Very important three upcoming games for Torpedo N. Novgorod. All game they will play at home (including Kazan), but then they will travel for 4 games road trip before Olypmics break.
Torpedo is 9th in Western Conference and Kazan will fight for the 4th position in Eastern with Neftekhimik Niznekams. Both teams will play in Novgorod these days, but head-to-head game is coming after this (February 1st).
Torpedo will try to get points in here, as well as in upcoming game, when Lada Togliatti will come to Novgorod. Kazan is playing much better at this moment and they are 3-0-0 in last three games with score 12:6, but only one game was under controll of Kazan.