YEKATERINBURG (Interstat) — Avangard Omsk will visit Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on Tuesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at KRK Uralets in Uralets Arena.

Avangard enters the matchup with a 5-5 record. Avtomobilist is 5-7. The home side will look to use its home ice at Uralets Arena, while Avangard aims to carry momentum from its most recent result, a 4-1 win against Lada Togliatti. In that game, Nikita Serebryakov made 16 saves on 17 shots, Joshua Leivo recorded a goal and an assist, and Konstantin Okulov added a goal and an assist.

Serebryakov is the player to watch for Avangard. The goaltender has been busy across his recent appearances. He stopped 26 of 30 shots in a loss at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and turned aside 41 of 43 shots in a loss at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Earlier this season, he made 16 saves on 18 shots in a 3-2 win against Avtomobilist and 21 saves on 23 shots in a 3-2 win against Metallurg Magnitogorsk. His most recent outing was the 4-1 win over Lada Togliatti, where he finished with 16 saves.

Artyom Kashtanov is the player to watch for Avtomobilist. The forward has been active offensively in recent games. He put five shots on goal in the most recent game against Amur Khabarovsk and had one shot on goal in the previous meeting with Amur. He recorded a goal and an assist against Sibir Novosibirsk and added an assist against Lada Togliatti. Kashtanov also has recent games with shots on goal against Spartak Moscow, Severstal Cherepovets, Shanghai Dragons, Dinamo Minsk, Avangard and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

Avangard’s season has included home wins over HC Sochi and Lada Togliatti, plus overtime wins against Metallurg and Avtomobilist. The club also has a road win at Spartak Moscow. Avtomobilist has posted wins over Sibir Novosibirsk, Spartak Moscow, Lada Togliatti and Amur Khabarovsk. Its recent schedule has featured games at Severstal Cherepovets, Shanghai Dragons, Dinamo Minsk, Avangard and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

The teams have already met this season. Avangard earned a 3-2 overtime win against Avtomobilist in their most recent head-to-head matchup. Avtomobilist will seek a different result on Tuesday at home. The game is part of a busy KHL schedule. Avangard will continue its road stretch after Tuesday, while Avtomobilist will return to action later in its schedule. Both teams are seeking to climb in the standings and establish consistency early in the season. Avangard will look for another steady performance from Serebryakov in net, while Avtomobilist will need Kashtanov to help generate offense at home.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Avtomobilist 3, Avangard 2.