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Spartak hosts Torpedo, Dynamo travels to Yaroslavl trying to stretch its run!
Dynamo Moscow is one of the hottest teams in the league as the franchise reached a seven-game winning streak, with its last victim being HC Sochi, defeated on a double-header on Oct 30-31. Today, however, the opposition will be fiercer, as the table-topping Western team travels North to face Lokomotiv. The Railwaymen slipped down to fourth place, but have a couple of games less than other squads so they can easily climb up a position or two. Moreover, they have already defeated Dynamo this season.
The KHL matchday will however start in the East, with Metallurg hosting Dinamo Minsk. The Belarusians have collected their last win in Magnitogorsk back in 2018 and it won’t be easy for the Dmitry Kvartalnov men to gain points. In the meantime, in Ufa, Salavat Yulaev welcomes Sibir trying to build a new winning streak after collecting two straight wins.
On the Urals, Avtomobilist will host Neftekhimik for their fourth clash this season, while Ak bars welcomes Barys in the Eastern Conference’s last game of the day.
The action the moves to the West. A part the clash between Lokomotiv and Dynamo Moscow, other three games are on tap, with the most exciting game being probably the showdown between Spartak and Torpedo. The Muscovites lost the first place in the standings to their local rivals Dynamo, but will try to return to victory as they host the Igor Larionov’s young guns in a high-octane game. Another game in the Moscow Region will see SKA looking for a return to victory as they face Vityaz for the first time this season. A clash between HC Sochi and Avangard completes a tense KHL matchday, with sixteen league teams hitting the ice.
14:30: Metallurg (15-8-4, 2nd E) vs Dinamo Minsk (12-8-3, 6th W)
About the game
Metallurg enters the second game of a four-match home series following a win over Barys on Tuesday (3:2).
Dinamo Minsk ends a two-game road trip and defeated Lokomotiv on Thursday (2:1 OT).
Injury list
Metallurg: Jean-Sebastian Dea, Vladislav Yeryomenko, Danila Kvartalnov.
Dinamo Minsk: Roman Gorbunov, Oleg Pozhigan, Nikita Pyshailo, Ivan Serekin, Alexander Suvorov.
14:30: Salavat Yulaev (15-9-1, 5th E) vs Sibir (12-10-3, 9th E)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev is in the middle of a seven-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Sibir enters the second game of a four-match road trip following a loss to Neftekhimik on Thursday (1:3).
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Ivan Drozdov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points over that span.
Sibir’s forward Vladimir Butuzov is on an eight-game scoring streak, with 9 (4+5) points.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Danil Alalykin.
Sibir: Trevor Murphy.
Milestone alert
Salavat Yulaev’s defenseman Dinar Khafizullin lines up for his 700th KHL game.
Sibir’s forward Nikolai Prokhorkin may reach 300 league points (currently at 298).
Sibir’s forward Grigory Belousov may score his 100th KHL tally (currently at 99).
15:00: Avtomobilist (14-10-3, 7th E) vs Neftekhimik (11-9-5, 8th E)
About the game
Avtomobilist enters the third game of a four-match home series following a loss to Barys on Thursday (2:3 SO).
Neftekhimik starts a two-game road trip fresh off a win over Sibir also on Thursday (3:1).
Avtomobilist has defeated Neftekhimik twice this season (4:2, 3:2 OT), with the Wolves recording a 1:0 victory.
Avtomobilist’s goalie Vladimir Galkin is on a 103:39 shutout streak.
Avtomobilist’s forward Stepan Khripunov and Neftekhimik’s forward Andrei Belozyorov are on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Nick Ebert, Semyon Kizimov.
Neftekhimik: Emil Garipov.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s goalie Evgeny Alikin may record his 20th KHL shutout.
17:00: Ak Bars (16-7-2, 3rd E) vs Barys (8-12-7, 11th E)
About the game
Ak Bars plays the lone home game of the series following a loss to Salavat Yulaev on Thursday (1:3).
Barys ends a three-game road trip and defeated Avtomobilist also on Thursday (3:2 SO).
Ak Bars’ goalie Artur Akhtyamov is on a 60:05 shutout streak.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Amir Miftakhov.
Barys: Samat Daniyar, Alex Grant, Roman Starchenko.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars’ forward Damir Zhafyarov may line up for his 600th KHL game.
Ak bars’ forward Vadim Shipachyov may reach 900 league points (currently at 896).
Barys’ forward Yegor Shalapov may reach 300 KHL games.
17:00: Lokomotiv (15-7-2, 4th W) vs Dynamo Moscow (18-6-1, 1st W)
About the game
Lokomotiv, who has already defeated Dynamo Moscow earlier this season (5:2), ends a four-game home series following a loss to Dinamo Minsk on Thursday (1:2 OT).
Dynamo Moscow enters the fourth game of a five-match road trip on a seven-game winning streak.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Jordan Weal is on a five-game scoring streak, with 12 (4+8) points over that span.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Nikita Gusev is also on a five-game scoring streak, with 10 (1+9) points.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Eric O’Dell is on a seven-game scoring streak, with 10 (4+6) points.
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Brennan Menell had at least an assist in each of his previous four games, totaling five points.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Rushan Rafikov.
Dynamo Moscow: Yegor Bryzgalov, Yegor Martynov.
Milestone alert
Lokomotiv’s forward Sergei Andronov may reach 100 KHL goals (currently at 99).
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov may record his 30th KHL shutout.
Lokomotiv’s forward Denis Alexeyev may score his 200th league point (currently at 198).
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Maxim Dzhioshvili lines up for his 100th career game.
17:00: HC Sochi (12-12-1, 8th W) vs Avangard (14-8-3, 6th E)
About the game
HC Sochi enters the final game of an eight-match home series on a three-game losing streak.
Avangard enters the second game of a four-match road trip following two straight wins.
Avangard’s forwards Vladimir Tkachyov and Ryan Spooner are on a three-game scoring streak, with 6 (1+5) points over that span.
Avangard’s forward Reid Boucher is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Injury list
Avangard: Maxim Belyayev, Sergei Boikov, Ilya Proskuryakov, Ivan Telegin.
Milestone alert
Avangard’s forward Ivan Nikolishin may reach 100 career points (currently at 99).
Avangard’s goalie Vasily Demchenko may record his 20th career shutout.
17:00: Vityaz (7-15-3, 11th E) vs SKA (12-12-0, 9th W)
About the game
Vityaz starts a four-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
SKA starts a two-game road trip after three consecutive losses.
SKA’s goalie Pavel Moisevich is on a 74:25 shutout streak.
SKA’s forward Arseny Gritsyuk is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points over that span.
SKA’s forward Vasily Glotov is on a three-game scoring streak with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Vityaz: Ilya Arkalov, Nikolai Timashov.
SKA: Stepan Falkovsky, Brendan Leipsic, Andrei Pedan, Mikhail Vorobyov.
Milestone alert
Vityaz’s goalie Dmitry Shikin may reach 10 KHL shutouts.
17:00: Spartak (17-7-2, 2nd W) vs Torpedo (16-8-2, 3rd W)
About the game
Spartak, who has already defeated Torpedo this season (4:2), enters the third game of a four-match home series following a loss to CSKA on Thursday (0:3).
Torpedo enters the fourth game of an eight-match road trip after defeating Kunlun Red Star also on Thursday (3:2 OT).
Injury list
Spartak: German Rubtsov, Ilya Talaluyev, Daniel Usmanov.
Torpedo: Sergei Goncharuk, Nikolai Kovalenko, Igor Larionov.
Milestone alert
Torpedo’s defenseman Daniil Bokun lines up for his 100th KHL game.
