Admiral faces Sibir trying to save playoff hopes!
The Sailors are on a good streak and will try to save their playoff hopes when they host Sibir in today’s lone game.
The KHL matchday features only one game, but not without its share of importance – Admiral needs a win to have its playoff hopes alive. The Vladivostok side is currently the eleventh seed in the East, but they won their latest three games, including a showdown with Sibir on Wednesday, and hope dies last. On the other hand, Sibir will want to get points to close the playoff qualification case as soon as possible – all this is on tap in today’s game.
12:30: Admiral (14-29-5, 11th E) vs Sibir (26-18-5, 6th E)
About the game
Admiral ends a nine-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Sibir ends a four-game road trip and lost to Admiral on Wednesday.
Admiral has already defeated Sibir on Wednesday (2:1), but can lose its chances for a playoff qualification if losing to Sibir today in regulation.
Admiral’s forward Alexander Shevchenko is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Injury list
Admiral: Evgeny Grachyov, Andrei Yermakov.
Sibir: Maxim Goncharov, Trevor Murphy.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s forward Dmitry Lugin may reach 100 KHL assists.
