The hosts are spending the last part of the championship on the rise. The team not only regularly collects points, winning four matches in a row, but also managed to “dry” the formidable St. Petersburg SKA (2:0) in the last one. The third shutout of the season was recorded by Philip Dolganov – he shares the lead this season in the number of shutouts with two other League goalkeepers. His current streak without a goal is 82 minutes and 37 seconds.
The match with Traktor will be timed to coincide with the 55th anniversary of the Nizhnekamsk club – the guests of the match will be treated to an extensive program, the start of which is scheduled to begin two hours before the kick-off. “Traktor” will try to spoil the “wolves” holiday, which will begin a short two-game trip. Before this, the Chelyabinsk team defeated Metallurg in their own walls in the Ural derby (2:1). The guests are in eighth position in the Eastern Conference with 22 points. Neftekhimik has two points less and is in tenth place. In the event of a sixth victory in a row (precisely in regular time), the Nizhnekamsk team will be equal in points with their opponents.
Nizhnekamsk resident Lukash Klok with 3+11 is in the top 5 regular season scorers and assists among defenders. For Nikita Setdikov, the next match is his 200th in the KHL. The most productive player for the hosts in the last five matches was forward Dmitry Zhukenov (2+3), who scored a double against SKA. For Traktor, forward Vladimir Tkachev scored the most points during this period (1+3).
The guests have an advantage over Nizhnekamsk in terms of victories in personal meetings in the history of the KHL: 36 versus 26.
2023-10-23 21:34:27
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