Memorial Day and new arena in Novosibirsk
All the teams playing on this day will wear black mourning ribbons on the players and coaching staff’s uniforms. At the home arenas where the games will take place (Dynamo Moscow, Sibir, Avangard), the clubs will organize a memorial for laying flowers, consisting of a press wall and an LED candle; in one of the sectors, they will arrange 44 scarves with Lokomotiv’s logo, and a minute of silence before the national anthems are performed.
Finally, tonight marks the first official game played at the brand new Sibir Arena in Novosibirsk. With its 10,500 capacity, the new facility will replace the Ice Sports Palace Sibir, which stood as the home ice for the Novosibirsk side between 1964 and 2023. Sibir will inaugurate their new home as they host Barys tonight – the side will want to please the crowd in its first game in the new arena, but the Kazakhs are yet to collect a victory this season, meaning that the battle will be fierce.
In Omsk, Avangard hosts Avtomobilist in its second game of the year. The Hawks have won their latest eight home games against the Motormen, and they will try to stretch their streak. A Moscow showdown between Dynamo and Metallurg ends the KHL matchday. Magnitka had a huge road win over CSKA on Tuesday – they will want to double it against the Blue-and-Whites.
15:30 Sibir (1-1-0) vs Barys (0-1-1)
About the game
Sibir, who has already defeated Barys this season (5:4 OT), starts a three-game home series following its road win in Astana on Monday.
Barys starts a three-game road trip and lost to Sibir on Monday.
16:30 Avangard (1-0-0) vs Avtomobilist (2-0-0)
About the game
Avangard enters the second game of a six-match home series and defeated Sibir in its home opener on Saturday (2:1).
Avtomobilist starts a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
Injury list
Avangard: Semyon Chistyakov, Valentin Pyanov.
Avtomobilist: Nick Ebert.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s forward Alexei Byvaltsev may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199).
Avtomobilist’s defenseman Yefim Gurkin may score his 100th career assist (currently at 99).
19:30 Dynamo Moscow (1-1-0) vs Metallurg (1-0-1)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Amur on Monday (4:1).
Metallurg is in the middle of a three-game road trip and won against CSKA on Tuesday (4:2).
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’ s goalie Ilya Konovalov may record his 20th career shutout (currently at 19).
