Spartak faces Dynamo in the sixth Moscow Derby of the season!

It’s the sixth and final Moscow derby between Spartak and Dynamo. Currently, the Red-and-Whites is leading in one of the most intense clashes in the league, having won three out of the five previous matches (3:6, 4:3 OT, 8:7 OT, 2:3 OT, 6:3).

The last encounter between the rivals took place on Tuesday, after which Dynamo defeated Kunlun Red Star (5:1), giving Alexei Zhamnov’s team two additional days of rest compared to the Blue-and-Whites. In the standings, the two sides are separated by four points, with Dynamo leading, and both teams are in the top 4 of the Western Conference. Spartak remains the highest-scoring team of the season with 192 goals in 56 matches. Under Alexei Kudashov's guidance, they have scored 174 goals in 55 games. At the same time, Dynamo leads the league in power-play efficiency with 32.1%, almost every third power play ends with a goal, while Spartak’s efficiency is a respectable 20.8%.

17:00: Spartak (32-16-8, 2^nd W) vs Dynamo Moscow (36-15-4, 4^th W) 

About the game 

Spartak starts a four-game home series fresh off a win over Dynamo on Tuesday (6:3). 

Dynamo Moscow ends a two-game road trip following a win over Kunlun Red Star on Thursday (5:1). 

Spartak is leading in the season series 3-2 (3:6, 4:3 OT, 8:7 OT, 2:3 OT, 6:3). 

Spartak’s forward Maxim Tsyplakov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 9 (7+2) points over that span. 

Dynamo Moscow’s forward Nikita Gusev is on a three-game scoring streak, with 6 (1+5) points. 

Dynamo Moscow’s forward Jordan Weal is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points. 

Injury list 

Spartak: Joey Kean, Andrei Loktionov, Mikhail Maltsev, Ivan Morozov, Patrik Rybar, Daniel Usmanov. 

Dynamo Moscow: Maxim Dzhioshvili. 

Milestone alert 

Dynamo Moscow’s goalie Ilya Konovalov may line up for his 100^th league appearance. 

Dynamo Moscow’s forward Ilya Kablukov may reach 950 KHL games.