Admiral vs Dynamo and Severstal vs Barys set for key battles
Saturday’s KHL action in the Far East features Admiral taking on Dynamo Moscow following a dominant 4:0 win by the Sailors against Shanghai Dragons, led by goalie Adam Huska’s back-to-back shutouts. Dynamo, struggling after recent defeats, will seek to regain momentum. In another matchup, Severstal meets Barys after losses to Metallurg, with both teams eager to start a winning streak. Historically, the head-to-head rivalry is close.
In the Far East, Admiral faces Dynamo Moscow after the Sailors posted a huge 4:0 wins over the Shanghai Dragons on Wednesday, with Slovak goalie Adam Huska recording his second consecutive shutout after blanking Sibir earlier in the week. It was Admiral’s second straight win after the 2:0 victory over the Novosibirsk side. The Muscovites have instead lost their last couple of matches, against Avangard (4:7) and Barys (2:5), respectively. After today’s game, the Blue-and-Whites will remain in the Far East to face Amur on Monday before returning to Moscow as they take on the Shanghai Dragons next Wednesday. Today, Dynamo will try to bounce back to gain some momentum after a rocky start of the season.
In the other game of a light KHL Saturday, Severstal faces Barys. Both teams enter today’s clash after a loss to Metallurg, 2:5 for Severstal, and 1:5 for Barys, albeit on the road. Before that, however, the Kazakhs defeated Dynamo Moscow at home (5:2), while the Steelers suffered another defeat, this time by the hand of CSKA, with a 1:2 score. Today’s game will be a chance for both sides to return to victory and maybe start another winning streak. In KHL history, Severstal has 16 wins in head-to-head games, against Barys’ 17.
10:00: Admiral (3-1-1) vs Dynamo Moscow (1-3-1)
About the game
Admiral enters the third game of a four-match home series after two straight wins.
Dynamo Moscow enters the fourth game of a five-match road trip on a two-game losing streak.
Admiral’s goalie Adam Huska is on a 138:09 shutout streak.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Artyom Mikheyev.
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Nikita Gusev may become the fourth KHL player in history to reach the 700-point mark, after Vadim Shipachyov, Sergei Mozyakin, and Alexander Radulov (currently at 695).
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Maxim Mamin may record his 250th league point (currently at 247).
17:00: Severstal (2-3-0) vs Barys (3-2-0)
About the game
Severstal ends a three-game home series on a two-game losing streak.
Barys is in the middle of a four-game road trip and lost to Metallurg on Thursday (1:5).
Severstal’s forward Roman Abrosimov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points over that span.
Barys’ forward Emil Galimov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.
Injury list
Severstal: Thomas Gregoire, Artyom Shchuchinov, Konstantin Shostak, Daniil Veryayev.
Barys: Nikita Boyarkin, Tamirlan Gaitamirov, Ivan Nikolishin, Roman Starchenko, Tyce Thompson.
Milestone alert
Severstal’s forward Kirill Pilipenko may reach 200 KHL points (currently at 199) and 100 league goals (currently at 98).
Severstal’s forward Nikolai Chebykin may score his 100th league point (currently at 99).
