Traktor faces Kunlun trying to return Eastern leadership!
Two KHL Eastern Conference games are on tap today.
Metallurg lost to Barys on Sunday, but since the loss arrived in OT, Magnitka earned a point that tied them with Traktor at 71 points on the top of the Eastern Conference’s standings – having 26 regulation wins, they are again on the summit. However, Traktor has a tremendous chance to return to the top facing Kunlun Red Star in its second straight game against the Dragons. Most recently, Traktor defeated Kunlun with a 4:0 score, will they be able to repeat the feat today?
In the first game of the KHL matchday, Amur faces Sibir for the second straight day. Yesterday, Harri Sateri’s sixth shutout of the season gave Sibir a win and enlarged the gap between Barys and the Tigers for the East’s eighth seed. However, Amur is just three points shy of the playoff line.
12:00: Amur (19-23-7, 9th E) vs Sibir (25-17-5, 6th E)
About the game
Amur ends a four-game home series and lost to Sibir on Sunday.
Sibir is at its second match of a four-game road trip and defeated Amur yesterday.
Sibir’s goalie Harri Sateri is on an 86:10 shutout streak.
Injury list
Amur: Michal Jordan, Gleb Koryagin, Alexander Kuznetsov.
Sibir: Maxim Goncharov, Trevor Murphy.
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (9-31-7, 12th E) vs Traktor (34-11-3, 1st E)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star ends a four-game home series and lost its previous 13 games.
Traktor is in the middle of a three-game road trip and is on a six-match winning streak.
Traktor has already defeated Kunlun three times this season (4:1, 3:2 OT, 4:0).
Traktor’s forward Lukas Sedlak is on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (3+5) points over that span.
Traktor’s forward Tomas Hyka is also on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (4+4) points.
Traktor’s goalie Roman Will is on a 61:59 shutout streak.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Zach Yuen.
Traktor: Sergei Kalinin.
Milestone alert
Traktor’s defenseman Ilya Karpukhin lines up for his 200th career game.
Traktor’s forward Yegor Fateyev plays his 100th KHL game.
Traktor’s defenseman Nick Bailen may reach 250 points in the KHL (currently at 247).
