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Amur hosting Barys, Traktor seeking return to victory!
Amur has been on fire lately, winning its last five matches and climbing up to the playoff places – the Tigers will need to repeat the feat today, no matter yesterday’s game between Sibir and Neftekhimik won by the Novosibirsk side after SO. Today’s opponent will be Barys. The Kazakhs will hardly be very motivated, but they did achieve a win in their most recent game, against Admiral on Wednesday (3:2). Amur will be seeking a win.
Another team who will be on the lookout for a victory is Traktor. The Black-and-Whites lack only so much to book a playoff ticket, but they are on an unpleasant five-game losing streak. Today’s match may be a good chance to add a ‘W’ to their standings as they face Admiral.
A showdown between HC Sochi and Torpedo closes a light KHL Friday with only six teams hitting the ice. Torpedo isn’t in its best shape, having lost seven out of its last nine games, and a win on the Black Sea’s shores would be good for the teams’ morale and standings, but they shouldn’t underrate a team that is up two games to one in the season series between the two sides – HC Sochi has already defeated them Wednesday (3:2).
12:00: Amur (27-24-12, 8th E) vs Barys (20-35-8, 12th E)
About the game
Amur enters the third game of a four-match home series on a five-game winning streak.
Barys enters the third game of a four-match road trip following a win over Admiral on Wednesday (3:2).
Amur has defeated Barys twice this season (3:2 OT, 2:0).
Injury list
Amur: Evgeny Grachyov, Pyotr Khokhryakov, Cameron Lee.
Barys: Alex Grant, Batyrlan Muratov.
Milestone alert
Amur’s forward Alexander Khokhlachyov may reach 300 league points (currently at 299).
Barys’ forward Roman Starchenko may score his 200th KHL assist (currently at 199).
12:30: Admiral (20-32-11, 11th E) vs Traktor (33-24-6, 6th E)
About the game
Admiral enters the third game of a four-match home series after a loss to Barys on Wednesday (2:3).
Traktor enters the fifth game of a six-match road trip on a five-game losing streak.
Traktor has defeated Admiral twice this season (3:2 OT, 6:1).
Admiral’s forwards Alexander Gorshkov and Anton Berlyov are on an identical four-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Injury list
Admiral: Evgeny Lisovets, Pavel Shen.
Traktor: Andrei Chibisov, Semyon Der-Arguchintsev.
Milestone alert
Admiral’s defenseman Nikita Makeyev lines up for his 200th KHL game.
Traktor’s forward Anton Burdasov may reach 400 KHL points (currently at 399), defenseman Albert Yarullin may get to 200 (currently at 199), and defenseman Grigory Dronov may hit 100 (currently at 99).
19:30: HC Sochi (21-35-7, 10th W) vs Torpedo (34-23-6, 6th W)
About the game
HC Sochi ends a two-game home series following a win over Torpedo on Wednesday (3:2).
Torpedo enters the second game of a four-match road trip on a two-game losing streak.
The season series between the two teams is 2-1 (5:2, 3:5, 3:2).
HC Sochi’s forward Nikolai Chebykin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points over that span.
HC Sochi’s forward Daniil Seroukh is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.
Torpedo’s forward Igor Larionov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.
Injury list
HC Sochi: Daniil Avershin, Yegor Spiridonov.
Torpedo: Vasily Atanasov, Kirill Kirsanov.
