Three Eastern games tonight!

The Eastern leaders will take a rest today, but the matchday promises to be exciting anyways, with the first game held in Vladivostok. Admiral welcomes Severstal in a key game for both sides – the fight for the playoffs is stepping further, and they both need points.

The action then moves to Novosibirsk, where Sibir hosts Spartak. The Muscovites had two SO wins in the Far East, but today’s game promises to be even harder – Sibir is in excellent shape and have climbed up to fourth place in the Eastern Conference, and while Spartak seems to be in good form as well, the game will be a hard one.

In the latest game of the night Avangard hosts Barys. So far, the Hawks have a decent record at home, with four wins in six games, and they are looking to improve their position in the standings. However, Barys will not stand idly by, even if they will lack one of their top players – Nikita Mikhailis. 

12:30: Admiral (9-9-3, 7^th E) vs Severstal (9-9-4, 9^th W)

About the game

Admiral, who has already defeated Severstal this season (2:1 SO), ends a three-game home series and lost to Spartak on Friday (1:2 SO).

Severstal is at its second of a four-match road trip and is on a three-game losing streak.

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

Severstal’s defenseman Pavel Denisov had three assists in each of his latest three games.

Injury list

Admiral: Anton Berlyov, Rudolf Cerveny, Yury Pautov.

Severstal: Alexander Suvorov.

15:30: Sibir (11-9-2, 4^th E) vs Spartak (11-7-5, 6^th W)

About the game

Sibir enters the second of a four-game home series fresh off a win over Vityaz on Saturday (4:3 SO).

Spartak, who has already defeated Sibir this year (1:0), ends a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.

Sibir’s forward Taylor Beck is on a six-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.

Spartak’s forward Phil Varone is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.

Injury list

Spartak: Shane Prince, Semyon Ruchkin.

Milestone alert

Sibir’s forward Anton Shenfeld may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199).   

16:30: Avangard (8-11-2, 10^th E) vs Barys (11-10-1, 5^th E) 

About the game

Avangard is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Severstal on Sunday (4:3).

Barys enters the second of a four-game road trip on a two-match losing streak.

Both teams have already defeated each other this season (5:2, 3:5).

Injury list

Avangard: Christian Jaros, Nail Yakupov.

Barys: Michael Chaput, Nikita Mikhailis, Ansar Shaikhmeddenov.

Milestone alert

Avangard’s goalie Vasily Demchenko may reach 250 KHL games tonight.