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Traktor travels to Moscow seeking sixth win!
Today’s highly anticipated clash between CSKA and Traktor promises to be an exciting showdown. Traktor arrives with an impressive five-game winning streak, spearheaded by Maxim Shabanov’s recent hat-trick and his remarkable seven-game scoring streak. This outstanding performance has propelled Traktor to the 7th place in the Eastern Conference.
On the other side of the ice, CSKA, currently sitting in 5th place in the competitive Western Conference, is also in good form, having secured victory in three out of their last five encounters.
Adding a touch of sentimentality to the game, Traktor’s forward Anton Burdasov is celebrating his remarkable achievement of 700 games in the KHL, making this contest even more special.
In the Eastern Conference, Barys hosts Ak Bars in their revenge match following Nov 4’s clash – Kazan prevailed with a 5:3 score and doubles by Dmitrij Jaskin and Dmitry Yudin. Salavat Yulaev plays its second game in two days when they host HC Sochi. Yesterday, the Ufa side lost to Neftekhimik after posting three straight wins despite Nicolas Meloche’s first KHL goal.
16:30: Barys (8-13-7, 11th E) vs Ak Bars (17-7-2, 3rd E)
About the game
Barys starts a three-game home series following a loss to Ak Bars on Saturday (3:5).
Ak Bars starts a three-game road trip after its win over Barys.
Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Radulov had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Ak Bars’ forward Dmitrij Jaskin had at least a goal in each of his previous three games, totaling four tallies.
Injury list
Barys: Samat Daniyar, Alex Grant, Roman Starchenko.
Ak Bars: Dmitry Bykov, Amir Miftakhov, Sergei Terekhov.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars’ forward Vadim Shipachyov may reach 900 KHL points (currently at 897).
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (16-10-1, 6th E) vs HC Sochi (12-12-2, 9th W)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev enters the sixth game of a seven-match home series following a loss to Neftekhimik yesterday (3:4).
HC Sochi starts a three-game road trip on a four-match losing streak.
HC Sochi’s forward Matvei Michkov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Danil Alalykin, Evgeny Timkin.
HC Sochi: Michal Kristof.
19:30: CSKA (14-10-2, 5th W) vs Traktor (15-10-2, 7th W)
About the game
CSKA enters the second game of a five-match home series after a loss to Lada on Sunday (3:4).
Traktor starts a two-game road trip on a five-match winning streak.
CSKA’s forwards Mikhail Grigorenko and Konstantin Okulov are on an identical four-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that span.
CSKA’s forward Sergei Plotnikov had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Traktor’s forward Maxim Shabanov is on a seven-game scoring streak, with 11 (7+4) points.
Traktor’s forward Vladimir Tkachyov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 8 (2+6) points.
Traktor’s defenseman Sergei Telegin is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Traktor’s forward Charles Robinson is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Traktor: Andrei Chibisov, Sergei Mylnikov, Vladimir Zharkov.
Milestone alert
Traktor’s forward Anton Burdasov lines up for his 700th KHL game.
