YAROSLAVL (Interstat) — Severstal visits Lokomotiv in a Kontinental Hockey League game on Sunday at Arena 2000 in Yaroslavl, Russia. Severstal is the visiting team, and Lokomotiv is the home team.

Severstal enters at 11-8. Lokomotiv is 13-5. Severstal most recently lost 3-1 at Spartak Moscow. Ruslan Abrosimov scored and recorded two shots on goal in that game, while Ioannis Kaldis and Adam Liska each had an assist. Abrosimov is the player to watch for Severstal. He has five goals and two assists over his past eight games, including two goals in a 5-2 win over Lokomotiv. The forward also had a goal and two shots on goal in the loss to Spartak, an assist against Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and a goal against SKA Saint Petersburg. He also recorded a goal and two penalty minutes in a win at SKA Saint Petersburg and an assist in a loss to Admiral Vladivostok.

Lokomotiv most recently beat Dynamo Moscow 2-1 in overtime. Daniil Isayev made 23 saves on 24 shots, Georgy Ivanov had a goal and an assist, and Artur Kayumov scored. Isayev is the player to watch for Lokomotiv. The goaltender’s recent games include a 23-save performance against Dynamo Moscow, a 22-save outing against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, a 24-save effort against Dinamo Minsk and an 18-save shutout at Ak Bars Kazan. He stopped 12 of 16 shots in a 5-2 loss at Severstal. He also made 17 saves on 21 shots at Dinamo Minsk and eight saves on nine shots against Sibir Novosibirsk.

Severstal won the most recent meeting between the teams 5-2. Lokomotiv won the earlier matchup 2-1 in overtime. Severstal has won five of its past eight games overall, while Lokomotiv has won six of its past eight. Severstal’s recent schedule includes a 4-1 win over Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, a 2-0 win over SKA Saint Petersburg and a 4-1 win at Ak Bars Kazan. Lokomotiv has recent wins over Sochi, Dinamo Minsk and Ak Bars Kazan. Lokomotiv’s recent results also include a 6-3 win at Sochi and a 6-1 home win over Dinamo Minsk.

After the game, Severstal is scheduled to host Spartak and then travel to Shanghai and Sochi. Severstal then has home games against Lada, Traktor, Sochi and Amur, followed by road games at Sibir and Barys. Lokomotiv is scheduled to host Sochi and Lada before road games at Spartak and Lada.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Lokomotiv 3, Severstal 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Lokomotiv a 74.6 percent probability to win. The over/under for the game is 4.5.