[Oct 16, 2026 (Fri)] KHL Analysis Avtomobilist @ Avangard Preview - BeaverStats

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Quick preview of Avtomobilist @ Avangard (Oct 16, 2026 (Fri)).

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Avtomobilist @ Avangard

Avtomobilist projected starting goalie: Evgeny Alikin @ Avangard projected starting goalie: Nikita Serebryakov

Avtomobilist lead at 5v5, but Avangard's goalie numbers over a longer sample are the stronger ones.

This season's 5v5 xG% is 54.9 for Avtomobilist (14 games) and 50.5 for Avangard (13 games), a gap of 4.3 points. Avtomobilist are 6-6 with 2 OT losses, goals 35-36, 5v5 goals 23-22. Avangard are 6-7 with no OT losses, goals 22-34, 5v5 goals 13-15.

Alikin has a .917 SV%, -4.6 GSAx and an 8-11 record in 21 road games across last season and this one. This season: 9 games, .926, -1.5 GSAx, 5-4, with -0.1 GSAx over his last five and a shutout in his previous outing. Serebryakov has a .922 SV%, +6.5 GSAx and a 19-9 record in 32 home games on the same basis. This season: .918, +1.3 GSAx, 4-5, with +0.8 over his last five and four goals allowed last time.

Both teams are on a one-game losing streak: Avtomobilist lost 1-4 at Astana, Avangard 1-5 at Astana. In a small head-to-head sample, Avtomobilist won 4-0 most recently after a 2-3 OT loss.

Neither goalie is confirmed. If Vladimir Galkin starts, he has a .926 SV%, +2.3 GSAx and 1-3 this season, with +5.9 road GSAx. If Ivan Prosvetov starts, he has .940, +1.4 GSAx and 2-2 this season, with +0.8 home GSAx.

In summary, Avtomobilist hold the 5v5 edge, while Serebryakov has the better long-run goalie numbers. With both teams on a losing streak, the confirmed goalies are the key.