Battle for six points

OFFICIALS
Referees: Rafael Kadyrov (Ufa), Yuri Oskirko (Yaroslavl).
Linesmen: Viktor Tomilov, Konstantin Gordenko (both – Ufa).

OPPONENT
YUGRA Khanty-Mansiysk
Founded in 2006
Arena: Yugra Arena, capacity – 5500
Best achievements: 2-time Bratina Cup winner (2009, 2010), first round of KHL playoffs (2011, 2012)
Last season finish: 22th place
Head coach: Dmitri Yushkevich
Team captain: Igor Magogin
Team colors: blue, green, white
Most points in team history: Igor Skorokhodov, 172 pts (94 G, 78 A)
MHL team: Mamonty Yugry
Website (in Russian): http://ugra-hc.ru/index.php
Team roster (in Russian): http://ugra-hc.ru/komanda/roster.html

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. YUGRA
Games played: 39 vs. 41
Points: 50 vs. 47
Goals scored: 88 vs. 96
Goals allowed: 109 vs. 114
Shots taken: 1160 vs. 1190
Shots efficiency%: 7.59 vs. 8.07
PP%: 14.4 vs. 17.8
PK%: 85.4 vs. 84.7
PIM: 424 vs. 453

TEAM LEADERS, TRAKTOR vs. YUGRA
Goaltenders: Michael Garnett (22 GP, 9 W, GAA 2.24, svs% 92.5) vs. Stepan Goryachevskikh (23 GP, 8 W, GAA 2.14, svs% 92.6)
Points: Anton Glinkin (24) vs. Lukas Kaspar (27)
Goals: Anton Glinkin (10), Konstantin Panov (10), Andrei Popov (10) vs. Lukas Kaspar (14), Nikita Gusev (14)
Assists: Anton Glinkin (14), Stanislav Chistov (14) vs. Andrei Sergeyev (15), Igor Magogin (15)
D-men points: Deron Quint (20) vs. Andrei Sergeyev (17)
+/-: Konstantin Panov (5) vs. Dmitri Ryabykin (6), Igor Magogin (6)
Shots: Deron Quint (92) vs. Nikita Gusev (120)
FO win%: Jan Bulis (56.7) vs. Ben Maxwell (46.6)
Average TOI: Deron Quint (23:11) vs. Andrei Sergeyev (23:56)
Most PIM: Yevgeni Katichev (48), Jan Bulis (48) vs. Lukas Kaspar (42)

5 MOST RECENT YUGRA GAMES
December 10 (a) vs. Sibir, 2:5 (1:2, 0:3, 1:0). Yugra goals: Zheldakov (Sergeyev), Boulyansky (Biryukov).
December 12 (a) vs. Admiral, 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0). Yugra goals: Gorbunov (Korolyuk, Bortnikov), Gusev (Brust).
December 14 (a) vs. Amur, 3:1 (0:1, 2:0, 1:0). Yugra goals: Melart, Melart (Kaspar), Yatsenko (Valentenko, Bortnikov).
December 28 (a) vs. Lada, 3:4 SO (1:1, 1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 0:1). Yugra goals: Korolyuk (Kaspar, Larsen), Gusev, Gusev (Kaspar, Valentenko).
December 30 (a) vs. Ak Bars, 2:3 (0:2, 1:0, 1:1). Yugra goals: Korolyuk (Kaspar, Maxwell), Larsen (Kaspar).

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS

Total:
19 games played
7 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Traktor win in OT
2 Traktor wins in shootouts
5 Yugra wins in regulation
1 Yugra win in OT
3 Yugra win in shootouts
Goals scored: 52 vs. 52

In Chelyabinsk:
10 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Traktor win in shootouts
4 Yugra wins in regulation
Goals scored: 22 vs. 23

In Khanty-Mansiysk:
9 games played
2 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Traktor win in OT
1 Traktor win in shootouts
1 Yugra win in regulation
1 Yugra win in OT
3 Yugra win in shootouts
Goals scored: 30 vs. 29