The regular MHL championship match between representatives from different divisions of the Eastern conference kicks off. Fans of Russian hockey can look forward to a confrontation between "Avto" and "Loko 76".
The youth squad of "Avtomobilist" has participated in 31 official matches of the regular MHL championship for the 2023-2024 season. "Avto" has played 31 matches and has accumulated 29 points, this has them hold 9th place in the "Golden" division of the Eastern conference. Last season, "Avto" competed in the "Silver" division and managed to get promoted to "Gold" thanks to their success in the playoffs.
The transition to the "Golden" division for "Avto" cannot be considered a success, however. The team from Yekaterinburg currently occupies the last place in the rankings at halfway through their scheduled matches, falling behind their nearest competitor in additional indicators. The red and blacks can still avoid automatic relegation, but it's too late to aim for the top five.
The second-status youth team of Yaroslavl's "Lokomotiv" has played 30 official matches in the regular MHL championship for the 2023-2024 season. In 30 matches, the "Loko 76" players managed to accumulate 35 points, which enables them to be in 3rd position in the rankings of the "Silver" division of the Eastern conference.
Earlier, HC "Loko-76" competed in the "Golden" division of the Eastern conference but couldn't withstand competition from the league's top teams and finished last. Currently, "Loko-76" is in the top half of the rankings and has an excellent chance to return to "Gold", trailing the leaders by 7 points. The "Loko-76" players hadn’t lost in 4 consecutive matches until their defeat by "Tolpar".
"Avto" and "Loko-76" have faced each other in 6 official matches. "Loko-76" has 4 wins to their credit, while "Avto" emerged stronger in 2 encounters.
"Loko-76" will win within regular time. The Yaroslavl team, having had their winning streak broken by "Tolpar", will undoubtedly want to start a new one, and "Avto" is playing poorly, as their direct encounter against "Ladia" showed.
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