Athletistic/Hockey. February is the last month of the KHL regular season. At the end of the month, we will know which places the teams will take in their conferences and if they will be able to continue to participate in the playoffs. In this regard, the matches are becoming more and more exciting. A number of KHL regular season games are scheduled for Thursday, February 9. We invite you to study the schedule of these matches and their predictions.
Avangard – CSKA
February 9, 4:30 p.m. Moscow time
A duel between the teams that met in the Gagarin Cup final in 2019 and 2021. Now CSKA is the current owner of the trophy and has a good chance of reaching the playoffs. The Army team is in third place in the KHL Western Conference standings. In the last game, CSKA lost to “Salavat Yulaev” with the score 1:2 in overtime. “Vanguard” with 72 points is fifth in the KHL East. Previously, Omsk suffered two consecutive defeats against “Cupid”. The bookmakers see CSKA as the favorites for the upcoming match. The probability of his victory is 54%.
Avtomobilist – SKA
February 9, 5:00 p.m. Moscow time
SKA confidently leads the KHL Western Conference with 93 points. The St. Petersburg army team has already gained access to the playoffs. In the last game they lost against Metallurg with the score 3:2. “Motorist” has long been the leader of the KHL Eastern Conference. Now the Yekaterinburg club is third with 75 points. In the last match “Motorist” defeated “Vityaz” with the score 3:0. The bookmakers believe in SKA winning the next game. The probability of such an outcome is 60%.
“Metallurg” – “Vityaz”
February 9, 5:00 p.m. Moscow time
“Metallurg” reached the final of the Gagarin Cup last year, where it lost to CSKA. Now the Magnitogorsk club seem less confident. The team sits fourth in the KHL Eastern Conference standings with 74 points. At the same time, in the last match, Ilya Vorobyov’s wards defeated SKA with the score 3:2. “Vityaz” plays in the KHL West and is in sixth place there, with 70 points to the credit. In the last game, the Moscow region club lost to Avtomobilist with the score 0:3. Bookmakers consider “Metallurg” the favorite for the next meeting. The probability of his victory is 68%.
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