Petrochemicals vs tractors, Traktor vs Neftekhimik

OFFICIALS
Referees: Sergey Gusev (Serov), Yakov Deyev (Moscow).
Linesmen: Viktor Birin, Konstantin Chubykin (both – Moscow).

OPPONENT
NEFTEKHIMIK Nizhnekamsk
Founded in 1968
Highest achievement: 6th place (2001)
Last season finish: 25th place
Head coach: Vladimir Krikunov
Arena: Neftekhimik Sports Palace, capacity – 5500
Colors: blue, white, black
Team captain: Maksim Rybin
Best goalscorer in team history: Rinat Kasyanov – 92 G, 150 A (242 points)
Most GP in team history: Rinat Kasyanov – 460
MHL team: Reaktor

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. NEFTEKHIMIK
Games played: 27 vs. 26
Points: 29 vs. 23
Goals scored: 55 vs. 74
Goals allowed: 80 vs. 99
Shots: 809 vs. 781
Shots efficiency%: 6.80 vs. 9.48
PP%: 10.0 vs. 9.5
PK%: 84.1 vs. 73.9
PIM: 308 vs. 306

TEAM LEADERS, TRAKTOR vs. NEFTEKHIMIK
Goaltenders: Michael Garnett (10 GP, 3 W, GAA 2.29, svs% 92.1) vs. Ville Kolppanen (16 GP, 2 W, GAA 3.48, svs% 89.7)
Points: Anton Glinkin (14) vs. Dan Sexton (20)
Goals: Konstantin Glinkin (7) vs. Dan Sexton (9), Tim Stapleton (9)
Assists: Anton Glinkin (9) vs. Dan Sexton (11), Yegor Milovzorov (11)
D-men points: Deron Quint (11) vs. Aleksandr Yevseyenkov (10)
+/-: Konstantin Panov (2), Aleksey Zavarukhin (2) vs. Dan Sexton (3), Pyotr Khokhryakov (3)
Shots: Deron Quint (68) vs. Yegor Milovzorov (79)
FO win%: Jan Bulis (56.7) vs. Pavel Kulikov (54.7)
Average TOI: Deron Quint (23:09) vs. Teemu Eronen (23:52)
Hits: Jan Bulis (77) vs. Maksim Rybin (99)
Shots blocked: Maksim Kondratyev (39) vs. Pyotr Khokhryakov (19)
PIM: Yevgeny Katichev (48) vs. Maksim Rybin (24)

5 LAST NEFTEKHIMIK GAMES
October 31 (a) vs. Barys, 5:6 SO (3:2, 1:1, 1:2, 0:0, 0:1). Neftekhimik goals: Sexton (Milovzorov), Eronen (Stapleton), Stapleton (Sexton, Milovzorov), Klimenko (Khokhryakov), Stapleton (Milovzorov, Belov).
November 2 (a) vs. Avangard, 1:5 (1:2, 0:2, 0:1). Neftekhimik goal: Eronen (S. Alshevsky, Khokhryakov).
November 6 (h) vs. Vityaz, 2:3 (2:1, 0:0, 0:2). Neftekhimik goals: Polygalov (Rybin), Khokhryakov (Korolyuk).
November 8 (h) vs. HC Sochi, 3:6 (1:3, 1:1, 1:2). Neftekhimik goals: Sexton (Kosmachyov, Stapleton), Klimenko (Milovzorov), Berezin (Khokhryakov).
November 13 (a) vs. Yugra, 4:2 (1:0, 2:2, 1:0). Neftekhimik goals: Polygalov (Zhukov), Ivanov (Rybin, Zhukov), Berezin (Stapleton, Milovzorov), Stapleton (Sexton).

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

Total:
29 games played
10 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Traktor win in OT
3 Traktor wins in shootouts
12 Neftekhimik wins in regulation
2 Neftekhimik wins in OT
1 draw
Goals scored: 81 vs. 85

In Chelyabinsk:
13 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Traktor win in OT
1 Traktor win in shootouts
5 Neftekhimik wins in regulation
1 draw
Goals scored: 40 vs. 40

In Nizhnekamsk:
16 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
2 Traktor wins in shootouts
7 Neftekhimik wins in regulation
2 Neftekhimik wins in OT
Goals scored: 41 vs. 45