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CSKA and Dynamo clash again!
The Moscow derby between CSKA and Dynamo Moscow is set to take place tonight, and it promises to be an exciting match. These two teams have a fierce local rivalry, and earlier in the season, CSKA won twice, while the Blue-and-Whites managed to get one victory. This means that Dynamo will be looking to tie the series and return to the top four in the West to secure home ice advantage, especially as Torpedo faces SKA in the meantime. One player to watch out for on Dynamo’s side is their goalie, Konstantin Volkov, who is currently on a 115-minute shutout streak. This is an impressive accomplishment, and it will be interesting to see if he can continue his streak should he play tonight.
Dynamo will come into this match with a lot of confidence, knowing that they have already defeated CSKA once this season. The Blue-and-Whites will be looking to replicate that performance and come out with a win. On the other hand, CSKA will be looking to prove that their earlier wins were no fluke and that they are the better team. It should be a close match with both teams giving it their all.
However, the KHL matchday starts with the eighth – and last – clash of the season between Amur and Admiral. The Tigers have the upper hand in the series, but the Sailors are higher in the standings and, most importantly, they have a ten-point advantage over the playoffs line in the Eastern Conference. Playoffs places will be also up for grabs in the Yekaterinburg game, where ninth seed Barys faces the hosts, who just lost the first place in the Eastern standings to Sibir.
The action then moves to the West, with SKA traveling to Nizhny Novgorod and yet another Moscow Derby on tap for tonight.
10:00: Admiral (27-20-6, 7th E) vs Amur (22-23-6, 10th E)
About the game
Admiral starts a five-game home series coming off a three-game losing streak.
Amur starts a four-game road trip fresh off a win over Admiral on Wednesday.
The Tigers are up in the series with four wins to three (2:0, 3:2 OT, 5:3, 3:1 – 1:3, 1:3, 0:2).
Injury list
Admiral: Michal Kristof, Yegor Rykov.
Amur: Vasily Sredin.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s forward Alexander Groshkov may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199).
Amur’s defenseman Pavel Turbin lines up for his 300th KHL game.
14:30: Avtomobilist (30-14-8, 2nd E) vs Barys (23-27-4, 9th E)
About the game
Avtomobilist starts a three-game home series after losing to Dynamo Moscow on Thursday (0:3).
Barys is in the middle of a three-game road trip and defeated Traktor also on Thursday (3:2 OT).
Avtomobilist has defeated Barys three times this season (2:0, 4:3 OT, 2:0), and lost twice (0:2, 4:5 SO).
Barys’ forward Anton Sagadeyev has scored a goal in each of his previous four games.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Brooks Macek.
Barys: Kirill Savitsky, Linden Vey.
Milestone alert
Barys’ goalie Julius Hudacek may celebrate his 100th KHL win tonight.
17:00: Torpedo (33-15-4, 4th W) vs SKA (41-9-4, 1st W)
About the game
Torpedo enters the third game of a four-match home series after defeating Lokomotiv on Thursday (3:2 OT).
SKA, who has defeated Torpedo twice this season (3:0, 6:2), ends a three-game road trip coming off a win over Severstal also on Thursday (1:2 SO).
Torpedo’s forward Alexei Kruchinin is on a five-game scoring streak, with 9 (3+6) points over that span.
Torpedo’s forward Nikolai Kovalenko is on a four-game scoring streak, with 8 (3+5) points.
Injury list
Torpedo: Kenny Agostino, Alexander Daryin, Kirill Urakov.
SKA: Evgeny Ketov, Danila Moiseyev, Nikolai Prokhorkin, Roman Rukavishnikov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Vladislav Tsitsyura.
17:00: Dynamo Moscow (31-14-4, 5th W) vs CSKA (34-12-5, 2nd W)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow ends a two-game home series coming off a three-game winning streak.
CSKA starts a three-game road trip and won its previous three matches.
CSKA has defeated Dynamo twice this season (3:1, 3:2 OT) and lost once (1:2).
Dynamo Moscow’s goalie Konstantin Volkov is on a 115:48 shutout streak.
CSKA’s forward Konstantin Okulov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
CSKA’s forward Anton Slepyshev is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
CSKA’s defenseman Nikita Nesterov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Eric O’Dell.
CSKA: Danil Yurtaikin.
