CSKA, SKA, and Dynamo Moscow all hitting the ice tonight!

The KHL matchday starts on the Urals, when Avtomobilist hosts Spartak. Both teams had a very good start and won their latest match – plenty of emotions are to be expected in Yekaterinburg. The showdown between Severstal and Dinamo Minsk promises to be no less exciting, considering the offensive style of both sides and their recent performance.

Then, CSKA hosts Vityaz, who just suffered from its first defeat of the season, after Dynamo Moscow’s shutout victory on Monday. The Blue-and-Whites will be hosting HC Sochi in Moscow.

In Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv welcomes SKA. The Motormen are struggling so far, and SKA will have to lose sooner or later. Maybe Lokomotiv may be the right team for settling this task.

Another potentially high-scoring match is the one between Ak Bars and Torpedo. Igor Larionov’s men are one of the season’s surprises, while the Kazan stacked roster is starting clicking after a rough start.

17:00: Avtomobilist (3-1-1, 2nd E) vs Spartak (4-0-1, 2^nd W)

About the game

Avtomobilist plays the second of a four-game home series and defeated Avangard on Sunday.

Spartak ends a three-game road trip and defeated Salavat Yulaev on Monday.

Avtomobilist’s forward Stephane Da Costa is on a four-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.

Avtomobilist’s forwards Anatoly Golyshev and Sergei Shirokov are on an identical three-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Georgy Belousov, Arsen Khisamutdinov, Alexei Makeyev, Johan Mattsson.

Spartak: Roman Starchenko.

Milestone alert

Avtomobilist’s Pavel Kulikov may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).

His teammate, goalie Igor Bobkov, may record his 30th career shutout.

19:00: Severstal (3-2-0, 7^th W) vs Dinamo Minsk (4-1-0, 5^th W)

About the game

Severstal ends a three-game home series and lost to SKA on Monday.

Dinamo Minsk ends a three-game road trip and is on a two-win streak.

Dinamo Minsk’s forward Cedric Paquette is on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (4+2) points over that span.

His teammate, forward Brandon Kozun, is also on a five-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points.

19:30: Ak Bars (2-1-1, 6^th E) vs Torpedo (3-1-0, 6^th W)

About the game

Ak Bars ends a three-game home series and lost to Dinamo Minsk on Monday.

Torpedo is in the middle of a three-game road trip and is on a two-match winning streak.

Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Radulov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points over that span.

His teammate, Kirill Semyonov, is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.

Torpedo’s forward Alexei Kruchinin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 7 (3+4) points.

Torpedo’s forwards Nikolai Kovalenko and Denis Vengryzhanovsky are on an identical three-game scoring streak, with 6 (1+5).

Torpedo’s forward Igor Larionov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.

Torpedo’s forward Kirill Voronin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (1+3) points.

Torpedo’s defenseman Mark Marin is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.

Injury list

Ak Bars: Artyom Lukoyanov.

Milestone alert

Ak Bars’ forward Vadim Shipachyov may become the third all-time scorer in the Russian top-tier hockey’s history (currently is tied with Maxim Sushinsky with 819 points).

19:30: Lokomotiv (2-2-1, 9^th W) vs SKA (5-0-0, 1^st W)

About the game

Lokomotiv is on the middle of a two-game home series and lost its previous couple of matches.

SKA is in the middle of a three-game road trip and won five matches on a row.

SKA’s forward Marat Khairullin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 7 (6+1) points over that span.

SKA’s goalie Dmitry Nikolayev is on a 59:31 shutout streak.

Injury list

Lokomotiv: Alexei Marchenko.

SKA: Danil Moiseyev, Alexander Samonov, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy.

Milestone alert

Lokomotiv’s forward Yegor Averin may reach 300 KHL points (currently at 298).

19:30: Dynamo Moscow (4-1-0, 3^rd W) vs HC Sochi (1-3-0, 11^th W)