Russian heroes

OFFICIALS
Referees: Denis Bondar (Magnitogorsl), Yevgeni Romasko (Tver)
Linesmen: Tornike Kuchava, Konstantin Chubykin (both – Moscow)

OPPONENT
VITYAZ Podolsk
Founded in: 1996
Arena: Vityaz Ice Palace, capacity – 5500
Trophies and achievements: Russian Major League (RUS-2) runner-up (2005)
Best result in team history: 15th place (2007)
Last season finish: 24th place
Head coach: Oleg Orekhovsky
Team colors: red, white
Team captain: Maksim Afinogenov
MHL team: Russkiye Vityazi
Official website (in Russian): http://www.hcvityaz.ru/
Team roster (in Russian): http://www.hcvityaz.ru/player.php

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, TRAKTOR vs. VITYAZ
Games played: 46 vs. 49
Points: 67 vs. 64
Goals scored: 112 vs. 129
Goals allowed: 122 vs. 153
Shots: 1353 vs. 1395
Shots efficiency%: 8.28 vs. 9.25
PP%: 15.8 vs. 15.8
PK%: 85.3 vs. 78.9
PIM: 486 vs. 686

TEAM LEADERS, TRAKTOR vs. VITYAZ
Goaltenders: Michael Garnett (28 GP, 14 W, GAA 2.15, svs% 92.6) vs. Harri Sateri (36 GP, 14 W, GAA 3.01, svs% 91.0)
Points: Anton Glinkin (33) vs. Roman Horak (30)
Goals: Andrei Popov (17) vs. Roman Horak (18), Vyacheslav Solodukhin (18)
Assists: Anton Glinkin (22) vs. Mario Kempe (17)
D-men points: Deron Quint (22) vs. Matias Porseland (15)
+/-: Konstantin Panov (7) vs. Aleksei Semyonov (11)
Shots: Konstantin Panov (112) vs. Maksim Afinogenov (141)
FO win%: Francis Pare (61.1) vs. Yuri Koksharov (51.9)
Average TOI: Deron Quint (23:09) vs. Aleksei Semyonov (19:25)
Hits: Jan Bulis (92) vs. Jakov Seleznyov (80)
Shots blocked: Maksim Kondratyev (65) vs. Igor Golovkov (50)
Most PIM: Yevgeni Katichev (48), Jan Bulis (48) vs. Igor Golovkov (84)

5 LATEST VITYAZ GAMES
January 10 (h) vs. Medvescak, 2:3 (1:1, 1:0, 0:1, 0:1). Vityaz goals: Solodukhin (Seleznyov, Kucheryavenko), Kucheryavenko (Solodukhin, Semyonov).
January 12 (h) vs. Slovan, 2:1 (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 1:0). Vityaz goals: Afinogenov (Grebeshkov), Kempe (Semyonov, Porseland).
January 15 (a) vs. Atlant, 1:3 (0:1, 1:2, 0:0). Vityaz goal: Kousal (Kempe).
January 17 (a) vs. Dinamo Minsk, 5:2 (2:0, 0:1, 3:1). Vityaz goals: Solodukhin (Semyonov), Makeyev (Kucheryavenko, Berdyukov), Mamin (Vyglazov, Afinogenov), Afinogenov (Semyonov), Kempe.
January 20 (h) vs. Yugra, 3:4 (2:2, 0:1, 1:0, 0:1). Vityaz goals: Kempe (Afinogenov), Semyonov (Kempe, Porseland), Kempe (Semyonov, Porseland).

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS, TRAKTOR vs. VITYAZ

Total:
18 games played
11 Traktor wins in regulation
3 Vityaz wins in regulation
4 Vityaz wins in shootouts
Goals scored: 55 vs. 47

In Chelyabinsk:
10 games played
5 Traktor wins in regulation
1 Vityaz win in regulation
4 Vityaz wins in shootouts
Goals scored: 29 vs. 28

In Chekhov\Podolsk:
8 games played
6 Traktor wins in regulation
2 Vityaz wins in regulation
Goals scored: 26 vs. 19