Amur and Admiral face for the fourth time tonight!
The Far East Derby will be a regular feat on the schedule for a bit – starting from today. The Tigers and the Sailors will face for the fourth time tonight, then they will clash again on Dec 29 and 30 for another two exciting matchups.
So far, all the game between the two sides were tight and close, and most likely tonight will be no exception – both teams need wins and points, with the Tigers slipping down to ninth place in the standings, and Admiral going down to sixth after being as high as third in the Eastern Conference. Both teams can sport excellent goaltending to have a chance even when the forwards aren’t on their best game – expect yet another close match as the two Far Eastern sides face off for the fourth time this season in the lone tonight’s game.
12:00: Amur (17-18-6, 9th E) vs Admiral (23-15-5, 6th E)
About the game
Amur plays the lone home game of the series after a loss to Avangard on Friday (1:3).
Admiral ends a six-game road trip and lost its previous couple of matches.
Amur defeated the Sailors twice this season (2:0, 3:2 OT) and lost once (1:3).
Admiral’s forward Nikita Chebykin is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Amur: Artyom Alyayev, Vyacheslav Gretsky.
Admiral: Artyom Gareyev, Rinat Valiyev.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s forward Danil Faizulin may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).
