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Three back-to-backs and another three games
The matchday will start early again in the Far East, with two back-to-backs, with Amur hosting Metallurg and Admiral welcoming Salavat Yulaev. The Tigers suffered their ninth straight loss as Nikita Grebyonkin netted his fifteenth of the season with fewer than three minutes to the final hooter, while Admiral rallied back to achieve an OT victory with Anton Berlyov finding the back of the net in extra time as the Ufa team was up by two in the third period – Salavat Yulaev halted a four-game winning streak.
The third back-to-back is set in Sochi, with the hosts welcoming Kunlun Red Star. Yesterday the Black Sea franchise recovered from a 0:3 deficit, but the Dragons achieved victory in OT with a tally by Parker Foo.
In the remaining three games of the matchday, Dynamo Moscow hosts Vityaz as the two sides meet for the third time this year – with the Blue-and-Whites winning both previous times. Then, Spartak welcomes Torpedo, and SKA faces Lokomotiv, with the Railwaymen being up 3-2 in the season series, but having lost their latest couple of matches.
12:00: Amur (21-24-11, 10th E) vs Metallurg (38-14-6, 1st E)
About the game
Amur ends a four-game home series on a nine-match losing streak.
Metallurg, who has defeated Amur twice this season (4:3 OT, 3:2), ends a four-game road trip on a two-match winning streak.
Metallurg’s forward Danila Yurov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that span.
Injury list
Amur: Pyotr Khokhryakov, Cameron Lee, Yakov Rylov.
Metallurg: Yegor Korobkin.
12:30: Admiral (17-28-11, 12th E) vs Salavat Yulaev Ufa (35-16-5, 3rd E)
About the game
Admiral ends a four-game home series after yesterday’s win over Salavat Yulaev (5:4 OT).
Salavat Yulaev ends a four-game road trip and lost to Admiral yesterday following four straight wins.
The season series between the two teams is 2-0 (2:1 SO, 5:4 OT).
Admiral’s defenseman Libor Sulak had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Ivan Drozdov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
Injury list
Admiral: Pavel Shen.
Milestone alert
Salavat Yulaev’s defenseman Dinar Khafizullin may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199).
19:30: HC Sochi (18-32-7, 9th W) vs Kunlun Red Star (18-33-6, 10th W)
About the game
HC Sochi is in the middle of a three-game home series and lost yesterday to Kunlun Red Star after three straight wins.
Kunlun Red Star ends a two-game road trip and ended a two-match skid after yesterday’s win (4:3 OT).
Kunlun Red Star has defeated HC Sochi three times this season (3:0, 5:4 OT, 4:3 OT).
HC Sochi’s forward Artur Tyanulin is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (3+2) points over that span.
HC Sochi’s forward Matvei Michkov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Injury list
HC Sochi: Timur Khafizov, Kirill Rasskazov.
Kunlun Red Star: Zach Yuen.
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (36-15-5, 2nd W) vs Vityaz (17-31-7, 11th W)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow plays the lone home game of the series following a loss to Spartak on Saturday (3:4 SO).
Vityaz starts a two-game road trip on a three-match losing streak.
Dynamo Moscow defeated Vityaz twice this season (5:2, 3:1).
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Nikita Gusev is on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (1+6) points over that span.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Jordan Weal is on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (4+4) points.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Eric O’Dell is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Maxim Dzhioshvili.
Vityaz: Ilya Arkalov, Ivan Vorobyov, Scott Wilson.
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Dmitry Rashevsky lines up for his 200th league appearance.
Dynamo Moscow’s goalie Ilya Konovalov may celebrate his 100th KHL win.
Vityaz’s goalie Dmitry Shikin may reach 10 league shutouts.
19:30: Spartak (33-16-8, 4th W) vs Torpedo (32-19-4, 5th W)
About the game
Spartak enters the second game of a four-match home series on a two-game winning streak.
Torpedo enters the third game of a four-match road trip after a loss to Avtomobilist on Friday (1:2 SO).
The season series between the two teams is 3-1 (4:2, 4:3, 5:2, 1:2 SO).
Injury list
Spartak: Yegor Filin, Joey Kean, Andrei Loktionov, Mikhail Maltsev, Patrik Rybar.
Torpedo: Vasily Atanasov.
19:30: SKA (37-16-3, 3rd W) vs Lokomotiv (36-15-4, 1st W)
About the game
SKA ends a six-game home series on a two-match winning streak.
Lokomotiv starts a four-game road trip after two consecutive losses.
The season series between the two teams is 2-3 (2:3, 2:3, 3:2, 2:1, 1:2).
SKA’s forward Alex Galchenyuk is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
Injury list
SKA: Vadim Alistrov, Andrei Pedan.
Lokomotiv: Yegor Averin, Nikita Cherepanov.
Milestone alert
Lokomotiv’s goalie Ivan Bocharov may record his 30th league shutout
