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Amur, Torpedo, Spartak try to stretch winning streaks!
In Khabarovsk, the Tigers will host Traktor again – Amur shut out Chelyabinsk on Monday (2:0), and they will try to close the gap to return into top-eight. Moreover, Amur’s goalie Evgeny Alikin is on a hot streak, and will try to stretch his shutout streak.
The action then moves to the Western Conference, where Vityaz hosts Torpedo. Igor Larionov’s young guns have already defeated the guests twice this season, and they have an active winning streak, while Vityaz lost its previous couple of matches.
In the closing game of the matchday, Spartak hosts Severstal. The Red-and-Whites recorded three straight wins since the firing of Boris Mironov, but the Steelers will be very motivated to return to the right side of the playoffs line.
12:00: Amur (11-13-4, 10th E) vs Traktor (12-16-3, 9th E)
About the game
Amur ends a four-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Traktor ends a four-game road trip and is on a three-match losing streak.
The teams have already faced twice this season, with one win each (2:0, 0:1).
Amur’s goalie Evgeny Alikin is on a 78:36 shutout streak.
Injury list
Amur: Andrei Alexeyev, Andrew Calof, Janis Kalnins, Vladislav Likhachyov, Denis Vikharev.
Traktor: Anton Burdasov, Ilya Karpukhin.
Milestone alert
Amur’s defenseman Michal Jordan lines up for his 300th KHL game.
19:30: Vityaz (13-11-6, 7th W) vs Torpedo (19-10-1, 4th W)
About the game
Vityaz enters the third of a four-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Torpedo ends a three-game road trip and won its previous three matches.
The Nizhny Novgorod side has already defeated Vityaz twice this season (2:1 SO, 3:1).
Torpedo’s goalie Adam Huska is on a 72:43 shutout streak.
Torpedo’s forward Nikolai Kovalenko is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points over that span.
Torpedo’s forward Igor Larionov had at least an assist in each of his previous four games, totaling nine helpers.
Torpedo’s forward Sergei Goncharuk is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (6+1) points.
Injury list
Vityaz: Tyler Graovac.
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Vasily Atanasov, Kirill Urakov.
19:30: Spartak (13-13-5, 8th W) vs Severstal (12-11-7, 9th W)
About the game
Spartak, who has already defeated Severstal this season (4:2), starts a two-game home series on a two-match winning streak.
Severstal is in the middle of a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
Spartak’s forward Phil Varone is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
Injury list
Spartak: Pavel Kukshtel, Daniil Orlov, Semyon Ruchkin, Artyom Serikov.
Severstal: Dmitry Moiseyev.
Milestone alert
Spartak’s forward Roman Lyubimov may reach 500 KHL games.
