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Admiral seeking fourth straight win!
The KHL matchday starts with two Far East games, with Amur hosting the St. Petersburg franchise and Admiral welcoming Traktor. The Tigers will try give SKA a second disappointment after losing to Admiral – they have already defeated Dynamo Moscow, and they will be on the lookout of a second straight victory to gain points and get closer to playoffs contention.
The Sailors, instead, are currently the fourth seed in the East, and its fans are likely to expect yet another victory tonight when Traktor comes to Vladivostok – after defeating SDA, anything is possible.
The action then moves to Novosibirsk, where Sibir hosts Dynamo Moscow – both lost their last match, and will be seeking revenge in a hard-fought game.
The Western Conference will also host three games. First, Kunlun Red Star will try to get back to win hosting Avtomobilist. Then, Torpedo hosts Ak Bars for another exciting confrontation. The Igor Larionov’s young lineup has been plagued with injuries lately, but they indeed managed to defeat Spartak on Monday, and they are still the fifth team in the conference.
A showdown between Severstal and Neftekhimik closes an exciting KHL Thursday, with six games on tap.
12:00: Amur (9-13-4, 11th E) vs SKA (25-2-1, 1st W)
About the game
Amur enters the second of a four-game home series fresh off a win over Dynamo Moscow on Tuesday (2:1).
SKA is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost to Admiral, also on Tuesday (1:3).
Amur’s forward Denis Vikharev and SKA’s defenseman Andrei Pedan are on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Amur: Andrei Alexeyev, Andrew Calof, Yaroslav Likhachyov.
SKA: Emil Galimov, Dmitry Nikolayev, Mikhail Pashnin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Vladislav Tsitsyura, Alexander Volkov.
12:30: Admiral (15-9-4, 4th E) vs Traktor (12-13-3, 8th E)
About the game
Admiral enters the third of a four-game home series on a three-match winning streak.
Traktor, who has already defeated Admiral this season (2:1 OT), starts a four-match road trip fresh off a win over Sibir on Monday (3:2).
Admiral’s forward Nikolajs Jelisejevs is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points over that span.
Admiral’s forward Dmitry Sayustov is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Traktor’s defenseman Sergei Telegin had at least an assist in each of his previous six games, totaling seven helpers.
Injury list
Admiral: Mikhail Belyayev, Anton Berlyov, Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov, Yury Pautov.
Traktor: Anton Burdasov, Ilya Karpukhin.
15:30: Sibir (15-11-3, 5th E) vs Dynamo Moscow (16-8-4, 4th W)
About the game
Sibir, who has already defeated Dynamo Moscow this season (4:3 SO), starts a two-match home series after losing to Traktor on Monday.
Dynamo Moscow ends a three-game road trip and lost its previous couple of matches.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Ivan Igumnov, Brennan Menell, Bogdan Yakimov, Vladislav Yefremov.
Milestone alert
Sibir’s forward Anton Shenfeld may reach 200 KHL points, while Dynamo’s forward Vladislav Kodola may reach 100.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Dmitry Rashevsky lines up for his 100th KHL game.
19:00: Kunlun Red Star (10-16-3, 10th W) vs Avtomobilist (17-8-2, 3rd E)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star plays its second of a four-game home series after a loss to Salavat Yulaev on Monday (1:4).
Avtomobilist enters the second of a three-game home series fresh off a win over Severstal on Tuesday (3:2 OT).
Avtomobilist has already defeated the Dragons this year (6:1), and Kunlun Red Star lost its previous nine games to the Motormen, with the most recent win dated Sep 30, 2017 (2:1).
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 Parker Foo is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Avtomobilist’s forward Brooks Macek had at least a goal in each of his previous four games, with a total of five tallies.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Jack Chelios, Matt Jurusik, Paris O’Brien.
Avtomobilist: Alexei Makeyev, Sergei Shirokov.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s Igor Bobkov may reach 30 KHL shutouts.
19:00: Severstal (10-11-7, 9th W) vs Neftekhimik (11-15-1, 10th E)
About the game
Severstal ends a four-game home series tonight, and lost its previous couple of matches.
Neftekhimik starts a three-game road trip fresh off a win over Ak Bars on Tuesday (4:3 OT).
Injury list
Severstal: Maxim Kolmykov, Alexander Zhabreyev.
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov, Bulat Shafigullin, Alexander Sudnitsin.
19:00: Torpedo (16-10-1, 5th W) vs Ak Bars (12-10-5, 7th E)
About the game
Torpedo ends a three-game home series and defeated Spartak on Monday (3:1).
Ak Bars, who has already defeated Torpedo this season (2:1), ends a three-game road trip and lost to Neftekhimik on Tuesday (3:4 OT).
Ak Bars’ forward Artyom Galimov is on a three-game scoring streak, with (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Vasily Atanasov, Dennis Yan, Kirill Urakov.
Ak Bars: Mikhail Glukhov, Dinar Khafizullin.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars plays its 1000th KHL game tonight.
Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Radulov may reach 600 KHL points tonight (currently at 599)
