Ak Bars hosts Spartak seeking fifth in a row!

Ak Bars is at home hunting its fifth straight win and hosts Spartak coming off an OT win in Nizhnekamsk. In the second game of the day, a team will see its losing streak end as Neftekhimik welcomes Admiral.

The Kazan franchise is on a hot streak after defeating HC Sochi twice, Vityaz, and Admiral. Instead, the Red-and-Whites had an OT win in Nizhnekamsk with a marvelous game-winner by Maxim Tsyplakov that helped Spartak climb up to the fifth seed in the West.

Neftekhimik will seek revenge in this evening game against Admiral. Both teams are on a two-game losing streak, and it will be a hot game as both sides need points on their playoff hunt - especially Vladivostok.

17:00: Ak Bars (6-3-1) vs Spartak (6-4-0)

About the game
Ak Bars is at the end of a four-game home series and won its last four matches.
Spartak will play his second of three road matches and defeated Neftekhimik on Friday.

Injury list
Ak Bars: Kirill Panyukov, Rinat Valiev

17:00: Neftekhimik (4-4-1) vs Admiral (1-6-2)

About the game
Neftekhimik, at its fifth of five straight home games, lost its two matches.
Admiral is at its second of a three-game road trip and is in a two-match losing streak.

Injury list
Neftekhimik: Timur Sharifiyanov

Admiral: Rihards Bukarts, Evgeny Grachyov, Vladislav Kaletnik

Milestone alert
Admiral forward Vyacheslav Ushenin will line up for his 400th KHL career game.