TOGLIATTI (Interstat) — The Shanghai Dragons will visit Lada Togliatti on Monday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Lada Arena.

Shanghai enters with a 6-3 record and has been one of the league’s stronger early-season teams. The Dragons’ most recent result was a 2-1 overtime loss at Severstal Cherepovets. Riley Sutter scored in that game and recorded three shots on goal and one hit. David Chen added an assist and seven shots, while Nikita I. Alexandrov had an assist and five shots with one hit.

Sutter has been a key offensive presence for Shanghai. Over his past five games, he has totaled four goals and three assists, with 10 shots on goal and 12 hits. He scored twice against HC Sochi and added a goal against Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Severstal Cherepovets. He also had an assist against Dinamo Minsk and two assists against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Lada Togliatti enters with a 1-11 record and will look to end a difficult stretch. Its most recent result was a 4-1 loss at Avangard Omsk. Rasim Shakirov scored in that game and had one shot on goal and one hit. Ivan Zinchenko recorded an assist, two penalty minutes and one hit, while Mason Millman had one shot and one hit.

Shakirov has been among Lada’s most productive players. Over his recent appearances, he has two goals and four assists, including a goal and an assist against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and assists against Dinamo Minsk and SKA Saint Petersburg. He also scored against Avangard Omsk.

Shanghai’s recent schedule has included wins against Metallurg Magnitogorsk, HC Sochi, Dinamo Minsk and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. The Dragons also have losses to Severstal Cherepovets, SKA Saint Petersburg and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Lada’s lone win this season came against Dinamo Minsk. Lada has also dropped games to CSKA Moscow, Barys Astana, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Ak Bars Kazan, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Avangard Omsk.

The matchup will feature two teams at different points in the early season. Shanghai has found more consistent results, while Lada has struggled to generate wins. The Dragons will rely on Sutter and a balanced attack, while Lada will seek production from Shakirov and its supporting forwards. Lada Arena will host the contest.

After this game, Shanghai is scheduled to visit Dynamo Moscow, then return home for games against Dinamo Minsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk and Ak Bars Kazan. Lada is set to visit Admiral Vladivostok and Amur Khabarovsk before home games against SKA Saint Petersburg and Dynamo Moscow. The teams are also scheduled to meet again later in the season at Lada Togliatti.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Shanghai 2, Lada 1.