game

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

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

Sochi is playing the 2^nd of two straight home games.

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

Sochi lost to Severstal earlier this season by a score of 6-2 but lost twice to them beforehand by scores of 2-0 and 4-2.

Sochi has won seven straight home games against Severstal, having last been defeated on February 20^th, 2015, by a shootout score of 5-4.

Injury list

Sochi: German Rubtsov, David Rundblad

Severstal: Artyom Gareyev, Vladislav Provolnev

Milestone alert

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

Forward Kirill Kapustin is hoping to suit up for his 400^th career KHL game (currently at 399).

17:00: Ak Bars (41-10-8) vs CSKA (42-12-5)

About the game

Ak Bars is entering this contest fresh off a loss.

CSKA is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Ak Bars is playing the 4^th of four straight home game.

CSKA is playing the 3^rd of three straight road games.

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

After winning the 2018 Gagarin Cup, Ak Bars went on to lose three straight home games to CSKA.

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

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

Injury list

CSKA: Mario Kempe, Dmitri Samorukov 

Milestone alert

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

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

17:00: Kunlun (13-38-8) vs Dynamo Moscow (38-15-6)

About the game

KRS is entering this contest on a 4-game losing streak.

Dynamo Moscow is coming into this contest on a 5-game winning streak.

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

KRS is on a 1-game homestand.

Dynamo Moscow defeated Kunlun earlier this season by a score of 6-3.

Kunlun has never defeated Dynamo Moscow in a KHL game.

Yeremenko has played 88:26 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Jaskin has points in five straight games, going 4-6-10 over this span. His 37 goals are the most ever scored by a Czech in a KHL regular season.

Shipachyov has points in five straight games, going 1-5-6 over this span.

Kagarlistsky has points in five straight games, going 3-5-8 over this span.

Lindberg has points in four straight games, going 2-3-5 over this span.

Injury list

Kunlun: Cory Kane

Dynamo Moscow: Alexander Kucheryavenko, Yaroslav Alexeyev

Milestone alert

Forward Vadim Shipachyov is hoping to collect his 500^th career KHL assist (currently at 498). 

17:00: Lokomotiv (37-15-7) vs Salavat (38-16-5)

About the game

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

Salavat is entering today’s contest on a 9-game winning streak.

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

Salavat is playing the 3rd of three straight road games.

Salavat last won in Yaroslavl on December 7th, 2015, by a score of 3-1.

Lokomotiv defeated Salavat earlier this season by a score of 5-0.

Hartikainen has points in six straight games, going 5-3-8 over that span.

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

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Alexander Daryin, Pavel Kudryavtsev, Anton Lander

Salavat: Mikhail Vorobyov, Gleb Kuzmin, Shakir Mukhamadullin

Milestone alert

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

Defenseman Alexei Marchenko is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:00: Neftekhimik (18-39-2) vs Torpedo (29-22-8)

About the game

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

Torpedo is entering today’s contest on a 4-game losing streak.

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

Torpedo is playing the 3^rd of three straight road games.

Neftekhimik has won its last four home games played against Torpedo.

Torpedo defeated Neftekhimik twice this season by scores of 5-1 and 7-1, but also lost once in the shootout by a score of 1-0.

Injury list

Neftekhimik: Mikhail Sidorov, Otso Rantakari, Nikita Popugayev

Milestone alert

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

17:00: SKA (36-15-8) vs Dinamo Minsk (26-27-5)

About the game

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

Dinamo Minsk is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.

SKA is playing the 2^nd of two straight home games.

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

Dinamo Minsk defeated SKA earlier this season by an overtime score of 4-3.

Samonov has played 59:27 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Falkovsky has points in three straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

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

Injury list

SKA: Marat Khusnutzdinov

Dinamo Minsk: Vladislav Yeryomenko, Vladislav Kolyachonok

Milestone alert

Defenseman Vasili Tokranov is hoping to suit up for his 400^th career KHL game (currently at 399) and hopefully collect his 100^th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

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

17:00: Spartak Moscow (28-24-7) vs Vityaz (26-28-5)

About the game

Spartak Moscow is entering today’s contest fresh off a loss.

Vityaz is entering today’s contest on a 5-game losing streak.

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

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

Vityaz defeated Spartak Moscow earlier this season by a score of 3-1 but lost to the Muscovites twice this season as well by scores of 7-3 and 5-3.

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

Injury list

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

Vityaz: Alexander Semin

Milestone alert

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

18:00: Dinamo Riga (9-41-9) vs Amur (23-29-7)

About the game

Dinamo Riga is entering this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

Amur is coming into this contest fresh off a defeat.

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

Amur is playing the 3^rd of three straight road games.

Amur defeated Dinamo Riga earlier this season by a score of 2-1.

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

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

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

Injury list

Dinamo Riga: Anders Lindback, John Norman

Amur: Artyom Zhelezkov, Danil Faizullin, Dmitri Lugin

Milestone alert

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

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