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Four classic matchup this Monday!
Plenty of classic action is to be expected today, with the action starting in Magnitogorsk. On the Southern Urals, Magnitka faces Ak Bars. The two sides are in opposite trends, with Magnitka topping the Eastern Conference and Kazan losing game after game – including the second Green Derby against Salavat Yulaev on Saturday.
The action then moves to the West, with SKA hosting Lokomotiv, and CSKA welcoming Traktor. SKA and Lokomotiv have already battled twice this season, with each team earning a victory – the Railwaymen managed to hand SKA one of its only two losses this year. In Moscow, the Red-and-Blues are on a seven-win run and it won’t be easy for Traktor to stop their streak, but Ilya Proskuryakov is living a second youth with the Black-and-White jersey – the 35-years-old veteran has already collected three shutouts this season.
A Dynamo derby between Moscow and Minsk is the last game of the night. The Muscovites had a hot start of the season, but are now trapped into a three-match losing streak. On the other hand, Minsk lost a few games more than they liked lately, but a nice home win over Lokomotiv, in front of a crowd of 14,000+, set them back on full playoffs contention.
17:00: Metallurg (14-4-3, 1st E) vs Ak Bars (9-7-4, 6th E)
About the game
Metallurg starts a three-game home series and defeated Barys on Friday (5:0).
Ak Bars starts a two-game road trip and lost to Salavat Yulaev on Saturday (2:3).
Both teams have already defeated each other this season (4:1, 2:3 OT).
Metallurg’s forward Nikolai Goldobin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points over that span.
Metallurg’s forward Brendon Leipsic is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Metallurg’s goalie Vasily Koshechkin is on a 98:40 shutout streak.
Ak Bars’ forward Stanislav Galiyev is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Injury list
Metallurg: Mikhail Fisenko.
Ak Bars: Dmitry Voronkov.
19:30: SKA (19-1-1, 1st W) vs Lokomotiv (13-5-3, 2nd W)
About the game
SKA enters the third of a four-match home series on a three-game winning streak.
Lokomotiv ends a two-game road trip and lost to Dinamo Minsk on Saturday (2:5).
Both teams have already defeated each other
SKA’s forward Mikhail Vorobyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
SKA’s forward Dmitrij Jaskin is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
SKA’s forward Marat Khusnutdinov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Injury list
SKA: Zakhar Bardakov, Nikita Komarov, Mikhail Pashnin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi.
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Ivan Chekhovich, Alexei Marchenko, Daniil Tesanov.
19:30: CSKA (13-4-3, 3rd W) vs Traktor (8-10-3, 8th E)
About the game
CSKA enters the third of a four-match home series on a seven-game winning streak.
Traktor starts a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
CSKA’s forward Anton Slepyshev is on a three-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.
Traktor’s goalie Ilya Proskuryakov is on a 70:12 shutout streak.
Milestone alert
Traktor’s forward Nikita Tertyshny lines up for his 100th KHL game.
19:30: Dinamo Minsk (9-8-4, 8th W) vs Dynamo Moscow (13-5-3, 4th W)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk ends a three-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Dynamo Moscow starts a two-match road trip and is on a three-game losing streak.
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Roman Gorbunov scored a goal in each of his previous three games.
Dinamo Minsk’s defenseman Marc Barberio is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Ivan Igumnov, Brennan Menell, Bogdan Yakimov, Vladislav Yefremov.
Disqualifications
Dinamo Minsk’s defenseman Shawn Lalonde serves a one-game ban.
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Eric O’Dell is seeking his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
