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Admiral with a chance to return to playoff after six years today
Brooks Macek, who has been on a hot streak recently with four goals in his last four games, will be the player to watch for Avtomobilist. He will be looking to add to his impressive goal tally and help his team secure a much-needed victory.
Meanwhile, Nikita Serebryakov, who had a stellar game with 34 saves in the last encounter, will be hoping to keep the Avtomobilist offense at bay once again and help Admiral secure a playoff spot. A win tonight would see the Sailors return to the KHL postseason after a six-year absence, and they will be eager to capitalize on their impressive form against a relatively struggling Avtomobilist side.
Another rematch will take place in Khabarovsk, where Amur hosts Ak Bars after a 3:4 defeat on Saturday, when a double by Dmitry Voronkov sealed the deal for Kazan. Just like the Vladivostok game, here there was a dominance by a team, with Ak Bars securing three victories in their previous encounters against the Tigers.
In the closing game of the KHL matchday, Traktor travels to St. Petersburg trying to remember their most recent meeting, when SKA netted a whopping nine goals to the Chelyabinsk crease securing a record-breaking 9:3 away win.
10:00: Admiral (32-24-9, 7th E) vs Avtomobilist (35-20-9, 2nd E)
About the game
Admiral, who has defeated Avtomobilist thrice this season (2:1, 3:2, 3:1), enters the fourth game of a five-game home series and has defeated the Motormen on Saturday (3:1).
Avtomobilist ends a four-game road trip following a loss to the Sailors on Saturday.
Avtomobilist’s forward Brooks Macek is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Admiral: Alexander Gorshkov, Evgeny Lisovets.
Avtomobilist: Alexander Shchemerov.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s defenseman Jesse Blacker may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).
10:00: Amur (29-27-9, 9th E) vs Ak Bars (39-17-9, 1st E)
About the game
Amur ends a four-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.
Ak Bars, who has defeated Amur thrice this season (3:2 OT, 4:2, 4:3), ends a four-game road trip and won its previous six matches.
Amur’s forward Ivan Nikolishin is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points over that span.
Amur’s forward Stanislav Bocharov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points.
Ak Bars’ forward Ilya Safonov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.
Ak Bars’ forward Dmitry Voronkov is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points.
Injury list
Amur: Igor Rudenkov.
Ak Bars: Nikita Yevseyev.
Milestone alert
Amur’s defenseman Yakov Rylov may reach 250 KHL points (currently at 249).
17:00: SKA (47-13-5, 1st W) vs Traktor (28-26-10, 10th E)
About the game
SKA, who has already defeated Traktor this season (9:3), is in the middle of a three-game scoring streak, with two consecutive wins.
Traktor starts a three-game road trip fresh off a win over HC Sochi on Thursday (5:0).
SKA’s goalie Dmitry Nikolayev is on a 66:22 shutout streak.
SKA’s defenseman Igor Ozhiganov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.
Traktor’s forward Vladimir Tkachyov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Traktor’s forward Sergei Kalinin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.
Injury list
SKA: Nikita Komarov, Danila Moiseyev, Nikolai Prokhorkin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi, Valentin Zykov.
Milestone alert
Traktor’s forward Andrei Stas celebrates his 800th game in the KHL, while his teammate Kirill Kapustin reaches 500.
