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SKA and CSKA meet tonight for the second time this season!
On an exciting KHL Tuesday, SKA and CSKA meet again for a real clash of titans. SKA seemed to have flown out of reach for their conference rivals, but by mid-November, the situation had changed. At the beginning of the new week, SKA is seven points ahead of CSKA, but the Muscovites have two games left that could really close the gap between the two Western giants.
The teams have met before this season – in early October, SKA collected a 3:2 road win thanks to an empty net goal by Maxim Groshev. That loss was CSKA’s third straight and infuriated the Red-and-Blues so much that the team went on an eleven-game winning streak. Will tonight’s game be such a turning point? We’ll soon discover.
Earlier, another Moscow time plays on the road when Dynamo pays a visit to Cherepovets for the fourth time this season. The Blue-and-Whites have already defeated Severstal three times this season, and they are looking for a four-win set.
In Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Vityaz trying to return to victory after losing four straight games. The Belarusians’ season has been full of up and downs, and they will be looking out to win tonight to end a negative November, where they collected more losses, than wins. Another team who is looking to get out of the hole is Lokomotiv – the Railwaymen lost their previous five games and tonight they move to Sochi. Despite being on the bottom of the standings, Sochi had a few nice wins over higher touted teams, and they did already defeat Lokomotiv this season – expect a tough game on the Black Sea’s shores.
A showdown between Torpedo and Kunlun Red Star closes an exciting KHL matchday. Igor Larionov’s young guns are currently – and sensationally – the third seed in the West, and they will try to further cement their position.
19:00: Severstal (12-12-8, 9th W) vs Dynamo Moscow (17-10-5, 5th W)
About the game
Severstal starts a four-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Dynamo Moscow starts a two-game road trip and defeated Kunlun Red Star on Saturday (5:3).
The Muscovites have already defeated Severstal three times this season (3:1, 4:3, 2:1 SO), and their forward Jordan Weal is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Severstal: Maxim Kolmykov, Dmitry Moiseyev.
Dynamo Moscow: Bogdan Yakimov, Vladislav Yefremov.
Milestone alert
Severstal’s forward Kirill Pilipenko lines up for his 100th KHL game.
19:00: Torpedo (20-10-2, 3rd W) vs Kunlun Red Star (12-19-3, 10th W)
About the game
Torpedo enters the second game of a four-match home series fresh off a win over Severstal on Friday (2:1 OT).
Kunlun Red Star ends a three-game road trip and lost to Dynamo Moscow on Saturday (3:5).
Torpedo has already defeated the Dragon twice this season (3:2, 5:0), and its forward Maxim Goncharuk is on a six-game scoring streak, with 9 (8+1) points.
Injury list
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Vasily Atanasov, Kirill Urakov, Daniil Veryayev.
Kunlun Red Star: Jack Chelios, Matt Jurusik, Paris O’Brien.
Milestone alert
Kunlun Red Star’s Parker Foo lines up for his 100th KHL game.
19:10: Dinamo Minsk (14-13-6, 8th W) vs Vityaz (14-11-7, 7th W)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk enters the third of a four-game home series on a four-match losing streak.
Vityaz starts a four-game road trip after a loss to CSKA on Sunday (3:4 OT).
Each team has defeated each other once this season (2:1 SO, 3:5).
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Roman Gorbunov, Brandon Kozun.
Milestone alert
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Pavel Varfolomeyev lines up for his 300th KHL game.
19:30: SKA (26-5-2, 1st W) vs CSKA (21-5-5, 2nd W)
About the game
SKA, who has already defeated CSKA this season (3:2 OT), starts a two-game home series and loss its previous couple of matches.
CSKA enters the third of a four-game road trip on a four-match winning streak.
CSKA’s goalie Vsevolod Skotnikov is on a 127:55 shutout streak.
Injury list
SKA: Stepan Falkovsky, Emil Galimov, Evgeny Ketov, Mikhail Pashnin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi.
CSKA: Danil Yurtaikin.
Disqualifications
SKA’s forward Nikita Komarov serves the second game of a three-match ban.
19:30: HC Sochi (5-19-6, 11th W) vs Lokomotiv (18-8-6, 4th W)
About the game
HC Sochi, who has already defeated the Railwaymen this year (4:3 OT), plays the lone home game of the series and lost its previous couple of matches.
Lokomotiv is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost its previous five matches.
Lokomotiv’s forward Maxim Shalunov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.
Injury list
HC Sochi: Mikhail Berdin, Artyom Fyodorov, Danila Galenyuk, Fyodor Kroshchinsky, Joe Morrow, Kirill Petkov.
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin.
Milestone alert
Lokomotiv’s forward Maxim Shalunov may net his 150th tally in the KHL (currently at 149).
