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Four games are on tap on this exciting KHL matchday, with the games starting in the Far East when Admiral hosts Dynamo Moscow after a nice win in Kazakhstan. The Blue-and-Whites also are currently on a positive streak, with two straight victories, and both teams are on the lookout for another win.
Then, Avangard hosts Vityaz with several leaders in fine shape of late – expect the Hawks seeking the support of its fans to reach another win and keep on climbing up the Eastern Conference standings.
The action then moves West, where Severstal hosts Ak Bars on another hard-to-predict matchup. The Kazan franchise is having a rocky season, but their recent win over Salavat Yulaev in this season’s fourth Green Derby may keep them motivated and be a real challenge for the Andrei Razin’s men, who are now looking to get points to return to the right side of the playoffs line.
In the West’s second and last game of the night, Dinamo Minsk welcomes HC Sochi. The Belarusians had an exciting win over Kunlun Red Star on Wednesday, with young forward Igor Martynov potting the game-winner with a buzzer beater over goalie Jeremy Smith; HC Sochi is on an eleven-game losing streak, and most recently gained a point in a SO loss to Severstal on Friday.
10:00: Admiral (13-9-4, 5th E) vs Dynamo Moscow (16-6-4, 3rd W)
About the game
Admiral starts a four-game home series fresh off a win over Barys on Thursday (4:1).
Dynamo Moscow starts a three-game road trip on a two-match winning streak.
Admiral is yet to record its first home win over Dynamo Moscow.
Admiral’s forward Michal Kristof is on a six-game scoring streak, with 7 (1+6) points over that span.
Admiral’s defenseman Libor Sulak is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Eric O’Dell is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Maxim Dzhioshvili is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points.
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Yegor Martynov had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, with a total of four helpers.
Injury list
Admiral: Mikhail Belyayev, Anton Berlyov, Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov, Yury Pautov.
Dynamo Moscow: Ivan Igumnov, Brennan Menell, Bogdan Yakimov, Vladislav Yefremov.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s forward Alexander Gorshkov may reach 100 KHL assists (currently at 99).
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Ivan Muranov lines up for his 200th KHL game.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Vladislav Kodola may score his 100th KHL point (currently at 99).
13:30: Avangard (12-11-3, 6th E) vs Vityaz (12-8-6, 6th W)
About the game
Avangard ends a two-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Vityaz, who has already defeated the Hawks this season (3:2), is in the middle of a three-game road trip and defeated Traktor on Friday (5:2).
Avangard’s forward Vladimir Tkachyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Avangard’s forward Reid Boucher is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points.
Vityaz’s forward Alexander Yaremchuk is on a three-game scoring streak, with 6 (4+2) points.
Injury list
Avangard: Christian Jaros, Nail Yakupov.
Vityaz: Roman Abrosimov, Tyler Graovac.
17:00: Severstal (10-11-5, 9th W) vs Ak Bars (11-10-4, 7th E)
About the game
Severstal enters the second game of a four-match home series fresh off a win over HC Sochi on Friday (5:4 SO).
Ak Bars starts a three-game road trip fresh off a win over Salavat Yulaev on Thursday (2:1 SO).
Severstal’s forward Yegor Morozov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Severstal: Maxim Kolmykov, Alexander Zhabreyev.
Ak Bars: Mikhail Glukhov, Dinar Khafizullin.
Milestone alert
Severstal’s forward Yegor Morozov may score his 100th KHL point (currently at 99).
Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Radulov may reach 600 KHL points (currently at 597).
17:10: Dinamo Minsk (11-11-4, 8th W) vs HC Sochi (3-17-4, 11th W)
About the game
Dinamo starts a three-game home series fresh off a win over Kunlun Red Star on Wednesday (3:2).
HC Sochi ends a three-game road trip and lost its latest eleven matches.
The teams have already defeated each other this season (3:1, 3:5).
Dinamo Minsk’s Pavel Varfolomeyev is on a nine-game scoring streak, with 12 (7+5) points over that span – he may establish a club’s record tonight.
HC Sochi’s forward Nikita Tochitsky had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, with a total of four helpers.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Brandon Kozun.
HC Sochi: Artyom Fyodorov, Danila Galenyuk, Kirill Petkov, Nikita Zorkin.
