NIZHNEIMERETINSKAYA BUKHTA, Russia (Interstat) — Neftekhimik will visit Sochi in a Kontinental Hockey League game Tuesday at Bolshoy Ice Dome. Neftekhimik enters with 12 wins and 10 losses. Sochi is 7-14. The game will match Neftekhimik goaltender Yaroslav Ozolin against Sochi goaltender Alexei Shchetilin, two players to watch.

Ozolin has been central to Neftekhimik’s recent results. He stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 3-1 win at Sibir in the team’s most recent game. Sergei Artemyev had two assists in that victory, and Rafael Bikmullin scored and recorded four penalty minutes. Earlier in his recent run, Ozolin stopped 25 of 27 shots in a 3-2 win at Avangard, 23 of 27 in a 3-4 loss at Salavat Yulaev and 36 of 37 in a 0-1 loss to Avangard.

Shchetilin has been central for Sochi. He stopped 43 of 44 shots in Sochi’s most recent game, a 2-1 overtime win against Avangard. Denis Vengryzhanovsky and Dmitry Kagarlitsky each scored in that victory. In his previous recent appearance, Shchetilin stopped 10 of 12 shots in a 2-6 loss at Lokomotiv.

Neftekhimik won the most recent head-to-head meeting between the teams, a 5-1 decision earlier this season. Neftekhimik’s recent schedule also includes a 3-2 overtime loss to Metallurg M, a 4-3 loss to Admiral, a 3-2 win at Avangard, a 1-0 win at Lokomotiv, a 4-1 loss at CSKA, a 3-2 overtime win against Traktor, a 3-2 win against Sibir and a 5-4 overtime loss to Barys. Sochi’s recent results include a 2-6 loss at Lokomotiv, a 2-1 win at Salavat Yulaev, a 4-3 win at Lada, a 3-2 overtime win against Dinamo Minsk, a 5-2 loss to Shanghai, a 6-3 loss to Lokomotiv, a 3-2 win at Ak Bars and a 5-2 loss to Spartak.

The teams will meet again later this season. Sochi will continue a home stretch that also includes games against Severstal, Dinamo Minsk and Lada, while Neftekhimik’s upcoming schedule includes a road game at Metallurg M and home games against Lokomotiv, Salavat Yulaev and Avangard.

The game simulator projects Sochi 3, Neftekhimik 2. The over/under for the game is 5.5.