Three games on tap this Friday!

A long-lived losing streak is going to end tonight, as Severstal hosts HC Sochi. The Andrei Razin’s men lost their previous six matches and they slipped out of the playoffs zone, while Sochi only won three times this season and its new head coach, Sergei Svetlov, is yet to record its first win.

Then, Traktor hosts Vityaz. Another team who had a rocky start, Traktor has managed to climb up and is now on the right side of the playoffs line. Vityaz, instead, has slipped down a bit after a few defeats, but they are still the sixth seed of the West.

Earlier, Spartak hosts Kunlun Red Star as the Muscovites try to get out of a losing streak. However, the Dragons have already defeated the Red-and-Whites and are ready to battle.

13:00: Spartak (11-10-5, 7^th W) vs Kunlun Red Star (9-15-3, 10^th W)

About the game

Spartak ends a three-game home series and lost its previous three matches.

Kunlun Red Star, who has already defeated Spartak (3:0), plays the lone game of a road trip and lost its previous couple of matches.

Spartak’s forward Alexander Khokhlachyov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (1+5) points over that span.

Kunlun Red Star’s forward Brandon Yip is on a six-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points.

Kunlun Red Star’s forward Parker Foo is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.

Kunlun Red Star’s forward Jack Rodewald is on a six-game scoring streak, with 7 (4+3) points.

Injury list

Spartak: Daniil Orlov, Shane Prince, Semyon Ruchkin.

Kunlun Red Star: Jack Chelios, Matt Jurusik, Paris O’Brien.

14:30: Traktor (11-12-3, 8^th E) vs Vityaz (11-8-6, 6^th W)

About the game

Traktor is at its third of a four-game home series and won its previous couple of games.

Vityaz starts a three-game road trip on a two-match losing streak.

Traktor’s defenseman Sergei Telegin had a helper in each of his four previous games, totaling five assists.

Injury list

Traktor: Ilya Karpukhin.

Vityaz: Roman Abrosimov, Tyler Graovac, Alexei Volgin.

17:00: Severstal (9-11-5, 9^th W) vs HC Sochi (3-17-3, 11^th W) 

About the game

Severstal, who has already defeated HC Sochi this season (2:1), starts a four-game home series on a six-match losing streak.

HC Sochi is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost its previous ten matches.

Injury list

Severstal: Maxim Kolmykov, Alexander Suvorov, Alexander Zhabreyev.

HC Sochi: Artyom Fyodorov, Nikita Galenyuk, Kirill Petkov, Nikita Zorkin.