MHL. KUZNETSKIE MEDVEDI vs. BELYE MEDVEDI. February 25, game preview

SENIOR OFFICIAL
Stanislav Baturin (Barnaul)

OPPONENT
KUZNETSKIE MEDVEDI Novokuznetsk
Arena: Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace, capacity – 7533
Head coach: Aleksandr Kitov
Colors: red, grey, black, white
KHL team: Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Website: http://www.metallurg-nk.ru/

CURRENT REGULAR SEASON, BELYE MEDVEDI vs. KUZNETSKIE MEDVEDI
Games played: 53 vs. 51
Points: 121 vs. 67
Goals scored: 227 vs. 111
Goals allowed: 116 vs. 137
PP%: 22.7 vs. 9.5
PK%: 85.9 vs. 86.4
PIM: 658 vs. 655

TEAM LEADERS, BELYE MEDVEDI vs. KUZNETSKIE MEDVEDI
Goaltenders: Yegor Nazarov (43 GP, 30 W, GAA 1.99, svs% 93.1) vs. Vladislav Podyapolsky (43 GP, 14 W, GAA 2.51, svs% 92.0)
Points: Aleksandr Sharov (49) vs. Dmitri Starchenko (30)
Goals: Semyon Afonasyevsky (22), Aleksandr Sharov (22) vs. Stanislav Butuzov (10), Kirill Zinovyev (10)
Assists: Aleksei Zakarlyukin (31) vs. Dmitri Starchenko (21)
D-men points: Konstantin Zabavin (32) vs. Sergei Schenkov (10)
+/-: Konstantin Zabavin (37) vs. Mikhail Patrikeyev (8)
Shots: Aleksandr Sharov (163) vs. Stanislav Butuzov (123)
FO win%: Aleksandr Sharov (57.3) vs. Dmitri Starchenko (56.2)
Most PIM: Aleksandr Tridchikov (68) vs. Sergei Schenkov (63)

HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES STATS, BELYE MEDVEDI vs. KUZNETSKIE MEDVEDI

Total:
23 games played
12 Belye Medvedi wins in regulation
2 Belye Medvedi wins in shootouts
8 Kuznetskie Medvedi wins in regulation
1 Kuznetskie Medvedi win in OT
Goals scored: 78 vs. 63

In Chelyabinsk:
11 games played
6 Belye Medvedi wins in regulation
4 Kuznetskie Medvedi wins in regulation
1 Kuznetskie Medvedi win in OT
Goals scored: 37 vs. 29

In Novokuznetsk:
12 games played
6 Belye Medvedi wins in regulation
2 Belye Medvedi wins in shootouts
4 Kuznetskie Medvedi wins in regulation
Goals scored: 41 vs. 34