Overview
- CSKA beat Dynamo Moscow 5–1 in the capital, with goals from Kirill Dolzhenkov, Prokhor Poltapov, Mac Hollowell, Tahir Mingachev and Denis Guryanov, while Ansel Galimov scored for Dynamo.
- Dinamo Minsk edged Salavat Yulaev 3–2 in overtime on the road through a Vadim Shipachyov winner after goals by Vitaliy Pinchuk and Andrei Stas, moving Minsk to first in the Western Conference on 57 points.
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk topped Traktor Chelyabinsk 5–4 in overtime the previous day with a Roman Kanterov brace, keeping Metallurg first in the East on 62 points as Traktor sit sixth with 40.
- Shanghai Dragons confirmed head coach Gérard Gallan missed the SKA game for health reasons, with Mike Kelly serving as acting head coach and the Dragons ninth in the West with 39 points from 38 games.
- FC Dynamo Moscow announced a Dynamo Global Challenge friendly against Shanghai Shenhua from January 23–26, with venue details and a second opponent to be named after the New Year.