On a day full of shut-outs, two of the most notable involved the two Army clubs. SKA suffered a second successive shut-out loss, going down 0-2 at Avangard. Its rival at the top of the table, CSKA, had no such problems at Dinamo Minsk, winning 3-0 to secure a 19th shut-out of the season. Severstal, Jokerit and Admiral also blanked their opponents, while there were 3-2 wins for Sibir, Metallurg and Barys.