Conquerors of Kazakhstan

OFFICIALS
Referees: Aleksei Belov (Yaroslavl), Yevgeni Romasko (Tver).
Linesmen: Aleksei Maytak, Yevgeni Pronskikh (both – Belgorod).

OPPONENT
BARYS Astana, Kazakhstan
Founded in 1999
Arena: Kazakhstan Sports Palace, capacity – 4050
Best achievements: Kazakhstan hockey league champion (2008, 2009), first round of KHL playoffs (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), second round of KHL playoffs (2014)
Head coach: Andrei Nazarov
Captain: Brandon Bochenski
Team colors: blue, white, yellow
MHL team: Snezhnye Barsy
Official website: www.hcbarys.kz
Team roster (in Russian): http://hcbarys.kz/ru/players/listall

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, BARYS vs. TRAKTOR
Games played: 42 vs. 38
Points: 57 vs. 50
Goals scored: 124 vs. 86
Goals allowed: 125 vs. 105
Shots taken: 1228 vs. 1128
Shots efficiency%: 10.10 vs. 7.62
PP%: 20.9 vs. 13.9
PK%: 82.1 vs. 85.2
PIM: 685 vs. 418

TEAM LEADERS, BARYS vs. TRAKTOR
Goaltenders: Jan Laco (38 GP, 12 W, GAA 2.67, svs% 92.0) vs. Michael Garnett (21 GP, 9 W, GAA 2.20, svs% 92.5)
Points: Brandon Bochenski (45) vs. Anton Glinkin (24)
Goals: Nigel Dawes (24) vs. Anton Glinkin (10), Konstantin Panov (10)
Assists: Brandon Bochenski (28) vs. Anton Glinkin (14), Stanislav Chistov (14)
D-men points: Mike Lundin (28) vs. Deron Quint (20)
+/-: Brandon Bochenski (10), Nigel Dawes (10) vs. Konstantin Panov (7)
Shots: Nigel Dawes (157) vs. Deron Quint (93)
FO win%: Dustin Boyd (58.8) vs. Jan Bulis (57.2)
Average TOI: Mike Lundin (26:15) vs. Deron Quint (23:12)
Hits: Konstantin Pushkaryov (89) vs. Jan Bulis (89)
Shots blocked: Nikita Tserenok (48) vs. Maksim Kondratyev (48)
Most PIM: Konstantin Rudenko (72) vs. Yevgeni Katichev (48), Jan Bulis (48)

5 MOST RECENT BARYS GAMES
December 12 (a) vs. Atlant, 4:3 (0:1, 3:2, 1:0). Barys goals: Starchenko (Upper), Zhailauov (Pushkaryov), Bochenski (Boyd, Semenov), Starchenko (Rudenko, Antropov).
December 14 (a) vs. Dinamo Minsk, 2:5 (0:2, 1:0, 1:3). Barys goals: Rudenko (Starchenko, Antropov), Upper (Bartulis, Zhailauov).
December 24 (h) vs. Ak Bars, 1:4 (0:2, 1:1, 0:1). Barys goal: Boyd (Lundin).
December 26 (a) vs. Metallurg Magnitogorsk, 6:7 SO (4:1, 2:5, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1). Barys goals: Dallman (Bochenski, Lundin), Boyd (Dawes, Dallman), Savchenko (Antropov), Bochenski (Dawes), Dawes (Bochenski), Bochenski (Dawes).
December 28 (a) vs. Avangard, 1:3 (0:0, 1:1, 0:2). Barys goals: Starchenko (Lundin, Rudenko).

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS

Total:
20 games played
11 Traktor wins in regulation
8 Barys wins in regulation
1 Barys win in OT
Goals scored: 68 vs. 63

In Chelyabinsk:
11 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
5 Barys wins in regulation
1 Barys win in OT
Goals scored: 34 vs. 38

In Astana:
9 games played
6 Traktor wins in regulation
3 Barys wins in regulation
Goals scored: 34 vs. 25