The Facts
- Kaluga has experienced an up-and-down run in recent matches (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Kristall Saratov shows confident form ahead of this contest (last 5 matches: 4 wins).
- Kristall Saratov could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- Recently, Kristall Saratov has enjoyed a sequence of home fixtures.
- Kaluga is expected to hold a slight competitive edge in this match.
- No recent head-to-head matches have been recorded between these two competitors.
Standings
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Almetyevsk | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28:13 | 14 |
| 2 | Perm | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24:17 | 12 |
| 3 | Khimik | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29:14 | 12 |
| 4 | Toros Neftekamsk | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24:20 | 12 |
| 5 | Dyn. Altay | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:7 | 11 |
| 6 | AKM | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:16 | 11 |
| 7 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:9 | 10 |
| 8 | SKA-VMF St. Petersburg | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21:19 | 10 |
| 9 | Gornyak | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:10 | 10 |
| 10 | HC Yugra | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:12 | 10 |
| 11 | Kaluga | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:7 | 9 |
| 12 | Orsk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21:15 | 9 |
| 13 | Buran Voronezh | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:7 | 9 |
| 14 | HC Norilsk | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:12 | 8 |
| 15 | Kristall Saratov | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 | 8 |
| 16 | Omskie Krylia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:10 | 8 |
| 17 | Dinamo St. Petersburg | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23:27 | 8 |
| 18 | Ryazan | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13:15 | 8 |
| 19 | CSK VVS | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17:20 | 7 |
| 20 | Bars | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19:28 | 7 |
| 21 | Zvezda Moscow | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20:28 | 7 |
| 22 | Magnitka Magnitogorsk | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:10 | 6 |
| 23 | Rubin Tyumen | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12:18 | 6 |
| 24 | Kurgan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11:18 | 6 |
| 25 | Tambov | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14:21 | 5 |
| 26 | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9:25 | 5 |
| 27 | Krasnoyarsk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6:16 | 4 |
| 28 | Dizel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:19 | 4 |
| 29 | Izhevsk | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15:23 | 3 |
| 30 | Olympia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17:26 | 2 |
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