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Dynamo Moscow faces SKA for the fourth time this year!
The KHL matchday starts in Omsk – the Hawks flew high on their previous couple of games and they are going to face Admiral tonight. The Sailors won’t give out the match just because, but Avangard will be very determined to return to playoffs positions.
The action then moves to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg hosts Traktor. The Southern Urals derby is always an exciting matchup, and this game makes no exception – Magnitka has already won once this year, and both of its goalies have a shutout streak alive.
In the Western Conference, three games are on schedule for tonight. Kunlun Red Star faces Neftekhimik at home, trying to catch up Dinamo Minsk and Severstal for the eighth place in the standings.
Then, Lokomotiv welcomes Torpedo as the two teams clash for the second time tonight. The Railwaymen aren’t in their best shape of late, while the Igor Larionov’s young guns won their three previous games. Both sides have more than enough players in the injury list, thus unpredictability will be high tonight in Yaroslavl.
In the last game of the night, Dynamo Moscow hosts SKA. The Blue-and-Whites were the first team to defeat the St. Petersburg powerhouse, but then SKA handed Dynamo two defeats. The two sides face for the fourth time this season, will Dynamo even the score?
16:30: Avangard (9-11-2, 9th E) vs Admiral (10-9-3, 7th E)
About the game
Avangard ends a three-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Admiral, who has already achieved a win over the Hawks this season (4:3 SO), starts a four-game road trip fresh off a win over Severstal on Tuesday (2:1 SO).
Avangard’s goalie Vasily Demchenko is on a 68:53 shutout streak.
Avangard’s forward Vladimir Tkachyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 9 (2+7) points over that span.
Injury list
Avangard: Christian Jaros, Nail Yakupov.
Admiral: Anton Berlyov, Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov, Yury Pautov, Yegor Rykov.
Milestone alert
Avangard’s forward Vladimir Zharkov lines up for his 600th KHL game.
Admiral’s forward Alexander Gorshkov may reach 100 KHL assists (currently at 99).
17:00: Metallurg (16-4-3, 1st E) vs Traktor (9-11-3, 8th E)
About the game
Metallurg, who has already defeated Traktor this season (5:2), ends a three-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Traktor ends a three-game road trip and won against HC Sochi on Wednesday (3:4).
Metallurg’s goalies are on alive shutout streaks: 98:40 and 77:47 for Vasily Koshechkin and Eddie Pasquale, respectively.
Metallurg’s forward Brendan Leipsic is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
Injury list
Metallurg: Mikhail Fisenko.
Traktor: Igor Isayev.
19:00: Kunlun Red Star (8-13-3, 10th W) vs Neftekhimik (9-12-1)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star starts a three-game home series and lost its previous four matches.
Neftekhimik is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost to SKA on Wednesday (3:1).
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Brendon Yip is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Jack Rodewald is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Neftekhimik’s forward Andrei Belozyorov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Matt Jurusik, Paris O’Brien, Ryan Sproul.
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov.
19:00: Lokomotiv (13-6-3, 5th W) vs Torpedo (14-7-1, 4th W)
About the game
Lokomotiv starts a three-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Torpedo, who has already defeated the Railwaymen this season (3:1), starts a three-game road trip on a three-match winning streak.
Torpedo’s goalie Ivan Kulbakov is on a 68:11 shutout streak.
Torpedo’s forward Dennis Yan is on a six-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.
Torpedo’s forward Alexei Kruchinin had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Torpedo’s forward Nikolai Kovalenko is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Torpedo’s forward Sergei Goncharuk is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (3+0) points.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Ivan Chekhovich, Alexei Marchenko, Daniil Tesanov.
Torpedo: Vasily Atanasov, Mikhail Orlov, Yu Sato.
Milestone alert
Lokomotiv players celebrate several milestones: Maxim Shalunov lines up for his 500th KHL game, Rushan Rafikov his 400th, and Artyom Ilyenko his 300th.
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (14-6-3, 3rd W) vs SKA (21-1-1, 1st W)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow starts a three-game home series after a road loss to Torpedo on Wednesday (3:0).
SKA starts a two-match road trip and won its previous five games.
Dynamo Moscow had one win over SKA this season (2:1 SO), and two losses (1:4, 2:3).
SKA’s forward Dmitrij Jaskin is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that span.
SKA’s forward Mikhail Vorobyov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Ivan Igumnov, Brennan Menell, Nail Yakupov, Vladislav Yefremov.
SKA: Zakhar Bardakov, Nikita Komarov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi.
Milestone alert
SKA celebrates its 1000th KHL game, while its forward Maxim Groshev is at his 100th.
