Dynamo faces Spartak on an awaited Moscow Derby!
The Moscow derby between Dynamo and Spartak promises an exciting clash tonight. Dynamo Moscow is riding high on a four-win streak, with their offensive stars, including Nikita Gusev, Jordan Weal, and Eric O’Dell, making a significant impact at the start of the season. On the other side, Spartak is also in good form, with three wins and just one regulation loss in their last five games, despite a recent OT defeat to CSKA. Dynamo shares the top spot in the Western Conference with Torpedo, while Spartak holds the third seed. With both teams in solid form and high in the standings, this derby is sure to deliver intense action and passionate competition.
However, there are also other games worth of attention today – in Kazakhstan, Barys hosts Neftekhimik following its first win of the season on Saturday, while Metallurg welcomes Avtomobilist on another Ural Derby. Magnitka isn’t in its best form, with just one OT win in its last three games, so a win over the Motormen would be a nice morale boost for the Steelmen, who still lead the Eastern Conference standings despite the latest few games. Also, Avtomobilist has already defeated Magnitka this year. In the meantime, Traktor welcomes Lada, who has just defeated Magnitka on Saturday.
Saturday was also the day when Torpedo suffered its first loss of the season, losing 3:4 to Ak Bars in a fantastic game in Kazan. Tonight, Igor Larionov’s young guns will try to rebound back and start a new streak as they travel to Ufa – Salavat Yulaev will be on the lookout for the debut of their new acquisition, Josh Leivo, who may have his debut appearance tonight. The Ufa team didn’t have its best start and is currently the seventh seed in the East – clearly not what the side will want to achieve at the end of the season.
In the East’s last showdown of the night, Ak Bars hosts Vityaz. The Moscow Region franchise is currently the last seed in the West, and has only won once this year so far.
In the Western Conference, Gagarin Cup reigning champion CSKA is looking to build on their recent home win over Spartak, while HC Sochi hosts Severstal on a busy Monday’s last game. Eight games are on tap tonight – a real treat for KHL fans!
16:30 Barys (1-3-2, 9th E) vs Neftekhimik (1-1-4, 12th E)
About the game
Barys ends a two-game home series following a win over Admiral on Saturday (4:3).
Neftekhimik enters the third game of a four-match road trip on a two-game losing streak.
Injury list
Barys: Alex Grant, Dmitry Gurkov, Batyrlan Muratov.
Neftekhimik: Danila Popov.
Milestone alert
Barys’ forward Roman Starchenko may become the 18th player in the KHL history to reach the 400-point mark (currently at 398).
17:00 Traktor (4-1-2, 4th E) vs Lada (3-1-3, 6th E)
About the game
Traktor ends a two-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Lada ends a four-game road trip and defeated Magnitka on Saturday (3:1).
The teams have faced each other twice this season, with a win for each side (2:1, 1:3).
Lada’s forward Scott Kosmachuk is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.
Lada’s forward Troy Joseph is also on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (6+1) points.
Lada’s forward Dmitry Kugryshev had at least an assist in each of his previous four games, totaling six points.
Injury list
Traktor: Andrei Chibisov, Vitaly Kravtsov, Maxim Marushev, Yegor Popov.
Lada: Artyom Ivanyuzhenkov, Sergei Shumakov.
Milestone alert
Lada’s defenseman Nikolai Demidov may line up for his 200th league appearance.
17:00 Metallurg (5-1-1, 1st E) vs Avtomobilist (4-2-1, 5th E)
About the game
Metallurg enters the third game of a four-match home series following a loss to Lada on Saturday (1:3).
Avtomobilist, who has already defeated Metallurg earlier this season (3:2 OT), starts a three-game road trip and lost to Traktor also on Saturday (1:2).
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Nick Ebert, Anatoly Golyshev.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s defenseman Yefim Gurkin may celebrate his 500th league appearance and his 100th assist in the KHL (currently at 499 and 99, respectively).
17:00 Salavat Yulaev (3-2-0, 7th E) vs Torpedo (5-1-0, 1st W)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev is in the middle of a five-game home series and defeated Ak Bars on Thursday (3:2).
Torpedo ends a two-game road trip following a loss again to Ak Bars on Saturday (3:4).
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Vyacheslav Leshchenko had at least a goal in each of his previous three games, totaling four tallies.
Torpedo’s forward Nikolai Kovalenko is on a seven-game scoring streak, with 9 (3+6) points over that span.
Torpedo’s forward Maxim Latunov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 6 (5+1) points.
Torpedo’s forward Nikita Artamonov had at least an assist in each of his previous four points, totaling five points.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Danil Alalykin.
Torpedo: Sergei Goncharuk, Alexei Kruchinin, Dennis Yan.
Milestone alert
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Sergei Shmelyov may reach 300 KHL points (currently at 298).
19:00 CSKA (3-3-1, 8th W) vs Lokomotiv (4-2-0, 5th W)
About the game
CSKA ends a three-game home series and defeated Spartak on Saturday (3:2 OT).
Lokomotiv is in the middle of a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
CSKA’s defenseman Nikita Nesterov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Lokomotiv’s goalie Daniil Isayev is on an 80:23 shutout streak.
Milestone alert
CSKA’s forward Anton Slepyshev may reach 250 league points (currently at 249).
CSKA’s goalie Alexander Sharychenkov may line up for his 250th game.
19:30 Ak Bars (5-2-0, 2nd E) vs Vityaz (1-6-0, 11th W)
About the game
Ak Bars is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Torpedo on Saturday (4:3).
Vityaz starts a three-game road trip and lost its previous four matches.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Artyom Galimov, Evgeny Svechnikov, Vyacheslav Voynov.
Vityaz: Vladimir Galuzin, Scott Wilson.
19:30 HC Sochi (4-3-0, 4th W) vs Severstal (3-1-1, 7th W)
About the game
HC Sochi is in the middle of a three-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Severstal is in the middle of a three-game road trip and defeated Vityaz on Saturday (3:0).
The teams have already faced each other twice this season, with a win for each side (5:4 OT, 3:6).
HC Sochi’s goalie Maxim Tretyak is on a 59:41 shutout streak.
HC Sochi’s forward Michal Kristof is on a three-game scoring streak, with 8 (3+5) points over that span.
HC Sochi’s forward Artur Tyanulin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Severstal’s goalie Konstantin Shostak is on a 67:07 shutout streak.
Severstal’s forward Dmitry Moiseyev is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points.
Injury list
HC Sochi: Ildar Shiksatdarov.
Severstal: Kirill Pilipenko.
19:30 Dynamo Moscow (5-2-0, 2nd W) vs Spartak (4-2-1, 3rd W)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow plays the lone home game of the series following four straight wins.
Spartak ends a four-game road trip and lost to CSKA on Saturday (2:3 OT).
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Nikita Gusev is on a six-game scoring streak, with 11 (3+8) points over that span.
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Brennan Manell had at least an assist in each of his previous four matches, totaling five points.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Eric O’Dell is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points.
Spartak’s forward Ivan Morozov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.
Spartak’s forward Ilya Talaluyev had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Injury list
Spartak: German Tochilkin.
