At Megasport, a match between the leaders of the Western Conference will take place: Spartak Moscow, occupying 5th place in the standings, will host Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, who are second. On average, matches involving the Red-and-Whites feature 4.6 goals per game, while those involving the railway wor... Show more

In the meeting between the conference leaders, a hard-fought battle with a minimum of goals is expected. The teams' head coaches, Konstantin Shafranov and Igor Nikitin, should instruct their hockey players to focus primarily on protecting their own net. Magnitogorsk concede an average of 2.1 goals p... Show more

The leader of the Western Conference will host the main underdog of the same conference. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl are reliable in defense as always; on average, the railwaymen concede 1.75 goals per game, with much of the credit going to the team's starting goaltender, Daniil Isayev. The team's “engine” ... Show more

At Madison Square Garden, the Rangers, who have lost their last three games, will host the leader of the Western Conference — the Oilers. ... Show more

Minsk's team has not been pleasing its fans with their scoring in recent times — only 8 goals were scored in the last 6 matches, 3 of them in a single period against Traktor. Zak Fucale has been demonstrating reliable play in goal. ... Show more

At Little Caesars Arena, teams that have not been pleasing their fans with results will face each other. ... Show more

In Kazan, two of the league's most defensive teams will meet. In matches involving Bars Kazan, an average of 4.4 goals is scored per game, and 3.5 in matches involving Khabarovsk. At the last line of defense, the goaltending units of Bilyalov/Arefiyev for the Kazan team and Dorozhko/Trushkov for the ... Show more

At PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, who started the season poorly, will host one of the leaders of the Western Conference, Utah. ... Show more

The Niznekamsk team, after an unfortunate defeat to Metallurg, will host one of the outsiders of the Eastern Conference, Vladivostok Admiral, at home. Igor Grishin's team has been showing impressive results this season—the team is in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. On average, Neftekhimik's hoc... Show more

At Ball Arena, the Avalanche, who suffered a heavy defeat in their previous game, will host the Devils, who are playing the second game of a back-to-back. The home team will take the ice highly motivated to redeem themselves in front of their fans for the previous setback. All the leaders are in the... Show more

Leading the Western Conference standings, CSKA Moscow will host the in-form Tractor Chelyabinsk. Igor Nikitin has instilled his system in his players, and scoring more than once against CSKA Moscow in a match is now an extremely difficult task. Dmitry Gamzin and Alexander Samonov are reliable in goa... Show more

At the American Airlines Center, teams competing for the highest positions in the current season will face each other — the Dallas Stars will host the New Jersey Devils. The Stars have one of the most reliable defenses in the league, conceding an average of 1.8 goals per game. Jake Oettinger, the st... Show more

In Tolyatti, a meeting will take place between teams occupying the last places in their conferences. The Avtozavodtsy have lost their tournament motivation due to financial problems, and the club’s main task now is to sell key players in order to pay off current debts. On average, Lada hockey player... Show more

In Chelyabinsk, a match will take place featuring direct competitors for a place in the top eight of the Eastern Conference standings. At the moment, Novosibirsk are in eighth place, while Tractor Chelyabinsk are tenth. Everyone knows about the finishing problems of Scott Gordon's team; on average, ... Show more

The game will be played as part of the Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Series outdoors at Princess Auto Stadium. Players from both teams will find it difficult to adapt to the unusual conditions, so a large number of goals are unlikely. The hosts are without their leading defenseman and playmaker Josh Morr... Show more

In Nizhny Novgorod, neighbors in the Western Conference standings will meet. Both teams need points to strengthen their positions in the top 8, so a very hard-fought match is expected, with an emphasis on defending their own goals. The hosts will be without leading forward Mikhail Vorobyov. In the l... Show more

Both head coaches of the teams facing each other — Alexey Kudashov and Igor Nikitin — favor systematic, defensive hockey, where reliable play in front of their own goal is paramount. Avtomobilist's captain and leading forward Anton Slepyshov is injured; the team's top scorer, Daniel Sprong, does not... Show more

Avangard Omsk, gradually emerging from the early-season crisis, will host Niznekamsk, one of the leaders of the Eastern Conference. ... Show more

At KeyBank Center, Buffalo Sabres will host Philadelphia Flyers. ... Show more

In Kazan, Bars Kazan will host Nizhny Novgorod. ... Show more

The contenders for the highest places in the current championship, Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins, will meet at the American Airlines Center, with Dallas Stars hosting Boston Bruins. ... Show more

The worst team in the Eastern Conference will host one of the leaders. ... Show more

At Honda Center, the Anaheim Ducks will host the Boston Bruins. ... Show more

At Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Buffalo Sabres. Both teams have a whole host of star forwards capable of finding the back of the opponents’ net. The hosts’ standout players are Auston Matthews and William Nylander, while the visitors have Tage Thompson and Josh Norris. The... Show more

The leaders of the Western Conference will meet in Cherepovets. ... Show more

Amur, having won 4 games in a row, will host Spartak Moscow on their home ice. ... Show more

At Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, who have made an excellent start to the season, will host the unimpressive St. Louis. ... Show more

Martin St. Louis' charges, after a shutout game against Detroit, will surely want to please their fans with goals on the ice at Bell Centre. Montreal Canadiens have excellent scoring from Nick Suzuki, while Cole Caufield, Chris Kreider and Juraj Slafkovsky are always capable of finding the opponent'... Show more

The Sabres and Panthers, who started the season unsuccessfully, will meet on the ice at KeyBank Center. ... Show more

Khabarovsk Amur, showing excellent results, will host Tolyatti Lada, who are struggling, on their home ice. ... Show more

Philadelphia, which started the season unsuccessfully, will host the champions from Raleigh. ... Show more

At UBS Arena, teams that advocate systematic hockey with an emphasis on defense will meet. In games involving the Islanders this season, 5.2 goals are scored; in games involving the Lightning, 5. In goal for both teams are goaltenders who are contenders for the Vezina Trophy — Ilya Sorokin for the h... Show more

At Benchmark International Arena, some of the season's favorites will meet as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Minnesota Wild. Both teams have started the season well — the Lightning have 4 points in three games, while the Wild have 5. The teams' starting goaltenders, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jesper W... Show more

Dynamo Moscow, who are in a prolonged crisis, will host the Shanghai Dragons, who have made an excellent start to the championship. ... Show more

The Chelyabinsk club, after a victorious three-match away tour, will host the in-form Khabarovsk Khabarovsk on home ice. ... Show more

At TD Garden, Boston will host Ottawa. The Bruins have already played three games in the current season, and in none of them were more than six goals scored. Jeremy Swayman, who has already recorded one shutout in the current season, is showing excellent form in goal. In their first game of the seas... Show more

In Moscow, CSKA Moscow, who have been on a spectacular run, will host the slightly slumping Salavat Ufa. ... Show more

Avtomobilist, gradually finding their game, will host Khabarovsk on home ice. The teams will play their second match in 3 days in Yekaterinburg; in the first one, the hosts were stronger, winning 3:0. ... Show more

In the Moscow derby, teams that started the championship in radically different ways will meet. CSKA Moscow are on a run of 7 consecutive wins, while Dynamo Moscow have lost 5 of their last 6 games. Both head coaches of the teams facing each other — Igor Nikitin and Leonid Tambiev — are ardent advoc... Show more

At Little Caesars Arena, Detroit will open the season with a game against the Rangers. ... Show more

In Ufa, after a three-game away tour, Salavat Ufa will host Novosibirsk on home ice. ... Show more

In Cherepovets, Severstal, which is emerging from a difficult start to the season, will host Admiral, which had a poor start to the tournament. The teams have already met this season in Vladivostok, with the home team winning 2:0. ... Show more

Dynamo Moscow, which started the season unsuccessfully, will host Nizhny Novgorod. ... Show more

At Scotiabank Arena, the home fans will drive their team forward for the second evening in a row. In the game against Montreal, Jim Hiller’s charges did not get everything right, so they will come out for the game against the Islanders with doubled energy; the fans will not forgive them a second con... Show more

The teams will play their second match against each other in 3 days. In the first match, in Novosibirsk, the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey players were stronger, winning 2:1. Yaroslav Lyuzenkov’s team will arrive in Yaroslavl with a firm intention to take revenge. ... Show more

At Rogers Place, the home team, led by new head coach Mike Babcock, will open the season against one of the weakest teams in the league — the Vancouver Canucks. ... Show more