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Salavat hosting HC Sochi, Neftekhimik welcomes Torpedo
Only two games are on tap on a light KHL Tuesday.
The Ufa team will start a new five-game home series following a road loss to Traktor on Friday (2:4), which marked Salavat Yulaev’s third loss in the last five matches—not the best moment for the Bashkortostan franchise. Today’s opponent will be HC Sochi. The Black Sea franchise has just won two games in a row—including its first win after 25 straight defeats to CSKA (4:3 SO). Earlier, Sochi shut out Kunlun Red Star (4:0) and has left the bottom of the Western Conference’s standings. Today, Sergei Zubov’s men will be on the lookout for a third straight victory, and that right after SKA recalled back their starting goalie Yegor Zavragin from his loan spell.
In the other game of the matchday, Neftekhimik welcomes Torpedo. After an encouraging start of the season, the Wolves lost four games in a row, including to the Nizhny Novgorod franchise on Thursday (4:5 OT). Despite the losses, Neftekhimik is the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, and a return to victory may mean also a return to the top four. In its hand, Torpedo suffered no regulation losses in the last five matches, and most recently lost to Dynamo Moscow at home on Saturday (2:3 SO). Igor Larionov’s young guns are currently just one point shy of the top four in the Western Conference.
17:00: Salavat Yulaev (8-6-0, 8th E) vs HC Sochi (7-9-1, 10th W)
About the game
Salavat Yulaev starts a five-game home series following a loss to Traktor on Friday (2:4).
HC Sochi enters the third game of a four-match road trip on a two-game winning streak.
Salavat Yulaev’s forward Nathan Todd is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (2+4) points over that span.
HC Sochi’s forward Artur Tyanulin is on a nine-game scoring streak, with 13 (4+9) points. He has a chance to surpass the club’s record held by Andrei Kostitsyn.
Injury list
Salavat Yulaev: Gleb Kuzmin, Yaroslav Tsulygin.
19:30: Neftekhimik (7-6-5, 5th E) vs Torpedo (9-5-3, 5th W)
About the game
Neftekhimik starts a four-game home series on a four-match losing streak.
Torpedo, who defeated Neftekhimik earlier this season (5:4 OT), starts a two-game road trip following a loss to Dynamo Moscow on Saturday (2:3 SO).
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Roman Abrosimov, Vladimir Bryukvin, Zhoe Kristof Muissu.
Torpedo: Andrei Belevich, Anton Berlyov, Vyacheslav Voynov.
Milestone alert
Torpedo’s goalie Ivan Bocharov may record his 30th KHL shutout.
