Huge tilt between Ak Bars & Metallurg headlines a day of strong competition, as only Neftekhimik comes in with a losing record.
19:00 Ak Bars (29-8-3) vs. Metallurg (26-13-2)
About the game
- Ak Bars is coming into this contest on a 3-game winning streak.
- Metallurg is coming into this contest fresh off a victory.
- Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of three straight home games.
- Metallurg is playing the 2nd of four straight road games.
- Ak Bars defeated Metallurg once this season by a score of 3-2.
- Yarullin has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.
- Ellison has points in 3 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.
- Rasmussen has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.
Injury list
- Ak Bars: Anton Lander, Fyodor Malykhin, Dmitry Yudin
Milestone alert
- Forward Jiri Sekac is looking to suit up for his 300th career KHL game.
19:00 Neftekhimik (15-20-4) vs. Avtomobilist (31-7-1)
About the game
- Neftekhimik is coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Avtomobilist is also coming into this contest fresh off a loss.
- Neftekhimik is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
- Avtomobilist is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
- Neftekhimik defeated Avtomobilist earlier this season by a score of 6-2.
- Dawes has points in 5 straight games, going 5-5-10 over that span.
- Vishnevsky has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.
- Paréhas points in 4 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.
Injury list
- Avtomobilist: Georgi Belousov, Vitali Popov, Stanislav Yegorshev, Vyacheslav Litovchenko
19:00 Torpedo (20-13-6) vs. Traktor (17-17-3)
About the game
- Torpedo is coming into this contest having lost its last game.
- Traktor is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
- Torpedo is playing the 4th of a 5-game homestand.
- Traktor is playing 5th of seven straight road games.
- Torpedo defeated Traktor earlier this season 5-3.
- Torpedo features four forwards with between 10-12 goals.
Injury list
- Torpedo: Pavel Makarenko, Kirill Urakov
- Traktor: Danil Gubarev, Nikita Khlystov, Richard Gynge, Igor Polygalov
Milestone alert
- Forward Vladimir Galuzin is looking to collect his 100th career regular season assist in the KHL.
- Forward Damir Zhafyarov is looking to collect his 100th career KHL point.