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Another Moscow Derby tonight!
It’s a light KHL matchday today, with just two games on tap. In Moscow, Spartak and CSKA meet for the third time after both previous encounters ended with a one-goal difference. On Sep 26, Sergei Plotnikov tallied the OT game winner to give CSKA the first victory in the series, but in November, after Boris Mironov was fired from the Spartak’s bench, Ivan Zaseda made it a tie in the series.
In the second game of the night, Torpedo hosts Severstal to start a four-match home series. The two teams are yet to meet this year, but both are eager for points – especially the Steelers. Look out for some exciting game when the two teams meet up in Nizhny Novgorod.
19:00: Torpedo (19-10-2, 4th W) vs Severstal (12-12-7, 9th W)
About the game
Torpedo starts a four-game home series after a loss to Vityaz on Wednesday (1:2 OT).
Severstal ends a three-game road trip and lost to Spartak also on Wednesday (4:2).
Torpedo’s forward Nikolai Kovalenko is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.
Torpedo’s forward Sergei Goncharuk is also on a five-game scoring streak, with 8 (7+1) points.
Injury list
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Vasily Atanasov, Kirill Ugarov, Danil Veryayev.
Severstal: Maxim Kolmykov, Dmitry Moiseyev.
Milestone alert
Severstal’s defenseman Makar Khabarov lines up for his 200th KHL game tonight.
19:30: Spartak (14-13-5, 7th W) vs CSKA (19-5-5, 2nd W)
About the game
Spartak is in the middle of a three-game home series and won its previous three matches.
CSKA starts a four-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
Each team defeated each other this season so far (2:1, 2:3 OT).
Spartak’s forward Phil Varone is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that span.
Spartak’s forward Alexander Khokhlachyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
CSKA’s goalie Vsevolod Skotnikov is on a 127:55 shutout streak.
Injury list
Spartak: Alexander Bryntsev, Pavel Kukshtel, Daniil Orlov, Semyon Ruchkin.
CSKA: Danil Yurtaikin.
Milestone alert
Spartak’s forward Roman Lyubimov may reach 500 KHL games.
