YEKATERINBURG (Interstat) — Amur Khabarovsk will visit Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at KRK Uralets in Uralets Arena. Both teams enter with four wins. Amur is 4-5, while Avtomobilist is 4-6. The matchup will feature two goaltenders who have been central to their teams’ recent results. Maxim Dorozhko is the player to watch for Amur, and Evgeny Alikin is the player to watch for Avtomobilist. Amur will aim for a second straight win. Avtomobilist will try to build on its most recent home victory.

Dorozhko has been busy for Amur. He made 23 saves in a 1-0 win against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the team’s most recent game. He stopped 28 shots in a 3-1 win over Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, 31 in a 0-2 loss to CSKA Moscow, and all 32 shots he faced in a 4-0 win over Dynamo Moscow. Earlier, he made 36 saves in a 3-1 win at Barys Astana, 23 in a 0-2 loss at Sibir Novosibirsk, and 31 in a 1-2 loss at Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

Amur’s most recent win came against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Dorozhko made 23 saves, Kirill Pilipenko scored, and Vitaly Abramov recorded an assist. Amur’s other recent results include a 3-1 win over Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, a 2-0 loss to CSKA Moscow, a 4-1 loss to Severstal Cherepovets, a 4-0 win over Dynamo Moscow, a 3-1 win at Barys Astana, a 2-0 loss at Sibir Novosibirsk, a 2-1 overtime loss at Metallurg Magnitogorsk and a 4-2 loss at Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

Alikin has been similarly important for Avtomobilist. He made 20 saves in a 3-1 win over Lada Togliatti in Avtomobilist’s most recent game. He stopped 34 shots in a 4-2 win at Spartak Moscow. He made 16 saves in a 2-5 loss at Severstal Cherepovets, 18 in a 2-3 loss at Shanghai Dragons, and 10 in a 3-5 loss at Dinamo Minsk. He had 31 saves in a 5-2 win at Sibir Novosibirsk, 23 in a 3-4 loss to Traktor Chelyabinsk, and 36 in a 2-1 win over Dynamo Moscow.

Avtomobilist’s most recent win came against Lada Togliatti. Alikin made 20 saves, while Yaroslav Busygin and Jesse Blacker scored. Avtomobilist’s other recent results include a 4-2 win at Spartak Moscow, a 5-2 loss at Severstal Cherepovets, a 3-2 loss at Shanghai Dragons, a 5-3 loss at Dinamo Minsk, a 3-2 overtime loss at Avangard Omsk, a 5-2 win at Sibir Novosibirsk, a 3-1 loss at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and a 4-3 overtime loss to Traktor Chelyabinsk.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Avtomobilist 2, Amur 1.