Lada hosts Amur, Dinamo Minsk faces Avangard
Two games are on tap on a light KHL Tuesday, starting with Lada hosting Amur in Togliatti. Then, in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk faces Avangard.
After yesterday’s Sibir win over CSKA, Amur was left out of playoff contention, yet the Khabarovsk side will seek a win in today’s game against Lada. The Tigers fly to Togliatti from Sochi, where Amur collected a 3:2 win. The teams first met this season back on Oct. 17, with the Tigers collecting a 3:0 win. Amur has still a game in Nizhny Novgorod on schedule, while Lada plays for the last time in the 2025-2026 season and will be looking to please the home crowd. The team still holds a chance to avoid ending in last place in the Western Conference, now in the tenth spot.
18:00: Lada (19-41-7, 10th W) vs Amur (26-32-8, 9th E)
About the game
Lada ends a seven-game home series on a four-match losing streak.
Amur, who defeated Lada earlier in the season (3:0), enters the third game of a four-match road trip following a win over HC Sochi on Sunday (3:2).
Injury list
Lada: Tyler Graovac, Alexei Ozhgikhin.
Amur: Alex Broadhurst, Igor Shvyryov, Evgeny Svechnikov.
Milestone alert
Lada’s forwards Tomas Jurco and Andrei Obidin may reach their 100th KHL point (currently both at 99).
Amur’s defenseman Yaroslav Dyblenko may line up for his 600th league appearance, while defenseman Ivan Mishchenko may reach 500.
The action then moves to Belarus for the second match of the day, an exciting clash between Dinamo Minsk and Avangard. The teams already met once this season, in Omsk on Sept. 15, with Avangard claiming an extra-time win (5:4 SO). Yesterday’s CSKA loss in Novosibirsk translated into Dinamo Minsk’s sure third place in the Western Conference standings, but the Bison can still surpass Severstal in second place. The Belarusians get into the penultimate match of the season after an extra time win over Lokomotiv on Sunday (2:1 SO), while Avangard is currently on a two-game winning streak, after defeating Torpedo (4:1) and the Shanghai Dragons (6:1). The Hawks are flying in second place in the Eastern Conference’s standings.
19:10: Dinamo Minsk (38-19-9, 3rd W) vs Avangard (45-16-5, 2nd E)
About the game
Dinamo Minsk is in the middle of a three-game home series and defeated Lokomotiv on Sunday (2:1 SO).
Avangard, who defeated Dinamo Minsk earlier in the season (5:4 SO), starts a two-game road trip on a two-match winning streak.
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Alex Limoges is on a four-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that stretch.
Dinamo Minsk’s forward Sam Anas is on a three-game scoring streak, with 6 (1+5) points.
Avangard’s defenseman Vyacheslav Voynov is also on a three-game scoring streak, but with 4 (2+2) points over that span.
Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Yegor Moroz, Ryan Spooner.
Milestone alert
Avangard’s defenseman Damir Sharipzyanov may score his 300th point in the KHL (currently at 299).
