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An intense KHL matchday this Tuesday!
Two games are to be featured in the Eastern Conference, starting with the Siberian derby between Sibir and Avangard – it will be the third edition of the showdown this season, with both sides claiming one victory. Then, Lada hosts Metallurg. The KHL newcomer has downed Magnitka twice this season, with the Magnitogorsk squad taking one game. Both teams are in good shape, especially Metallurg, and the game can go either way.
The action then moves to the West with another exciting showdown between Torpedo and Spartak. The Muscovites won all three contests against Nizhny Novgorod so far, and they will be looking for a fourth victory. Moreover, Ilya Kovalchuk is eyeing 400 league points.
Another interesting matchup sees Severstal hosting Traktor, while Dinamo Minsk welcomes Avtomobilist as the fight for the seventh and eighth seed in the conference heats up. The remaining two games are HC Sochi entertaining Admiral, and Kunlun Red Star seeking a return to victory in a home contest against Lokomotiv.
15:30: Sibir (20-17-7, 7th E) vs Avangard (27-11-3, 2nd E)
About the game
Sibir enters the second game of a five-match home series following a win over Ak Bars on Saturday (4:2).
Avangard starts a three-game road trip after a loss to Metallurg on Sunday (2:3).
The teams have defeated each other once this season (4:3, 1:2).
Sibir’s forward Vladimir Butuzov is on a six-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.
Sibir’s forward Andy Andreoff is also on a six-game scoring streak, with 7 (6+1) points.
Injury list
Avangard: Roman Abrosimov.
Milestone alert
Sibir’s forward Taylor Beck may reach 300 KHL points, while Vladimir Butuzov may reach 200 (currently at 299 and 199, respectively).
18:00: Lada (22-13-9, 5th E) vs Metallurg (27-11-5, 1st E)
About the game
Lada enters the sixth game of an eight-match home series following a home loss to Avtomobilist on Sunday (1:5).
Metallurg is in the middle of a three-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
The season series between the two team is 2-1 (2:3 ОТ, 3:1, 4:3).
Metallurg’s forward Nikita Grebyonkin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Injury list
Lada: Scott Kosmachuk, Danila Moiseyev, Nikita Popugayev, Nikita Vladimirov.
Metallurg: Nikita Kvartalnov.
19:00: Torpedo (26-14-3, 5th W) vs Spartak (29-11-4, 1st W)
About the game
Torpedo enters the second game of a five-match home series on a two-game winning streak.
Spartak, who has defeated Spartak three times this season (4:2, 4:3, 5:2), starts a six-game road trip on a five-match winning streak.
Spartak’s forward Pavel Poryadin is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (5+1) points over that span.
Spartak’s defenseman Michal Cajkovsky is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Torpedo: Kirill Kirsanov.
Spartak: Ivan Morozov.
Milestone alert
Spartak’s forward Ilya Kovalchuk may reach 400 KHL points (currently at 397).
Spartak’s forward Pavel Poryadin may net his 100th league tally (currently at 99).
19:00: Severstal (19-16-7, 7th W) vs Traktor (23-15-5, 5th E)
About the game
Severstal enters the third game of a four-match home series following a win over Admiral on Sunday (3:1).
Traktor is in the middle of a seven-game road trip and defeated Kunlun Red Star on Friday (5:2).
Severstal’s forward Kirill Pilipenko is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Severstal’s forward Daniil Aimurzin had an assist in each of his previous four matches.
Traktor’s forwards Maxim Shabanov and Semyon Der-Arguchintsev are on an identical three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Traktor’s forward Anton Burdasov is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points.
Traktor’s defenseman Albert Yarullin had at least an assist in each of his previous three matches, totaling four points.
Injury list
Severstal: Konstantin Shostak.
Traktor: Andrei Chibisov.
Milestone alert
Severstal’s forward Nikita Korostelyov may reach 100 league points (currently at 99).
Traktor’s forward Anton Burdasov may reach 200 KHL goals (currently at 198).
19:10: Dinamo Minsk (18-19-4, 8th W) vs Avtomobilist (23-16-5, 7th E)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk, who has already defeated Avtomobilist this season (4:1), starts a two-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Avtomobilist enters the second game of a four-match road trip following two straight wins.
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Sam Anas and Avtomobilist’s forward Curtis Valk are on an identical four-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Andrei Stas is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Avtomobilist’s forward Sergei Shirokov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points.
Avtomobilist’s forward Stephane Da Costa is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 8 (1+7) points.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Dmitry Deryabin, Vitaly Pinchuk, Alexander Suvorov.
Avtomobilist: Denis Barantsev, Semyon Kizimov, Denis Osipov.
19:30: HC Sochi (14-24-5, 10th W) vs Admiral (13-19-9, 11th E)
About the game
HC Sochi starts a five-game home series on a seven-match losing streak.
Admiral, who has already defeated HC Sochi this season (3:1), ends a three-game road trip following a loss to Severstal on Sunday (1:3).
Injury list
Admiral: Pavel Makhanovsky.
Milestone alert
HC Sochi’s forward Amir Garayev lines up for his 200th KHL game.
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (15-23-5, 9th W) vs Lokomotiv (27-11-3, 3rd W)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star plays the lone home game of the series and lost its previous couple of matches.
Lokomotiv, who has defeated the Dragons three times (2:1, 4:0, 5:4), starts a two-game road trip on a two-match winning streak.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Parker Foo is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points over that span.
Kunlun Red Star’s forward Colin Campbell is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Corey Kane, Zach Yuen.
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin.
Milestone alert
Lokomotiv’s forward Georgy Ivanov may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov may record his 30th KHL shutout.
