MOSCOW (Interstat) — Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod will visit Dynamo Moscow in a Kontinental Hockey League game Thursday at VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Torpedo enters with a 6-3 record, while Dynamo is 5-6. Torpedo’s most recent result was a 3-0 home loss to Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vladimir Tkachyov led Torpedo with four shots on goal and one hit in that game, while Pavel Kraskovsky added one shot, two penalty minutes and two hits, and Anton Sizov contributed two shots, two penalty minutes and two hits. Torpedo has also earned wins over HC Sochi, Avangard Omsk, Ak Bars Kazan, Lada Togliatti, Dinamo Minsk and Spartak Moscow this season. Its losses have come against CSKA Moscow twice and Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Torpedo has scored at least three goals in five of its six wins this season. Its other loss was a 3-2 home setback to CSKA Moscow.

Sizov, a defenseman, is a player to watch for Torpedo. Across his recent appearances, he has recorded one goal, one assist, 14 shots on goal, four penalty minutes and eight hits. He had a goal and three shots on goal against Dinamo Minsk and an assist against HC Sochi. In the loss to Salavat Yulaev Ufa, he finished with two shots, two penalty minutes and two hits.

Dynamo’s most recent result was a 2-1 overtime home loss to Traktor Chelyabinsk. Maxim Letunov scored and had one shot on goal in that game. Mikhail Melikov had one assist and one shot, and Sergei Zborovsky added one shot. Dynamo has wins this season over Admiral Vladivostok twice, Severstal Cherepovets and Dinamo Minsk twice. Its losses have come against Traktor Chelyabinsk, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Barys Astana, Amur Khabarovsk, SKA Saint Petersburg and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Dynamo’s wins include a 4-3 overtime victory over Dinamo Minsk, a 3-2 shootout win over Dinamo Minsk, a 2-1 shootout win over Admiral Vladivostok, a 3-2 win at Admiral Vladivostok and a 2-0 win at Severstal Cherepovets. Its other losses include a 3-1 home loss to Salavat Yulaev Ufa, a 4-1 home loss to Barys Astana, a 4-0 loss at Amur Khabarovsk, a 5-3 loss at SKA Saint Petersburg and a 2-1 loss at Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Letunov, a forward, is a player to watch for Dynamo. Over his recent appearances, he has two goals, one assist, 14 shots on goal and four penalty minutes. He had a goal and an assist against Dinamo Minsk and scored against Traktor Chelyabinsk. He also recorded three shots on goal in each of two games against Admiral Vladivostok.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Dynamo 3, Torpedo 2.