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Dynamo Moscow hosts Lada, Kunlun Red Star welcomes Severstal
Only two games are on tap on a light KHL Friday, both in the Western Conference.
Dynamo Moscow concludes a five-game home series today with a match against Lada. The two teams previously met this season, where Lada secured a 6:3 away victory, with young defenseman Magomed Sharakanov scoring the game-winner for Togliatti. Notably, Sharakanov, who netted the decisive goal, is on loan at Lada from Dynamo Moscow. Most recently, the Blue-and-Whites have been in excellent shape, with four wins in five games, including a 4:3 home victory against Vityaz following a SO loss to Torpedo. Lada enters today’s game on a two-game winning streak, after defeating Neftekhimik (3:0) and Avangard (3:1), respectively. The Muscovites are the fourth seed in the Western Conference, while Lada is slightly below the playoffs line in the East, with a one-point gap to Neftekhimik.
In the second game of the matchday, Kunlun Red Star hosts Severstal. The Cherepovets side is riding a six-game winning streak, and will be on the lookout for another victory. The hosts, however, also won their last game, defeating SKA at home. However, Severstal didn’t play any game after defeating Kunlun Red Star on home soil on Nov. 1 (7:2), and the team will return to action today after a one-week pause. It will be the fourth encounter between the two sides.
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (13-7-3, 4th W) vs Lada (9-9-3, 9th E)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow ends a five-game home series following a win over Vityaz on Wednesday (4:3).
Lada, who defeated Dynamo Moscow earlier this season (6:3), is in the middle of a five-game road trip and won its previous couple of matches.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Dmitry Rashevsky is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.
Injury list
Lada: Andrei Altybarmakyan, Vladislav Chervonenko, Nikolai Demidov, Evgeny Groshev.
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s goalie Maxim Motorygin may line up for his 50th KHL game.
Lada’s goalie Vladislav Podyapolsky may record his 20th career shutout.
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (8-13-2, 10th W) vs Severstal (14-7-0, 5th W)
About the game
Kunlun Red Star is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated SKA on Wednesday (2:1 OT).
Severstal starts a four-game road trip on a six-match winning streak.
The season series between the two teams is 1-2 (2:4, 3:0, 2:7)
Severstal’s forward Ruslan Abrosimov is on a six-game scoring streak, with 8 (2+6) points over that span.
Severstal’s forward Daniil Aimurzin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.
Severstal’s forward Mikhail Ilyin is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.
Injury list
Severstal: Timofei Davydov, Alexander Skorenov.
