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SKA, Metallurg seeking wins tonight!
Magnitka moves to the Moscow Region after collecting a win in Ufa – this time they will face Kunlun Red Star. The Dragons enter tonight’s game fresh off a win over HC Sochi, and they will likely want to win to try and rise their chance to return to a top-eight position in the West. Look out for productive Nikolai Goldobin seeking his 100th KHL point.
In the meantime, the Black Sea franchise will try to return to victory with a hard road game in St. Petersburg. Sochi is on the bottom of the standings, but they have already showed that they can give headaches even to big clubs, so they will be playing hard to create a sensation tonight. Only two games are on tap on this light KHL Tuesday – both in the Western Conference.
19:00: Kunlun Red Star (13-20-3, 10th W) vs Metallurg (22-8-4, 2nd E)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star is at its second of a five-game home series and defeated HC Sochi on Friday (5:2).
Metallurg, who has already defeated the Dragons this season (4:0), ends a two-game road trip and won its previous three matches.
Kunlun Red Star’s defenseman Doyle Somerby is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Jack Chelios, Matt Jurusik, Paris O’Brien.
Metallurg: Artyom Minulin.
Milestone alert
Metallurg’s forward Nikolai Goldobin may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).
19:30: SKA (28-5-3, 1st W) vs HC Sochi (5-22-6, 11th W)
About the game
SKA, who has already defeated HC Sochi this season (5:2), starts a two-game home series fresh off a win over Torpedo on Saturday (6:2).
HC Sochi ends a three-game road trip on a five-match losing streak.
HC Sochi’s most recent win over SKA is dated back to the 2017-2018 season.
Injury list
SKA: Stepan Falkovsky, Emil Galimov, Evgeny Ketov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi.
HC Sochi: Mikhail Berdin, Artyom Fyodorov, Danila Galenyuk, Joe Morrow, Kirill Petkov.
Milestone alert
HC Sochi’s forward Yegor Babenko lines up for his 100th KHL match.
