Traktor sets a new record for the first round of playoffs

Never before has a team scored 25 goals in the first round of playoffs.

Traktor’s first line that performed on par with other lines only in game #5 stepped aside in game #7, and the second line took over. In game #7 Kontiola scored twice, garnering a total of nine points in this series; Yakutsenya scored and assisted once; and it was only after that Deron Quint garnered a goal for the first line.

It was Barys’ fifth allowed goal that prompted Vladimir Krikunov to change the goaltender. Pavel Poluektov, thrown right into heat of things, looked well but couldn’t withstand so much pressure and caved in in game #7. Poluektov’s substitute, 19 year-old Vladimir Kramar was able to keep a clean sheet, but it did not help Barys much.

In the end Barys lived up to the trend observed throughout the regular season; the Kazakh team was one of the most scoring teams while still allowing more than any other team in the playoffs. Therefore, with an impressive tally of 22 goals Barys is now out of the title contention.

Traktor advances to lock horns with Avangard.