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Green derby, part 4, in Kazan!
The Green Derby is always the most awaited game of the night, and today it’s no exception with the fourth clash of the two teams this season, with Ufa so far having the upper hand with two wins against Ak Bars’ one. Moreover, the Bashkortostan franchise is currently the second seed in the East, while Kazan moved past the playoffs line and is currently sitting on a disappointing nine place.
The KHL matchday, however, starts earlier, with a Siberian derby between Avangard and Sibir (with the teams exchanging wins so far in the seasons), Barys hosting Admiral, and Avtomobilist welcoming Amur. Another eastern game is on tap as Neftekhimik faces CSKA – the Muscovites are on an incredible eleven-game run, and they are looking for recording another victory when the Wolves lack their starting goalie, Emil Garipov.
In the Western Conference, emotions are guaranteed by a showdown between Lokomotiv and Metallurg. Magnitka is having a tremendous season so far, leading the Eastern Conference, but their loss in Moscow to Dynamo wasn’t certainly welcomed by the Ilya Vorobyov’s men, who will try to get a morale boost in the game against the Railwaymen. The Yaroslavl franchise, however, isn’t going to give up a game just because, and will rely on goalie Ivan Bocharov, who was just awarded goaltender of the month awards.
16:30: Avangard (11-11-3, 6th E) vs Sibir (14-10-2, 4th E)
About the game
Avangard starts a two-match home series after winning its previous two games.
Sibir is at its second of a four-game road trip and lost to Barys on Tuesday (1:3).
The teams already met twice this season, with one win each (2:1, 2:3 SO).
Sibir’s defenseman Trevor Murphy is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Sibir’s forward Vladimir Butuzov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.
Sibir’s forward Vyacheslav Osnovin is on a five-game scoring streak, with 8 (3+5) points.
Injury list
Avangard: Christian Jaros, Nail Yakupov.
Milestone alert
Avangard’s goalie Vasily Demchenko may line up for his 100th KHL game.
Sibir’s forwards Vyacheslav Osnovin and Anton Shenfeld reach 500 KHL games tonight. Shenfeld may also score his 200th KHL point (currently at 199).
16:30: Barys (12-13-1, 7th E) vs Admiral (12-9-4, 5th E)
About the game
Barys, who has already defeated Admiral this season (3:1) is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Sibir on Tuesday.
Admiral ends a four-game road trip and lost to Traktor on Tuesday (1:2 OT).
Admiral’s goalie Nikita Serebryakov is on a 76:11 shutout streak.
Admiral’s forward Michal Kristof is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Injury list
Barys: Michael Chaput, Nikita Mikhailis, Ansar Shaikhmeddenov.
Admiral: Mikhail Belyayev, Anton Berlyov, Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov, Yury Pautov.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s forward Alexander Gorshkov may reach 100 KHL assists.
17:00: Avtomobilist (15-8-1, 3rd E) vs Amur (8-12-4, 10th E)
About the game
Avtomobilist, who has already defeated Amur this season (4:2), is in the middle of a three-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.
Amur ends a three-game road trip and defeated Salavat Yulaev on Tuesday (2:1 SO). However, its most recent win in Yekaterinburg is dated Nov 23, 2016 (2:1 SO).
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Jesse Blacker, Stepan Khripunov, Alexei Makeyev, Sergei Shirokov, Curtis Valk.
Amur: Andrei Alexeyev, Andrew Calof, Igor Rudenkov, Kirill Slepets.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov may reach 30 KHL shutouts.
19:00: Ak Bars (10-10-4, 9th E) vs Salavat Yulaev (15-5-4, 2nd E)
About the game
Ak Bars ends a three-game home series and lost to CSKA on Tuesday (2:3).
Salavat Yulaev starts a three-game road trip after a loss to Amur on Tuesday.
Ak Bars defeated Salavat Yulaev once this season (3:0), but lost twice (2:3, 1:4).
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Burmistrov lines up for his 400th KHL match.
Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Radulov may become the fourth player to reach the 600-point mark (following Sergei Mozyakin, Vadim Shipachyov, and Danis Zaripov; currently at 597).
Salavat Yulaev’s defenseman Pavel Koledov may reach 100 KHL assists (currently at 99).
19:00: Neftekhimik (9-14-1, 10th E) vs CSKA (17-4-3, 2nd W)
About the game
Neftekhimik starts a three-game home series on a three-match losing streak.
CSKA, who has already defeated Neftekhimik this season (5:4 OT), ends a three-game road trip and is on an incredible 11-match winning streak.
CSKA’s goalie Vsevolod Skotnikov is on a 69:02 shutout streak.
CSKA’s forward Mikhail Grigorenko is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
CSKA’s forward Anton Slepyshev is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
CSKA’s forward Andrei Svetlakov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov.
19:30: Lokomotiv (15-6-3, 4th W) vs Metallurg (17-5-3, 1st E)
About the game
Lokomotiv ends a three-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Metallurg is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost to Dynamo Moscow on Tuesday (1:4).
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov is on a 138:56 shutout streak.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Ivan Chekhovich, Alexei Marchenko, Daniil Tesanov.
Milestone alert
Metallurg’s forward Nikolai Goldobin may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).
