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SKA faces Sibir trying to revert the trend!
The KHL matchday starts in Vladivostok, who hosts Traktor for a rematch of the Thursday clash. Admiral got the upper hand with a 3:0 loss and a shutout for Alexander Lazushin, but Traktor has already defeated the Sailors this season (2:1 OT) and it’ll be interesting to check out the third encounter’s final result.
The other Eastern game of the day is the showdown between Sibir and SKA. The St. Petersburg franchise had a striking start of the season, but two games in the Far East took their toll, and SKA quickly found itself on a sensational two-game losing streak. Tonight, they will try to return to taste the victory’s flavor with a game in Novosibirsk. Sibir is the fifth seed in the East and just defeated Dynamo Moscow – SKA shouldn’t expect a walk in the park.
In the Western Conference, things start early with Vityaz hosting Avtomobilist after collecting a win in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. However, the Motormen are in excellent shape and won twice in a row, and they will be eyeing a third straight victory as they visit the Moscow Region again.
In Sochi, the Black Sea franchise hosts Torpedo tonight, and finally won after twelve games when an OT tally by Andrei Altybarmakyan sank Lokomotiv for the team’s fourth win in the season. However, Igor Larionov’s young guns are likely more than willing to spoil the party and collect a third straight victory.
A showdown between Kunlun Red Star and Neftekhimik closes up another exciting KHL matchday.
10:00: Admiral (16-9-4, 4th E) vs Traktor (12-14-3, 8th E)
About the game
Admiral ends a four-match home series and won its previous four games.
Traktor enters its second of a four-game road trip after a loss to Admiral on Thursday (0:3).
The teams have already met twice this season, with a win for each side (3:0, 1:2 OT).
Admiral’s goalie Alexander Lazushin is on a 60:00 shutout streak.
Admiral’s forward Nikolajs Jelisejevs is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that span.
Admiral’s forward Dmitry Sayustov is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Injury list
Admiral: Mikhail Belyayev, Anton Berlyov, Yury Pautov, Mark Verba.
Traktor: Anton Burdasov, Ilya Karpukhin.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s forwards Pavel Shen and Ivan Yemets line up for their 100th KHL game.
13:00: Vityaz (13-9-6, 6th W) vs Avtomobilist (18-8-2, 3rd E)
About the game
Vityaz starts a four-game home series fresh off a win over Barys on Tuesday (3:2).
Avtomobilist ends a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
Vityaz’s forward Alexander Yaremchuk is on a five-game scoring streak, with 9 (6+3) points over that span.
Avtomobilist’s forward Brooks Macek tallied at least a goal in each of his previous five games, with a total of seven goals.
Injury list
Vityaz: Roman Abrosimov, Tyler Graovac.
Avtomobilist: Patrice Cormier, Alexei Makeyev, Sergei Shirokov.
Milestone alert
Vityaz’s forward Alexei Volgin lines up for his 300th KHL game tonight.
Avtomobilist’s forward Anatoly Golyshev may score his 250th KHL point (currently at 249).
His teammate, goalie Igor Bobkov, may record his 30th KHL shutout.
13:30: Sibir (16-11-3, 5th E) vs SKA (25-2-2, 1st W)
About the game
Sibir ends a two-game home series and defeated Dynamo Moscow on Thursday (5:3).
SKA ends a three-game road trip and lots its previous couple of matches.
Injury list
SKA: Emil Galimov, Dmitry Nikolayev, Mikhail Pashnin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Vladislav Tsitsyura, Alexander Volkov.
Milestone alert
Sibir’s defenseman Michal Cajkovsky lines up for his 300th KHL game tonight.
Sibir’s forward Anton Shenfeld may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199).
17:00: Kunlun Red Star (10-17-3, 10th W) vs Neftekhimik (11-16-1, 11th E)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star, who has already defeated Neftekhimik this season (4:3) enters its third of a four-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Neftekhimik is in the middle of a three-match road trip and lost to Severstal on Thursday (0:3).
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Brandon Yip is on an eight-game scoring streak with 8 (4+4) points and my establish a club’s record for the longest scoring streak.
His teammate, forward Parker Foo, is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Jack Chelios, Matt Jurusik, Paris O’Brien.
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov, Bulat Shafigullin, Alexander Sudnitsin.
17:00: HC Sochi (4-17-5, 11th W) vs Torpedo (17-10-1, 5th W)
About the game
HC Sochi ends a two-game home series and defeated Lokomotiv on Wednesday (4:3 OT).
Torpedo, who has already defeated HC Sochi this year (4:1), starts a three-match road trip on a two-game winning streak.
HC Sochi’s forward Nikita Popugayev is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points over that span.
Injury list
HC Sochi: Mikhail Berdin, Artyom Fyodorov, Danila Galenyuk, Kirill Petkov.
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Vasily Atanasov, Kirill Urakov.
