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Gusev’s possible record in Dynamo Moscow’s clash with Severstal
Nikita Gusev has amassed 84 (22+62) points so far this year, and this means that he only lacks one point to tie Sergei Mozyakin’s record for the most points in a single regular season. Today’s opponent will be Severstal – the Muscovites have defeated the Cherepovets side three times this season, and they will also try to surpass SKA on the top of the Western Conference’s standings.
The KHL matchday will however start in the East, with Avangard hosting Lada trying to protect its first place in the standings. With just one point more than Magnitka, the Hawks will face the KHL newcomer for the fourth time this season. Lada will likely try to return to winning games after seven consecutive losses, but it will be a difficult away match for the Togliatti side. Metallurg, on its hand, will face Amur – the teams have a good chance to meet each other in the postseason and it will be interesting to check whether the two sides will create a high-scoring game just like the most recent one – a 6:7 victory in favor of the Khabarovsk side, who is riding a seven-game winning streak.
In the other two Eastern games of the night, Barys hosts Avtomobilist, while Traktor welcomes Vityaz. All the postseason participants are known now, but the teams will still have motivation for the last few remaining games of the season.
The action then moves to the Western Conference, with two games in Moscow. Other than Dynamo welcoming Severstal, CSKA faces Sibir trying to return to victory after two straight losses.
16:30: Avangard (43-18-4, 1st E) vs Lada (29-22-14, 7th E)
About the game
Avangard ends a three-game home series on a two-match winning streak.
Lada enters the fourth game of a six-match road trip on a seven-game losing streak.
The season series between the two sides is 2-1 (3:5, 2:1, 5:3).
Lada’s goalie Alexander Trushkov is on a 76:33 shutout streak.
Injury list
Avangard: Roman Abrosimov, Ivan Telegin.
Lada: Nikolai Demidov, Alexei Ozhgikhin, Nikolai Vladimirov.
Milestone alert
Lada’s goalie Vladislav Podyapolsky may reach 300 league appearances.
16:30: Barys (20-37-8, 12th E) vs Avtomobilist (35-23-8, 5th E)
About the game
Barys starts a three-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Avtomobilist ends a two-game road trip after a loss to Avangard on Monday (2:4).
The season series between the two sides is 2-1 (2:5, 3:2 SO, 2:3).
Avtomobilist’s forward Stephane Da Costa is on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (4+4) points over that span.
Avtomobilist’s forward Andrei Obidin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Injury list
Barys: Alex Grant, Batyrlan Muratov.
Avtomobilist: Maxim Denezhkin.
Milestone alert
Avtomobilist’s defenseman Nikita Tryamkin may get to 100 KHL assists (currently at 99).
17:00: Traktor (34-25-6, 6th E) vs Vityaz (20-38-7, 11th W)
About the game
Traktor, who has already defeated Vityaz this season (3:2), starts a three-game home series following a loss to Admiral on Saturday (1:6).
Vityaz enters the second game of a four-match road trip after a win over CSKA on Sunday (2:1).
Traktor’s forward Charles Robinson is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Traktor: Andrei Chibisov, Artyom Der-Arguchintsev.
Vityaz: Ilya Arkalov.
Milestone alert
Three Traktor’s players may reach points milestone: forward Anton Burdasov – 400 points, defenseman Albert Yarullin – 300, and defenseman Grigory Dronov – 100. All three only lack one point to reach their achievement.
17:00: Metallurg (41-17-7, 1st E) vs Amur (29-24-12, 8th E)
About the game
Metallurg enters the second game of a four-match home series following a win over Ak Bars on Sunday (2:1).
Amur starts a three-game road trip on a seven-match winning streak.
The season series between the two teams is 2-1 (4:3 OT, 3:2, 6:7).
Injury list
Amur: Evgeny Grachyov, Pyotr Khokhryakov, Sergei Lapin, Cameron Lee.
19:30: CSKA (32-26-7, 7th W) vs Sibir (27-28-10, 10th E)
About the game
CSKA, who has already defeated Sibir this season (6:3), ends a two-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Sibir starts a three-game road trip following two straight wins.
CSKA’s forward Maxim Mamin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.
Sibir’s goalie Anton Krasotkin is on a 114:10 shutout streak.
Injury list
CSKA: Marsel Ibragimov.
Milestone alert
CSKA’s forward Takhir Mingachyov may line up for his 200th KHL game, while Sibir’s defenseman Ziyat Paigin may reach 400.
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (43-16-6, 2nd W) vs Severstal (36-21-8, 5th W)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow enters the second game of a four-match home series on a six-match winning streak.
Severstal enters the second game of a four-match road trip on a five-game winning streak.
Dynamo Moscow has defeated Severstal three times this season 1:0 ОТ, 3:2 SO, 2:1 SO.
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Daniil Pylenkov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Artyom Ilyenko had an assist in each of his previous three games.
Severstal’s goalie Alexander Samoilov is on a 106:14 shutout streak.
Severstal’s forward Adam Liska is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.
Injury list
Dynamo: Cedric Paquette, Artyom Volchenkov.
Severstal: Timur Mukhanov, Konstantin Shostak, Dmitry Shugayev.
