Traktor returns to regular season

OFFICIALS
Referees: Yevgeny Gamaley (Magnitogorsk), Sergey Karabanov (Moscow).
Linesmen: Stepan Korshak, Aleksandr Chernyshev (both – Yaroslavl).

OPPONENT
LADA Togliatti
Achievements: 2-time Russian Superleague champion (1994, 1995), IHL Cup winner (1995), European Cup winner (1996/97), IIHF Continental Cup winner (2006)
Last season finish: 12th place, VHL
Arena: Lada Arena, capacity – 6000
Head coach: Sergey Svetlov
Team colors: blue, white, red
Team website (in Russian): http://www.hclada.ru/
Team roster (in Russian): http://www.hclada.ru/lada/team/
Team captain: Andrey Nikitenko
Most points in team history: Vladimir Shikhanov – 563 pts (320 G, 243 A)
MHL team: Ladya

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. LADA
Games played: 26 vs. 27
Points: 29 vs. 24
Goals scored: 55 vs. 54
Goals allowed: 79 vs. 76
Shots: 775 vs. 658
Shots efficiency%: 7.10 vs. 8.21
PP%: 10.3 vs. 9.9
PK%: 83.3 vs. 84.2
PIM: 296 vs. 293

TEAM LEADERS, TRAKTOR vs. LADA
Goaltenders: Michael Garnett (9 GP, 3 W, GAA 2.43, svs% 91.9) vs. Ilya Yezhov (21 GP, 6 W, GAA 2.45, svs% 92.6)
Points: Anton Glinkin (14) vs. Yury Petrov (14)
Goals: Konstantin Panov (7) vs. Semyon Valuysky (9)
Assists: Anton Glinkin (9) vs. Yury Petrov (9)
D-men points: Deron Quint (11) vs. Peter Podhradsky (8)
+/-: Konstantin Panov (3) vs. Martin Zatovic (6)
Shots: Deron Quint (68) vs. Denis Golubev (53)
FO win%: Jan Bulis (55.4) vs. Vasily Streltsov (52.8)
Average TOI: Deron Quint (23:13) vs. Peter Podhradsky (19:44)
Hits: Jan Bulis (73) vs. Stanislav Chistov (61)
Shots blocked: Maksim Kondratyev (37) vs. Peter Podhradsky (27)
Most PIM: Yevgeny Katichev (48) vs. Denis Golubev (23)

5 RECENT LADA GAMES
October 31 (a) vs. Avangard, 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0).
November 2 (a) vs. Salavat Yulaev, 2:3 (1:0, 0:1, 1:2). Lada goals: Valuysky (Vorobyov, Podhradsky), Valuysky (Bocharov, Fedorov).
November 6 (h) vs. HC Sochi, 1:3 (0:0, 1:1, 0:2). Lada goal: Valuysky (Podhradsky).
November 8 (h) vs. Vityaz, 4:5 (2:3, 1:0, 1:2). Lada goals: Zatovic, Chernikov (Barantsev), Petrov (Streltsov), Shenfeld (Belousov).
November 11 (a) vs. Yugra, 3:2 (1:0, 2:1, 0:1). Lada goals: Valuysky (Voroboyov), Belousov (Shenfeld, Petrov), Shenfeld (Zatovic, Belousov).

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS, TRAKTOR vs. LADA

Total:
13 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
8 Lada wins in regulation
Goals scored: 31 vs. 41

In Chelyabinsk:
6 games played
3 Traktor wins in regulation
3 Lada wins in regulation
Goals scored: 16 vs. 18

In Togliatti:
7 games played
5 Lada wins in regulation
2 Traktor wins in regulation
Goals scored: 15 vs. 23