Dynamo Moscow looking to revert the trend in home game vs Lokomotiv!

Dynamo Moscow had a good start of the season, but they have now lost twice in a row and today Lokomotiv is visiting its arena – only two points are separating the sides and Dynamo wants to avoid being overtaken in the standings.

Earlier, the KHL matchday starts in the Far East with Amur hosting Vityaz. The Tigers are on a five-game losing streak, but also Vityaz hasn’t been in its best shape. The action moves then to the Western Conference, where Severstal welcomes Salavat Yulaev. The Ufa side climbed up to third position with two consecutive wins, and they are enjoying significant contribution from the blue line – it won’t be easy for the Andrei Razin’s young squad to keep up with them.

A showdown between Torpedo and HC Sochi closes the KHL matchday – the Nizhny Novgorod side has lost its latest couple of games and has some important players in the IL, while Sochi is having a really hard time in winning matches. Both teams will want to achieve victory, and the fans may expect some offensive hockey being played tonight.

12:00: Amur (5-11-3, 11^th E) vs Vityaz (10-6-4, 5^th W)

About the game

Amur starts a three-game home series and lost its previous five matches.

Vityaz, who has already defeated Amur this season (3:1), is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost its previous three matches. 

Injury list

Amur: Andrei Alexeyev, Igor Rudenkov, Kirill Slepets.

Vityaz: Alexander Avtsin, Tyler Graovac.

19:00: Severstal (9-7-4, 8^th W) vs Salavat Yulaev (11-5-3, 3^rd E) 

About the game

Severstal ends a two-game home series and lost to Lokomotiv on Tuesday (3:4 OT).

Salavat Yulaev is in the middle of a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.

Severstal’s forward Kirill Pilipenko is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.

Salavat Yulaev’s defenseman Ryan Murphy is on a six-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points.

Salavat Yulaev’s defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin had an assist in each of his previous three games.

Injury list

Severstal: Alexander Suvorov.

Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang, Evgeny Timkin.

Milestone alert

Severstal’s defenseman Viktor Tikhonov lines up for his 100^th KHL game.

19:00: Torpedo (11-7-1, 6^th W) vs HC Sochi (3-12-3, 11^th W) 

About the game

Torpedo starts a three-game home series after two losses in a row.

HC Sochi ends a two-match road trip and lost its previous five games.

Torpedo won its previous five home games against HC Sochi, with the latest defeat dated Oct 11, 2018 (2:3 OT).

Torpedo’s forward Dennis Yan is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.

Injury list

Torpedo: Vasily Atanasov, Yu Sato.

HC Sochi: Fyodor Fyodorov, Brandon Gormley, Joe Morrow, Sergei Popov, Nikita Zorkin.

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (13-4-3, 2^nd W) vs Lokomotiv (12-4-3, 3^rd W) 

About the game

Dynamo Moscow ends a four-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.

Lokomotiv, who has already defeated Dynamo this season (2:1), enters the second match of a four-game road trip on a four-win streak.

Dynamo Moscow’s forward Dmitry Rashevsky is on a nine-game scoring streak, with 12 (4+8) points over that span.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Ivan Igumnov, Brennan Menell, Bogdan Yakimov, Vladislav Yefremov.

Lokomotiv: Ivan Chekhovich, Alexei Marchenko, Daniil Tesanov.

Milestone alert

Dynamo Moscow’s forward Eric O’Dell may reach 100 KHL assists (currently at 99).

Lokomotiv’s forward Yegor Averin may score his 300^th KHL point (currently at 299).

Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov may celebrate his 100^th KHL victory.