Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg vs Shanghai Dragons predictions, Feb 22, 2026

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In an exciting KHL matchup on February 22, 2026, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg will host the struggling Shanghai Dragons at their home arena. Avtomobilist has shown promising form recently, securing victories in 3 of their last 5 matches, highlighting their ability to perform well under pressure. Their tactical strengths lie in strong defensive gameplay coupled with effective transitions into offense, allowing them to capitalize on scoring opportunities.

In stark contrast, the Shanghai Dragons are in a challenging slump, having failed to win any of their last 5 games. This troubling form suggests deficiencies in both defensive cohesion and offensive creativity, making it difficult for them to break down opponents and protect their goal. The Dragons will need to tighten their defensive strategies and find a way to ignite their attack if they hope to challenge Avtomobilist.

Bookmakers reflect the prevailing confidence in Avtomobilist with odds at 1.4 for a home win, while the Dragons sit at 6.27 for an away victory. The model prediction assigns a 61.6% probability to a home win, indicating a strong expectation for Avtomobilist to emerge victorious, although draws remain a possibility. As always, while trends favor the hosts, no outcome is guaranteed in the competitive landscape of the KHL.

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Avtomobilist 67.6%

Draw 17.4%

Shanghai 15%

Prediction (the most likely score): 4:1

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.43	5.61	6.53	Watch and Bet
	1.36	5.25	6

Latest Results

17.02.26 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg – HC Sochi – 4:1 15.02.26 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg – Metallurg Magnitogorsk – 8:1 13.02.26 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg – HC Dynamo Moscow – 1:2 10.02.26 Metallurg Magnitogorsk – Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg – 4:1 05.02.26 Avangard Omsk – Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg – 2:3 OT

18.02.26 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod – Shanghai Dragons – 4:3 OT 15.02.26 Shanghai Dragons – HC CSKA Moscow – 1:2 OT 12.02.26 Shanghai Dragons – Severstal Cherepovets – 2:3 10.02.26 Shanghai Dragons – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl – 0:2 05.02.26 Shanghai Dragons – HC CSKA Moscow – 0:1

Facts

A leader and an outsider will face off in this match (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ KHL (Play Offs: 1/8~finals) and 9).

Avtomobilist has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Shanghai is on a losing streak (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Recently, Shanghai has had a series of home games.

In this match, Avtomobilist is the undeniable favorite.

We predict that Avtomobilist will win today’s game, with odds of 1.4.

In recent times, the teams did not meet on the field.

Standings

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ✔	58	29	9	5	15	152:112	81
2	Cherepovets ✔	58	27	9	4	18	173:153	76
3	Dinamo Minsk ✔	57	29	5	7	16	208:139	75
4	Nizhny Novgorod	58	24	9	6	19	167:155	72
5	CSKA Moscow	57	28	3	8	18	141:126	70
6	Dynamo Moscow	56	21	10	4	21	151:143	66
7	SKA St. Petersburg	56	22	7	7	20	160:147	65
8	Spartak Moscow	56	24	5	6	21	166:169	64
9	Shanghai	57	15	4	11	27	140:188	49
10	Lada	58	15	2	7	34	131:202	41
11	Sochi	55	14	2	8	31	115:195	40

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Magnitogorsk ✔	55	34	8	5	8	221:149	89
2	Avangard Omsk ✔	56	31	8	4	13	192:134	82
3	Bars Kazan ✔	56	31	5	5	15	171:136	77
4	Yekaterinburg	56	25	7	4	20	169:136	68
5	Salavat Ufa	56	23	6	4	23	147:141	62
6	Niznekamsk	57	21	7	3	26	146:161	59
7	Tractor Chelyabinsk	56	22	4	6	24	174:176	58
8	Novosibirsk	58	12	13	6	27	140:175	56
9	Khabarovsk	57	17	4	7	29	131:160	49
10	Barys Astana	58	13	5	9	31	128:170	45
11	Vladivostok	55	10	4	10	31	118:174	38

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