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The KHL Monday matchday starts in the Far East with Amur battling with Neftekhimik for points – both teams are trying to fight for a top-eight spot, and this kind of games will be a most win for both sides. Another Eastern team pushing to reach top-eight is Barys, who travels to Yekaterinburg tonight – it won’t be easy for the Kazakhs, considering the way the Motormen are playing. Yes, they lost to Ufa on Friday, but only after OT and they are still leading the East.
The action then moves to the Western Conference for four games. Two of them are scheduled in Moscow. First is a rematch between Dynamo Moscow and Dinamo Minsk. The two sides already met on Thursday, when the Belarusians prevailed 4:3 in a tight game. However, earlier in the season, the Muscovites shut out Minsk collecting a 1:0 W.
In the second game in the Russian capital, CSKA hosts Vityaz as the two teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Red-and-Blues won all three previous contests, and it won’t be easy for Vityaz to get the best of the Sergei Fedorov’s team.
In the remaining two games, Severstal hosts Sibir and Lokomotiv welcomes Avangard.
12:00: Amur (12-15-5, 11th E) vs Neftekhimik (14-19-1, 10th E)
About the game
Amur starts a three-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Neftekhimik enters the third of a four-game road trip also on a two-match losing streak.
Injury list
Amur: Andrei Alexeyev, Andrew Calof.
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov, Maxim Goncharov, Alexander Sudnitsin.
17:00: Avtomobilist (23-8-3, 1st E) vs Barys (14-19-2, 9th E)
About the game
Avtomobilist plays the lone home game of the series after a loss to Salavat Yulaev on Friday (2:3 OT).
Barys starts a two-game road trip on a two-match losing streak.
The teams traded 2:0 wins this season.
Avtomobilist’s forward Stephane Da Costa and Nick Ebert are on an identical scoring streak, with 9 (3+6) points over that span, with the forward looting points in his latest four matches, while the defenseman in six.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Patrice Cormier, Anatoly Golyshev, Alexei Makeyev.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov may reach 30 KHL shutouts.
19:00: Severstal (13-14-8, 9th W) vs Sibir (21-13-3, 4th E)
About the game
Severstal ends a four-game home series and lost to Avangard on Saturday (1:2).
Sibir, who has already defeated Severstal this season (5:1), is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost to Lokomotiv also on Saturday (0:3).
Injury list
Severstal: Maxim Kolmykov, Dmitry Moiseyev, Dmitry Shugayev.
Sibir: Denis Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Litovchenko.
19:30: Lokomotiv (21-8-6, 4th W) vs Avangard (19-12-3, 6th W)
About the game
Lokomotiv ends a two-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Avangard is in the middle of a three-game road trip and defeated Severstal on Saturday (2:1).
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov is on a 60:00 shutout streak.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin.
Avangard: Stanislav Galimov, Nail Yakupov, Vladimir Zharkov.
Milestone alert
Avangard’s forward Sergei Tolchinsky may record his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (18-11-5, 5th W) vs Dinamo Minsk (15-13-7, 7th W)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow starts a two-game home series after a loss to Dinamo Minsk on Thursday (3:4).
Dinamo Minsk starts a three-game road trip after its win over Dynamo Moscow.
The team traded wins this season (1:0, 3:4), but Dinamo Minsk’s most recent win in Moscow is dated back Oct 06, 2017 (2:1).
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Jordan Weal is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points over that span.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Jakub Lilja is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Yegor Martynov is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Ryan Spooner had at least an assist in his latest three games, totaling four helpers.
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Vadim Moroz is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Eric O’Dell, Bogdan Yakimov, Vladislav Yefremov.
Dinamo Minsk: Brandon Kozun.
19:30: CSKA (22-6-5, 2nd W) vs Vityaz (15-12-7, 8th W)
About the game
CSKA starts a two-game home series fresh off a win over Torpedo on Thursday (4:0).
Vityaz enters the third of a four-game road trip after a loss against Severstal also on Thursday (2:3).
CSKA has already defeated Vityaz three times this season (4:2, 2:1, 4:3 OT), and its goalie Alexander Sharychenkov is on a 71:10 shutout streak.
CSKA’s forwards Sergei Plotnikov and Maxim Mamin are on an identical three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
CSKA: Darren Dietz, Vsevolod Skotnikov, Danil Yurtaikin.
Vityaz: Daniel Butsayev, Vitaly Popov, Dmitry Shikin
