CHELYABINSK (Interstat) — Amur Khabarovsk will visit Traktor Chelyabinsk on Thursday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Traktor Sport Palace in Traktor Arena. Amur enters at 6-6, while Traktor is 5-6. The teams met earlier this season, with Amur earning a 2-1 road win in Chelyabinsk. Maxim Dorozhko stopped 43 of 44 shots in the win. Yaroslav Likhachyov and Alexei Kruchinin scored for Amur in the victory. Artemy Nizameyev scored for Traktor, Andrei Svetlakov had an assist, and Ivan Vydrenkov recorded five shots.

Dorozhko’s recent performances include 43 saves in the win at Traktor, 23 saves on 23 shots against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, 32 saves on 32 shots against Dynamo Moscow, 28 saves on 29 shots against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, 36 saves on 37 shots at Barys Astana, and 31 saves on 33 shots against CSKA Moscow. Amur’s recent results include a 3-0 win at Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, a 3-0 loss at Avtomobilist, a 1-0 home win against Neftekhimik, a 3-1 home win against Lokomotiv, a 2-0 home loss to CSKA, a 4-1 home loss to Severstal Cherepovets, a 4-0 home win against Dynamo Moscow, a 3-1 road win at Barys Astana, a 2-0 road loss at Sibir Novosibirsk, and a 2-1 overtime loss at Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

Nizameyev’s recent performances include one goal and four shots with one hit in the recent loss to Amur. He also scored in a win at Ak Bars Kazan, recorded two shots at Spartak Moscow, three shots and one hit at Dynamo Moscow, five shots against SKA Saint Petersburg, two hits against Avangard Omsk, one shot against Spartak Moscow, and one goal with four shots against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Traktor’s recent results include a 3-2 win at Ak Bars, a 4-2 win at Spartak, a 2-1 overtime win at Dynamo Moscow, a 4-3 home loss to SKA, a 2-1 home win against Avangard, a 3-1 home loss to Spartak, a 4-1 home loss to Lokomotiv, a 2-1 road loss at Ak Bars, a 4-3 overtime road win at Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, and a 5-1 road loss at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

After Thursday, Amur will host Lada Togliatti, Spartak Moscow, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Barys Astana and Admiral Vladivostok before road games at Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan. Amur also has upcoming home games against SKA Saint Petersburg and Barys Astana. Traktor will host Sibir Novosibirsk before road games at Shanghai Dragons, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and Avangard Omsk. Traktor also has upcoming home games against CSKA Moscow and Barys Astana.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Traktor 3, Amur 2.