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A leaders’ night on Tuesday!
The exciting KHL matchday starts in the Eastern Conference, where the top three teams will play at the same time, with Avtomobilist hosting Barys, Metallurg welcoming Sibir, and Salavat Yulaev facing HC Sochi. The Ufa franchise is probably the one with the lightest matchup, but much can change in the Eastern standings after tonight games.
In the Western Conference, both SKA and CSKA are hosting games tonight, against Dinamo Minsk and Admiral, respectively. It will be a great chance for both teams to seek home wins to further cement their position at the top of the West, but it won’t be easy – both their opponents have been in fine shape of late, especially Admiral, so emotions and drama are to be expected in the Western Conference as well.
17:00: Avtomobilist (19-8-2, 1st E) vs Barys (13-15-2, 8th E)
About the game
Avtomobilist starts a three-game home series on a three-match winning streak.
Barys, who has already defeated Avtomobilist this season (2:0), ends a three-game road trip and defeated Salavat Yulaev on Sunday (2:0).
Avtomobilist’s forward Brooks Macek had at least a tally in six straight games, totaling nine goals.
His teammate, forward Stephane Da Costa, is on a three-game scoring streak, with 8 (1+7) points over that span.
Barys’ goalie Julius Hudacek is on a 89:20 shutout streak.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Patrice Cormier, Alexei Makeyev, Sergei Shirokov.
Barys: Nikita Mikhailis.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s defenseman Denis Barantsev lines up for his 500th KHL game tonight.
Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov may record his 30th shutout.
Avtomobilist’s forward Anatoly Golyshev may score his 250th KHL point (currently at 249).
17:00: Metallurg (18-8-3, 3rd E) vs Sibir (17-11-3, 5th E)
About the game
Metallurg ends a three-game home series and defeated Barys on Friday (3:2 SO).
Sibir starts a three-game road trip on a two-match winning streak.
Metallurg’s forward Nikita Korostelyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.
Sibir’s forward Vladimir Butuzov is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Injury list
Metallurg: Artyom Minulin.
Milestone alert
Metallurg’s forward Nikolai Goldobin may score his 100th KHL point (currently at 99), while Sibir’s forward Anton Shenfeld may reach 200 (currently at 199).
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (17-6-6, 2nd E) vs HC Sochi (4-18-5, 11th W)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev enters the third of a four-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
HC Sochi starts a three-game road trip after a loss to Torpedo on Saturday (3:5).
HC Sochi’s forward Tigran Yarulin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang.
HC Sochi: Mikhail Berdin, Artyom Fyodorov, Danila Galenyuk, Kirill Petkov.
19:30: SKA (25-3-2, 1st W) vs Dinamo Minsk (14-12-2, 8th W)
About the game
SKA, who has already defeated Dinamo Minsk twice this season (5:1, 3:2 OT), plays the lone home game of the series and lost its previous three matches.
Dinamo Minsk ends a two-game road trip and lost to CSKA on Sunday (5:8).
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Ryan Spooner is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points over that span.
Dinamo Minsk’s defenseman Joseph Duszak is on a five-game scoring streak, with 8 (3+5) points.
Injury list
SKA: Emil Galimov, Dmitry Nikolayev, Mikhail Pashnin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Vladislav Tsitsyura, Alexander Volkov.
Dinamo Minsk: Brandon Kozun.
19:30: CSKA (18-5-5, 3rd W) vs Admiral (17-9-4, 4th E)
About the game
CSKA, who has already defeated Admiral this season (4:1) and never lost to the Sailors at home, ends a four-match home series and defeated Dinamo Minsk on Sunday (8:5).
Admiral ends a four-game road trip and won its previous five matches.
CSKA’s goalie Vsevolod Skotnikov is on a 69:02 shutout streak.
Admiral’s forward Artyom Gareyev is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Admiral’s goalie Nikita Serebryakov is on a 66:28 shutout streak.
Admiral’s goalie Alexander Lazushin is on a 60:00 shutout streak.
Injury list
Admiral: Mikhail Belyayev, Anton Berlyov, Yury Pautov, Mark Verba.
