The Facts
- The recent form of both competitors has been marked by mixed results.
- Izhstal could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- In this match, both teams have fairly balanced chances of victory.
- No recent head-to-head matches have been recorded between these two competitors.
Standings
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Almetyevsk | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33:20 | 16 |
| 2 | Khimik | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35:21 | 16 |
| 3 | Buran Voronezh | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23:16 | 15 |
| 4 | AKM | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35:26 | 15 |
| 5 | Orsk | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30:16 | 15 |
| 6 | Toros Neftekamsk | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27:20 | 14 |
| 7 | Omskie Krylia | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:14 | 14 |
| 8 | Gornyak | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26:13 | 14 |
| 9 | Tambov | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28:26 | 13 |
| 10 | Kristall Saratov | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25:28 | 13 |
| 11 | HC Yugra | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20:17 | 12 |
| 12 | Perm | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24:17 | 12 |
| 13 | HC Norilsk | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21:25 | 12 |
| 14 | SKA-VMF St. Petersburg | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24:21 | 12 |
| 15 | Kaluga | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21:15 | 12 |
| 16 | Dyn. Altay | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19:18 | 11 |
| 17 | Dinamo St. Petersburg | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30:33 | 11 |
| 18 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18:14 | 11 |
| 19 | Magnitka Magnitogorsk | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18:14 | 11 |
| 20 | Rubin Tyumen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 22:27 | 10 |
| 21 | Dizel | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21:21 | 10 |
| 22 | CSK VVS | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 24:35 | 9 |
| 23 | Ryazan | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16:25 | 9 |
| 24 | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17:32 | 8 |
| 25 | Bars | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21:36 | 7 |
| 26 | Olympia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27:33 | 7 |
| 27 | Izhevsk | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22:28 | 7 |
| 28 | Kurgan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13:24 | 7 |
| 29 | Zvezda Moscow | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 23:35 | 7 |
| 30 | Krasnoyarsk | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15:30 | 4 |
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