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The intense KHL matchday starts in Vladivostok, with Admiral hosting HC Sochi. The Sailors have already defeated the Black Sea side, and will likely want to revert the trend after two straight losses.
Sibir will want to vindicate its loss to Avangard in Saturday’s Siberian derby hosting Lokomotiv in Novosibirsk. However, the Railwaymen’s goalie Daniil Isayev is in top form, and will likely try to stretch his shutout streak – the same can be said about Salavat Yulaev’s Andrei Kareyev, who posted two straight shutouts and will try to do it three in a row as Ufa welcomes Avangard.
In the meantime, in Kazakhstan, Barys hosts Neftekhimik – both teams have active winning streaks and will want to get points for their respective playoffs push. Another two games are on tap in the East, with top performers, too. Ak Bars hosts an injury plagued Avtomobilist, while Traktor welcomes Magnitka. The Chelyabinsk side is one of the season’s top disappointments so far, and they will want to get a victory over a contender to get a morale boost and two points to climb up in the standings.
The KHL matchday ends with Kunlun Red Star hosting Severstal – the Dragons are on back-to-back games as they lost to Dynamo Moscow yesterday (2:3 OT).
12:30: Admiral (5-6-2, 7th E) vs HC Sochi (2-8-2, 11th W)
About the game
Admiral, who has already defeated Sochi this year (4:1), starts a three-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
HC Sochi is at its second of a four-game road trip and lost to Vityaz on Friday (3:2 OT).
HC Sochi’s forward Artur Tyanulin had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Injury list
Admiral: Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov, Gleb Zyryanov.
15:30: Sibir (7-5-2, 5th E) vs Lokomotiv (7-4-2, 6th W)
About the game
Sibir starts a four-game home series after a loss to Avangard on Saturday (1:2).
Lokomotiv starts a three-game road trip and defeated Severstal on Friday (5:3).
About the game
Sibir’s defenseman Trevor Murphy is on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (2+6) points.
Lokomotiv’s goalie Daniil Isayev is on a 126:49 shutout streak.
Injury list
Sibir: Vadim Kudako.
Lokomotiv: Roman Bychkov, Nikita Cherepanov, Alexei Marchenko, Daniil Tesanov.
Milestone alert
Lokomotiv’s forward Yegor Averin may reach 300 KHL points (currently at 298).
Lokomotiv’s forward Pavel Kraskovsky lines up for his 400th KHL game.
16:30: Barys (7-5-1, 6th E) vs Neftekhimik (3-9-1, 11th E)
About the game
Barys ends a two-game home series and won its previous three games.
Neftekhimik ends a three-game road trip and is also on a three-match winning streak.
Neftekhimik’s forward Anthony Camara is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Neftekhimik’s forward Mikhail Nazarov is on a six-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points.
Neftekhimik’s forward Pavel Poryadin scored a goal in each of his four previous game.
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (7-4-2, 4th E) vs Avangard (5-7-1, 8th E)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev starts a five-game home series on a two-match winning streak.
Avangard plays the lone road match of the series and defeated Sibir on Saturday (2:1) in its first home game of the season.
Salavat Yulaev’s goalie Andrei Kareyev is on a 120:00 shutout streak.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Sergei Shmelyov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
Avangard’s defenseman Alexei Bereglazov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang.
Avangard: Corban Knight.
Milestone alert
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Vladislav Kartayev lines up for his 500th KHL game.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Sergei Shmelyov may reach 250 KHL points (currently at 249).
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Stepan Sannikov may score his 200th point in the KHL (currently at 199).
17:00 Traktor (5-9-0, 9th E) vs Metallurg (8-2-2, 2nd E)
About the game
Traktor ends a four-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.
Metallurg starts a three-game road trip and lost to Neftekhimik on Friday (5:6).
Metallurg’s forward Philippe Maillet is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points over that span.
Metallurg’s forward Brendan Leipsic had at least a helper in his latest five games, totaling seven assists.
Metallurg’s defenseman Yegor Yakovlev is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Metallurg’s forward Andrei Chibisov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points.
Metallurg’s forward Yegor Korobkin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Metallurg’s defenseman Kodie Curran is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Injury list
Metallurg: Anatoly Nikontsev.
Milestone alert
Metallurg’s goalie Vasily Koshechkin may reach 90 KHL shutouts.
19:30: Ak Bars (8-3-1, 3rd E) vs Avtomobilist (9-3-1, 1st E)
About the game
Ak Bars enters the second match of a four-game home series fresh off a win over Amur on Saturday (3:2 OT).
Avtomobilist, who has already defeated Ak Bars this season (5:2), starts a three-game road trip after a loss to Salavat Yulaev on Sunday (0:4).
Injury list
Ak Bars: Dmitry Voronkov.
Avtomobilist: Jesse Blacker, Stephane Da Costa, Arsen Khisamutdinov, Pavel Kulikov, Alexei Makeyev, Sergei Shirokov.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars’ Danis Zaripov may surpass Alexei Morozov for the team’s most assist (tied at 355).
Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov may reach 30 KHL shutouts.
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (4-8-2, 10th W) vs Severstal (5-6-2, 9th W)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star is at its third of a four-game home series and
Severstal ends a three-game road trip and lost its previous three matches.
The Cherepovets side has defeated the Dragons in their latest eight encounters, with the most recent Kunlun victory dated Dec 22, 2017 (2:1 OT).
Severstal’s forward Daniil Vovchenko is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points over that span.
Severstal’s defenseman Robin Press is on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (2+6) points.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Luke Lockhart, Paris O’Brien, Cliff Pu, Tyler Wong.
