Traktor heads home having split its road games in Ufa, but the series is looking as tight as any thus far in the playoffs. Expect nothing more than another hard-fought battle with neither team being able to gain too big a lead in the process.
Series stand
Tied 1-1
Game 1: A 3-1 victory for Traktor
Game 2: A 3-2 overtime victory for Salavat
About the game
Hyka has points in three straight games, going 2-5-7 over that span.
Kravtsov has points in three straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Injury list
Salavat: Mikhail Vorobyov, Gleb Kuzmin, Shakir Mukhamadullin
Series stand
2-0 series lead for CSKA
Game 1: A 1-0 overtime victory for CSKA
Game 2: A 5-1 victory for CSKA
About the game
Johansson has allowed just one goal against over the last 225:35 minutes of action.
12 different skaters had points in CSKA’s 5-1 victory, with Mamin and Leipsic each having accumulated two.
Injury list
Spartak Moscow: Andrei Kuteikin, Pavel Medvedev, Zakhar Shablovsky, Mikhail Kotlyarevsky
CSKA: Nikita Soshnikov, Dmitri Samorukov
Milestone alert
Defenseman Dmitri Vishnevsky is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).
Series stand
2-0 series lead for Lokomotiv
Game 1: A 1-0 victory for Lokomotiv
Game 2: A 5-0 victory for Lokomotiv
About the game
This game is a Jokerit home game but will be taking place in Yaroslavl.
Pasquale has played 140:17 straight minutes of shutout hockey.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Alexander Daryin, Pavel Kudryavtsev, Anton Lander
Jokerit: John Norman
Milestone alert
Goaltender Janis Kalnins is hoping to be in net for his 200th career KHL game (currently at 199).
Forward Brian O’Neill is hoping to suit up for his 300th
career KHL game (currently at 299).
Series stand
2-0 series lead for Ak Bars
Game 1: A 2-1 overtime victory for Ak Bars
Game 2: A 4-1 victory for Ak Bars
About the game
Pesonen and Tikhonov had two points apiece in Ak Bars’ 4-1 victory.
Milestone alert
Forward Roman Lyubimov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
Defenseman Albert Yarullin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).