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SKA looking for revenge over Sibir!
Sibir and SKA have already met this season. The St. Petersburg team was on a skid, and Sibir was more than happy to stretch it achieving a 2:1 win courtesy of a double by Taylor Beck and 43 saves by Anton Krasotkin. Sibir will try to achieve another win, but SKA is currently on a much better position than back there. To add a further layer of intrigue, both teams are now on winning streaks.
Then, Salavat Yulaev hosts Traktor in the teams’ first clash of the season. Traktor has recently returned to victory, while Ufa lost its previous couple of matches. In the last Eastern Conference game of the matchday, Neftekhimik hosts Amur as the Far East team is trying to end its skid with three straight losses.
The action then moves to the Western Conference, with two games. Lokomotiv hosts Avtomobilist seeking their first home win over the Motormen since Sep 11, 2017 (3:2). Then, Kunlun Red Star and Metallurg will face in Mytishchi as one team will end its losing streak, with both sides having accumulated two straight losses. Despite its recent streak, Magnitka is still leading the Eastern Conference table.
15:30: Sibir (6-3-1, 5th E) vs SKA (5-5-0, 7th W)
About the game
Sibir, who has already defeated SKA this season (2:1), ends a four-game home series and is on a four-match winning streak.
SKA enters the third game of a six-match road trip and has won its previous three games.
Sibir’s forward Taylor Beck is on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (4+4) points over that span.
Sibir’s forward Vladimir Butuzov had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, totaling four points.
Injury list
Sibir: Trevor Murphy.
SKA: Johan Mattsson, Andrei Pedan.
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (5-4-0, 8th E) vs Traktor (5-4-2, 6th E)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev starts a two-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Traktor ends a four-game road trip and defeated Lada on Monday (1:0 OT).
Traktor’s goalie Zach Fucale is on a 63:17 shutout streak.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Danil Alalykin, Grigory Panin.
Traktor: Andrei Chibisov, Vitaly Kravtsov, Yegor Popov.
Milestone alert
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Sergei Shmelyov and Traktor’s forward Vladimir Tkachyov may reach 300 points in the KHL, while Alexander Sharov may get to 200 (currently 299, 299, and 199, respectively).
19:00: Neftekhimik (2-6-2, 12th E) vs Amur (3-4-2, 10th E)
About the game
Neftekhimik ends a three-game home series and lost to Barys on Monday (5:6 OT).
Amur starts a four-game road trip on a three-game losing streak.
Neftekhimik’s forward Nail Yakupov had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, totaling four points.
Neftekhimik’s forward Andrei Belozyorov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Danila Popov.
Amur: Alex Broadhurst.
19:30: Lokomotiv (7-3-0, 3rd W) vs Avtomobilist (6-3-2, 4th E)
About the game
Lokomotiv, who has lost its previous five home games to Avto, ends a three-game home series following a win over Metallurg on Monday (4:1).
Avtomobilist plays the lone road game of the series and won its previous couple of matches.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Stepan Nikulin.
Avtomobilist: Denis Barantsev, Jesse Blacker, Nikita Blednov, Nick Ebert, Semyon Kizimov.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s goalie Evgeny Alikin may reach 20 career shutouts.
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (5-6-0, 8th W) vs Metallurg (7-2-2, 1st W)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star starts a four-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Metallurg enters the third game of a four-match road trip also on a two-game losing streak.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Corey Kane, Parker Foo, Alexander Lazushin, Tyler Wong.
Milestone alert
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Anton Shenfeld may reach 200 KHL points tonight (currently at 199).
