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Can Barys stop Metallurg?
In today’s clash between Barys and Metallurg, the odds seem stacked against Barys as they face a formidable Metallurg team riding an impressive eleven-game winning streak, currently dominating the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Metallurg has already triumphed over Barys three times this season, displaying consistent superiority with scores of 4:3 OT, 3:2, and 2:0. Barys, on the other hand, finds itself struggling with just one victory in its last five games and languishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. The key question revolves around whether Barys can defy the odds and put a halt to Metallurg’s dominant run or if Magnitka will continue its winning momentum, extending its lead at the pinnacle of the conference.
Earlier, Sibir hosts Admiral as the two sides collide for the first time this season, then Salavat Yulaev welcomes Lada. The Togliatti franchise lost its previous three matches, and doesn’t collect a victory in Ufa since 2009. Another two games are on tap for this exciting KHL matchday, with Ak Bars facing Avtomobilist, and Kunlun Red Star entertaining Spartak. The Dragons shuffled their roster, and it will be interesting to see whether those moves will work for Kunlun Red Star as they try to climb up in the Western Conference standings.
15:30: Sibir (17-15-5, 8th E) vs Admiral (10-17-7, 11th E)
About the game
Sibir enters the fifth game of an eight-match home series following a loss to Severstal on Tuesday (1:2).
Admiral ends a two-game road trip and defeated Amur also on Tuesday (3:2 SO).
Admiral’s forward Dmitry Buchelnikov had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, totaling four points.
Injury list
Sibir: Georgy Belousov, Trevor Murphy.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s goalie Vasily Demchenko may reach his 20th KHL shutout.
16:30: Barys (10-19-7, 12th E) vs Metallurg (25-8-4, 1st E)
About the game
Barys ends a three-game home series and lost to Vityaz on Monday (2:5).
Metallurg, who has defeated Barys three times this season (4:3 OT, 3:2, 2:0), ends a two-game road trip and won its previous eleven games.
Barys’ forward Batyrlan Muratov had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Barys’ Arkady Shestakov is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.
Metallurg’s forward Danila Yurov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points.
Metallurg’s defenseman Robin Press is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.
Injury list
Barys: Samat Daniyar, Alex Grant.
Metallurg: Grigory Dronov, Danila Kvartalnov.
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (21-13-1, 5th E) vs Lada (19-10-8, 3rd E)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev enters the third game of a four-match home series on a two-game winning streak.
Lada enters the fourth game of a five-match road trip on a three-game losing streak.
The teams have already defeated each other this season (5:2, 2:3).
Salavat Yulaev’s goalie Alexander Samonov is on a 69:35 shutout streak.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Artyom Pimenov.
Lada: Pavel Koltygin, Scott Kosmachuk, Danila Moiseyev, Nikita Popugayev, Nikolai Vladimirov.
Milestone alert
Salavat Yulaev’s defenseman Grigory Panin lines up for his 800th KHL game, while forward Vladislav Yefremov reaches 300.
19:30: Ak Bars (21-13-2, 4th E) vs Avtomobilist (19-14-4, 7th E)
About the game
Ak Bars is in the middle of a three-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.
Avtomobilist starts a two-game road trip and lost to Spartak on Monday (1:4).
Ak Bars’ goalie Timur Bilyalov is on a 72:42 shutout streak.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Maxim Bykov, Amir Miftakhov, Semyon Terekhov.
Avtomobilist: Semyon Kizimov.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s forward Alexei Makeyev may score his 300th KHL point (currently at 299).
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (12-21-5, 11th W) vs Spartak (24-10-3, 1st W)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star starts a four-game home series following a loss to Sibir on Monday (2:3).
Spartak enters the fifth game of a six-match road trip after defeating Avtomobilist also on Monday (4:1).
The teams have already defeated each other this season (4:3, 3:4).
Kunlun Red Star’s goalie Jeremy Smith is on a 62:32 shutout streak.
Spartak’s forward Andrei Loktionov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Corey Kane, Zach Yuen.
Spartak: Dmitry Vishnevsky, Ivan Morozov.
