Norilsk vs Kristall Saratov – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

18/01/2026 at 05:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Dvorets Sporta Arktika (Norilsk).

VHL

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 1)
06:54, 0 - 1, Larichev I. (G), Basin D. (A), Boldyrev D. (A2)
2nd Period (1 - 0)
03:21, 1 - 1, Gorbunov D. (G), Chebykin Y. (A),
3rd Period (1 - 2)
08:36, 1 - 2, Balabolkin I. (G),
15:53, 1 - 3, Chervontsev N. (G), Samoilov Y. (A),
19:59, 2 - 3, Korenev I. (G),

Chances of winning

Norilsk
48.4%

Draw
23.2%

Kristall Saratov
28.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

38.1%

23.4%

38.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

35.8%

24.9%

41%

Norilsk - Kristall Saratov Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.9 ↓ (2.4)	3.95 ↑ (3.91)	3.24 ↑ (2.37)	9% (9.6%)

The most likely Over/Under: 4.75

What is the prediction for Norilsk - Kristall Saratov?

Users Predictions: 4 users predict this event. Norilsk will win (votes: 3 - 75%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 25%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Norilsk won 4.
Recent performances by Norilsk have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Kristall Saratov's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Norilsk might have a minor edge in this game.
We predict that Norilsk will win today's game, with odds of 1.89.
In the last 7 head-to-head matches, Norilsk won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 25:16. (average 3.6:2.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Norilsk won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 15:10. (average 3.8:2.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Norilsk won against Kristall Saratov?

Norilsk has won 5 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Kristall Saratov won against Norilsk?

Kristall Saratov has won 2 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Norilsk - Kristall Saratov were as follows:

05.11.2025 Kristall Saratov - Norilsk 1:2

08.03.2025 Norilsk - Kristall Saratov 3:2

15.09.2024 Kristall Saratov - Norilsk 4:3

28.11.2023 Kristall Saratov - Norilsk 1:5

11.11.2023 Norilsk - Kristall Saratov 5:2

Latest results of Norilsk

16.01.2026 Norilsk - Dizel Penza 0:3 ✺

14.01.2026 Norilsk - Ryazan 3:4 ✺

12.01.2026 Norilsk - AKM 6:2 ✺

29.12.2025 Sokol Krasnoyarsk - Norilsk 2:3 ✺

23.12.2025 Bars Kazan - Norilsk 1:4 ✺

Latest results of Kristall Saratov

15.01.2026 Sokol Krasnoyarsk - Kristall Saratov 5:2 ✺

13.01.2026 Metallurg Novokuznetsk - Kristall Saratov 5:1 ✺

11.01.2026 Dynamo-Altay - Kristall Saratov 3:1 ✺

28.12.2025 Kristall Saratov - Dizel Penza 5:0 ✺

22.12.2025 Kristall Saratov - Buran Voronezh 3:4 ✺

VHL Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	49	30	10	2	7	175:110	82
2	HC Yugra	47	29	7	4	7	131:74	76
3	Almetyevsk	46	28	4	7	7	160:85	71
4	Khimik	47	26	5	6	10	142:92	68
5	Gornyak	48	20	8	7	13	147:113	63
6	Omskie Krylia	47	23	6	3	15	129:101	61
7	Magnitka Magnitogorsk	46	20	7	6	13	139:100	60
8	Ryazan	48	21	7	4	16	129:117	60
9	Dizel	48	22	5	6	15	124:107	60
10	Izhevsk	47	25	2	4	16	117:103	58
11	CSK VVS	46	18	8	6	14	127:110	58
12	Rubin Tyumen	48	15	12	3	18	119:111	57
13	Perm	47	15	11	5	16	114:123	57
14	Krasnoyarsk	48	15	9	8	16	117:122	56
15	Chelmet Chelyabinsk	47	20	5	6	16	136:130	56
16	Torpedo Gorky	47	17	7	6	17	121:111	54
17	Toros Neftekamsk	47	19	4	8	16	110:112	54
18	Bars	46	19	3	10	14	96:102	54
19	Kurgan	48	15	7	7	19	114:113	51
20	Dinamo St. Petersburg	47	18	4	6	19	127:120	50
21	AKM	48	11	11	6	20	110:134	50
22	Olympia	46	12	7	8	19	85:115	46
23	Zvezda Moscow	46	18	3	4	21	97:106	46
24	Tambov	47	13	6	6	22	111:135	44
25	Buran Voronezh	50	14	5	6	25	105:146	44
26	SKA-VMF St. Petersburg	48	15	3	6	24	92:130	42
27	Orsk	45	15	1	8	21	77:122	40
28	Dyn. Altay	49	10	5	9	25	99:148	39
29	HK Norilsk	47	12	4	5	26	100:131	37
30	Chelny	45	11	6	1	27	104:145	35
31	Kristall Saratov	47	12	2	6	27	93:135	34
32	HC Rostov	48	10	3	8	27	96:140	34

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