Jokerit travels to Yaroslavl hoping to stretch winning streak!

After defeating Spartak on Monday, the Jokers move to Yaroslavl trying to get the ball rolling and start a new winning streak. Six games are on tap on an exciting KHL Wednesday.

The KHL matchday has two early games in the Russian Far East, with Amur hosting Avtomobilist and Admiral welcoming Avangard. Then, Sibir hosts HC Sochi, with goalie Magnus Hellberg in excellent shape for the Black Sea franchise.

The action then moves to the Western Conference. Lokomotiv hosts Jokerit, with the Finnish side already defeating the Railwaymen twice this season. After a fierce game and a huge 6:1 win in Moscow over Spartak, Jokerit will try to win another game to pile up points in the standings and get the ball rolling. Severstal hosts CSKA, and Dynamo Moscow welcomes Traktor in the remaining couple of games of an action-packed KHL Wednesday.

12:00: Amur (11-16-5) vs Avtomobilist (13-13-5)

About the game
Amur enters the second game of a four-match home series on a three-loss streak.
Avtomobilist starts a three-game road trip after losing to Metallurg on Sunday.
The Motormen have already defeated Amur this season (4:0).

Injury list
Amur: Andrei Alexeyev, Gleb Koryagin.
Avtomobilist: Stephane Da Costa, Vasily Filyayev, Denis Romantsev.

12:30: Admiral (6-20-5) vs Avangard (19-11-1)

About the game
Admiral starts a four-game home series and is on a four-match losing streak.
Avangard is in the middle of a three-game road trip and is on a five-win streak.
The Hawks have already defeated Admiral this season (4:3 SO).
Avangard's forward Sergei Tolchinsky is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (0+4) points over that span.

Injury list
Admiral: Dinar Khamidullin, Pavel Makarenko, Artyom Manukyan.
Avangard: Ville Pokka, Ivan Telegin.

Milestone alert
Avangard's goalie Simon Hrubec may celebrate his 50th KHL victory tonight.

15:30: Sibir (15-12-4) vs HC Sochi (11-16-4)

About the game
Sibir enters a three-game home series fresh off a two-match winning streak.
HC Sochi starts a three-game road trip after defeating Dinamo Riga on Saturday.
HC Sochi's goalie Magnus Hellberg is on a 78:29 shutout streak.
HC Sochi's forward Vasily Glotov had an assist in each of his previous four games.

Injury list
HC Sochi: Yegor Babenko, Andrei Bakanov.

19:00: Lokomotiv (16-10-5) vs Jokerit (20-7-4)

About the game
Lokomotiv starts a two-game home series after losing to Neftekhimik on Saturday.
Jokerit ends a two-game road trip and defeated Spartak on Monday.
The Jokers have already defeated Lokomotiv twice this season (2:0, 4:1).
Jokerit's forward Brian O'Neill is on a three-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points over that span.
Jokerit's forward Marko Anttila is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.

Injury list
Jokerit: Henrik Haapala, Philip Holm.

19:00: Severstal (18-8-4) vs CSKA (20-9-2)

About the game
Severstal starts a two-game home series fresh off a win over Vityaz on Sunday.
CSKA starts a three-game road trip and is on a two-win series.
CSKA's forward Konstantin Okulov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
CSKA's forwards Anton Slepyshev and Vladislav Kamenev had an assist in each of their previous three games.
CSKA's forward Maxim Sorkin is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Severstal lost its previous five home games against CSKA, with a 0:15 differential. Its last win, and last goal (by Pavel Buchnevich), is dated Oct 6, 2015.

Injury list
Severstal: Andrei Churkin, Robert Rooba, Yegor Rykov, Jakob Stenqvist.
CSKA: Danil Yurtaikin.

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (21-10-0) vs Traktor (24-7-2)

About the game
Dynamo Moscow ends a three-game home series and is on a five-match winning streak.
Traktor starts a three-game road trip fresh off a win over Admiral on Monday.
Traktor has defeated Dynamo Moscow earlier this season (5:3).
Dynamo Moscow's forward Vadim Shipachyov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points over that span.
Dynamo Moscow's forward Stanislav Galiyev is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.
Dynamo Moscow's forward Dmitry Rashevsky is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Dynamo Moscow's forward Oscar Lindberg had an assist in each of his previous four games.

Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Mikhail Fisenko, Ivan Kulbakov, Andrei Pedan.
Traktor: Tomas Hyka.

Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s goalie Ivan Bocharov may reach 20 KHL shutouts.