Mother Belorussia

OFFICIALS
Referees: Aleksei Vasilyev (Saint-Petersburg), Yuri Oskirko (Yaroslavl).
Linesmen: Roman Menshkikh (Elektrostal), AleksandrNesterov (Saint-Petersburg).

OPPONENT
DINAMO Minsk
Founded in 1966 (since 1970 to 1976 and 1992 to 2003 team did not exist)
Arena: Minsk Arena, capacity – 15000
Achievements: USSR Championship 1989/1990, 10th place, Spengler Cup Winner (2009), 1st round of Gagarin Cup playoffs (2011, 2012)
Last season finish: 26th place
Head coach: Lubomir Pokovic
Team colors: blue, white
Team captain: Aleksei Kalyuzhny
Most GP in team history: Aleksandr Kulakov – 459 games
Website
Roster

5 RECENT DINAMO MINSK GAMES
October 6 (a) vs. Dinamo Riga, 3:1 (1:0, 0:1, 2:0). Dinamo Minsk goals: Linglet (Ellison, Vesce), Gavrus (Kaluyzhny), Szczechura (Shinkevich, Cheechoo).
October 10 (h) vs. Slovan, 4:1 (0:0, 3:0, 1:1). Dinamo Minsk goals: Goroshko (Krajicek), Linglet (Vesce), Kaluyzhny (Cheechoo, Szczechura), Vesce (Ellison, Linglet).
October 14 (h) vs. Atlant, 2:3 SO (1:1, 1:1, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1). Dinamo Minsk goals: Nogachev (Meleshko), Bailen (Vesce).
October 18 (a) vs. Neftekhimik, 4:5 OT (0:1, 2:2, 2:1, 0:1). Dinamo Minsk goals: Szczechura (Shinkevich, Kaluyzhny), Linglet (Vesce, Svarny), Linglet (Ellison, Bailen), Ellison (Linglet, Cheechoo).
October 20 (a) vs. Lada, 3:1 (2:0, 0:0, 1:1). Dinamo Minsk goals: Kulakov, Cheechoo (Kaluyzhny), Ellison (Linglet).

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. DINAMO MINSK
Games played: 19 vs. 17
Points: 20 vs. 29
Goals scored: 42 vs. 46
Goals allowed: 63 vs. 42
Shots: 590 vs. 488
Shots efficiency%: 7.12 vs. 9.43
Power play%: 9.1 vs. 28.8
Penalty killing%: 80.2 vs. 85.9
PIM: 218 vs. 192

TEAM LEADERS, TRAKTOR vs. DINAMO MINSK
Goaltenders: Vasili Demchenko (10 GP, 2 W, GAA 3.00, svs% 89.1) vs. Dmitri Milchakov (9 GP, 3 W, GAA 1.89, svs% 93.9)
Points: Andrei Popov (10), Anton Glinkin (10) vs. Jonathan Cheechoo (21)
Goals: Stanislav Chistov (5) vs. Charles Linglet (8)
Assists: Anton Glinkin (7) vs. Jonathan Cheechoo (14)
D-men points: Deron Quint (9) vs. Nick Bailen (9)
+/-: Andrei Popov (2), Dmitri Kostromitin (2) vs. Jonathan Cheechoo (4)
Shots: Deron Quint (51) vs. Jonathan Cheechoo (71)
FO win%: Jan Bulis (60.0) vs. Ryan Vesce (60.0)
Avg TOI: Deron Quint (24:00) vs. Nick Bailen (27:23)
PIM: Jan Bulis (26) vs. Aleksandr Kitarov (30)
Hits: Jan Bulis (50) vs. Ilya Shinkevich (17), Jonathan Cheechoo (17)
Shots blocked: Maksim Kondratyev (27) vs. Nick Bailen (22)

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES

Total:
12 games played
7 Traktor wins in regulation
5 Dinamo Minsk wins in regulation
Goals scored: 38 vs. 30

In Chelyabinsk:
6 games played
4 Traktor wins in regulation
2 Dinamo Minsk wins in regulation
Goals scored: 20 vs. 13

In Minsk:
6 games played
3 Traktor wins in regulation
3 Dinamo Minsk wins in regulation
Goals scored: 18 vs. 17