Kazan, third capital of Russia
OFFICIALS
Referees: Aleksei
Vasilyev (Saint-Petersburg), Konstantin Olenin (Moscow).
Linesmen: Pyotr Alyoshin (Saint-Petersburg), Tornike Kuchava (Moscow).
OPPONENT
AK BARS
Founded in 1956
Arena: Tatneft Arena,capacity – 8774.
Achievements:
2-time Gagarin Cup winner (2009, 2010), 2-time Russian Superleague champion
(1998, 2006), 3-time Russian Superleague runner-up (2000, 2002, 2007), Russian Superleague
bronze medalist (2004), European Champions Cup winner (2007), KHL Kontinent Cup
winner (2008), Continental Cup bronze medalist (1999).
Last season finish: 10th place
Head coach: Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
Website (in Russian): http://www.ak-bars.ru/
Roster (in Russian): http://www.ak-bars.ru/team/
Team colors: green, white, red
Team captain: Ilya Nikulin
MHL team: Irbis
5 RECENT GAMES
September 27 (h) vs. Sibir, 5:2 (4:0, 0:0, 1:2). Ak Bars goals: Burmistrov (Heshka), Bodrov
(Svitov), Mirnov (Azevedo, Korneyev), Svitov (Rylov), Bodrov (Svitov, Obukhov).
September 30 (a) vs. Neftekhimik, 3:2 (0:2, 2:0, 1:0). Ak Bars
goals: Malykhin (Varnakov, Heshka), Nikulin (Mirnov, Kostitsyn), Pesonen.
October 2 (a) vs. Avtomobilist, 5:3 (3:1, 0:1, 2:1). Ak Bars goals: Burmistrov
(Heshka), Kostitsyn (Azevedo, Nikulin), Kostitsyn (Nikulin, Korneyev), Möller (Mirnov,
Nikulin), Azevedo (Kostitsyn).
October 5 (h) vs. Avtomobilist, 2:1 (1:1, 0:0, 1:0). Ak Bars goals:
Lukoyanov (Svitov, Rylov), Möller (Burmistrov, Petrov).
October 9 (a) vs. Lada, 3:2 OT (1:0, 1:1, 0:1, 1:0). Ak Bars goals: Burmistrov
(Nikulin), Pesonen (Heshka), Burmistrov (Petrov).
CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. AK BARS
Games played: 14 vs. 15
Points: 14 vs. 34
Goals scored: 32 vs. 47
Goals allowed: 45 vs. 31
Shots: 447 vs. 484
Shots efficiency%: 7.16 vs.
9.71
Power play%: 6.6 vs. 21.4
Penalty killing%: 79.0 vs.
84.9
PIM: 168 vs. 202
TEAM LEADERS
Goaltenders: Vasili
Demchenko (7 GP, 1 W, GAA 2.36, svs% 91.9) vs. Anders Nilsson (9 GP, 5 W, GAA
1.96, svs% 93.0)
Points: Andrei Popov (9) vs. Justin
Azevedo (11), Sergei Kostitsyn (11), Igor Mirnov (11)
Goals: Stanislav Chistov (4), Andrei
Popov (4) vs. Aleksandr Burmistrov (5), Oscar Möller (5), Janne Pesonen
(5).
Assists: Anton Glinkin (6) vs. Sergei
Kostitsyn (9), Igor Mirnov (9)
D-men points: Deron Quint
(6) vs. Ilya Nikulin (10)
+/-: Yevgeni Katichev (5),
Andrei Popov (5) vs. Vladimir Denisov (8)
Shots: Deron Quint (40) vs. Oscar
Möller (56)
FO wins%: Jan Bulis (60.2) vs. Justin Azevedo (60.4)
Avg TOI: Deron Quint
(24:34) vs. Yevgeni Medvedev (18:47)
PIM: Maksim Kondratyev
(20) vs. Aleksandr Burmistrov (22)
Hits: Jan Bulis (37) vs. Vladimir
Denisov (50)
Shots blocked: Maksim
Kondratyev (25) vs. Vladimir Denisov (19), Yakov Rylov (19)
HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS
Total:
37 games played
10 Traktor wins in regulation
3 Traktor wins in OT
3 Traktor wins in shootouts
12 Ak Bars wins in regulation
6 Ak Bars wins in OT
2 Ak Bars wins in shootouts
1 draw
Goals scored: 84 vs. 102
In Chelyabinsk:
18 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Traktor win in OT
3 Traktor wins in shootouts
5 Ak Bars wins in regulation
2 Ak Bars wins in OT
1 Ak Bars win in shootouts
1 draw
Goals scored: 42 vs. 47
In Kazan:
19 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
2 Traktor win in OT
7 Ak Bars wins in regulation
4 Ak Bars wins in OT
1 Ak Bars win in shootouts
Goals scored: 42 vs. 55
