Spartak faces Lokomotiv as the teams meet for the third time this season

Only one game is scheduled today in the KHL, with Spartak taking on Lokomotiv as the two Western Conference sides face for the third time in the current campaign, with Lokomotiv so far sweeping the season series.

It will be an exciting match in Moscow, with Spartak taking on Lokomotiv on a two-game winning streak. The Red-and-Whites defeated the Shanghai Dragons (3:1) and SKA (2:1) in their last two road games as they return to the Russian capital today for a showdown with the current Gagarin Cup champion. Spartak has three wins in the last five matches, also defeating Dynamo Moscow on Jan. 14 (5:3). After defeating SKA, the Muscovites climbed up to seventh place at 55 points, with a significant cushion over ninth-placed Shanghai Dragons. The Railwaymen enter today’s game after a 2:1 last‑gasp home win over Dinamo Minsk that kept them in sole second place on 65 points – one point shy of Severstal. Yegor Surin netted the game-winner in his return match with fewer than thirty seconds to the final hooter – assisted by veteran Alexander Radulov.

17:00: Spartak (25-17-5, 7^th W) vs Lokomotiv (30-14-5, 2^nd W)
About the game

Spartak starts a three-game home series on a two-match winning streak.

Lokomotiv starts a two-game road trip fresh off a win over Dinamo Minsk on Wednesday (2:1).

The season series between the two sides is 0-2 (2:5, 3:6).

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Stepan Nikulin.

Milestone alert

Lokomotiv’s goalie Alexei Melnichuk may record his 10^th league shutout.