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Salavat Yulaev seeking sixth in a row!
The matchday starts in Novosibirsk, with Sibir welcoming Severstal. The two teams are in opposite directions, with the Andrei Martemyanov’s men winning its previous three matches and the Steelers losing five.
The action then moves to Ufa, where a hot Salavat Yulaev faces Barys. The Kazakhs aren’t in their best shape, and forwards, the absence of Nikita Mikhailis makes itself felt. Conversely, Ufa is in an excellent moment, and they also won two Green Derbies in just a few days – their morale is at its top and several leaders are in a good streak.
In the last game of the night, Vityaz hosts Dinamo Minsk. It’s an important game for both team’s playoffs hopes, thus both will want to win – the fans should expect plenty of emotions, and goals.
13:30: Sibir (13-9-2, 4th E) vs Severstal (9-10-5, 8th W)
About the game
Sibir ends a four-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Severstal ends a four-game road trip and lost its previous five matches.
Sibir’s forward Taylor Beck is on an eight-game scoring streak, with 9 (2+7) points over that span.
Sibir’s forward Vyacheslav Osnovin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Injury list
Severstal: Alexander Suvorov.
Milestone alert
Sibir’s forward Anton Shenfeld may score his 200th KHL point tonight (currently at 199).
14:30: Salavat Yulaev (14-5-3, 3rd E) vs Barys (11-12-1, 5th E)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev is in the middle of a three-game home series and won its previous five matches.
Barys ends a four-game road trip and is on a four-match losing streak.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexander Chmelevski is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexei Kulemin had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Salavat Yulaev’s defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin is on a six-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Vladislav Kartayev is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang, Evgeny Timkin.
Barys: Michael Chaput, Nikita Mikhailis, Ansar Shaikhmeddenov.
17:00: Vityaz (11-7-5, 7th W) vs Dinamo Minsk (9-10-4, 9th W)
About the game
Vityaz, who has already defeated Dinamo Minsk this season (5:3) is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Kunlun Red Star on Wednesday (5:3 again).
Dinamo Minsk is at its second game of a four-match road trip and lost twice in a row most recently.
Vityaz’s forward Scott Wilson is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Vityaz: Roman Abrosimov, Tyler Graovac, Alexei Volgin.
