I took Kazan

OFFICIALS
Referees: Sergei Gusev (Serov), Vladimir Bukin (Moscow).
Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev (Perm), Roman Shikhanov (Togliatti).

OPPONENT
AK BARS Kazan
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
Team colors: green, white, red
Team captain: Ilya Nikulin
MHL team: Irbis
Website (in Russian): http://www.ak-bars.ru/
Roster (in Russian): http://www.ak-bars.ru/team/

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. AK BARS
Games played: 32 vs. 33
Points: 36 vs. 69
Goals scored: 68 vs. 98
Goals allowed: 94 vs. 62
Shots: 958 vs. 1037
Shots efficiency%: 7.10 vs. 9.84
PP%: 10.7 vs. 20.6
PK%: 84.6 vs. 81.0
PIM: 355 vs. 389

TEAM LEADERS, TRAKTOR vs. AK BARS
Goaltenders: Michael Garnett (15 GP, 5 W, GAA 2.51, svs% 91.5) vs. Anders Nilsson (20 GP, 11 W, GAA 1.71, svs% 94.0)
Points: Anton Glinkin (18) vs. Justin Azevedo (25)
Goals: Konstantin Panov (9) vs. Justin Azevedo (10)
Assists: Deron Quint (11) vs. Justin Azevedo (15), Aleksandr Burmistrov (15)
D-men points: Deron Quint (15) vs. Ilya Nikulin (17)
+/-: Konstantin Panov (5) vs. Vladimir Denisov (18)
Shots: Konstantin Panov (84) vs. Oscar Möller (113)
FO win%: Jan Bulis (55.3) vs. Justin Azevedo (59.9)
Average TOI: Deron Quint (23:01) vs. Ilya Nikulin (18:46)
Hits: Jan Bulis (82) vs. Vladimir Denisov (112)
Shots blocked: Maksim Kondratyev (47) vs. Vladimir Denisov (22)
Most PIM: Yevgeni Katichev (48) vs. Kirill Petrov (35)

5 MOST RECENT AK BARS GAMES
November 22 (h) vs. Avangard, 4:2 (2:1, 0:0, 2:1). Ak Bars goals: Malykhin (Zakharchuk, Korneyev), Varnakov (Kostitsyn, Azevedo), Svitov (Burmistrov, Musin), Lukoyanov (Azevedo).
November 24 (h) vs. Barys, 3:2 (1:1, 2:1, 0:0). Ak Bars goals: Möller (Burmistrov, Medvedev), Obukhov (Arkhipov, Malykhin), Obukhov (Nilsson, Musin).
November 26 (h) vs. Salavat Yulaev, 0:1 SO (0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1).
November 29 (a) vs. Neftekhimik, 4:1 (1:0, 2:0, 1:1). Ak Bars goals: Malykhin (Obukhov, Arkhipov), Varnakov (Zakharchuk, Glukhov), Burmistrov (Medvedev), Petrov (Möller, Burmistrov).
December 1 (a) vs. Jokerit, 4:2 (1:1, 1:0, 2:1). Ak Bars goals: Petrov (Burmistrov, Möller), Tkachyov (Mirnov, Lukoyanov), Nikulin (Azevedo), Lukoyanov (Mirnov, Tkachyov).

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS

Total:
38 games played
10 Traktor wins in regulation
3 Traktor wins in OT
3 Traktor wins in shootouts
13 Ak Bars wins in regulation
6 Ak Bars wins in OT
2 Ak Bars wins in shootouts
1 draw
Goals scored: 84 vs. 105

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:
20 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
2 Traktor win in OT
8 Ak Bars wins in regulation
4 Ak Bars wins in OT
1 Ak Bars win in shootouts
Goals scored: 42 vs. 58