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CSKA faces Lokomotiv to return to victory!
CSKA finally lost after eleven straight wins after hurrying in pulling its goalie on Thursday in Nizhnekamsk – Neftekhimik stole the puck and ended the Muscovite’s run. Thus, they will likely want to forget that game with a win over Lokomotiv tonight as the Railwaymen enters an exciting game on a four-match winning streak and with their goalies with alive shutout streaks.
The first KHL matchday of the week is at the Urals’ feet – Traktor hosts Sibir trying to surpass Barys to return into top-eight in the East, while Sibir will likely want to defend its fourth place and perhaps get over Avtomobilist, even if the Novosibirsk squad has a few more played games in the standings.
The action then moves to the West for three games – Kunlun Red Star hosts Salavat Yulaev as the Dragons try to build a winning streak after defeating Spartak in their last performance. However, Ufa is also on a good shape and will want a win before returning home.
Then, Torpedo will want to forget a bad loss to Lokomotiv welcoming Spartak. The season’s series is tied at one – will the Nizhny Novgorod young guns return to victory?
17:00: Traktor (11-13-3, 8th E) vs Sibir (15-10-3, 4th E)
About the game
Traktor ends a four-game home series and lost to Vityaz on Friday (2:5).
Sibir ends a four-match road trip and defeated Avtomobilist on Saturday (2:1 SO).
The teams have defeated each other once this season (3:2 SO, 1:2 OT).
Traktor’s defenseman Sergei Telegin had at least an assist in each of his previous five games, totaling six helpers.
Traktor’s forward Maxim Shabanov had at least a goal in each of his previous three games, with a total of four tallies.
Injury list
Traktor: Ilya Karpukhin.
Milestone alert
Sibir’s forward Anton Shenfeld may score his 200th KHL point.
19:00: Kunlun Red Star (10-15-3, 10th W) vs Salavat Yulaev (16-5-5, 2nd E)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star starts a four-game home series fresh off a win over Spartak on Friday (1:3).
Salavat Yulaev ends a three-game road trip and defeated Neftekhimik on Saturday (3:2).
Both teams may break a club’s record for more than eight consecutive games with points gained in the standings.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Brandon Yip is on a seven-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points over that span.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Jack Rodewald is also on a seven-game scoring streak, with 8 (4+4) points.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Parker Foo is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury listKunlun Red Star: Jack Chelios, Matt Jurusik, Paris O’Brien.
19:30: Torpedo (15-10-1, 5th W) vs Spartak (11-11-5, 7th W)
About the game
Torpedo is in the middle of a three-game home series and lost to Lokomotiv on Saturday (0:4).
Spartak starts a four-match road trip and is on a four-game losing streak.
Each team has defeated the opposition once this season (2:1 OT; 3:4).
Injury list
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Vasily Atanasov.
Spartak: Daniil Orlov, Shane Prince, Semyon Ruchkin.
19:30: CSKA (17-4-4, 2nd W) vs Lokomotiv (17-6-3, 3rd W)
About the game
CSKA starts a four-game home series after a loss to Neftekhimik on Thursday (3:4 OT).
Lokomotiv enters the second of a four-game road trip on a four-match winning streak.
CSKA has already defeated Lokomotiv this season (3:2).
CSKA’s goalie Vsevolod Skotnikov is on a 69:02 shutout streak.
CSKA’s forward Anton Slepyshev is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov is on a 138:56 shutout streak.
Lokomotiv’s goalie Daniil Isayev is on a 76:07 shutout streak.
Lokomotiv’s forward Maxim Beryozkin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
