CSKA hosts Dynamo on another exciting Moscow Derby!
The KHL matchday starts with a rematch between Avangard and Barys, but this time held in Omsk. On Tuesday, the two sided faced in Kazakhstan, with the Hawks flying high and returning home with a 3:1 away victory. The action then moves to the Southern Urals, with Metallurg and Traktor fueling their regional rivalry with their fourth game this season, with Magnitka prevailing in all the occurrences so far. In the meantime, Salavat Yulaev and Avtomobilist faceoff in Ufa. The hosts just had an exciting win against Admiral, with Alexander Kadeikin netting his first career hat-trick. The Motormen, on their hand, lost three times after the pause, and they will want to return to victory even if they’re still on the top of the Eastern Conference standings.
The action then moves to the Western Conference, where yet another Moscow Derby is on tap tonight when CSKA and Dynamo meet at the CSKA Arena. It’s the second time the two Moscow giants face off, with the Blue-and-Whites taking the upper hand on Oct 17 with a sweet 3:1 away win. Moreover, CSKA celebrates its 1,000thKHL game tonight.
The playoffs battle continue as Severstal faces Vityaz and eight-seeded Dinamo Minsk hosts Neftekhimik in Belarus. Lokomotiv welcomes Spartak in the closing game of an exciting KHL matchday.
16:30: Avangard (24-14-4, 4thE) vs Barys (19-21-3, 8thE)
About the game
Avangard plays its second of a four-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Barys starts a two-game road trip fresh off a win over Avtomobilist on Saturday (5:4 SO).
The Hawks had three wins over Barys (5:2, 6:0, 3:1), while the Kazakhs had one (3:5).
Avangard’s defenseman Semyon Chistyakov is on a seven-game scoring streak, with 7 (1+6) points over that span.
Barys’ forward Linden Vey had a helper in each of in his latest four games.
Injury list
Avangard: Stanislav Galimov, Viktor Svedberg, Nail Yakupov.
Barys: Nelson Nogier, Yegor Shalapov.
Milestone alert
Barys’ forward Nikita Mikhailis may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199), while defenseman Alex Grant can get to 100 (currently at 99).
17:00: Metallurg (26-11-5, 2ndE) vs Traktor (16-21-6, 10thE)
About the game
Metallurg, who has defeated Traktor three times this season (4:3, 5:2, 2:1 OT) ends a four-game home series and lost to Sibir on Friday (2:3 SO).
Traktor ends a two-game road trip and defated Sibir on Monday (3:2).
Metallurg’s forward Philippe Maillet is on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.
Traktor’s forward Alexei Byvaltsev is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points.
Injury list
Metallurg: Artyom Minulin.
Milestone alert
Metallurg’ forward Maxim Karpov may reach 300 KHL points (currently at 299).
Metallurg’s forward Denis Zernov may record his 100thKHL assist (currently at 98).
Metallurg’s goalie Vasily Kosheckin may line up for his 750thcareer game, while his Traktor’s colleague Ilya Proskuryakov may reach 400.
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (22-12-8, 5thE) vs Avtomobilist (28-10-4, 1stW)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev, who defeated Avtomobilist twice this season (4:0, 3:2 OT), ends a four-game home series and defeated Admiral on Friday (5:3).
Avtomobilist enters the second of a four-game road trip on a three-match losing streak.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang, Ryan Murphy, Daniil Skorikov.
Avtomobilist: Stephane Da Costa, Johan Mattsson.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov may line up for his 300thKHL game and record his 30thshutout.
19:00: Kunlun Red Star (16-24-4, 10thW) vs Torpedo (26-13-3, 4thW)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star starts a two-game home series and won their previous couple of matches.
Torpedo, who defeated the Dragons three times this season (3:2, 5:0, 4:1), starts a three-game road trip and is on a four-match winning streak.
Kunlun Red Star’s goalie Jeremy Smith is on a 75:56 shutout streak.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Paris O’Brien
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Vasily Atanasov, Kirill Urakov.
19:00 Severstal (16-16-10, 9thW) vs Vityaz (18-17-8, 7thW)
About the game
Severstal is in the middle of a five-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Vityaz plays the lone road game of the series and lost its previous three matches.
The teams traded wins this season so far (3:2, 2:3).
Severstal’s goalie Alexander Samonov is on a 86:46 shutout streak.
19:10: Dinamo Minsk (17-18-8, 8thW) vs Neftekhimik (17-22-3, 11thW)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk starts a three-game home series and lost its previous five matches.
Neftekhimik is at its second of a four-game road trip and lost its previous three matches.
Neftekhimik’s forward Anthony Camara is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Cedric Paquette.
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov.
Milestone alert
Neftekhimik’s forward Vladislav Leshchenko may line up for his 400thKHL game.
19:30: Lokomotiv (27-10-6, 2ndW) vs Spartak (20-17-6, 6thW)
About the game
Lokomotiv ends a five-game home series and won three times in a row.
Spartak enters the third of a nine-game road trip on a four-match losing streak.
The teams traded wins so far this season (3:2, 1:2).
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Artur Kayumov.
Spartak: Kirill Kozhevnikov, Dmitry Vishnevsky.
19:30: CSKA (26-10-5, 3rdW) vs Dynamo Moscow (24-12-7, 5thW)
About the game
CSKA, who has already defeated Dynamo Moscow this season (3:1), starts a five-game home series after a loss to Lokomotiv on Friday (1:3).
Dynamo Moscow starts a three-game road trip on a four-match winning streak.
Injury list
CSKA: Vitaly Abramov, Darren Dietz, Vsevolod Skotnikov, Anton Slepyshev, Danil Yurtaikin.
Dynamo Moscow: Eric O’Dell, Bogdan Yakimov.
Milestone alert
CSKA celebrates its 1,000thgame in the KHL.
