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27 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Jokerit at home to face a Sochi team it has dominated this season!
Yep, Sochi is a welcomed opponent, especially after Jokerit managed to defeat CSKA in its last outing. The confidence must be brimming. Lokomotiv gets things kicked off with a contest against a Kunlun team that is looking to stop a 3-game losing streak.
26 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Avangard, Metallurg, and Salavat are all primed for playoff qualification!
Salavat will kick things off on the road against Amur while Barys looks to knock off Traktor in Kazakhstan. Sibir is hosting an improving Neftekhimik club as it tries to climb back into the playoff race.
25 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Teen ace writes history, another team reaches play — the KHL week in review
A record-breaking hat-trick, bottom beating top and an Olympic dream. All part of last week’s KHL news.
25 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Playoff aspirations are on the line today for both Kunlun and Neftekhimik!
Neftekhimik will see its playoff hopes come to an end if Torpedo manages to defeat Spartak Moscow in Moscow today.
23 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

CSKA still chasing Ak Bars as they welcome a hungry Jokerit side!
It’ll surely be a dandy of a game to watch, with CSKA on quite a roll in recent weeks before it hits the road.
21 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Another full slate on hand with a whopping 9 KHL games to take in!
Some decisions are already being made with respect to the initial playoff spots. Today, CSKA can qualify for the playoffs if it defeats Amur in any form or if it gains one point more than Amur while Vityaz loses in regulation to SKA.
19 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Dinamo Riga looks to prevent inevitable in Kazan!
Should Dinamo Riga have as many or fewer points than Spartak Moscow today, they will be eliminated from playoff qualification. That could end up being their reality real quick as the face off against the mighty Ak Bars on the road. So, whose money is on the Latvians?
18 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Ak Bars to the playoffs, Mozyakin to the record books — week in review
Sergei Mozyakin still hasn’t run out of landmarks and last week saw the record-breaking forward reach 500 assists in KHL action. Esa Pirnes is expecting more Finnish players to top his 50-point haul after Teemu Hartikainen broke that long-standing record recently, and another national scoring mark could fall soon as Kaspars Daugavins eyes the Latvian tally. Elsewhere, Ak Bars is the first team to secure a playoff place this season.
16 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Metallurg hosting hot Salavat highlights light KHL gameday!
Both teams belong to the best in the league, but Salavat seems to be on a march to 30. Metallurg has no intention of being one of the steppingstones.
15 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Ak Bars is looking to clinch the playoff spot in battle against Avangard
Looks like Dynamo and Torpedo are in for a battle, but Dynamo has slowing been making its way to the 30-win mark this season. Already there (and more) is Ak Bars, which has a league-high 33 wins and welcomes a huge rival in Avangard. Kazan team needs to get just one point for clinching playoff berth.
14 January 2021, 08:00 Preview

Does CSKA finally catch up with Ak Bars with a 33rd win today?
If so, it’ll have to come in the form of a tough road win against Lokomotiv. Desperate for a win are the boys who suit up for Traktor, which have lost five straight. Visiting Vityaz isn’t planning on letting the opportunity to beat a dead dog pass.
13 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Avangard faces Torpedo looking to take 4th win in a row!
With three wins in a row, they’ve got things cooking, but Torpedo’s been a tough opponent for everybody this season.
11 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Finn-tastic! Teemu smashes long-standing record — week in review
After demolishing Ak Bars in the latest edition of the Green Derby, Teemu Hartikainen became the second Finn to post 50 points in a KHL season. He also ended Ak Bars’ club record winning streak. Elsewhere, the Women’s Hockey League returned to the ice and a repeat of last year’s final delivered a Sunday special.
11 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Jokerit on the road (again) against Avtomobilist to complete back-to-back!
They took the first battle by a tight 3-2 score. Will Avtomobilist be able to bounce back to split the weekend series?
10 January 2021, 07:00 Preview

Latest edition of classic battle SKA vs CSKA tonight in St. Pete’s!
A rivalry older than the KHL itself is back on tap today as SKA looks to catch up to CSKA and CSKA chases Ak Bars. Speaking of Ak Bars, it looks to continue its fantastic 10-game winning streak against Salavat.
9 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Is Lokomotiv primed to collect win 28 while visiting Riga?
Why not!? They’ve won three in a row and Dinamo Riga is a team they haven’t had much problem with in recent years. But Riga has been a tougher team to defeat the past week.
8 January 2021, 07:00 Preview

Jokerit hosts always dangerous Spartak in Western Conference battle!
Big day of hockey as Jokerit looks to squeak in its next win against visiting Spartak Moscow while Ak Bars looks to rack up victory number 32 against a Traktor team that finds itself in a funk with three straight losses.
7 January 2021, 07:00 Preview

With almost identical records, Lokomotiv and SKA clash in Yaroslavl!
SKA has been a bit cold of late, but these two teams belong to the best in the league and Lokomotiv knows there will be nothing easy about tonight’s game. Also interesting will be the renewed battle of the Dinamos. They’re meeting for the fifth time this season and every game has been close so far. Both are coming in on a 2-game winning streak.
6 January 2021, 07:00 Preview

The hottest team in the KHL welcomes Dynamo Moscow to Kazan!
Ak Bars has convincingly marched to the top of the standings and now opens its 2021 leg of the season against the heavy attack of Dynamo Moscow.
5 January 2021, 08:00 Preview

Torpedo looks to make it five in a row against Neftekhimik!
Several scoring streaks are on hand as well as the hot Torpedo club heads to Nizhnekamsk for today’s battle, but it’s a place it’s had little success in the past few years. Salavat has win 25 in the bag and hopes to prolong its 3-game winning streak against an Avangard club that has dropped two straight. Meanwhile, Kunlun looks to take its third in a row (we know, hard to believe) at home against an always difficult Severstal.
4 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Youngsters on the march in 2021, Shipachyov stars in 2020 — week in review
The KHL’s young stars are making an impact at the World Junior Championship, where Russia is preparing to face Canada in tonight’s semi-final. Back home, Ilya Kovalchuk made a goalscoring return, Vadim Shipachyov and Mikko Lehtonen topped the scoring in 2020 and CSKA is tipped to win it all.
4 January 2021, 06:00 Preview

Three games on tap as 2021 hockey action continues to rev up!
Amur looks to end an ugly 4-game losing streak against a Barys club that just hit the 20-win mark. Spartak Moscow hopes to hit that 20-win plateau, but is a loser of two in row as it visits Metallurg, which has also dropped two in a row.
3 January 2021, 09:00 Preview

CSKA and Jokerit welcome the new year with the day’s biggest battle!
CSKA, loser of two in a row, faces Jokerit in a Western Conference battle that promises to be a beaut as Jokerit shoots for its fourth straight win. Meanwhile, Salavat looks to lock up its 25th victory of the season against an Avtomobilist team that seems to have truly gotten its season back on track after a long losing streak.
30 December 2020, 07:00 Preview

2020 KHL hockey comes to a conclusion with a full slate of action!
Jokerit and SKA duke it out in Helsinki, where Jokerit would like to end the year with its third straight victory. Dinamo Riga is on the road in Moscow to face Spartak while Neftekhimik ends a road trip in Minsk. Both of the road teams are on losing streaks and are hoping to end them at six and nine games, respectively.
28 December 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

A legend returns — the KHL week in review
Avangard made the biggest trade before this season’s deadline, while KHL President Alexei Morozov had an unusual family reunion on the ice.
27 December 2020, 06:00 Preview

Vityaz welcomes CSKA in Podolsk match for day’s only game!
Now below .500, Vityaz will has its hands full with a CSKA team that is surely upset by its recent overtime loss to SKA. Will Vityaz be able to keep Mamin and Shalunov off the scoresheet in this one? If so, it’d be the first time anyone’s done it in a while. Unfortunately for Vityaz, CSKA’s attack consists a lot of other weapons as well.
26 December 2020, 06:00 Preview

Dynamo Moscow is hosting Bragin’s SKA
24 December 2020, 06:00 Preview

Ak Bars now the KHL’s best overall team as it visits Dynamo Moscow!

29 wins in 42 games speaks volumes, but it’s a new full of new possibilities and Dynamo Moscow has shown time and again that they could care less when an opponent is on a winning streak.
23 December 2020, 06:00 Preview

Avangard kicks off 4-game homestand against a hot Barys club!
The boys from Kazakhstan are on a roll, but Avangard has been one of the league’s best teams, especially at home. Torpedo welcomes the downtrodden Sochi team, which suddenly has a handful of players on scoring streaks.
22 December 2020, 07:00 Preview

SKA welcomes league-leader CSKA in rematch of 2019 conference final!
The Moscow boys have won two straight, but SKA has managed to be among the league’s top teams over the last 15 games. Should be a real doozy, as always.
21 December 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Russian success continues — the KHL week in review
The week was dominated by the second round of Euro Hockey Tour action, with Russia coming out on top in Moscow at the Channel 1 Cup. Off the ice, KHL president Alexei Morozov is optimistic about the remainder of the season, while some of Torpedo’s youngest fans got a chance to meet their heroes.
21 December 2020, 06:00 Preview

Jokerit hopes to snap 2-game losing streak as it visits Vityaz!
It’s the first gameday in quite some time for both of these clubs, but the consistently shaky boys in Vityaz host a Jokerit team hot to get back into the win column. Kunlun is coming off a couple of losses and can’t expect things to get much easier when Avangard pays them a visit tonight, albeit both are looking to end a 2-game losing streak.
19 December 2020, 07:00 Preview

Just one game on tap today as Barys seeks victory hattrick over Kunlun!
Striving to get closer to .500, Barys opens a three-game road trip with a bout against Kunlun, which is doing all it can to just reach the 10-win mark.
15 December 2020, 07:00 Preview

One game on tap as Torpedo hopes to end road trip on high note in Riga!

Dinamo finds itself heading into its next slump as it welcomes a Torpedo team that has had trouble hitting .500 this season. This is bound to be an interesting contest that could feature a few more goals than usual.
14 December 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

International calls, lacrosse goals and karaoke — the KHL week in review
The coming week is dominated by international action as Russia hosts the Channel 1 Cup. Meanwhile, last week saw a couple of memorable goals in the KHL, and Metallurg’s assistant coach Mike Pelino is ready to tour the karaoke hot-spots of Magnitogorsk.
14 December 2020, 07:00 Preview

One game on tap as Jokerit looks for revenge against Ak Bars in Kazan!
You don’t see back-to-backs like this very often, but a rematch has been scheduled as a make-up game and Jokerit will be on the road for this home game. After yesterday’s 4-1 loss, Jokerit will be hungry for some revenge today.
13 December 2020, 09:30 Preview

9-game KHL gameday highlighted by Jokerit’s visit to Kazan!
Both are coming in on winning streaks, but Ak Bars is at home and has won four in a row as it chases CSKA for the KHL’s best record.
10 December 2020, 07:00 Preview

Avtomobilist hopes to finally end its horrid 9-game losing streak!
How the mighty have fallen. After kicking off the season on fire, Avtomobilist is staring at its 10th straight loss as it faces always tough SKA in St. Petersburg.
9 December 2020, 07:00 Preview

Hot Ak Bars hosts smoking hot Metallurg in day’s biggest clash!
Ak Bars remains among the three best teams in the KHL, but Metallurg has the hot hand as these two teams collide for what should be an incredible battle. Traktor is another team that has been a well-oiled machine this season and will look to knock off Jokerit this evening. Dinamo Riga finally got back into the win column in their last outing but face a Severstal team that has won two in a row.
8 December 2020, 09:00 Preview

League primus CSKA visits a very hot Torpedo, winner of 3 straight!
The home team Torpedo club is hot and it’s facing a CSKA team coming off one of its few losses this season. Is another upset on the stove?
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