Battle of bears

OFFICIALS
Referees: Aleksandr Dreyev (Mytishchi), Roman Shchenev (Togliatti).
Linesmen: Andrei Matyusha (Barnaul), Yevgeni Petrov (Omsk).

OPPONENT
MEDVESCAK Zagreb, Croatia
Founded in 1961
Arena: Dom Sportova, capacity – 6400
Achievements: 18-time Croatia champion (1995, 1997-2007, 2009-2014), 3-time Yugoslavia champion (1989, 1990, 1991), 4-time Yugoslavia Cup winner (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Last season finish: 13th place
Team head coach: Doug Shedden
Team captain: Andrew Murray
Team colors: blue, white
Best goalscorer in team history: Mato Mladenovic, 224 pts (110 G, 114 A)
Most games in team history: Miran Krmel, 231 GP
Official website
Roster

5 RECENT MEDVESCAK GAMES
October 8 (a) vs. SKA, 2:5 (0:1, 1:1, 1:3). Medvescak goals: Katic, Thomas (St. Pierre, Stewart).
October 10 (a) vs. Dinamo Riga, 3:4 (0:0, 2:3, 1:1). Medvescak goals: Anderson (Palushaj, Hutchinson), Bjorkstrand (Glumac, Murray), St. Pierre (Katic, Pelletier).
October 12 (a) vs. Atlant, 2:5 (0:2, 1:1, 1:2). Medvescak goals: Thomas (Carle), Glumac.
October 14 (h) vs. Slovan, 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0). Medvescak goal: Segal (St. Pierre).
October 18 (a) vs. Yugra, 2:1 OT (1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0). Medvescak goals: Anderson (Flood, Palushaj), Thomas (Carle).

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. MEDVESCAK
Games played: 18 vs. 19
Points: 20 vs. 20
Goals scored: 40 vs. 41
Goals allowed: 59 vs. 61
Shots: 556 vs. 478
Shots efficiency%: 7.24 vs. 8.73
Power play%: 8.6 vs.17.0
Penalty killing%: 78.9 vs. 82.1
PIM: 198 vs. 427

TEAM LEADERS, TRAKTOR vs. MEDVESCAK
Goaltenders: Michael Garnett (1 GP, 1 W, GAA 2.00, svs% 94.2) vs. Barry Brust (14 GP, 7 W, GAA 2.37, svs% 93.2)
Points: Andrei Popov (10) vs. Pascal Pelletier (16)
Goals: Stanislav Chistov (4), Andrei Popov (4) vs. Pascal Pelletier (5), Martin St. Pierre (5), Matt Anderson (5)
Assists: Anton Glinkin (6), Andrei Popov (6) vs. Pascal Pelletier (11)
D-men points: Deron Quint (8) vs. Mathieu Carle (6), Mark Flood (6), Andrew Hutchinson (6)
+/-: Yevgeni Katichev (2), Dmitri Kostromitin (2) vs. Shaone Morrisonn (1), Nathan Perkovich (1), James Wright (1)
Shots: Deron Quint (48) vs. Bill Thomas (44)
FO win%: Jan Bulis (60.6) vs. Matt Anderson (60.7)
Avg TOI: Deron Quint (23:55) vs. Sasa Martinovic (22:27)
PIM: Jan Bulis (22) vs. Mike Glumac (60)
Hits: Jan Bulis (49) vs. Brandon Segal (41)
Shots blocked: Maksim Kondratyev (26) vs. Mathieu Carle (21)

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES
November 19, 2013, Chelyabinsk, Russia. Traktor wins 5:1 (2:1, 2:0, 1:0). Goals: Kokuyov, 10 (1:0 – penalty shot); Vesce (Linglet, Carle), 13 (1:1 – PP goal); Bulis (Chistov, Kuznetsov), 13 (2:1); Kostitsyn (Glinkin, Ryabykin), 37 (3:1); Kontiola (Kostitsyn, Ryabykin), 40 (4:1 – PP goal); Kontiola (Kondratyev, Bondarev), 45 (5:1 – PP goal).

November 24, 2013, Zagreb, Croatia. Traktor wins 5:4 in SO (1:1, 0:0, 3:3, 0:0, 1:0). Goals: Ryan (Murley, Foster), 2 (0:1); Artamonov (Glinkin), 6 (1:1); Vesce (Linglet), 31 (1:2); Vesce (Cheechoo, Carle), 45 (1:3 – PP goal); Borodkin (Kontiola), 46 (2:3 – shorthanded); Bulis, 48 (3:3 – PP goal); Ryan (Foster, Katic), 50 (3:4); Glinkin (Kondratyev), 52 (4:4 – PP goal); Darzins, 65 (5:4 – game-winning penalty shot).