Lada faces Dynamo Moscow in today’s lone game!
Only one game is on tap as Lada hosts Dynamo Moscow in the teams’ third meeting this season, with the Blue-and-Whites currently sweeping the season series.
After yesterday’s action, today’s matchday is a quiet one, with just one game scheduled, in Togliatti. Hosts Lada will welcome Dynamo Moscow as they try to build on a recent winning streak. Lada won two straight games, with goalie Alexander Trushkov recording two consecutive shutouts, over standings rivals HC Sochi (4:0) and Barys (2:0). However, Lada remains at the foot of the Western Conference, one point behind HC Sochi, with three more games. The Blue-and-Whites are currently the fifth team in the West, and will try to get closer to Torpedo in fourth position after an extra time loss to Neftekhimik on Wednesday, when Maxime Comtois’ fourteenth of the season wasn’t enough to take the game home. Dynamo Moscow has only one win in the last five games, and will try to bounce back after a bad streak. After today’s game, the Blue-and-Whites will fly back to Moscow, where they will play the next five matches – four at home and a derby against Spartak.
18:00: Lada (14-28-6, 11th W) vs Dynamo Moscow (27-17-4, 5th W)
About the game
Lada wraps up a five-game home series on a two-match winning streak.
Dynamo Moscow ends a two-game road trip following a loss to Neftekhimik on Wednesday (1:2 SO).
The season series between the two teams is 0-2 (3:4 SO, 2:4).
Lada’s goalie Alexander Trushkov is on a 130:14 shutout streak.
Lada’s forward Riley Sawchuk is on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points over that stretch.
Lada’s forward Nikita Mikhailov had an assist in each of his previous three matches.
Injury list
Dynamo Moscow: Kirill Gotovets, Artyom Mikheyev.
Milestone alert
Lada’s forward Andrei Obidin may reach 100 KHL points.
Lada may celebrate its 200th win in the KHL.
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Artyom Sergeyev may dish out his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
