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First Siberian derby in Sibir’s new home!
And here comes the second Siberian derby of the season. Sibir finally welcomes their sworn friends from Omsk to its new arena. It must be acknowledged that the Novosibirsk side had a somewhat challenging start to the season, not fully adapting yet to David Nemirovsky’s system. In the first game, the Hawks prevailed with a goal by Igor Geraskin with two minutes to the final hooter. Will Sibir take its revenge in front of a packed crowd?
The KHL matchday starts early in the Far East, with both Amur and Admiral hitting the ice on home soil. The Khabarovsk side will face table-topping Dynamo Moscow, while the Sailors welcome Kunlun Red Star. Both teams will be eager to return to victory, but their tests won’t be easy. The Muscovites are riding high on a five-game winning streak, while the Dragons have just achieved a nice win in Khabarovsk. However, the most recent Kunlun’s victory in Vladivostok is dated back to 2018.
Other two teams with interesting streaks are Lada and HC Sochi. The Togliatti franchise won its previous couple of matches, but if Kunlun isn’t winning in Vladivostok for a while, Lada’s most recent home win over CSKA was 14 years ago, in March 2009. In the elimination stage, Evgeny Bodrov netted the game-winner with fewer than a minute to go, beating Jussi Markkanen. Vasily Koshechkin stood between the piping for Togliatti.
HC Sochi, on its end, won its previous four matches and is called to a difficult test tonight as Traktor comes to city. Once again, history kicks in, with the most recent Sochi home win over Chelyabinsk dated Nov 17, 2016, with Andrei Kostitsyn tallying the game-winner.
The last game of the matchday sees Barys travelling to Moscow to face Spartak. Barys’ captain Roman Starchenko, who lined up for the Red-and-Whites last year, has two milestones in front of him, and he will want to push his team to achieve a much-needed away victory. The Kazakhs, moreover, are on a two-win run.
12:00: Amur (3-3-1, 8th E) vs Dynamo Moscow (6-2-0, 1st W)
About the game
Amur is in the middle of a three-game home series and lost to Kunlun Red Star on Tuesday (1:2 SO).
Dynamo Moscow, who has already defeated Amur this season (3:1), starts a three-game road trip on a five-match winning streak.
Amur’s forward Dmitry Shevchenko is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points over that span. He also celebrates his 300th KHL game tonight.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Eric O’Dell is on a six-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Dmitry Rashevsky is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points.
Injury list
Amur: Igor Bobkov, Alex Broadhurst.
Dynamo Moscow: Ilya Konovalov, Yegor Morozov.
12:30: Admiral (1-3-2, 11th E) vs Kunlun Red Star (5-4-0, 5th W)
About the game
Admiral starts a three-game home series after losing its previous three matches.
Kunlun Red Star is in the middle of a three-game road trip and defeated Amur on Tuesday (2:1 SO).
Admiral’s forward Daniil Gutik is on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points over that span.
Injury list
Admiral: Evgeny Lisovets, Ivan Yemets.
Kunlun Red Star: Parker Foo, Cory Kane, Alexander Lazushin, Tyler Wong.
15:30: Sibir (3-3-1, 10th E) vs Avangard (5-1-0, 4th E)
About the game
Sibir starts a four-game home series fresh off a win over SKA on Sunday (2:1).
Avangard, who has already defeated Sibir this season (2:1), starts a seven-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
Sibir’s forward Taylor Beck is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points over that span.
Avangard’s forward Vladimir Tkachyov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (4+3) points.
Avangard’s forward Ryan Spooner is on a six-game scoring streak, with 9 (3+6) points.
Injury list
Sibir: Trevor Murphy.
Avangard: Valentin Pyanov, Ivan Telegin.
Milestone alert
Avangard’s forward Igor Geraskin may reach 100 career assists (currently at 99).
18:00: Lada (4-3-1, 6th E) vs CSKA (3-4-1, 8th W)
About the game
Lada starts a three-game home series being on a two-match winning streak.
CSKA starts a two-game road trip following a defeat to Lokomotiv on Monday (1:2).
Lada’s forward Troy Joseph is on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (6+2) points over that span.
Lada’s forward Dmitry Kugryshev had at least an assist in his latest five games, totaling seven points.
Injury list
Lada: Artyom Ivanyuzhenkov, Sergei Shumakov.
Milestone alert
CSKA’s goalie Alexander Sharychenkov may line up for his 250th KHL game.
19:30: HC Sochi (5-3-0, 4th W) vs Traktor (4-3-1, 7th E)
About the game
HC Sochi ends a three-game home series and won its previous three matches.
Traktor starts a four-game road trip following a loss to Lada on Monday (1:2).
HC Sochi’s Michal Kristof is on a four-game scoring streak, with 9 (3+6) points over that span.
HC Sochi’s Artur Tyanulin is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.
Injury list
Traktor: Andrei Chibisov, Vitaly Kravtsov, Maxim Marushev, Yegor Popov.
Milestone alert
Traktor’s forward Vladimir Tkachyov may reach 300 KHL points (currently at 298).
19:30: Spartak (4-3-1, 6th W) vs Barys (2-2-3, 9th E)
About the game
Spartak starts a three-game home series following two consecutive losses.
Barys starts a three-game road trip and is on a two-match winning streak.
Spartak’s forward Ivan Morozov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
Spartak’s forward Pavel Poryadin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.
Spartak’s forward Vladimir Tsyplakov is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Spartak’s forward Ilya Talaluyev had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Barys’ goalie Andrei Shutov is on a 79:14 shutout streak.
Barys’ forward Pontus Aberg is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.
Injury list
Barys: Alex Grant, Yefim Gurkin, Batyrlan Muratov.
Milestone alert
Barys’ forward Roman Starchenko may reach 400 KHL points (currently at 398) and becomes the tenth KHL player to reach 800 games played.
