Time for all the teams to get their feet wet in the 2021-2022 season!

Once this game day is over, every team in the league (just about) will have finally gotten into its first bit of action for the 2021-2022 season.

Barys kicks off a 4-game homestand against old rival Salavat, which will once again be looking to have a big word in who wins the Gagarin Cup this season. The same is the case for Avtomobilist, which hosts a Metallurg team that’s got its eye on contention as well.

Sibir hits the road for the first of four straight and will test its metal against Traktor while Dynamo Moscow will be sporting its sharp new Blue-and-white uniforms against the men from Minsk, a team that is certainly hoping to have a much better season than last.

Make sure you catch today’s action!

16:30: Barys vs Salavat

About the game

Barys is playing the first of four straight home games.
Salavat is playing the first of three straight road games.

Injury list

Salavat: Rodion Amirov

Suspensions

Salavat: Forward Teemu Hartikainen will miss this game while serving a 1-game suspension.

Milestone alert

Forward Roman Starchenko is hoping to suit up for his 700^th career KHL game (currently at 699).
Forward Viktor Tikhonov is hoping to suit up for his 500^th career KHL game (currently at 499).
Forward Geoff Platt is hoping to score his 200^th career KHL goal (currently at 199).
Forward Vladislav Kartayev is hoping to collect his 100^th career KHL point (currently at 99).

17:00: Avtomobilist vs Metallurg

About the game

Avtomobilist is playing the first of two straight home games.
Metallurg is playing the first of two straight road games.

Milestone alert

Forward Stepan Khripunov is hoping to suit up for his 200^th career KHL game (currently at 199).

17:00: Traktor vs Sibir

About the game

Traktor is on a 1-game homestand.
Sibir is playing the first of four straight road games.

Injury list

Traktor: Alexei Potapov
Sibir: Nikolai Demidov, Jyrki Jokipakka, Vadim Kudako, Nikita Shashkov

Milestone alert

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

19:30: Dynamo Moscow vs Dinamo Minsk

About the game

Dynamo Moscow is playing the first of three straight home games.
Dinamo Minsk is playing the first of three straight road games.
Dynamo Moscow has won its last four home games against Dinamo Minsk. The last time they lost to them at home was on October 6^th, 2017, by a score of 2-1.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Vyacheslav Voynov