Will the Dragons continue their run?

Four games are on tap on an exciting KHL Sunday, as Kunlun Red Star faces Severstal after winning both its first games in the new season.

Just as last year, the Dragons had a good start of the season as they won two straight games, against Dynamo Moscow and Admiral, respectively, with Nail Yakupov scoring again on Thursday. Tyler Graovac had his first goal of the season, while Yegor Petukhov’s hat-trick wasn’t enough for the Sailors. Tonight’s opponent is Severstal, who lost to Dynamo Moscow after winning its opener against Torpedo. However, Kunlun Red Star lost its last eight home games to Severstal, with the last win for the Dragons coming on Dec 22, 2017, a 2:1 OT win in Shanghai.

Starting the matchday will be Metallurg facing Neftekhimik. Both teams have one win and one loss, and they will be on the lookout for another victory, with Magnitka being the clear favorite for the contest. In the meantime, another intriguing matchup is Salavat Yulaev facing Traktor. After a first loss to Avtomobilist, the Chelyabinsk side had a nice win in Astana, while Ufa defeated Ak Bars in its first game in the season.

In the remaining game of the matchday, CSKA faces Admiral. The Muscovites lost their opener against Spartak, but have never lost to Admiral at home at the KHL level. The Sailors will do their best to revert the trend tonight in Moscow.

14:30 Metallurg (1-1-0) vs Neftekhimik (1-1-0)

About the game

Metallurg ends a three-game home series and defeated SKA on Thursday (5:4 OT).

Neftekhimik ends a three-game road trip and lost to Avangard on Friday (2:4).

Injury list

Neftekhimik: Grigory Seleznyov, Kirill Urakov.

Milestone alert

Metallurg’s forward Nikita Mikhailis lines up for his 500^th KHL game.

14:30 Salavat Yulaev (1-0-0) vs Traktor (1-1-0)

About the game

Salavat Yulaev is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Ak Bars on Thursday (5:3).

Traktor is in the middle of a five-game road trip and defeated Barys on Friday (4:1).

Injury list

Salavat Yulaev: Danil Alalykin, Yegor Naumenkov, Daniil Ogirchuk.

Milestone alert

Salavat Yulaev’s forward Pavel Suchkov lines up for his 100^th KHL game.

Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexander Sharov may score his 250^th point in the KHL (currently at 249).

Traktor’s defenseman Artyom Blazhiyevsky and forward Alexander Sharov may reach 100 league points (both currently at 99).

Traktor’s forward Alexander Kadeikin may net his 100^th KHL tally (currently at 99).

17:00 CSKA (0-1-0) vs Admiral (1-0-1)

About the game

CSKA starts a three-game home series after losing its opener to Spartak on Thursday (2:4).

Admiral ends a three-game road trip and lost to Kunlun Red Star on Friday (4:5 OT).

Injury list

CSKA: Christian Jaros, Colby Williams.

Admiral: Ivan Muranov, Artyom Nikolayev, Vyacheslav Osnovin.

17:00 Kunlun Red Star (2-0-0) vs Severstal (1-1-0)

About the game

Kunlun Red Star is in the middle of a three-game home series and won two games in a row.

Severstal ends a three-game road trip and lost to Dynamo Moscow on Friday (1:3).

Injury list

Kunlun Red Star: Doyle Somerby.