MHL. BELYE MEDVEDI vs. BELYE TIGRY, December 7 and 8. Match preview

SENIOR OFFICIALS
Maksim Kovalenko (Novouralsk)

OPPONENT
BELYE TIGRY Orenburg
Head coach: Sergey Soshnikov
Arena: Zvezdny Ice Palace, capacity – 2700
Team colors: red, blue, white
Official website: белыетигры.рф

MATCH HISTORY
Belye Medvedi and Belye Tigry have played 12 times against each other. Statistics show the advantage of the black-and-whites – nine wins against three. It is worth noting that all matches between our team and Tigry ended in regulation. In addition, only two bouts ended with less than seven goals scored. It was in September 13, 2013 in Chelyabinsk that Medvedi won with the score of 3:1, as well as the match of the current season in Orenburg, where the black-and-whites won with a minimal score of 2:1. Teams have already played two games during the current regular season. In addition to victory with the score of 2:1, which is mentioned above, Belye Medvedi won the second game as well – 6:4.

REGULAR SEASON, BELYE MEDVEDI vs. BELYE TIGRY
Games played: 29 vs. 33
Points: 66 vs. 42
Goals scored: 124 vs. 94
Goals allowed: 70 vs. 111
PP%: 22.9 vs. 20.9
PK%: 85.4 vs. 85.1
PIM: 401 vs. 617

TEAM LEADERS, BELYE MEDVEDI vs. BELYE TIGRY
Goaltenders: Yegor Nazarov (21 GP, 15 W, GAA 2.31, svs% 92.2) vs. Aleksandr Mylnikov (24 GP, 8 W, GAA 2.59, svs% 91.4)
Points: Artyom Sevankayev (24) vs. Dmitry Likhachyov (31)
Goals: Aleksandr Sharov (14) vs. Vladislav Boyko (13)
Assists: Aleksei Zakarlyukin (20) vs. Dmitry Likhachyov (24)
D-men points: Nikita Voynov (18) vs. Leonid Sukhoruchkin (14)
+/-: Nikita Zhuldikov (20) vs. Pyotr Shlykov (3)
Shots: Aleksandr Sharov (79) vs. Nikita Bobryashov (83), Sergei Shunkov (83)
FO win%: Aleksandr Sharov (59.0) vs. Denis Kovalyov (60.3)
PIM: Aleksandr Tridchikov (50) vs. Anton Yefremov (77)

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS

Total:
12 games played
9 Belye Medvedi wins in regulation
3 Belye Tigry wins in regulation
Goals scored: 59 vs. 39

In Chelyabinsk:
5 games played
3 Belye Medvedi wins in regulation
2 Belye Tigry wins in regulation
Goals scored: 21 vs. 18

In Orenburg:
7 games played
6 Belye Medvedi wins in regulation
1 Belye Tigry win in regulation
Goals scored: 38 vs. 21