MOSCOW (Interstat) — The Kontinental Hockey League game between Lokomotiv and Spartak is scheduled for Wednesday at Luzhniki Minor Arena in Moscow. Lokomotiv will be the visiting team and Spartak will be the home team. Lokomotiv has 15 wins and six losses. Spartak has 12 wins and 10 losses.

Lokomotiv’s most recent result was a 1-0 loss to Lada. Georgy Ivanov had three shots on goal and two hits in the loss. Alexander Polunin recorded five shots and Denis Alexeyev had one. Ivanov is a player to watch for Lokomotiv. He had two assists in a 6-2 win over HC Sochi, two shots and two penalty minutes in a 1-0 win over Severstal Cherepovets, and one goal and one assist in a 2-1 win over Dynamo Moscow. He also scored in a 6-1 win over Dinamo Minsk. Over his last eight games, Ivanov has two goals and four assists. Lokomotiv also recently beat HC Sochi 6-2, Severstal 1-0 and Dynamo Moscow 2-1 in overtime while losing to Lada and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk by 1-0 scores. Earlier this season, Lokomotiv beat Ak Bars 2-0, Dinamo Minsk 6-1 and Sibir 3-1. Its other recent results include a 6-3 win at HC Sochi, a 5-2 loss at Severstal and a 4-3 loss at Dinamo Minsk.

Spartak’s most recent result was a 3-1 loss at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ivan M. Ryabov scored and recorded three shots on goal and one hit in that game. Joseph Keane had one assist and two shots, and Artyom Zagidulin stopped 16 of 17 shots. Ryabov is a player to watch for Spartak. His recent games include a goal and six shots on goal in a 5-1 win at Severstal Cherepovets, a goal and three shots in a 3-2 shootout loss at Severstal, and a goal in a 3-1 win over Severstal. He also scored in wins at Admiral Vladivostok and at Amur Khabarovsk. Over his last nine games, Ryabov has four goals and one assist. Spartak recently beat Severstal 5-1 and 3-1 and CSKA Moscow 2-0, while falling to Torpedo, Severstal in a shootout and Shanghai Dragons in a shootout. Spartak also swept two games at HC Sochi and won at Amur Khabarovsk and Admiral Vladivostok.

The teams continue their schedules after this game. Lokomotiv is set to visit Lada, Neftekhimik, CSKA, Torpedo, SKA and Severstal and to host Shanghai, HC Sochi and Dynamo Moscow. Spartak is scheduled to host Dinamo Minsk, Amur, Admiral, CSKA and Torpedo and to visit SKA, Avtomobilist, Ak Bars, Neftekhimik and Avangard.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Lokomotiv 3, Spartak 2. The over-under for the game is 4.5.