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Classic matchups in both East and West!
Six games are on tap on an action-packed KHL Monday, with Avangard hosting Ak Bars and SKA visiting Lokomotiv.
The KHL matchday starts with a blast as Avangard faces Ak Bars in a high-octane contest. So far, the Hawks are undefeated, despite lacking a few key players due to injuries, while Ak Bars has rebounded nicely after losing the first game of the season to Salavat Yulaev in the classical Eastern Conference rivalry.
In the other Eastern game of the night, Barys faces Amur. Both teams had disappointing starts of the new season and will be trying to revert the trend – one of the franchises will celebrate its first win of the 2024-2025 campaign trying to build on that win.
Another undefeated Eastern team is Avtomobilist. The Motormen move to the West today, however, to face Torpedo – the first of four games in the Western Conference. If Avtomobilist had a good reason to joy in the start of the new season, Torpedo lost its first two games and will be on the lookout for a first win today.
And what promises to be another exciting matchup is Lokomotiv against SKA. The Railwaymen, last year’s runner-up, are undefeated after two games. SKA lost its opener to Metallurg, but won its second game in Togliatti. Expect some tight competition between the two sides as they prepare for the top contests as the season progresses.
In Moscow, Spartak faces Dinamo Minsk. The Belarusians only played one game this year, shutting out Amur. The Red-and-Whites took the best of CSKA in their first match, but sensationally lost to Sochi in their second. The Black Sea franchise travel to face Vityaz in the remaining game of an exciting KHL Monday.
16:30: Avangard (2-0-0) vs Ak Bars (1-1-0)
About the game
Avangard enters the third game of a four-match home series on a two-game winning streak.
Ak Bars ends a three-game road trip following a win over Torpedo on Saturday (3:2 SO).
Injury list
Avangard: Mikhail Berdin, Reid Boucher, Vladimir Tkachyov.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars’ forward Yegor Korshkov may reach 200 KHL points tonight (currently at 199).
Ak Bars’ forward Semyon Koshelev may record his 100th league assist (currently at 99).
17:00: Barys (0-1-1) vs Amur (0-2-0)
About the game
Barys enters the third game of a four-match home series on a two-game losing streak.
Amur is at its third game of a four-match road trip and has also lost two consecutive games.
Injury list
Barys: Vladislav Kodola, Batyrlan Muratov.
Amur: Ilya Talaluyev.
Milestone alert
Barys’ foward Damir Zhafyarov may record his 200th KHL assist (currently at 199).
Barys’ forward Ansar Shaikhmeddenov lines up for his 100th league game.
19:00: Torpedo (0-1-1) vs Avtomobilist (2-0-0)
About the game
Torpedo ends a three-game home series following two straight losses.
Avtomobilist starts a two-game road trip and won its previous couple of games.
Injury list
Torpedo: Anton Berlyov, Mikhail Orlov.
Avtomobilist: Evgeny Kashnikov, Semyon Kizimov.
Milestone alert
Torpedo’s forward Dmitry Kagarlitsky may reach 500 career points (currently at 497).
Torpedo’s goalie Stanislav Bocharov may record his 30th KHL shutout.
Avtomobilist’s goalie Vladimir Galkin may line up for his 100th career game.
19:00: Vityaz (1-1-0) vs HC Sochi (1-0-0)
About the game
Vityaz is in the middle of a five-game home series and defeated Amur on Saturday (2:0).
HC Sochi ends a two-game road trip and won its season opener against Spartak also on Saturday (2:1 SO).
Injury list
Vityaz: Grigory Vashchenko.
19:30: Lokomotiv (2-0-0) vs SKA (1-0-1)
About the game
Lokomotiv plays the lone home game of the series and won its previous couple of games.
SKA ends a three-game road trip and celebrated its first win in the season on Saturday over Lada (3:1).
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Alexei Bereglazov.
SKA: Vasily Glotov, Ivan Zinchenko.
19:30: Spartak (1-0-1) vs Dinamo Minsk (1-0-0)
About the game
Spartak is in the middle of a five-game home series and lost to HC Sochi on Saturday (1:2 SO).
Dinamo Minsk starts a four-game road trip following their win in the home opener against Amur on Thursday (3:0).
Injury list
Spartak: Yegor Zaitsev.
Milestone alert
Spartak’s defenseman Dmitry Vishnevsky and forward Ansel Galimov may reach 200 KHL points (both are currently at 198).
