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Will Traktor get its first win?
The Motormen, on the contrary, had an excellent start of the season, with two straight wins – it won’t be easy for Traktor, but they will want a win to please the home crowd and ends their first home series on a positive note.
In the meantime, Metallurg hosts Severstal. Magnitka had a hard time in the first couple of games – both on the road – but managed to get the best of Torpedo with Yegor Yakovlev netting the game-winner just three seconds to the final buzzer. Igor Larionov’s band will want to take revenge for such a devastating loss hosting Amur for their second game of the 2022-2023 campaign.
Kunlun Red Star and Sibir had a decent start, with both achieving a win and a loss – the season is long, and they will want to take points early to secure a playoff spot later. An exciting game is to be expected in Mytischi.
The last game of the matchday bears with itself a question – will Rybar get to a 100-minute shutout streak? The Slovakian netminder has been phenomenal between the piping for Spartak in the first couple of games, and tonight the Red-and-Whites have a big chance to make it three in a row when they host Admiral at the Moscow’s Megasport Arena.
17:00: Metallurg (1-1-0) vs Severstal (1-1-0)
About the game
Metallurg starts a three-game home series fresh off a win over Torpedo on Saturday (5:4).
Severstal ends a three-match road trip after losing to Avtomobilist on Sunday (3:4).
Milestone alert
Metallurg’s forwards Maxim Karpov and Mikhail Fisenko celebrate tonight their 600th and 500th KHL game, respectively.
17:00: Traktor (0-2-0) vs Avtomobilist (2-2-0)
About the game
Traktor ends a three-game home series and lost its first two games of the season.
Avtomobilist, on the other hand, won both its first two matches and starts tonight a two-game road trip.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Georgy Belousov, Alexei Makeyev, Johan Mattsson, Arsen Khisamutdinov.
Milestone alert
Traktor’s forward Alexei Byvaltsev lines up for his 400th KHL game.
Avtomobilist’s forward Pavel Kulikov may reach 100 KHL points.
Avtomobilist’s captain Sergei Shirokov is hoping to check the 250-assist mark in the KHL (currently at 249).
His teammate, goalie Igor Bobkov, seeks his 30th KHL shutout.
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (1-1-0) vs Sibir (1-1-0)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star ends a three-game home series and lost to Amur on Sunday (0:2).
Sibir ends a three-match road trip and lost to Spartak also on Sunday (0:1).
Milestone alert
Sibir’s forward Denis Golubev may score his 100th KHL point tonight (currently at 99).
19:30: Torpedo (0-1-0) vs Amur (1-1-0)
About the game
Torpedo is in the middle of a three-game home series and lost to Metallurg on Saturday (4:5).
Amur is at its third match of a four-game road trip and defeated Kunlun Red Star on Sunday (2:0).
Amur’s goalie Evgeny Alikin is on a 62:20 shutout streak.
Injury list
Amur: Artyom Alyayev, Evgeny Oksentyuk, Vadim Pereskokov, Sergei Tereshchenko
Milestone alert
Torpedo’s forward Alexei Kruchinin lines up for his 400th career game, while his teammate, defenseman Ziyat Paigin, plays his 300th.
Amur’s goalie Janis Kalnins may play his 200th KHL game.
19:30: Spartak (2-0-0) vs Admiral (1-1-0)
About the game
Spartak ends a three-game home series and won its first couple of matches of the season.
Admiral is at its third of a four-match road trip and defeated HC Sochi on Sunday (4:1).
Spartak’s goalie Patrik Rybar is on an 83:35 shutout streak.
Injury list
Admiral: Rinat Valiyev, Gleb Zyryanov.
