SKA - Amur. Match day

SKA will continue their home series with a match against HC Amur Khabarovsk.

Today's opponents are all the way from the Russian Far East, and this will be Amur's first match since having four home games in a row at the turn of the year. SKA have experience of playing Amur away in Khabarovsk, and our team came out on top 3:0 early on in this season. Amur are generally regarded as one of the KHL's underdogs, however they have shown signs of real improvement this season. They have defeated a few large clubs such as HC Ak Bars Kazan along the way, and they do have a slim chance of qualifying for the playoffs as they sit in 12th place of the Eastern Conference with 59 points. First choice Finnish goaltender Juha Metsola has a saves percentage of 92.9%, and their top scorer is forward Vyacheslav Ushenin with 22 (12+10).

Our team have begun this home run well, defeating Medvescak 5:3 and Slovan 3:2 a few days ago. Those results have brought the team up to sixth of the conference with games in hand over opponents, and 82 points are now in the bank.

The SKA - Amur match will begin at 19.30 local time inside the Saint Petersburg Ice Palace. Life78 and KHL TV HD will both broadcast the game live, and you can keep up to date with events either by following our online matchcentre or our official Twitter account.