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Four teams hit the ice today!
Barys returns to the ice after a 0:1, SO loss to Ak Bars on Jan 9 as the Kazakhs had a less-than-exciting start of 2024, with just a win in four games – in their very first game of the year in Yaroslavl (5:4 SO). With yesterday Admiral’s win over Sibir, Barys has slipped down to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and its playoff qualification hopes are getting slimmer, with the Novosibirsk side being up by fifteen points. The Kazakhs host Lada today. The KHL newcomer has finally halted a skid on Saturday, achieving a strong-willed, road win over Avtomobilist (4:3 OT), and is now in sixth place in the East, tied with Traktor at 61 points. In this year’s other encounter, Lada defeated Barys 2:1, with Ostap Safin netting the game winner.
In the other game of the matchday, Avtomobilist hosts CSKA. The Motormen kept a spot in the Eastern Conference’s top four despite their loss to Lada, while CSKA is on a disappointing seventh place in the West following yesterday’s Severstal win. It’s the first encounter between the two sides this season.
16:30: Barys (16-25-8, 12th E) vs Lada (25-16-11, 6th E)
About the game
Barys starts a four-game home series on a three-match losing streak.
Lada, who has already defeated Barys this season (2:1), is in the middle of a three-game road trip and defeated Avtomobilist on Saturday (4:3 OT).
Barys’ goalie Andrei Shutov is on a 74:26 shutout streak.
Lada’s defenseman Maxim Berezin is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Injury list
Barys: Batyrlan Muratov, Edward Pasquale, Roman Starchenko.
Lada: Nikolai Demidov, Pavel Koltygin, Alexei Ozhgikhin, Nikolai Vladimirov.
Milestone alert
Barys’ forward Pontus Aberg may line up for his 100th KHL game.
17:00: Avtomobilist (28-18-6, 4th E) vs CSKA (26-19-4, 7th W)
About the game
Avtomobilist enters the second game of a four-match home series following a loss to Lada on Saturday (3:4 OT).
CSKA starts a four-game road trip after a loss to Dynamo Moscow on Thursday (2:4).
CSKA’s forward Mikhail Grigorenko is on a five-game scoring streak, with 8 (3+5) points over that span.
CSKA’s forward Vladislav Kamenev is also on a five-game scoring streak, with 8 (2+6) points.
CSKA’s forward Anton Slepyshev is on a three-game scoring streak, with 6 (1+5) points.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Semyon Kizimov, Maxim Osipov, Kirill Vorobyov.
