SKA faces HC Sochi looking to stretch its winning streak
Just one game is on tape today, with SKA hosting HC Sochi. It’s the fourth meeting between the two sides this season, with the St. Petersburg franchise claiming two wins so far.
SKA kicks off today a three-game home series, following two straight road wins, against Lada (4:3 SO) and the Shanghai Dragons (5:2), respectively. The St. Petersburg franchise defeated the same opponents earlier, before a loss to Metallurg on Jan. 10 (1:5), marking an encouraging four wins in the last five matches for Igor Larionov’s men. Recently, French forward Pierrick Dube left the team after being traded from Traktor in November. The Frenchman failed to make it with the team, only getting two assists in a mere seven appearances for the St. Petersburg side. SKA is currently the seventh seed in the Western Conference’s standings, with 53 – a 10-point cushion over the Shanghai Dragons, in ninth place. HC Sochi remains in second-last position with 32 points, and lost its previous three matches, to Dynamo Moscow (0:3), Lada (1:4), and Metallurg (0:9), respectively.
19:30: SKA (24-14-5, 7th W) vs HC Sochi (13-23-6, 10th W)
About the game
SKA starts a three-game home series on a two-match winning streak.
HC Sochi is in the middle of a three-game road trip and lost its previous three matches.
The season series between the two teams is 2-1 (4:2, 8:1, 4:8).
Injury list
SKA: Trevor Murphy, Vladislav Romanov.
HC Sochi: Matvei Guskov, Daniil Seroukhov, Igor Shvyryov.
Milestone alert
SKA’s forward Sergei Plotnikov may reach 250 KHL goals (currently at 247).
