The Facts
- The recent form of both competitors has been marked by mixed results.
- Molot could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- Molot carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- These two teams have no recorded direct encounters in recent history.
Standings
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Khimik | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43:23 | 18 |
| 2 | Almetyevsk | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 35:21 | 18 |
| 3 | AKM | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 38:29 | 17 |
| 4 | Perm | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28:17 | 16 |
| 5 | Kaluga | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25:16 | 16 |
| 6 | Gornyak | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29:18 | 15 |
| 7 | Buran Voronezh | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23:16 | 15 |
| 8 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22:14 | 15 |
| 9 | Orsk | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30:16 | 15 |
| 10 | HC Norilsk | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24:27 | 14 |
| 11 | Toros Neftekamsk | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27:24 | 14 |
| 12 | SKA-VMF St. Petersburg | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27:21 | 14 |
| 13 | Omskie Krylia | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:14 | 14 |
| 14 | Tambov | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28:26 | 13 |
| 15 | Kristall Saratov | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25:30 | 13 |
| 16 | HC Yugra | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20:17 | 12 |
| 17 | Dizel | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24:24 | 12 |
| 18 | Dyn. Altay | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20:21 | 11 |
| 19 | Bars | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28:41 | 11 |
| 20 | Dinamo St. Petersburg | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30:36 | 11 |
| 21 | Magnitka Magnitogorsk | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18:14 | 11 |
| 22 | Rubin Tyumen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 22:27 | 10 |
| 23 | CSK VVS | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26:43 | 9 |
| 24 | Ryazan | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16:26 | 9 |
| 25 | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20:36 | 8 |
| 26 | Olympia | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29:36 | 7 |
| 27 | Izhevsk | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23:31 | 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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