KAZAN (Interstat) — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will visit Ak Bars Kazan on Monday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at TatNeft Arena. Lokomotiv enters the matchup with a 9-3 record, while Ak Bars is 7-5. The game will be played in Kazan.

Artur Kayumov is a player to watch for Lokomotiv. The forward had one goal and one assist with six shots on goal in a recent loss at Dinamo Minsk. He also recorded four shots on goal and one hit in a win against Sibir Novosibirsk. Lokomotiv’s most recent result was a 4-3 loss at Dinamo Minsk. Kayumov, Nikita Cherepanov and Andrei Pustovoi were the most productive players in that game. Cherepanov had one assist with three shots on goal and one hit, while Pustovoi scored one goal with two shots on goal and two hits.

Alexei Marchenko is a player to watch for Ak Bars. The defenseman scored one goal with two shots on goal in a recent loss to Traktor Chelyabinsk. He had two shots on goal in a win at Sibir Novosibirsk, one shot on goal and one hit in a win against Lada Togliatti, and two penalty minutes in wins at Salavat Yulaev Ufa and against Traktor Chelyabinsk. He also had one assist and two penalty minutes in a win against Admiral Vladivostok. Ak Bars’ most recent result was a 3-2 loss to Traktor Chelyabinsk. Marchenko, Kirill Semyonov and Grigory Denisenko led Ak Bars in that game. Semyonov scored once with three shots on goal and one hit, while Denisenko had one assist with five shots on goal and three hits.

Lokomotiv has earned wins this season against Sibir Novosibirsk, Admiral Vladivostok, Avangard Omsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk, CSKA Moscow, Severstal Cherepovets and Shanghai Dragons. Its losses include setbacks to Dinamo Minsk, Amur Khabarovsk and Barys Astana. Ak Bars has wins against Barys Astana, Sibir Novosibirsk, Lada Togliatti, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Traktor Chelyabinsk and Admiral Vladivostok. Its losses include setbacks to Traktor Chelyabinsk, HC Sochi, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and two to Metallurg Magnitogorsk. After Monday, Lokomotiv is scheduled to host Dinamo Minsk before road games at Severstal Cherepovets and HC Sochi. Ak Bars will host Severstal Cherepovets and HC Sochi before road games at Shanghai Dragons and Dinamo Minsk. Lokomotiv later has home games against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Dynamo Moscow, Severstal Cherepovets, HC Sochi and Lada Togliatti. Ak Bars later has home games against Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Avangard Omsk, Amur Khabarovsk and SKA Saint Petersburg.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Ak Bars 3, Lokomotiv 2.