Dynamo Moscow hosts Dinamo Minsk in tonight’s lone game!

After yesterday’s busy matchday, it’s a light Thursday with only one game on tap – Dynamo Moscow welcomes Dinamo Minsk. The Muscovites recorded two straight wins against Spartak most recently, while the Belarusians lost some ground, with three losses in a row. However, that won’t mean much tonight after the starting faceoff, with both sides willing to battle hard to get a win – Dinamo Minsk needs points for its playoffs push, while Dynamo Moscow will try to catch up with Torpedo in the Western standings.

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (22-12-7, 5^th W) vs Dinamo Minsk (17-6-8, 8^th W) 

About the game

Dynamo Moscow is in the middle of a three-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.

Dinamo Minsk starts a two-game road trip and lost its previous three matches.

The Belarusian side recorded two victories against their Moscow counterparts (4:3, 6:2), and lost once (0:1).

Dynamo Moscow’s forward Jordan Weal is on an eight-game scoring streak, with 11 (5+6) points over that span.

Injury list

Dynamo Moscow: Eric O’Dell, Bogdan Yakimov.

Dinamo Minsk: Cedric Paquette.