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Big day in the Western Conference!
Only Lokomotiv and Dinamo Minsk won’t be playing today among those in the top eight – both played road matches yesterday. The first Western teams to face off will be Torpedo and Severstal for another showdown between Igor Larionov and Andrei Kozyrev. The two sides faced only four days ago, with Torpedo claiming a 4:3 road win with Denis Yan tallying the game-winner with less than eight minutes to go in the closing frame.
Spartak then travels to Sochi, while CSKA hosts Kunlun Red Star for a revenge match – the Dragons did defeat the Muscovites earlier in the season, although they were in a much better position back then. Dynamo Moscow also hits the ice tonight as the Blue-and-Whites host Sibir.
In the Eastern Conference, Lada welcomes Neftekhimik. The Togliatti side is among the sensations of the season, and a win tonight would further cement its position in the East’s top-eight.
18:00: Lada (9-6-4, 5th E) vs Neftekhimik (5-8-4, 12th E)
About the game
Lada enters the second game of a four-match home series and defeated Admiral on Saturday (3:1).
Neftekhimik ends a two-game road trip following a win over Kunlun Red Star also on Saturday (4:3 OT).
Injury list
Lada: Artyom Ivanyuzhenkov, Pavel Koltygin, Nikolai Vladimirov.
19:00: Torpedo (12-5-1, 3rd W) vs Severstal (7-7-2, 9th W)
About the game
Torpedo, who has already defeated Severstal this season (4:3), enters the second game of a six-match home series and lost to Spartak on Saturday (2:4).
Severstal starts a two-game road trip and lost its previous couple of matches.
Injury list
Torpedo: Nikolai Kovalenko.
Severstal: Andrei Churkin, Yegor Stepanov, Daniil Vovchenko.
19:30: HC Sochi (11-6-1, 4th W) vs Spartak (12-5-2, 2nd W)
About the game
HC Sochi, who has already defeated Spartak this season (3:2), starts an eight-game home series following a loss to CSKA on Saturday.
Spartak enters the second game of a six-match road trip and won its previous five games.
Spartak’s forward Nikolai Goldobin is on a five-game scoring streak, with 13 (5+8) points over that span.
Spartak’s forward Ivan Morozov is on a six-game scoring streak, with 9 (3+6) points.
Spartak’s forward Pavel Poryadin is also on a six-game scoring streak, with 10 (4+6) points.
Injury list
Spartak: Daniel Usmanov.
Milestone alert
Spartak’s defenseman Michal Cajkovsky may reach 100 KHL assists.
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (11-6-1, 5th W) vs Sibir (7-7-3, 8th E)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow starts a four-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.
Sibir, who has already defeated Dynamo Moscow this season (3:2), starts a four-game road trip and lost its previous five matches.
Dynamo Moscow’s goalie Ilya Konovalov is on an 86:50 shutout streak.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Kirill Gotovets.
Sibir: Trevor Murphy.
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Nikita Gusev may net his 200th KHL tally (currently at 199).
19:30: CSKA (9-8-1, 6th W) vs Kunlun Red Star (6-13-2, 10th W)
About the game
CSKA is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated HC Sochi on Saturday (2:1).
Kunlun Red Star, who has already defeated CSKA this season (3:2 OT), starts a two-game road trip and lost its previous nine matches.
CSKA’s forward Prokhor Poltapov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
CSKA: Vsevolod Skotnikov, Andrei Svetlakov.
Kunlun Red Star: Corey Kane, Alexander Lazushin, Austin Wong.
Milestone alert
CSKA’s defenseman Nikita Nesterov may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199).
Kunlun Red Star’s defenseman Ryan Sproul may line up for his 200th league appearance.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Teemu Pulkkinen may score his 100th tally in the KHL (currently at 99).
19:30 SKA (9-8-0, 7th W) vs Admiral (5-9-2, 12th E)
About the game
SKA ends a four-game home series and defeated Dinamo Minsk on Friday (3:2).
Admiral
Injury list
SKA: Stepan Falkovsky, Marat Khairullin, Brendan Leipsic, Johan Mattsson, Andrei Pedan.
Admiral: Ilya Pastukhov.
Milestone alert
SKA’s goalie Nikita Serebryakov may reach 200 KHL games.
