Avangard hosts Amur seeking fourth win, Salavat Yulaev hosts Avtomobilist

The Hawks are on a run with three straight victories to win the season. Tonight’s opponent is Amur. Three games are on tap on a light KHL Wednesday.

The matchday starts with Avangard facing Amur. Finally, the Far East franchise achieved its first win as they scored five goals in Astana, while the Hawks are currently topping the Eastern Conference’s standings with three straight wins and only Lokomotiv has also six points in the league’s table.

In Ufa, the battle will be just as fierce. Salavat Yulaev is also undefeated so far, and today will host Avtomobilist. The Urals franchise will try to rebound back after its recent defeat in Nizhny Novgorod, while Ufa will try to build on its previous couple of wins as Salavat Yulaev had a good start of the 2024-2025 campaign.

Then, in the Western Conference’s lone match of the night, Vityaz hosts Dinamo Minsk. The Moscow Region franchise recorded a win most recently, against HC Sochi, with forward Derek Barach potting his first hat-trick in the KHL as Vityaz defeated the Black Sea franchise with a 5:4 score. In the meantime, Dinamo Minsk lost its second game in the season, to Spartak in Moscow, despite Vadim Shipachyov posting his first point for the Belarusians and Dillon Dube opening his goal scoring account in the KHL.

16:30: Avangard (3-0-0) vs Amur (1-2-0)

About the game

Avangard ends a four-game home series on a three-win run.

Amur ends a four-game road trip and defeated Barys on Monday (1:5).

Avangard’s defenseman Damir Sharipzyanov had at least an assist in each of the first three games of the season, totaling five helpers.

Avangard’s forward Stanislav Galiyev is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.

Avangard’s forward Ilya Reingardt is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.

Injury list

Avangard: Mikhail Berdin, Reid Boucher, Vladimir Tkachyov.

Amur: Ilya Talaluyev.

Milestone alert

Avangard’s defenseman Pavel Koledov may line up for his 600^th KHL game, while Amur’s defenseman Yakov Rylov may reach 800 appearances.

17:00: Salavat Yulaev (2-0-0) vs Avtomobilist (2-1-0)

About the game

Salavat Yulaev ends a three-game home series on a two-match winning streak.

Avtomobilist ends a two-game road trip and lost to Torpedo on Monday (1:3).

Injury list

Salavat Yulaev: Danil Alalykin.

Avtomobilist: Evgeny Kashnikov, Semyon Kizimov.

Milestone alert

Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexander Sharov may reach 250 career points (currently at 249).

19:30: Vityaz (2-1-0) vs Dinamo Minsk (1-1-0)

About the game

Vityaz enters the fourth game of a five-match home series on a two-game winning streak.

Dinamo Minsk enters the second game of a four-match road trip following a loss to Spartak on Monday (5:2).

Injury list

Vityaz: Vladimir Galuzin, Dean Stewart, Grigory Vashchenko.