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Big matchday in the Eastern Conference!
Six games are on tap on an exciting KHL Thursday. Barys will play his first game after David Nemirovsky’s dismissal as the team returns to Astana.
The KHL matchday starts with two games in the Far East, with Amur hosting CSKA and Admiral welcoming Vityaz as the two sides meet for the second time this season. The two Eastern teams are in different positions, with the Sailors on an active winning streak, and Amur losing its latest couple of matches.
The East will feature another three games: Sibir entertains HC Sochi seeking a sixth straight win, Barys hosts Dynamo Moscow, while Neftekhimik faces Avtomobilist. In Astana, the Kazakhs will play their first game after David Nemirovsky’s firing – the boards were disappointing with the start of the campaign, with just one win in seven games.
In the lone game of the Western Conference, Kunlun Red Star hosts Torpedo, with both teams seeking a return to victory. Torpedo has lost its latest four games, but the Dragons have an unenviable streak of twelve straight losses to the Nizhny Novgorod side.
12:00: Amur (2-4-0, 11th E) vs CSKA (4-2-2, 5th W)
About the game
Amur is in the middle of a five-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.
CSKA enters the second game of a four-match road trip and lost to Admiral on Sunday (2:3 OT).
CSKA’s defenseman Nikita Sedov and forward Artyom Drozdov had at least an assist in each of their previous three games, totaling four helpers each.
Injury list
Amur: Ilya Talaluyev.
CSKA: Christian Jaros, Colby Williams.
Milestone alert
Amur’s defenseman Yakov Rylov may line up for his 800th KHL game.
12:30: Admiral (4-1-1, 5th E) vs Vityaz (3-4-0, 7th W)
About the game
Admiral, who has already defeated Vityaz earlier this season (3:2), enters the fourth game of a five-match home series on a three-game winning streak.
Vityaz starts a three-game road trip fresh off a win over Barys on Saturday (4:1).
Injury list
Admiral: Vyacheslav Osnovin.
Vityaz: Ilya Arkalov, Vladimir Galuzin, Vladislav Tsitsyura, Grigory Vashchenko.
Milestone alert
Vityaz’s forward Ivan Yezhov lines up for his 100th KHL appearance.
15:30: Sibir (5-3-0, 2nd E) vs HC Sochi (2-4-0, 11th W)
About the game
Sibir enters the fifth game of a six-match home series on a five-game winning streak.
HC Sochi enters the second game of a four-match road trip on a two-game losing streak.
Sibir’s forward Sergei Shirokov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (5+2) points over that span.
Sibir’s defenseman Trevor Murphy is on a four-game scoring streak, with 8 (2+6) points.
HC Sochi’s forward Daniil Seroukh had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, totaling five helpers.
HC Sochi’s forward Danil Avershin is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Injury list
Sibir: Dmitry Ovchinnikov.
HC Sochi: Amir Garayev, Roman Manukhov.
17:00: Barys (1-5-1, 12th E) vs Dynamo Moscow (3-5-0, 8th W)
About the game
Barys starts a four-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Dynamo ends a four-game road trip and most recently defeated Amur, on Sunday (2:1).
Injury list
Barys: Viktor Antipin, Nathan Beaulieu, Batyrlan Muratov, Damir Zhafyarov.
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Igor Ozhiganov lines up for his 700th KHL game.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Nikita Gusev may reach 400 KHL assists (currently at 397).
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Daniil Pylenkov may score his 100th career point (currently at 99).
19:00: Neftekhimik (4-3-1, 6th E) vs Avtomobilist (5-2-1, 1st E)
About the game
Neftekhimik plays the lone home game of the series and lost its previous three matches.
Avtomobilist enters the third game of a four-match road trip following two straight victories.
Neftekhimik’s goalie Filipp Dolganov is on a 65:00 shutout streak.
Avtomobilist’s goalies are also on an active shutout streak, 64:04 for Vladimir Galkin, and 60:00 for Evgeny Alikin.
Milestone alert
Neftekhimik’s defenseman Bogdan Kiselevich may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 198).
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (3-4-0, 9th W) vs Torpedo (2-5-1, 10th W)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star starts a two-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
Torpedo starts a four-game road trip following four consecutive defeats.
Injury list
Kunlun Red Star: Doyle Somerby.
Torpedo: Andrei Belevich, Anton Berlyov.
Milestone alert
Torpedo’s forward Dmitry Kagarlitsky may reach 500 career points (currently at 497).
Torpedo’s goalie Ivan Bocharov may reach his 30th KHL shutout.
