MOSCOW (Interstat) — The Shanghai Dragons will visit Dynamo Moscow on Wednesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia. Shanghai enters with a 7-3 record. Dynamo is 5-8. Shanghai is the visiting team, and Dynamo is the home team.

Shanghai’s most recent result was a 5-0 win at Lada Togliatti. Goaltender Amir Miftakhov stopped all 22 shots he faced. Riley Sutter recorded one goal and two assists, and Brett Murray added two goals and one assist. Miftakhov is a player to watch for Shanghai. In his recent appearances, he made 22 saves on 22 shots in the shutout, 25 saves on 26 shots in a 4-1 win against HC Sochi, and 30 saves on 37 shots in a 2-7 loss at SKA Saint Petersburg.

Shanghai’s other results this season include a 1-2 overtime loss at Severstal Cherepovets, a 4-1 home win against Metallurg Magnitogorsk, a 4-1 home win against HC Sochi, a 2-1 home win against Dinamo Minsk, a 3-2 home win against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, a 2-7 road loss at SKA Saint Petersburg, a 4-3 overtime road win at Dinamo Minsk, a 1-3 road loss at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and a 5-4 overtime road win at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

Dynamo Moscow enters after a 4-3 shootout loss at CSKA Moscow. Maxim Letunov scored three goals and put five shots on net in that game. Daniil Pylenkov had two assists, and Nick Merkley added one assist. Letunov is a player to watch for Dynamo. His recent performances include a three-goal effort against CSKA Moscow, a goal against Traktor Chelyabinsk, and a goal and an assist against Dinamo Minsk. He also recorded shots and penalty minutes in several other contests during the team’s recent run.

Dynamo’s other results include a 1-3 home loss to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, a 1-2 overtime home loss to Traktor Chelyabinsk, a 1-3 home loss to Salavat Yulaev Ufa, a 4-3 overtime home win against Dinamo Minsk and a 1-4 home loss to Barys Astana. Dynamo has also faced Amur Khabarovsk, Admiral Vladivostok and Severstal Cherepovets during its recent schedule. Dynamo will host Shanghai at VTB Ice Palace.

The game is part of the Kontinental Hockey League slate. Shanghai will continue its schedule after the visit to Moscow, while Dynamo remains in a busy portion of its own calendar. The Dragons’ upcoming home games and Dynamo’s coming matchups against CSKA Moscow and SKA Saint Petersburg highlight the next stretch for both clubs.

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