KHABAROVSK (Interstat) — Amur will host SKA on Friday at Platinum Arena in a Kontinental Hockey League game. SKA enters with 10 wins and 11 losses, while Amur is 11-10. The matchup features two teams looking to build momentum in the league standings.

Nikita Nedopyokin is a player to watch for SKA. The forward had three shots on goal in SKA’s 4-0 loss at Admiral in its most recent game. German Suzdorf also recorded three shots on goal in that game, and Ignat Lutfullin finished with two shots on goal and one hit. Nedopyokin has one assist in his recent appearances and has contributed shots and hits while skating in SKA’s forward group. He had one assist and one shot on goal in a 3-1 loss to CSKA Moscow, and he recorded one assist at Dynamo Moscow. He also had two shots on goal and one hit in a 3-1 loss to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and two shots on goal in a 1-0 loss at Lada Togliatti.

SKA’s most recent result followed a 4-3 win at Ak Bars, a 4-3 loss to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, a 3-1 loss to CSKA Moscow and a 6-3 win against Sibir Novosibirsk. SKA also dropped recent games to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Lada Togliatti, Severstal Cherepovets, Dynamo Moscow and Dinamo Minsk. SKA’s other recent results include a 5-2 loss to Severstal Cherepovets and a 4-3 overtime loss at Dynamo Moscow.

Fyodor Khrapov is a player to watch for Amur. The forward had one goal, one assist and three shots on goal in Amur’s 5-2 win at Admiral in its most recent game. Kirill Urakov and Vasily Machulin each added a goal and an assist in that victory. Khrapov also scored in a 4-3 loss to Salavat Yulaev Ufa and had three shots on goal in a 2-1 loss at Dynamo Moscow. He recorded one shot on goal and one hit in a 3-0 win against Admiral and one shot on goal in a 3-1 loss at Ak Bars.

Amur previously lost 3-1 at Ak Bars and 2-1 at Dynamo Moscow after beating Admiral 3-0. Amur also has recent wins against Barys Astana, Lada Togliatti and Traktor Chelyabinsk. Amur beat Barys Astana 5-2 and Lada Togliatti 1-0, and it won two recent games against Traktor Chelyabinsk by scores of 2-0 and 2-1. Amur lost 2-1 to Spartak Moscow and beat Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 3-0 in other recent games. Amur also lost 4-3 to Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Amur 4, SKA 1. The over/under for the game is 4.5.