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CSKA, SKA seeking home wins!
The KHL matchday starts once again in the Far East, with Admiral hosting Spartak. The Sailors are in a good shape, and won their previous couple of games, against Avangard and Vityaz, respectively. Spartak instead is in a less favorable position, with two consecutive losses, including at home against Salavat Yulaev on Tuesday (2:5).
The action then moves to Kazakhstan, where Barys welcomes Metallurg. The Andrei Skabelka’s men are on a three-game winning streak and defeating Magnitka may be an excellent way to get to four and climb up further in the standings. However, Metallurg will want to return to victory after an OT loss to Ak Bars on Tuesday.
In the Western Conference, both CSKA and SKA hit the ice tonight. The Muscovites host Avtomobilist as the Motormen just lost in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. The Roman Rotenberg’s men welcome Kunlun Red Star. The Dragons have defeated CSKA twice this season, and while they failed to make it three on Tuesday, they will be more than happy to repeat the trick against SKA, even if the first clash of the season ended in favor of the St. Petersburg franchise.
12:30: Admiral (9-9-2, 7th E) vs Spartak (9-7-5, 7th W)
About the game
Admiral enters the second of a three-game home series on a two-match winning streak.
Spartak, who has already defeated Admiral this season (2:1), starts a three-match road trip on a two-game losing streak.
Admiral’s forward Nikolajs Jelisejevs is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Admiral: Anton Berlyov, Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov, Leonid Metalnikov, Yury Pautov.
Spartak: Shane Prince, Semyon Ruchkin.
16:30: Barys (11-8-1, 4th E) vs Metallurg (13-4-3, 2nd E)
About the game
Barys ends a five-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Metallurg ends a two-match road trip and lost to Ak Bars on Tuesday (2:3 OT).
Barys’ forward Linden Vey is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Barys: Michael Chaput, Ansar Shaikhmeddenov.
Metallurg: Mikhail Fishenko.
Milestone alert
Metallurg’s goalie Vasily Koshechkin may reach 90 KHL shutouts.
19:30: CSKA (12-4-3, 4th W) vs Avtomobilist (14-5-1, 2nd E)
About the game
CSKA is at its second of a four-match home series and is on a six-game winning streak.
Avtomobilist enters its second of a four-game road trip after a loss to SKA on Monday (3:1).
CSKA’s forward Vladislav Kamenev is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Jesse Blacker, Arsen Khisamutdinov, Stepan Khripunov, Ilya Makeyev, Sergei Shirokov, Curtis Valk.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov may reach 30 KHL shutouts.
19:30: SKA (18-1-1, 1st W) vs Kunlun Red Star (8-10-3, 10th W)
About the game
SKA, who has already defeated Kunlun this year (6:3), is at its second of a four-match home series and won its previous couple of games.
Kunlun Red Star is at its second of a four-game road trip and lost to CSKA on Wednesday (5:1).
SKA’s goalie Alexander Samonov is on an 84:34 shutout streak.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Devin Brosseau is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points over that span.
Injury list
SKA: Zakhar Bardakov, Nikita Komarov, Mikhail Pashnin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy.
Kunlun Red Star: Paris O’Brien, Ryan Sproul, Tyler Wong.
Milestone alert
SKA’s defenseman Alex Grant lines up for his 200th KHL match.
