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Avtomobilist moves to Ufa trying to stretch winning streak!
The KHL matchday starts in Vladivostok, with Admiral having its rematch against Neftekhimik. On Monday, the Sailors failed to score on Andrei Tikhomirov and lost the game by one goal, but tonight they will count on the home crowd to further improve their already impressive record.
The action then moves to Kazakhstan, where Barys welcomes Spartak. The Kazakhs have already defeated the Red-and-Whites, but now Spartak has a new coach, and it looks like are going much better.
In Ufa, Salavat Yulaev will try to revert the trend going against Avtomobilist. However, they will need more than a good performance – the Motormen are on a long seven-game winning streak, and their top players are in excellent shape.
A showdown between Kunlun Red Star and HC Sochi closes another exciting KHL matchday.
12:00: Admiral (19-11-4, 4th E) vs Neftekhimik (14-17-1, 10th E)
About the game
Admiral starts a four-game home series and lost to Neftekhimik on Monday (0:1).
Neftekhimik starts a four-game road trip and won its previous three matches.
Admiral’s goalie Alexander Lazushin is on a 60:00 shutout streak.
Neftekhimik’s goalie Andrei Tikhomirov is on a 104:21 shutout streak.
Injury list
Admiral: Rudolf Cerveny, Evgeny Grachyov, Yegor Rykov.
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov, Maxim Goncharov, Alexander Sudnitsin.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s forward Daniil Faizullin lines up for his 300th KHL game.
16:30: Barys (14-18-2, 9th E) vs Spartak (16-14-5, 6th W)
About the game
Barys, who has already defeated Spartak this season (3:1), ends a four-game home series and lost to Ak Bars on Wednesday (1:2).
Spartak is in the middle of a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
Spartak’s defenseman Timur Khairullin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Spartak: Denis Bryntsev, Daniil Orlov, Semyon Ruchkin, Fyodor Svechkov, Dmitry Vishnevsky.
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (17-9-7, 5th E) vs Avtomobilist (23-8-2, 1st E)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev, who has already defeated Avtomobilist this season (4:0), starts a three-game home series on a six-match losing streak.
Avtomobilist ends a two-game road trip and is on a seven-match winning streak.
Avtomobilist’s forward Stephane Da Costa is on a three-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points over that span.
Avtomobilist’s defenseman Nick Ebert is on a five-game scoring streak, with 8 (3+5) points.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Ivan Drozdov, Josh Ho-Sang, Trevor Murphy.
Avtomobilist: Patrice Cormier, Anatoly Golyshev, Alexei Makeyev.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s forward Brooks Macek lines up for his 200th KHL game.
Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov may record his 30th KHL shutout.
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (12-20-3, 10th W) vs HC Sochi (5-20-6, 11th W)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star, who has already defeated HC Sochi this season (3:1), starts a five-game home series after a two-match losing streak.
HC Sochi starts a three-game road trip on a three-match losing streak.
Kunlun Red Star won its previous five home games against Sochi, with the most recent defeat dated Nov 04, 2017 (3:4).
Kunlun Red Star’s defenseman Kyle Wood had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, totaling four helpers.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Jack Chelios, Matt Jurusik, Paris O’Brien.
HC Sochi: Mikhail Berdin, Artyom Fyodorov, Danila Galenyuk, Fyodor Kroshchinsky, Joe Morrow, Kirill Petkov.
