20/21. Traktor vs Vityaz — 2:1

The first minutes of the game saw no pauses. The teams attacked each other and checked the goaltenders. Both Traktor and Vityaz got 10 penalty minutes in the first period yet none of them was able to score a goal.

The second period began with a penalty call, Vityaz played on powerplay and made a mistake that Traktor`s Vyacheslav Osnovin turned into a goal – 1:0. For Chelyabinsk`s team in the 12th short-handed goal in the season. After this goal Traktor became more confident in the offense, they created many moments yet none of them changed the numbers on the scoreboard.

The last period of the game was mostly dominated by Traktor. Thanks to active play in offense Traktor got a powerplay and Denis Bodrov netted a goal – 2:0. For the defenseman it is the first goal after joining the team. Vityaz tried to do their best to change the score and three minutes before the end of the game Daugavins scored a goal after Jerabek`s assist. After that, Vityaz replaced the goalie with the skater yet it didn't help them to tie the game. Traktor Chelyabinsk won the game and snapped 5 game losing streak with a 2-1 win.

ТRAKTOR 2:1 VITYAZ
1:0 – Osnovin – 21:55 (4х5)
2:0 – Bodrov (Byvaltsev, Aberg) – 46:08 (5х4)
2:1 – Daugavins (Jerabek) –56:26 

TRAKTOR
Will 
Pilut – Мanukhov, Kalinin (C) – Byvaltsev – Aberg;
Тelegin – Bailen (А), Kravtsov – Sedlak (А) – Hyka;
Bodrov – Karpukhin, Оsnovin – Ilyin – Shvaryov;
Ogurtsov, Аvtsin – Karlin – Kosov, Lukin.

VITYAZ
Тodykov (58:30-59:17, 59:46-60:00)
Pautov – Jerabek, Tedenby – Danforth – Daugavins (А);
Voronkov – Hultstrom, Moiseyev – Bardakov – Syomin (C);
Borodkin – Golovkov (А), Grebenshchikov – Маlykhin – Larichev;
Vorobei – Pylenkov, Ivanyuzhenkov – Dergachyov – Artyukhin.


Shots: 56 (19+21+16) vs 51 (12+12+27); 
Shots on goal: 31 (10+11+10) vs 27 (5+5+17); 
Faceoffs won: 34 (9+11+14) vs 30 (4+12+14); 
Blocked shots: 13 (2+5+6) vs 13 (4+7+2); 
Hits: 7 (2+1+4) vs 8 (1+1+2);
Time on attack: 13:53 (05:01+05:36+03:16) vs 10:51 (02:53+03:27+04:31)
Penalty minutes: 12 (4+2+6) vs 16 (6+2+8).

Referees: Eduard Odins, Jan Hribik
Linesmen: Tornike Kuchava, Nikita Novikov

January 14, 2021. Chelyabinsk  V.K. Belousov Traktor Ice Arena. 2843 spectators