The Dragons lost their latest twelve games in a row and today they host Traktor – one of the hottest teams in the league. Only one game is on tap on a light KHL Saturday.
Kunlun Red Star has just lost any hope for a postseason qualification, but this doesn’t mean that they should stop playing just because. And most likely, they will not.
Traktor is again the Eastern Conference’s second seed after Metallurg’s win of yesterday – they will likely want to win to get back to the summit. All this on this KHL’s Saturday lone game.
19:30: Kunlun Red Star (9-30-7, 12th E) vs (Traktor 33-11-3, 2nd E)
About the game
- Kunlun Red Star is at its third of a four-game home series and lost its previous 12 games.
- Traktor starts a three-game road trip and is on a five-match winning streak.
- The Chelyabinsk side has already defeated Kunlun twice this season (4:1, 3:2 OT).
- Traktor’s forward Lukas Sedlak is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points over that span.
- Traktor’s forward Tomas Hyka is also on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (4+2) points.
Injury list
- Kunlun Red Star: Zach Yuen.
- Traktor: Sergei Kalinin.
Milestone alert
- Traktor’s defenseman Ilya Karpukhin lines up for his 200th career game.
- Traktor’s defenseman Lawrence Pilut plays his #100 KHL game.
- Traktor’s defenseman Nick Bailen may reach 250 points in the KHL (currently at 247).