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Will Torpedo revert the trend tonight?
In tonight’s game, Torpedo faces Amur on their home arena, desperately seeking a victory after a discouraging three-game losing streak. Torpedo, once riding high, has fallen to fourth place in the West, and this match is of critical importance to reestablish their position.
Amur, on the other hand, comes into this game with newfound confidence, having secured two consecutive victories. Alexander Khokhlachyov’s resurgence in the scoring department is a promising sign for the Tigers, bolstering their postseason aspirations. Their recent winning streak has put them back into consideration for a playoff spot, and they will aim to continue their winning ways.
The second game of the day will see Vityaz hosting Lokomotiv. The Railwaymen have been caught on a rare two-game losing streak after defeats to CSKA and Avangard and lost the first place in the West to Spartak. The Moscow Region team, instead, had an emotional win over the Hawks on Thursday, and has accumulated points also in the 2:3, OT defeat to Avtomobilist on Sunday.
In the last showdown of the day, SKA travels to Neftekhimik to start a new road trip. The St. Petersburg side has won its previous couple of matches, but the Wolves won three as they are trying to climb up in the Eastern Conference’s standings.
13:00: Torpedo (12-6-2, 4th W) vs Amur (8-6-5, 8th E)
About the game
Torpedo enters the fourth game of a five-match home series on a three-game losing streak.
Amur ends a three-game road trip on a two-game winning streak.
Amur’s forward Alexander Khokhlachyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Torpedo: Sergei Goncharuk, Nikolai Kovalenko.
Amur: Alex Broadhurst, Jan Drozg, Pyotr Khokhryakov.
Milestone alert
Amur’s forward Anatoly Nikontsev may reach 250 KHL points (currently at 248).
14:00: Vityaz (5-13-2, 11th W) vs Lokomotiv (14-5-1, 2nd W)
About the game
Vityaz ends a two-game home series following a win over Avangard on Thursday (5:2).
Lokomotiv ends a five-game road trip and lost its previous couple of matches.
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov is on an 86:54 shutout streak.
Injury list
Vityaz: Ilya Arkalov, Vladimir Galuzin, Nikolai Timashov, Vladislav Tsitsyura.
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Andrei Sergeyev.
Milestone alert
Vityaz’s goalie Dmitry Shikin may record his 10th KHL shutout.
Lokomotiv’s forward Denis Alexeyev may reach 200 league points (currently at 198).
Lokomotiv’s forward Sergei Andronov may net his 100th KHL goal (currently at 99).
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov may reach 30 KHL shutouts.
17:00: Neftekhimik (7-8-4, 10th E) vs SKA (10-8-0, 7th W)
About the game
Neftekhimik enters the second game of a five-match home series on a three-game winning streak.
SKA starts a four-game road trip on a two-match winning streak.
SKA’s goalie Artemy Pleshkov is on a 61:27 shutout streak.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov.
SKA: Stepan Falkovsky, Marat Khairullin, Brendan Leipsic, Andrei Pedan.
Milestone alert
SKA’s goalie Nikita Serebryakov may line up for his 200th league appearance.
