KHL press office
exclusive for khl.ru
Ak Bars faces Amur, Neftekhimik hosts Sochi
After two games in Vladivostok, Ak Bars will now move to Khabarovsk to face the Tigers today and on Saturday. The Kazan side is in good shape, having achieved three straight wins, including two over the Sailors. However, Amur is also on a winning streak, having defeated Lada twice on home soil and also getting one point when they lost 1:2 SO to Avtomobilist on Oct 3. However, their trip to Kazan didn’t end well, with a 1:5 loss as Kirill Semyonov and Ilya Safonov netted doubles for Ak Bars. Tonight’s game will be crucial for Amur as the Tigers need points to return on the right end of the playoffs line. Ak Bars is currently the second seed of the Eastern Conference.
In the second game of today’s matchday, Neftekhimik plays its first back-to-back of the season as the Nizhnekamsk squad hosts Sochi following a 3:0 win over Vityaz with Filipp Dolganov recording his first KHL shutout. The Black Sea franchise has lost its previous couple of games, but they are still good for fifth place in the West.
12:00: Amur (6-5-4, 9th E) vs Ak Bars (11-4-1, 2nd E)
About the game
Amur enters the third game of a four-match home series on a two-game winning streak.
Ak Bars, who has already defeated Amur this season (5:1), enters the third game of a four-match road trip on a three-game winning streak.
Amur’s goalie Dmitry Lozebnikov is on a 68:48 shutout streak.
Amur’s forward Stanislav Bocharov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points over that span.
Ak Bars’ goalie Amir Akhtyamov is on a 62:54 shutout streak.
Ak Bars’ forward Vadim Shipachyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.
Injury list
Amur: Alex Broadhurst, Jan Drozg.
Ak Bars: Timur Bilyalov, Amir Miftakhov, Evgeny Svechnikov, Vyacheslav Voynov.
19:00: Neftekhimik (4-8-3, 12th E) vs HC Sochi (10-5-1, 5th W)
About the game
Neftekhimik ends a three-game home series and defeated Vityaz yesterday (3:0).
HC Sochi starts a two-game road trip on a two-game losing streak.
Neftekhimik’s forward Nikita Setdikov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Neftekhimik’s defenseman Lukas Klok is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
