Last 10 clubs open the season on a busy Saturday

The KHL matchday starts early with Dynamo Moscow hosting Ak Bars with former players Vadim Shipachyov, Vyacheslav Voynov, and Stanislav Galiyev going at it for a hot home opener for the Blue-and-White. The temperature won’t be any lower in Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk hosts Barys to start its 2022-2023 campaign at home.

Opening Cup rivals, CSKA and Metallurg, will play their second game of the season facing Neftekhimik and Torpedo, respectively. Also SKA will start its season tonight with an exciting home game against Salavat Yulaev. A duel between Vityaz and Avangard will conclude the KHL matchday.

13:00: Dynamo Moscow vs Ak Bars

About the game

Dynamo Moscow starts its season with a two-game home series, while Ak Bars will be on the road for two matches.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Bogdan Yakimov.

Ak Bars: Artyom Lukoyanov.

Milestone alert

Ak Bars’ forward Nikita Dynyak will start his season celebrating his 100^th KHL game.

14:00: Vityaz vs Avangard

About the game

Vityaz starts a five-game home series, while Avangard will kick-off its long 12-match road trip.

Injury list

Avangard: Alexander Dergachyov, Dmitry Shevchenko. 

16:30: Dinamo Minsk vs Barys

About the game

Dinamo Minsk starts a three-game home series, while Barys will play four matches on the road to start its season.

Milestone alert

Barys’ defenseman Maxim Mineyev lines up for his 100^th KHL game tonight.

17:00: SKA vs Salavat Yulaev 

About the game

SKA starts a four-game home series, while Salavat Yulaev a three-match road trip.

Injury list

SKA: Artyom Svets-Rogovoy. 

Disqualification

Salavat Yulaev’s defenseman Grigory Panin serves his third and final game of a three-match ban received last season.

17:00: CSKA (1-0-0), vs Neftekhimik

About the game

CSKA, who defeated Metallurg on Thursday to conquer its second Opening Cup, is in the middle of a three-game home series. Neftekhimik will kickoff its 2022-2023 campaign with a three-game road trip.

CSKA has won its previous eleven home games against Neftekhimik, with the latest defeat dated Sep 25, 2010 (0:2).

Milestone alert

Neftekhimik’s forward Denis Parshin, who represented CSKA in Neftekhimik’s 2010 winning trip to Moscow, lines up for his 700^th KHL game – he’s the 21^st player in the league’s history to reach this mark.

18:00: Torpedo vs Metallurg (0-1-0)

About the game

Torpedo starts its season with a three-game home series. Metallurg, who lost to CSKA on Thursday (0:2) will seek its first win in the new campaign concluding a two-match road trip.

The Nizhny Novgorod side lost its previous five home games to Metallurg, with the latest victory dated Sep 21, 2018. The aforementioned Parshin tallied the game-winner for Torpedo that night.