Albert
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My Prediction
Ak Bars Kazan by 2Looks like we're in for a gristmill grinder as Ak Bars Kazan prepares to slap shot their way into Severstal Cherepovets' home ice. Not for nothing, if you're a goalie aficionado, today's game would pique your interest. Alexander Samoilov has been holding the fort for Severstal Cherepovets with a score of 25 saves this season. Ak Bars Kazan, on the flip side, seems to be working on a zero-hero strategy with Timur Bilyalov and Amir Miftakhov staring at goose eggs in their save baskets.
Let's put a pin in that goalie gossip though. Let's talk about top players. Or should I say, Top Guns. Shifting our gaze to Ak Bars Kazan's firepower, Dmitry Jaskin and Kirill Semyonov are having a stellar season with a haul of 11 and 8 goals respectively.
Severstal isn't just sipping tea here, folks. They have their own mighty blades. Danil Aimurzin and Kirill Pilipenko have been consistent producers with 11 and 10 goals under their nameplates.
If you’re a sucker for stats (and let’s face it, who isn’t?), you might like to know that the last two times these teams crossed sticks, it was Severstal Cherepovets who bested Ak Bars Kazan with an identical score of 4 to 1. That's akin to bumping into your ex-girlfriend at the mall while she's on a date. Twice.
However, Ak Bars Kazan does pull rank in the regular season record with 17 wins to Severstal's 16. Hot off a victory against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Ak Bars Kazan is riding a wave of triumph, while Severstal, following a groove against Admiral Vladivostok, seems to be doing a bit of a hokey pokey, one step forward, two steps back.
Quoting De Niro from 'Silver Linings Playbook', "You gotta have a strategy." For today's match-up, the strategy is simple - keep your eyes on the net and your hand on your foam fingers.
Albert’s Prediction: Ak Bars Kazan by 2
Albert
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