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Avangard seeking third straight win in Sochi!
The KHL matchday starts in the Far East, with Amur and Admiral hosting Salavat Yulaev and Metallurg, respectively, on back-to-back challenges. Both times the guests won, and this may change this time around as the home sides will be more determined to take home two precious points for the Eastern Conference standings.
The action then moves westwards, where Torpedo hosts Traktor trying to build another winning streak. The Igor Larionov’s squad is showing some good hockey, and will try to get full advantage of Traktor’s bad shape of late.
Lokomotiv had a slow start, but it’s starting to win hockey games, and they just recorded a critical win in Moscow over Dynamo. This time, they will face a slumping Vityaz side, and they are also looking to get to three straight wins.
Another two exciting matchups complete the KHL matchday – Ak Bars hosts Spartak as Oleg Znarok faces his former team, and Avangard tries to win another game when they travel to the Black Sea shores to face HC Sochi. The preseason games were full of heat – what will happen this time?
12:00: Amur (3-5-0, 8th E) vs Salavat Yulaev (3-3-2, 6th E)
About the game
Amur ends a five-game home series and lost its previous three matches.
Salavat Yulaev ends a four-game road trip and defeated Amur on Monday (2:0).
Salavat Yulaev’s goalie Ilya Ezhov is on an 81:37 shutout streak.
Injury list
Amur: Vyacheslav Gretsky, Michal Jordan, Ruslan Pedan.
Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang.
Milestone alert
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Stepan Sannikov is hunting his 200th career point (currently at 199).
Salavat Yulaev’s forwards Stanislav Bocharov and Sergei Shmelyov may reach 100 KHL goals (currently at 99 and 98, respectively).
12:30: Admiral (4-3-1, 4th E) vs Metallurg (5-1-2, 2nd E)
About the game
Admiral ends a five-game home series and lost to Metallurg on Monday (0:2),
Metallurg ends a four-game road trip and is on a four-game winning streak.
Metallurg’s goalie Vasily Koshechkin is on a 60:00 shutout streak.
Metallurg’s forward Nikita Korostelyov had one assist in each of his previous three games.
Injury list
Admiral: Vadim Khlopotov, Yegor Rykov, Alexander Shevchenko.
Metallurg: Arkhip Nekolenko, Anatoly Nikontsev.
19:00: Torpedo (5-2-0, 5th W) vs Traktor (3-5-0, 9th E)
About the game
Torpedo is in the middle of a three-game home series and won its previous couple of games.
Traktor starts a three-game road trip and lost to Avangard on Monday (1:3).
Milestone alert
Traktor’s forward Sergei Kalinin is on the hunt of his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
19:00: Vityaz (4-2-2, 6th W) vs Lokomotiv (4-3-1, 8th W)
About the game
Vityaz starts a four-game home series and lost its previous four matches.
Lokomotiv ends a two-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
Both teams have already defeated each other this season (4:3 OT, 0:1 SO).
Lokomotiv’s goalie Danil Isayev is on a 65:25 shutout streak.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Alexei Marchenko.
Milestone alert
Lokomotiv’s forward Yegor Averin may reach 300 KHL points (currently at 298).
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov lines up for his 200th career game.
19:30: Ak Bars (5-1-1, 3rd E) vs Spartak (4-2-2, 4th W)
About the game
Ak Bars starts a two-game home series on a three-match winning streak.
Spartak starts a three-game road trip and lost its previous three matches.
Ak Bars has already defeated Spartak this season (4:1) and its forward Kirill Semyonov is on a six-game scoring streak, with 9 (4+5) points over that span.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Radulov seeks his 200th KHL goal tonight (currently at 198).
Spartak’s forward Andrei Loktionov may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199).
19:30: HC Sochi (1-6-0, 11th W) vs Avangard (2-5-1, 10th E)
About the game
HC Sochi starts a four-game home series on a three-match losing streak.
Avangard is at its ninth of a twelve-match road trip and won its previous couple of games.
Avangard’s forward Sergei Tolchinsky is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points over that span.
Avangard’s defenseman Alexei Bereglazov is on a six-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points.
Milestone alert
HC Sochi’s forward Vasily Glotov lines up for his 100th KHL game.
Avangard’s Reid Boucher may score his 100th point in the KHL.
