Home season-opener for Sibir, Metallurg hosts Neftekhimik

It’s a short gameday in KHL, Sibir or Severstal will have a second victory of the season tonight as well as Metallurg and Neftekhimik are looking for the fourth success.

15:30 Sibir (1-2-1) – Severstal (1-2-1)

About the game
Both teams have lost their last game.
Sibir is starting first home series of the season, Severstal is opening a 3-game road trip.
Severstal forward Yegor Morozov has points in a 3 straight game, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Injury list
Sibir: Nikolai Demidov, Jyrki Jokipakka, Nikita Korotkov, Vadim Kudako, Nikita Shashkov
Severstal: Vladislav Podyapolsky

Milestone alert
Sibir forward Vyacheslav Litovchenko is set to play his 500^th KHL game (499).
Sibir forward Viktor Komarov is hoping to collect his 100^th KHL point (99).
Severstal forward Kirill Rasskazov is hoping to collect his 100^th KHL point (99).

17:00 Metallurg (3-1-0) – Neftekhimik (3-1-0)

About the game
Metallurg has won the last game, Neftekhimik suffered a first loss of the season.
Metallurg is playing third home game in a row, Neftekhimik is finishing 2-game road trip.
Metallurg forward Nikita Korostelyov has points in a 7 straight game, going 6-2-8 over that span.
Metallurg defenseman Linus Hultstrom has points in a 4 straight game, going 0-5-5 over that span.
Metallurg forward Maxim Karpov has points in a 3 straight game, going 3-1-4 over that span.
Neftekhimik forward Danila Popov has points in a 3 straight game, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Injury list
Metallurg: Bogdan Potekhin