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SKA returns at home trying to consolidate its lead!
The KHL matchday sees three games in Western Conference territory, starting with Mytyshchi. Kunlun Red Star hosts Traktor – both teams are on a losing streak, and one will maybe start a positive one as both teams are trying to climb up the standings and return on the right side of the playoffs line.
In Cherepovets, Severstal welcomes Spartak after defeating the Dragons on Tuesday. The Andrei Razin’s men are on a disappointing ninth place in the standings and they are likely to be pushing the gas tonight, also to get advantage of the Muscovites’ losing streak.
The last game of the night is SKA facing Vityaz. The St. Petersburg franchise had a tremendous start of the season and it looks like they aren’t willing to slow down – Vityaz is also playing well, winning its previous four matches and being on a sensational fourth place in the West’s standings.
19:00: Kunlun Red Star (4-8-3, 10th W) vs Traktor (5-10-0, 10th E)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star ends a four-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.
Traktor, who has already defeated Kunlun this season (3:1), starts a three-game road trip on a three-match losing streak.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Parker Foo had at least an assist in each of his previous four games, totaling six helpers.
Kunlun Red Star’s defenseman Zach Leslie is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (1+5) points over that span.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Brandon Yip is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Luke Lockhart, Paris O’Brien, Cliff Pu, Tyler Wong.
Milestone alert
Kunlun Red Star’s defenseman Mikael Fram lines up for his 100th KHL game.
19:00: Severstal (6-6-2, 9th W) vs Spartak (7-5-3, 5th W)
About the game
Severstal starts a two-match home series and defeated Kunlun Red Star on Tuesday (2:3 SO).
Spartak starts a two-game road trip and lost its previous couple of matches.
Severstal’s forward Alexander Suvorov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Spartak: Shane Prince, Semyon Ruchkin, Maxim Tsyplakov.
Milestone alert
Spartak’s forward Artyom Demkov lines up for his 200th KHL game.
19:30: SKA (14-0-1, 1st W) vs Vityaz (8-3-3, 4th W)
About the game
SKA starts a two-game home series and is on a five-game winning streak.
Vityaz ends a three-game road trip and won its previous four matches.
SKA’s forward Marat Khairullin is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points over that span.
Vityaz’s forward Stepan Starkov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.
Injury list
SKA: Nikita Komarov, Danila Moiseyev, Mikhail Pashnin, Alexander Samonov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy.
Vityaz: Alexander Avtsin.
Milestone alert
Defensemen Roman Rukavishnikov (SKA) and Artyom Borodkin (Vityaz) may line up for their 500 KHL game.
