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First derby between CSKA and Dynamo tonight!
The two sides had different fortunes this year, with Dynamo Moscow running high in the standings since the beginning and CSKA even being at the wrong side of the playoffs line at one time. However, things are returning to normality, with the Sergei Fedorov’s men winning four in a row and establishing now at the sixth place in the West’s standings.
The KHL matchdays starts in Kazakhstan, with Barys welcoming Torpedo on a two-match winning streak and in a good shape – Torpedo’s win over the Kazakhs in the early season shouldn’t be overrated at this point; the teams were in different positions and the Igor Larionov’s men will have a much harder time tonight.
Then, Avtomobilist hosts Amur. The Motormen keeps on leading the East despite their lineup problems, and if they didn’t have enough injured players sitting out, Patrice Cormier tonight serves a one-match ban following his fight in Saturday’s game against Ak Bars Kazan. On the lookout for an Avtomobilist defeat is Metallurg, which follows in the standings by just one point and may jump in for the lead if winning tonight on a home match against Avangard.
A showdown by Neftekhimik and Sibir closes an exciting KHL Monday. Both teams have been in good shape lately, and the result can go either way.
16:30: Barys (10-8-1, 5th E) vs Torpedo (11-6-1, 4th W)
About the game
Barys is at its fourth of a five-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Torpedo, who has already defeated Barys this season (3:1), ends a four-game road trip and lost to Metallurg on Saturday (1:2).
Injury list
Barys: Dmitry Gurkov.
Torpedo: Vasily Atanasov, Yu Sato.
17:00: Avtomobilist (13-4-1, 1st E) vs Amur (5-10-3, 11th E)
About the game
Avtomobilist enters the third of a three-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Amur ends a three-game road trip and is on a four-match losing streak.
The Motormen defeated Amur in their latest three home games with an aggregate score of 10:0. Amur’s most recent goal is dated Dec 07, 2018 (by Tomas Zohorna), and the most recent win happening on Nov 23, 2016 (2:1 SO).
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Jesse Blacker, Stephane Da Costa, Arsen Khisamutdinov, Stepan Khripunov, Alexei Makeyev, Curtis Valk.
Amur: Andrei Alexeyev, Vladislav Barulin, Evgeny Oksentyuk, Kirill Slepets.
Disqualifications
Avtomobilist’s forward Patrice Cormier serves a one-game ban.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s forward Pavel Kulikov may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).
Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov can record his 30th shutout in the KHL.
17:00: Metallurg (12-4-2, 2nd E) vs Avangard (7-9-2, 8th E)
About the game
Metallurg ends a four-match home series and is on a two-game winning streak.
Avangard, who has already defeated Metallurg this season (5:1), starts a two-match road trip after a loss to Admiral on Saturday (3:4 SO).
Injury list
Avangard: Nail Yakupov.
Milestone alert
Metallurg’s forward Brendan Leipsic may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).
Metallurg’s goalie Vasily Koshechkin may record his 90th KHL shutout.
19:00: Neftekhimik (7-11-1, 9th E) vs Sibir (10-8-2, 4th E)
About the game
Neftekhimik starts a two-match home series and lost to Salavat Yulaev on Saturday (0:4).
Sibir enters the final of a three-game road trip on a two-match winning streak.
Both teams have defeated each other this season already (2:1 OT, 2:3).
Sibir’s forward Taylor Beck is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (13-3-3, 2nd W) vs CSKA (10-4-3, 6th W)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow plays the third of a four-game home series and lost to Sibir on Saturday (3:4 SO).
CSKA ends a five-game road trip and won its previous four matches.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Maxim Dzhioshvili is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points over that span.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Dmitry Rashevsky is on an eight-game scoring streak, with 11 (4+7) points.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Ivan Igumnov, Bogdan Yakimov.
