MOSCOW (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow will host SKA Saint Petersburg Tuesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at CSKA Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.

CSKA enters with a 6-3 record, while SKA is 7-1. CSKA has been steady through the early part of the season and will look to use home ice against one of the league’s fastest-starting teams. SKA has won seven of its first eight games and has shown the ability to score in bunches, including a seven-goal effort earlier this season. The matchup will test CSKA’s defense against an SKA attack that has produced several high-scoring wins.

Vasily Glotov is a player to watch for SKA. The forward had two goals and seven shots on goal in SKA’s most recent game, a 5-3 win at Barys Astana. Glotov also recorded an assist and one shot on goal in a 4-3 win at Traktor Chelyabinsk. Earlier this season, he had an assist against Spartak Moscow and Dynamo Moscow, and he has put multiple shots on goal in several games. Glotov’s recent form makes him a central figure for SKA as it begins this road matchup.

Maxim Sorkin is a player to watch for CSKA. He had one goal and one assist with two shots on goal in CSKA’s most recent game, a 5-0 win at Lada Togliatti. Sorkin scored twice and recorded five shots on goal in a 4-0 win at HC Sochi. He also had a goal and four shots on goal against Spartak Moscow. Sorkin has been active on the forecheck and around the net, and CSKA will need that production to continue at home.

SKA’s latest result was a 5-3 victory at Barys Astana. Along with Glotov’s two goals, Artemy Pleshkov made 33 saves on 36 shots, and Sergei Plotnikov scored twice. SKA also beat Traktor Chelyabinsk 4-3 in its previous game. This season, SKA has wins over Shanghai Dragons, HC Sochi, Lada Togliatti and Dynamo Moscow. Its only loss came at Spartak Moscow.

CSKA’s latest result was a 5-0 win at Lada Togliatti. Maxim Sorkin had a goal and an assist, Prokhor Poltapov scored twice, and Alex Cotton added an assist. CSKA has also beaten Amur Khabarovsk, Admiral Vladivostok, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and HC Sochi. Its losses came against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Admiral Vladivostok and Spartak Moscow.

The teams are scheduled to meet again later this season. CSKA will aim to protect home ice and hand SKA a second loss, while SKA will try to continue its strong start with a road victory.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of CSKA 3, SKA 2.