Lokomotiv Yaroslavl vs Sibir Novosibirsk Prediction 22 February 2025
🔊 Will the league leader extend the visitors' negative streak? Lokomotiv, after a series of setbacks in January, has regained its usual pace of accumulating points. The leader of the regular season has long since removed any doubts about its participation in the playoffs and should approach the decisive matches in top form. Sibir, on the other hand, barely made it into the Eastern Conference playoff eight, but after achieving that goal, started losing to everyone consecutively.
Head-to-Head
The opponents met in mid-January. The confrontation was extremely intense and its outcome was decided in a shootout, where Yaroslavl was slightly more fortunate (3:2 SO). The most productive player then was Sibir forward Taylor Beck. The Canadian scored a goal and provided an assist. The forward is currently in excellent form and has scored points in five of the last six matches.
Head-to-head statistics Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Sibir Novosibirsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Team Overview
“Yaroslavl Express” led by Igor Nikitin is not slowing down. In the last five matches, the home team only lost once in regulation time, to Dinamo Minsk (1:3). No one can move the club from the top spot now, but winning the regular season is unlikely to be their ultimate goal. Last year, the Yaroslavl team missed out on the Gagarin Cup in the decisive series and now clearly intends to correct their mistake. The team has consistently and extremely effectively navigated almost the entire season, and will be the obvious favorite in the playoffs.
Match Results: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Sibir Novosibirsk Team Overview
The protégés of Vadim Epanchintsev delivered an impressive series of successes in mid-winter and achieved their main goal - the club secured a spot in the playoff eight of the East and continues to hold it. However, this race has clearly drained a lot of energy from the "Siberians." They have already suffered three consecutive defeats, all of which were crushing. Moreover, in the matchup against Avtomobilist, they couldn't score a single puck (0:5). The visitors are taking too many risks, with the gap from Neftekhimik being only eight points, and a couple more slip-ups could severely complicate their standings position.
Match Results: Sibir Novosibirsk
📌 Probable Lineups
Lokomotiv: Melnychuk - Sergeyev, Bereglazov - Berezkin, Shalunov, Kayumov
Sibir: Krasotkin - Murphy, Alanov - Beck, Endroff, Leipsic
🥅 Goalkeepers
Lokomotiv's goalkeeper Alexei Melnychuk continues to replace the injured Daniil Isayev, and he hasn't been doing it too successfully. The netminder alternates between successful performances and outright failures, failing to maintain a 90% save rate in two of his last four matches. However, his partner has already appeared among the substitutes, which means the first-choice goalie will return to action soon.
Dynamo's goalkeeper Anton Krasotkin has been playing very rarely and not too convincingly. In his last three matches, he hasn't managed to save more than 88% of the shots on his goal even once. Such performance is unlikely to allow the Yaroslavl hockey product to prove himself in the playoffs. He might not even make it onto the ice during the crucial moments of the season.
Editor's Prediction
The current class of opponents is incomparable. The undisputed leader of the KHL remains in excellent form and regularly earns their routine points. Sibir, on the other hand, is in an obvious crisis and risks falling back into the struggle for a spot in the playoff eight. Moreover, there is a persistent trend in this matchup. In 8 of the last 9 games in Yaroslavl, the "railroaders" consistently come out on top. In our opinion, this trend will remain relevant. We recommend the bet - Lokomotiv to win in regulation time.
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