Lada, Barys seek first win!

Both Lada and Barys find themselves in search of their first victory in this KHL season. Lada’s return to the league after a hiatus has been challenging, and Barys underwent significant player changes, losing key figures like Nikita Mikhailis to Metallurg.

Tonight, Lada takes on Amur at home, hoping to secure that elusive first win and build momentum. Meanwhile, Barys faces a formidable opponent – and, so far, unbeaten – in Avangard in Omsk, and they’ll be eager to turn their fortunes around. It’s a crucial juncture for both teams as they aim to kickstart their campaigns and start climbing the standings.

Another exciting showdown will be Sibir’s second game in their new arena – this time against Avtomobilist. Novosibirsk’s goalie Anton Krasotkin has been fine in the home opener against Barys, and he’ll be called to another excellent performance. In the meantime, Dynamo Moscow hosts HC Sochi. The Blue-and-Whites didn’t have their best start, and will want to rebound back.

Vityaz hosting Metallurg ends an eventful KHL Saturday. Metallurg is another team off to a great start, with last year’s top rookie Nikita Grebyonkin netting a double in Moscow against Dynamo on Thursday. Ten league teams hit the ice today as the first full week of action approaches its end.

13:00 Dynamo Moscow (1-2-0) vs HC Sochi (1-2-0)

About the game

Dynamo Moscow enters the fourth game of a five-match home series following a defeat to Metallurg on Thursday (3:5).

HC Sochi enters the fourth game of a six-match road trip and defeated Ak Bars on Wednesday (1:3).

Milestone alert

Dynamo Moscow’ goalie Ilya Konovalov may reach his 20^th KHL shutout.

HC Sochi’s goalie Maxim Tretyak may line up for his 100^th career game.

13:30 Sibir (2-1-0) vs Avtomobilist (2-0-1)

About the game

Sibir is in the middle of a three-game home series and won its previous couple of games.

Avtomobilist is in the middle of a three-game road trip following a loss to Avangard on Thursday (2:3 OT).

Sibir’s goalie Anton Krasotkin is on a 72:53 shutout streak.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Nick Ebert.

Milestone alert

Sibir’s forward Vladimir Butuzov lines up for his 500^th league game.

Avtomobilist’s forward Curtis Valk lines up for his 300^th game in the KHL.

Avtomobilist’s defenseman Yefim Gurkin may record his 100^th career assist (currently at 99).

Avtomobilist’s forward Alexei Byvaltsev may score his 200^th KHL point (currently at 199). 

14:00 Avangard (2-0-0) vs Barys (0-1-2)

About the game

Avangard enters the third game of a six-match home series and won its previous couple of games.

Barys is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost its first three matches of the season.

Barys’ goalie Andrei Shutov is on a 65:00 shutout streak.

Injury list

Avangard: Semyon Chistyakov, Valentin Pyanov.

Barys: Kirill Savitsky.

Milestone alert

Avangard’s forward Igor Geraskin may reach 100 career assists.

16:30 Lada (0-3-0) vs Amur (1-2-0).

Lada ends a four-game home series and lost its first three games of the season.

Amur enters the fourth game of a six-match road trip following two straight losses.

Injury list

Lada: Artyom Ivanyuzhenkov.

Amur: Igor Bobkov, Alex Broadhurst, Anatoly Nikontsev.

Milestone alert

Lada’s Dmitry Kugryshev may reach 200 KHL assists (currently at 198).

Amur’s defenseman Viktor Baldayev may line up for his 200^th league appearance.

Amur’s defenseman Yakov Rylov may reach 250 points in the KHL (currently at 249).

17:00 Vityaz (1-2-0) vs Metallurg (2-0-1)

About the game

Vityaz is in the middle of a seven-game home series and defeated Admiral on Wednesday (2:1 SO).

Metallurg enters the fourth match of a five-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.

Injury list

Vityaz: Scott Wilson.