Not-so-warm Novosibirsk reception

OFFICIALS
Referees: Sergei Kulakov (Tver), Ildar Safiullov (Nizhnekamsk).
Linesmen: Dmitri Golovlyov (Naberezhnye Chelny), Ivan Nazarov (Moscow).

OPPONENT
SIBIR Novosibirsk Oblast
Founded in: 1962
Arena: Sibir Sports Arena, capacity – 7384
Last season finish: 8th place
Head coach: Andrei Skabelka
Official website (in Russian): www.hcsibir.ru
Team roster (in Russian): http://www.hcsibir.ru/sibir.php
Team colors: blue, red, white
Team captain: Aleksei Kopeikin
Best goalscorer in team history: Aleksandr Barkov, 210 pts (100 G, 110 A)
Most GP in team history: Sergei Gubarev, 319 games
MHL team: Sibirskie Snaipery

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. SIBIR
Games played: 33 vs. 32
Points: 37 vs. 55
Goals scored: 70 vs. 91
Goals allowed: 97 vs. 71
Shots: 982 vs. 1015
Shots efficiency%: 7.13 vs. 8.97
PP%: 11.0 vs. 21.6
PK%: 85.0 vs. 81.3
PIM: 361 vs. 471

TEAM LEADERS, TRAKTOR vs. SIBIR
Goaltenders: Michael Garnett (16 GP, 5 W, GAA 2.47, svs% 91.6) vs. Nikita Bespalov (8 GP, 2 W, GAA 1.70, svs% 93.0)
Points: Anton Glinkin (18), Stanislav Chistov (18) vs. Dmitri Kugryshev (27)
Goals: Konstantin Panov (9) vs. Dmitri Kugryshev (12)
Assists: Deron Quint (11), Stanislav Chistov (11) vs. Jonas Enlund (16)
D-men points: Deron Quint (16) vs. Patrik Hersley (14)
+/-: Konstantin Panov (4) vs. Dmitri Kugryshev (11)
Shots: Konstantin Panov (85) vs. Dmitri Kugryshev (106)
FO win%: Jan Bulis (56.2) vs. Jarno Koskiranta (57.4)
Average TOI: Deron Quint (23:09) vs. Jarno Koskiranta (18:44)
Hits: Jan Bulis (84) vs. Igor Ozhiganov (52)
Shots blocked: Maksim Kondratyev (47) vs. Sergei Gimayev (34)
Most PIM: Yevgeni Katichev (48) vs. Dmitri Kugryshev (47), Maksim Ignatovich (47)

5 MOST RECENT SIBIR GAMES
November 23 (h) vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk, 4:2 (2:0, 1:1, 1:1). Sibir goals: Shumakov (Sannikov), Enlund (Koskiranta, Ozhiganov), Enlund (Kugryshev, Koskiranta), Sannikov.
November 27 (a) vs. Jokerit, 1:3 (0:0, 1:1, 0:2). Sibir goal: Enlund (Koskiranta, Kugryshev).
November 29 (a) vs. SKA, 4:5 (2:0, 1:2, 1:3). Sibir goals: Monya (Bobrov), Enlund (Mamashev, Koskiranta), Kopeikin (Ozhiganov, Mamashev), Enlund (Kugryshev, Hersley).
December 1 (a) vs. Dinamo Riga, 3:2 (0:0, 2:1, 1:1). Sibir goals: Bobrov (Belov), Koskiranta (Kugryshev, Enlund), Bobrov (Kopeikin, Ignatovich).
December 3 (a) vs. Atlant, 5:2 (3:0, 0:0, 2:2). Sibir goals: Shumakov (Monya, Bobrov), Butuzov, Kugryshev (Hersley), Kugryshev (Menshchikov, Koskiranta), Kugryshev (Enlund, Koskiranta).

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS

Total:
18 games played
6 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Traktor win in shootouts
7 Sibir wins in regulation
2 Sibir wins in OT
1 Sibir win in shootouts
1 draw
Goals scored: 45 vs. 54

In Chelyabinsk:
10 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Traktor win in shootouts
2 Sibir wins in regulation
1 Sibir win in OT
1 Sibir win in shootouts
Goals scored: 28 vs. 25

In Novosibirsk:
8 games played
1 Traktor win in regulation
5 Sibir wins in regulation
1 Sibir win in OT
1 draw
Goals scored: 17 vs. 29

Photo by Sibir Press Office