Amur’s last home chance in a four-game KHL Tuesday
Four games are on the schedule as the KHL regular season winds down. Amur welcomes Barys in a crucial playoff race clash in Khabarovsk, while Neftekhimik plays host to Traktor in Nizhnekamsk. In Moscow, CSKA takes on HC Sochi in a six-game homestand finale. The match day closes with Ak Bars squaring off against Spartak in Kazan.
In its last home game of the current campaign, Amur has another do-or-die match in front of itself in its last home venture in the current campaign. Earlier in the season, the Khabarovsk side won three of five meetings against the Astana club. The hosts are still fighting for a playoff spot in the East, having recently split wins with Salavat Yulaev (1:4, 6:3). They trail eighth-place Sibir by five points, with one game in hand. The visitors have already been eliminated from playoff contention and sit second-to-last in the conference with 49 points. Mikhail Kravets’ squad travelled to Khabarovsk from Shanghai, where they defeated the Shanghai Dragons in a high-scoring affair (8:4) as part of the 2026 KHL World Games in China.
12:15: Amur (25-31-7, 9th E) vs Barys (19-33-11, 10th E)
About the game
Amur ends a five-game home series following a win over Salavat Yulaev on Saturday (6:3).
Barys enters the fourth game of a six-match road trip following a win over the Shanghai Dragons also on Saturday (8:4).
The season series between the two sides is 3-2 (3:4 SO, 1:3, 4:1, 2:1 SO, 4:2).
Amur’s defenseman Yegor Voronkov had an assist in each of his previous three matches.
Injury list
Amur: Roman Abrosimov, Alex Broadhurst.
Barys: Arsan Shaikhmeddenov.
Disqualifications
Barys’ forward Alikhan Asetov serves a one-game ban.
Then, in Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik hosts Traktor. Traktor will play the final game of a four-game road trip and their last away match of the current regular season. The Chelyabinsk side have lost two games in a row, falling to CSKA (0:1) and Metallurg (2:3 SO). With 66 points, the team sits sixth in the Eastern Conference, narrowly ahead of Neftekhimik, who have played one game more. Earlier this season, the Ural club picked up two wins over the Wolves in three head-to-head meetings. Nizhnekamsk will be playing for the first time since returning from its Far East road trip, during which they fell twice to Amur (2:3, 1:3) and traded wins with Admiral (3:7, 4:3). The hosts are clearly feeling the absence of forward Andrei Belozyorov — one of the league's top goal-scorers in the regular season (25 goals in 58 games) — who has been out injured since Feb. 22.
19:00: Neftekhimik (31-30-3, 7th E) vs Traktor (29-26-8, 6th E)
About the game
Neftekhimik plays the lone home game of the series and defeated Admiral on Saturday (4:3).
Traktor wraps up a four-game road trip on a two-match losing streak.
The season series between the two sides is 1-2 (3:4, 2:3, 4:3).
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Vladislav Barulin, Dinar Khafizullin.
Traktor: Sergei Mylnikov.
In Moscow, CSKA faces HC Sochi. Earlier this season, the two sides split their regular season meetings (0:2, 3:1). CSKA will close out a six-game homestand, while Sochi wrap up a two-game road trip. Two days prior, Sochi fell narrowly to Torpedo in Nizhny Novgorod (3:4). The Black Sea franchise remained last in the Western Conference, trailing Lada by the slimmest of margins with three games in hand. CSKA sit fifth with 76 points earned this season. Other than today’s game, tomorrow the teams will recover the Feb. 23 game, with the two clubs playing to a 0:0 draw in the first period.
19:30: CSKA (34-21-8, 5th W) vs HC Sochi (18-36-8, 11th W)
About the game
CSKA wraps up a six-game home series following a shutout win over Traktor on Friday (1:0).
HC Sochi ends a two-game road trip after a loss to Torpedo on Sunday (3:4).
The season series between the two sides is 1-1 (0:2, 3:1).
CSKA’s goalie Dmitry Gamzin is on a 65:59 shutout streak.
HC Sochi’s forward Dmitry Kagarlitsky is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that stretch.
Injury list
CSKA: Klim Kostin, Danila Moiseyev, Vladislav Provolnev.
HC Sochi: Noel Hoefenmayer, Ilya Nikolayev, Denis Vengryzhanovsky.
Milestone alert
CSKA’s forward Sergei Kalinin may net his 100th KHL goal (currently at 99).
The match day closes out with a showdown between Ak Bars and Spartak. Spartak will close out a three-game road trip and play their final away game of the regular season. For Ak Bars, the upcoming match will be the second of three in their current homestand. The Kazan side previously cruised past Sibir (6:3), their second win in the last five games. With 86 points, they head into the final stretch of the regular season third in the Eastern Conference. The Red-and-Whites sit in the top eight in the West with 74 points. The visitors, who continue to take to the ice under acting head coach Alexander Barkov, arrive on the back of back-to-back wins over Lada in Togliatti (7:1, 5:2). The two sides met for the first time this season on Nov. 25 in Moscow, where Spartak completed a shutout to claim the win (1:0). Can they get the better of the Kazan club once again?
19:30: Ak Bars (39-16-8, 3rd E) vs Spartak (34-23-6, 8th W)
About the game
Ak Bars is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Sibir on Saturday (6:3).
Spartak, who defeated Ak Bars earlier in the season (1:0), wraps up a three-game road trip on a two-game winning streak.
Ak Bars’ forward Kirill Semyonov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points over that stretch.
Spartak’s forward Daniil Gutik is on a five-game scoring streak, with 9 (5+4) points.
Spartak’s forward German Rubtsov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.
Injury list
Spartak: Brendan Biro, Lucas Lockhart.
Milestone alert
Ak Bars’ forward Dmitrij Jaskin may net his 200th KHL goal (currently at 199).
Ak Bars’ goalie Timur Bilyalov may record his 40th career shutout.
