MYTISHCHI, Russia (Interstat) — Sochi will be the visiting team and the Shanghai Dragons will be the home team in a Kontinental Hockey League game on Monday at Municipal‘nyj Stadion Stroitel‘ in Mytishchi. Sochi enters with a 1-7 record. Shanghai enters at 4-2. The Dragons have won four of six. Sochi has lost seven of eight.

Sochi’s most recent previous result was a 3-1 loss at Severstal Cherepovets. Timur Akhiyarov scored and recorded three shots on goal in that game. Matvei Guskov had one shot on goal and six hits, while Dmitry Kagarlitsky added one assist, one shot on goal and one hit. Akhiyarov is the player to watch for Sochi. In earlier recent games, he had one shot on goal and one hit against Sibir Novosibirsk, one shot on goal against Ak Bars Kazan, one hit against CSKA Moscow, two shots on goal and one hit at Avangard Omsk, and two shots on goal at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

Sochi’s other recent results include losses to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Sibir Novosibirsk, CSKA Moscow, SKA Saint Petersburg, Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Its lone win in that stretch came against Ak Bars Kazan by a 3-2 score. The team has scored one goal or fewer in several of those contests. Sochi has dropped three straight games.

Shanghai’s most recent previous result was a 2-1 home win against Dinamo Minsk. Pavel Khomchenko made 25 saves on 26 shots. Dmitrij Jaskin scored and had two shots on goal, two penalty minutes and six hits. Yegor S. Solovyov scored and had two shots on goal and two hits. Khomchenko is the player to watch for Shanghai. He also earned wins with 35 saves on 37 shots against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and with 41 saves on 44 shots at Dinamo Minsk. He made two saves against SKA Saint Petersburg.

Shanghai’s other recent results include home wins against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Dinamo Minsk, an overtime win at Dinamo Minsk, an overtime win at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and losses at SKA Saint Petersburg and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Shanghai has played two overtime games this season, winning both. The KHL meeting is part of a busy stretch for both clubs. Sochi is set to continue its schedule after the game, and Shanghai will also move on to its next opponent. The teams are scheduled to meet again in Sochi later in their schedules. The Dragons’ schedule continues with another home game after this matchup while Sochi will return home for its next game.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Shanghai 2, Sochi 0.