Avtomobilist welcomes CSKA trying to revert the trend!
Despite suffering nine consecutive losses, Avtomobilist remains on top of the Eastern Conference standings due to its strong performance earlier in the season. The Motormen have consistently proven themselves to be a formidable opponent, with a solid defense and a talented roster of players. Despite the recent losing streak, the team’s coaches and players remain confident in their abilities and are determined to turn things around. With determination and hard work, the Yekaterinburg side is sure to bounce back and continue its success in the current season starting with a contest against the Gagarin Cup reigning champion tonight. On their hand, the Muscovites have won five straight contests and they will certainly be looking out for another victory.
Next up, we have Severstal taking on Torpedo in a crucial matchup as the Cherepovets’ team fights for playoff positioning. Meanwhile, Dynamo Moscow will look to get back on track as they host Salavat Yulaev, and SKA looks to continue their dominance over Spartak, having won their previous three meetings this season. The action concludes with HC Sochi trying to snap their nineteen-game losing streak against Vityaz. They are on the edge of establish a league’s record for the most consecutive losses.
17:00: Avtomobilist (28-13-7, 1st E) vs CSKA (31-11-5, 3rd W)
About the game
Avtomobilist plays the only home game of the series and lost its previous nine matches.
CSKA, who has already defeated the Motormen this season (4:1), enters the middle game of a five-match road trip coming off a series of five straight wins.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Stephane Da Costa, Anatoly Golyshev.
CSKA: Danil Yurtaikin.
19:00: Severstal (19-18-11, 8th W) vs Torpedo (31-14-3, 3rd W)
About the game
Severstal ends a two-game home series and defeated Kunlun Red Star on Sunday (6:5).
Torpedo is in the middle of a three-game road trip and achieved three consecutive wins.
The Nizhny Novgorod side has defeated Severstal twice this season (2:1 OT, 3:2 OT), and lost once (2:3).
Severstal’s defenseman Robin Press is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Severstal’s forward Igor Geraskin is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points.
Torpedo’s forward Dennis Yan is on a six-game scoring streak, with 9 (1+8) points.
Injury list
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Alexander Daryin, Kirill Urakov.
19:30 Dynamo Moscow (27-13-8, 5th W) vs Salavat Yulaev (26-13-9, 5th E)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow ends a three-game home series and lost to Torpedo on Sunday (1:3).
Salavat Yulaev, who has already defeated Dynamo Moscow this season (3:2 SO), ends a two-game road trip coming off a tree-match winning streak.
Salavat Yulaev’s goalie Andrei Kareyev is on an 87:00 shutout streak.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexander Chmelevski is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that span.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Eric O’Dell, Alexander Skorenov.
Salavat Yulaev: Josh Ho-Sang, Ryan Murphy, Grigory Panin.
19:30: SKA (37-8-4, 1st W) vs Spartak (22-20-7, 6th W)
About the game
SKA starts a three-game home series coming off a win over HC Sochi on Sunday (6:3).
Spartak enters the last match of a nine-game road trip fresh off a win over Lokomotiv also on Sunday (5:3).
SKA has defeated Spartak all three times this season so far (5:1, 6:4, 4:2), and its forward Vasily Glotov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Injury list
SKA: Evgeny Ketov, Danila Moiseyev, Roman Rukavishnikov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Vladislav Tsitsyura.
Spartak: Yegor Chezganov, Kirill Kozhevnikov, Dmitry Vishnevsky.
19:30: HC Sochi (5-34-8, 11th W) vs Vityaz (22-18-8, 7th W)
About the game
HC Sochi enters the second match of a four-game home series and lost its previous nineteen contests.
Vityaz, who has already defeated HC Sochi this season (6:2), enters the third game of a four-match road trip fresh off a win over Neftekhimik on Sunday (5:2).
Milestone alert
HC Sochi may establish a record for the longest losing streak in the KHL history.
Vityaz’s forward Nikita Goncharov may line up for his 100th KHL game.
