Big day in the Western Conference!
It’s a big day in the Western Conference, with six games on tap. In Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv will try to stretch its winning streak in a home game against Spartak, while Dinamo Minsk faces Ak Bars in a top game in Belarus. In St. Petersburg, SKA will seek revenge after losing the first game of the season to the Shanghai Dragons. In Moscow, Dynamo welcomes Lada and CSKA faces Torpedo. Then, HC Sochi entertains Severstal.
The match day starts in Yaroslavl, with a showdown between Lokomotiv and Spartak. The reigning KHL champion is currently on a three-game winning streak and won four of its last five matches. The team is now leading the Western Conference’s table with 32 points, tied with Torpedo but with three games fewer. Lokomotiv is having another strong season and is cementing its position as one of the contenders for this year’s Gagarin Cup after the 2025 triumph. Spartak just achieved a hard-fought win in Sochi, with Nikita Korostelyov netting the game-winner only in extra time. It was the third win in the last five matches for the Red-and-Whites, who are now the sixth seed in the West. After today’s game the team will return to Moscow for the next three matches – one of them against Lokomotiv again, on Nov. 12.
19:00: Lokomotiv (15-5-2, 1st W) vs Spartak (12-7-3, 6th W)
About the game
Lokomotiv starts a two-game home series on a three-match winning streak.
Spartak ends a three-game road trip following a win over HC Sochi on Tuesday (1:0 OT).
Lokomotiv’s forward Alexander Radulov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that span.
Lokomotiv’s forward Yegor Surin is also on a three-game scoring streak, but with 4 (2+2) points.
Lokomotiv’s defenseman Martin Gernat is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.
Spartak’s goalie Artyom Zagidulin is on a 71:10 shutout streak.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Andrei Sergeyev, Daniil Tesanov, Alexander Volkov.
Spartak: Nikita Buruyanov, Pavel Poryadin, German Rubtsov, Ivan Vorobyov.
Milestone alert
Lokomotiv’s goalie Alexei Melnichuk may reach 10 KHL shutouts.
A top match is scheduled in Minsk, where Dinamo will face Ak Bars. The Belarusians are in an exciting five-game winning streak, with a recent win over CSKA (2:0) with a strong performance by goalie Vasily Demchenko, who made 26 stops. Stanlislav Galiyev scored his seventh goal this season – he had six in the whole 2024-2025 campaign and seven in 2023-2024. Ak Bars had an eleven-game winning streak, but lost in extra time to Lada on Saturday – today’s match will be a good chance for a quick return to winning habits. After the loss, Metallurg regained the first spot in the East and has now four points more in the standings.
19:10: Dinamo Minsk (13-5-3, 3rd W) vs Ak Bars (15-5-2, 2nd E)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk enters the fifth game of an eight-match home series on a five-game winning streak.
Ak Bars starts a three-game road trip following a loss to Lada on Saturday (3:4 OT).
Dinamo Minsk’s goalie Vasily Demchenko is on a 101:56 shutout streak.
Dinamo Minsk’s defenseman Darren Dietz had an assist in each of his previous four matches.
Ak Bars’ goalie Timur Bilyalov is on an 83:05 shutout streak.
Injury list
Ak Bars: Albert Yarullin.
Milestone alert
Dinamo Minsk’s defenseman Darren Dietz lines up for his 500th KHL appearance.
Dinamo Minsk’s defenseman Xavier Ouellet reaches 100 instead.
Dinamo Minsk’s goalie Vasily Demchenko may record his 30th KHL shutout.
In St. Petersburg, the second city derby between SKA and the Shanghai Dragons will take place, this time on SKA’s home ice. In the first game, the Dragons collected a 7:4 win, and today it will be interesting to see whether they will be able to repeat their success and secure another victory against the other St. Petersburg side. SKA lost its previous couple of matches, to Lokomotiv (2:3) and Dynamo Moscow (1:2), respectively. The Shanghai Dragons suffered from a heavy loss by the end of Metallurg (1:6). SKA will seek a win to return to the playoff places, while the Dragons will want to defend their seventh place in the Western Conference’s standings.
19:30: SKA (8-9-4, 9th W) vs Shanghai Dragons (10-6-5, 7th W)
About the game
SKA ends a two-game home series on a two-match losing streak.
The Shanghai Dragons, who defeated SKA earlier in the season (7:4), end a three-game road trip following a loss to Metallurg on Monday (1:6).
SKA’s forward Matvei Korotky is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (4+1) points over that stretch.
Injury list
Shanghai Dragons: Parker Foo, Spencer Foo, Jeremy Groleau, Reilly Sutter.
Milestone alert
SKA’s forward Marat Khairullin may reach 300 league points (currently at 298).
SKA’s forward Andrei Loktionov and Shanghai Dragons’ forward Ryan Spooner may score their 200th assist in the KHL (Loktionov is currently at 199, while Spooner is at 198).
After defeating SKA in St. Petersburg, Dynamo Moscow returns home for a three-game home series that will start with a home game against Lada. The Blue-and-Whites won their last five games, and climbed up to fourth place in the Western Conference’s table. With eighteen goals scored and only four allowed, Dynamo demonstrated excellent form and strong play at both ends of the ice. Lada is in a hard spot, holding the tenth position in the standings, but just halted Ak Bars’ impressive winning streak, showing that they can beat anyone despite being an outsider. The Blue-and-Whites should not underrate their opposition for today’s game.
19:30: Dynamo Moscow (14-6-1, 4th W) vs Lada (6-14-2, 10th W)
About the game
Dynamo Moscow starts a three-game home series on a five-match winning streak.
Lada is in the middle of a seven-game road trip and defeated Ak bars on Saturday (4:3 OT).
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Artyom Mikheyev.
Lada: Alexei Ozhgikhin.
Milestone alert
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Igor Ozhiganov may score his 300th KHL assists (currently at 298).
In the second Moscow game of the match day, CSKA seeks a return to victory with Torpedo paying a visit to the Russian capital. CSKA defeated Torpedo earlier in the season, with Dmitry Buchelnikov finding the back of the net in the game’s lone goal. CSKA has 39 all-time wins against only 16 for Torpedo – the Nizhny Novgorod side will try to revert the trend and stretch its winning streak, with Torpedo winning its last four matches, climbing up the second place in the conference’s table. After today’s game, the team will fly back to Nizhny Novgorod, where it will play the next six games. CSKA will enter today’s game without goalie Spencer Martin – the Canadian netminder was placed on waivers yesterday.
19:30: CSKA (10-10-2, 8th W) vs Torpedo (15-8-2, 2nd W)
About the game
CSKA, who defeated Torpedo earlier in the season (1:0), starts a three-game home series on a three-match losing streak.
Torpedo ends a three-game road trip on a four-match winning streak.
Injury list
CSKA: Yegor Fateyev, Danila Moiseyev.
Torpedo: Mikhail Naumenkov, Nikita Rozhkov.
In the closing game of the day, HC Sochi faces Severstal. The Black Sea franchise had a change of scenery last week, when the team changed head coaches and signed famed goalie Ilya Samsonov. The move resulted in a win and an OT loss in two games against Spartak (5:2, 0:1 OT) with Samsonov stopping 62 out of 64 saves – an impressive start for the former Gagarin Cup champion with Metallurg. Both teams today will want to return to victory, with Severstal losing twice in a row, to Dynamo Moscow (0:3) and the Shanghai Dragons (3:6). While HC Sochi will try to return to the playoff places, Severstal will be looking for a return in the conference’s top four. Before the game, HC Sochi parted ways with forward Amir Garayev and veteran defenseman Maxim Berezin.
19:30: HC Sochi (5-12-3, 11th W) vs Severstal (14-8-0, 5th W)
About the game
HC Sochi ends a three-game home series following a loss to Spartak on Tuesday (0:1 OT).
Severstal, who defeated HC Sochi earlier in the season (3:0), starts a four-game road trip on a two-match losing streak.
Injury list
HC Sochi: Matvei Guskov, Pavel Khomchenko, Vasily Machulin.
Severstal: Vladimir Grudinin, Kirill Tankov, Vladislav Tsitsyura, Grigory Vashchenko.
