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CSKA looking to stretch its winning streak tonight!
The KHL matchday has its start in Khabarovsk, where Amur welcomes Severstal trying to get a win to get out of the bottom place in the East. A win won’t suffice, but it can be a good start for the Tigers, who may keep on riding Ivan Nikolishin’s streak after his hat-trick against Spartak in Sunday’s losing effort.
Then, Sibir hosts Barys. The Kazakhs have defeated the Novosibirsk side earlier this season, and they will want to rehabilitate after the severe 0:6 loss in Omsk, but there’s a reason why Sibir is the fourth team in the East and the temperature will be hot tonight for this exciting Eastern Conference game.
Only three games are on tap today, with the showdown between CSKA and Dinamo Minsk closing this light KHL Thursday. The Belarusians managed to defeat the reigning champions when the season was still young, but now CSKA is in full swing and won its previous eight games – they are on the lookout to stretch this fantastic streak further, while Dinamo Minsk has lost seven of its last ten matches.
12:00: Amur (6-11-4, 11th E) vs Severstal (9-9-5, 8th W)
About the game
Amur ends a three-game home series and lost to Spartak on Sunday (3:4 OT).
Severstal is at its third of a four-game road trip and lost its previous four matches.
Amur’s forward Ivan Nikolishin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Amur: Alexei Andreyev, Igor Rudenkov, Kirill Slepets.
Severstal: Alexander Suvorov.
15:30: Sibir (12-9-2, 4th E) vs Barys (11-11-1, 5th E)
About the game
Sibir enters the third of a four-game home series on a two-match winning streak.
Barys, who has already defeated Sibir this season (2:0), is at its third of a four-match road trip and lost its previous three games.
Sibir’s forward Taylor Beck is on a seven-game scoring streak, with 8 (2+6) points over that span.
Sibir’s forward Nikita Setdikov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Injury list
Barys: Michael Chaput, Nikita Mikhailis, Ansar Shaikhmeddenov.
Milestone alert
Sibir’s forward Anton Shenfeld may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199).
19:30: CSKA (14-4-3, 2nd W) vs Dinamo Minsk (9-9-4, 9th W)
About the game
CSKA ends a four-game home series and is on an eight-match winning streak.
Dinamo Minsk, who has already defeated CSKA this season (3:1), starts a four-game road trip after a loss to Dynamo Moscow on Monday (0:1).
CSKA’s forward Konstantin Okulov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Milestone alert
Dinamo Minsk’s defenseman John Gilmour lines up for his 100th KHL game tonight.
