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Seven games on an exciting KHL Tuesday!
The KHL matchday starts in the Kazakh capital, with Barys hosting Sibir trying to revert its trend – the Andrei Skabelka’s men lost their previous five matches, while the Novosibirsk side collected four wins in a row.
And talking about winning streaks, tonight both Salavat Yulaev and CSKA hit the ice, with Ufa now at six consecutive wins, and CSKA on an incredible streak of ten straight victories. Will they be able to continue hosting Amur and visiting Kazan, respectively?Another exciting game is on tap in the East, with Traktor welcoming Admiral. The Vladivostok side is having a tremendous season and is currently the fifth seed in the Conference, while Traktor is improving of late, also thanks to Ilya Proskuryakov’s strong play between the piping.
The action then moves to the West, with further three games. Vityaz hosts Torpedo, Dynamo Moscow welcomes the Eastern leader, Metallurg, and Spartak faces Avangard. The Blue-and-Whites have already defeated Magnitka this year, and they will try to repeat the trick to chase CSKA in the Western standings. Another team who is looking to revert the trend and climb up in the standings is Torpedo – Igor Larionov’s well-assembled squad lost its previous couple of games, and they are on the lookout for a return to victory, but they have a few important players sitting in the injury list.
16:30: Barys (11-13-1, 8th E) vs Sibir (14-9-2, 4th E)
About the game
Barys starts a three-game home series on a five-match losing streak.
Sibir starts a four-game road trip and won its previous four matches.
The teams have already defeated each other this season (2:0, 3:4).
Sibir’s forward Taylor Beck is on a nine-game scoring streak, with 11 (4+7) points over that span.
Sibir’s forward Nikita Korotkov has netted a goal in each of his previous four games.
Sibir’s forward Vladimir Butuzov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Sibir’s forward Vyacheslav Osnovin is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points.
Injury list
Barys: Michael Chaput, Nikita Mikhailis, Arsan Shaikhmeddenov
Milestone alert
Barys’ forward Anton Sagadeyev lines up for his 300th KHL game.
Sibir’s forward Anton Shenfeld may reach his 200th KHL point (currently at 199).
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (15-5-3, 2nd E) vs Amur (7-12-4, 11th E)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev ends a three-game home series and won its previous six matches.
Amur is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost to Traktor on Sunday (0:1).
Salavat Yulaev has defeated Amur twice this season (2:0, 3:2 SO), and won its previous seven home games against the Tigers, with the latest loss in Ufa dated Aug 26, 2017 (4:5).
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexander Chmelevski is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that span.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Nikolai Kulemin had a helper in each of his previous four matches.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Stepan Sannikov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang.
Amur: Andrei Alexeyev, Andrew Calof, Igor Rudenkov, Kirill Slepets.
Milestone alert
Amur’s defenseman Gleb Koryagin lines up for his 400th KHL game, while forward Denis Vikharev for his 300th.
17:00: Traktor (10-12-3, 9th E) vs Admiral (12-9-3, 5th E)
About the game
Traktor enters the second of a four-game home series fresh off a win over Amur on Sunday (1:0).
Admiral is at its third of a four-game road trip and won its previous three matches.
Traktor’s goalie Ilya Proskuryakov is on a 60:00 shutout streak.
Traktor’s defenseman Sergei Telegin had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, totaling four helpers.
Admiral’s forward Michal Kristof is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Admiral’s goalie Nikita Serebryakov is on a 76:11 shutout streak.
Injury list
Traktor: Igor Isayev, Ilya Karpukhin.
Admiral: Mikhail Belyayev, Anton Berlyov, Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov, Yury Pautov.
19:00: Ak Bars (10-9-4, 6th E) vs CSKA (16-4-3, 2nd W)
About the game
Ak Bars, who has already defeated CSKA this season (5:1), is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Neftekhimik on Sunday (5:2).
CSKA is in the middle of a three-game road trip and is on an incredible 10-win streak.
Ak Bars lost its previous five home games to CSKA, with the most recent home win dated Apr 22, 2018 (1:0).
Ak Bars’ goalie Amir Miftakhov is on a 63:58 shutout streak.
CSKA’s goalie Vladislav Skotnikov is on a 69:02 shutout streak.
19:00: Vityaz (11-7-6, 6th W) vs Torpedo (14-9-1, 5th W)
About the game
Vityaz ends a three-game home series and lost to Dinamo Minsk on Saturday (1:2 SO).
Torpedo, who has already defeated Vityaz this season (2:1 SO), ends a three-match road trip and lost its previous couple of games.
Torpedo’s forward Sergei Goncharuk scored a goal in each of his previous four games.
Injury list
Vityaz: Roman Abrosimov, Tyler Graovac, Alexei Volgin.
Torpedo: Vasily Atanasov, Mikhail Orlov, Denis Yan.
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (15-6-4, 3rd W) vs Metallurg (17-4-3, 1st E)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow, who has already defeated Metallurg this season (3:1), ends a three-game home series and defeated Torpedo on Sunday (4:2).
Metallurg starts a three-game road trip on a four-match winning streak.
Metallurg’s goalie Vasily Koshechkin is on a 98:40 shutout streak.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Ivan Igumnov, Brennan Menell, Nail Yakupov, Vladislav Yefremov.
Metallurg: Mikhail Fisenko.
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Vladislav Kodola and Metallurg’s forward Nikolai Goldobin may reach 100 KHL points tonight (both currently at 99).
19:30: Spartak (11-9-5, 7th E) vs Avangard (10-11-3, 7th E)
About the game
Spartak is in the middle of a three-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.
Avangard ends a two-game road trip and defeated Kunlun Red Star on Sunday (2:5).
Spartak’s forward Alexander Khokhlachyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Spartak’s forward Phil Varone is on a five-game scoring streak, with 8 (4+4) points over that span.
Injury list
Spartak: Daniil Orlov, Shane Prince, Semyon Ruchkin.
Avangard: Christian Jaros, Nail Yakupov
