Lada Togliatti at Salavat Yulaev Ufa

UFA (Interstat) — Salavat Yulaev will host Lada on Wednesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ufa Arena in Ufa, Russia. Lada enters with a 4-18 record, while Salavat Yulaev is 10-12.

Lada will look to Andrei Mishurov in net. Mishurov stopped 36 shots in Lada’s most recent game, a 1-0 win at Lokomotiv. He also made 26 saves in a 3-2 win against Avangard Omsk, 27 saves in a 3-4 loss to HC Sochi, 22 saves in a 0-2 loss to Shanghai Dragons, 11 saves in a 3-4 loss at Admiral Vladivostok and three saves in a 1-2 loss to Dynamo Moscow. In the Lokomotiv win, Andrei Altybarmakyan scored and Ivan Savchik recorded an assist. Lada’s other recent results include a 3-2 overtime win against Avangard Omsk, a 3-1 loss to Admiral Vladivostok, a 4-3 loss to HC Sochi, a 2-1 shootout loss to Dynamo Moscow and a 1-0 win against SKA. Lada also has recent losses to Amur Khabarovsk, Admiral Vladivostok and Shanghai Dragons.

Salavat Yulaev’s Matthew Maggio had a goal and an assist in its most recent game, a 3-2 loss at Shanghai Dragons. Maggio also had assists against HC Sochi and Ak Bars Kazan, scored in a 4-3 win at Amur Khabarovsk, recorded four shots on goal in a 0-2 loss at Admiral Vladivostok, had an assist in a 2-4 loss to Sibir Novosibirsk and recorded two penalty minutes at Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Maxim Zagrebin scored and Alexander Zharovsky added two assists in the Shanghai loss. Salavat Yulaev’s other recent results include a 1-2 loss to HC Sochi, a 1-2 loss to Ak Bars Kazan, a 5-4 shootout win at Metallurg Magnitogorsk, a 0-2 loss at Admiral Vladivostok, a 4-3 win at Amur Khabarovsk, a 2-4 loss to Sibir Novosibirsk, a 4-3 win against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, a 1-7 loss at Metallurg Magnitogorsk, a 5-4 overtime win at Sibir Novosibirsk and a 1-3 loss at CSKA.

After this game, Lada is scheduled to face Lokomotiv at home before road games against Severstal, HC Sochi and Torpedo, followed by a home game against Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Lada is also scheduled to play at Shanghai and Traktor before home games against Lokomotiv, Traktor and HC Sochi. Salavat Yulaev is set to host Avtomobilist before a road game at Neftekhimik, a home matchup with Ak Bars Kazan and home games against Admiral and Barys. Salavat Yulaev also is set to host Neftekhimik and Dinamo Minsk and visit SKA and Ak Bars Kazan.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Salavat Yulaev 3, Lada 1. The over/under for the game is 4.5.