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Avangard looking for back-to-back wins!
The KHL matchday starts in Omsk, where Avangard plays again after a sound win over Metallurg with a solid 5:1 score and five different players marking the scoresheet. Kunlun Red Star will try to press hard the Siberian side as it plays back-to-back games, but the Hawks will want to please the crowd again after such a nice win as the yesterday’s one.
Then, the action moves to the Western Conference, with Severstal hosting Traktor. Both teams are on the wrong end of the playoffs line, and they will try hard to achieve a victory to rise up in the standings.
In the meantime, Torpedo welcomes Dinamo Minsk in what promises to be an entertaining game, considering the style preached by both sides. Moreover, to add further anticipation to the showdown, the Belarusians were among the few teams who managed to defeat the Igor Larionov’s men this year.
Not less interesting promises to be the evening game between Vityaz and Spartak – both teams are in excellent shape and the will probably
14:00: Avangard (6-8-1, 8th E) vs Kunlun Red Star (5-8-3, 10th W)
About the game
Avangard enters the second game of a four-match home series and defeated Metallurg yesterday.
Kunlun Red Star starts a two-game road trip and defeated Traktor on Friday (3:2 OT).
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Brandon Yip is on a four-game scoring streak, 4 (3+1) points.
Injury list
Avangard: Corban Knight, Nail Yakupov.
Kunlun Red Star: Luke Lockhart, Tyler Wong.
17:00: Severstal (6-7-2, 9th W) vs Traktor (5-10-1, 11th E)
About the game
Severstal ends a two-game home series and lost to Spartak on Friday (2:4).
Traktor is right in the middle of a three-game road trip and is on a four-match losing streak.
The Steelers have already defeated Traktor this season (4:2), and its forward Alexander Suvorov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points over that span.
17:00: Torpedo (9-4-1, 5th W) vs Dinamo Minsk (7-6-2, 8th W)
About the game
Torpedo ends a three-game home series and defeated Barys on Thursday (3:1).
Dinamo Minsk, who has already defeated Torpedo this season (3:2 OT) starts a four-game road trip and lost to Vityaz on Wednesday (3:5).
Torpedo’s forward Dennis Yan is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
Torpedo’s defenseman Maxim Fedotov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Vadim Varfolomeyev is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Shawn Lalonde.
17:00: Vityaz (8-4-3, 7th W) vs Spartak (8-5-3, 4th W)
About the game
Vityaz plays the lone home game of the series and lost to SKA on Friday (3:4).
Spartak ends a two-game road trip and defeated Severstal also on Friday.
Vityaz has already defeated Spartak this season (5:1), but lost its previous six home games to the Red-and-Whites, with the most recent victory dated Oct 03, 2017 (5:3).
Vityaz’s forward Stepan Starkov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points over that span.
Vityaz’s defenseman Roman Abrosimov is on a three-game scoring streak, with three (1+2) points.
Spartak’s forward Matvei Zaseda is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.
Injury list
Vityaz: Alexander Avtsin.
Spartak: Shane Prince, Semyon Ruchkin, Maxim Tsyplakov.
Milestone alert
Vityaz’s defenseman Artyom Borodkin may line up for his 500th KHL game.
