Channel One Cup. A statistical review

For the first time in 21 Euro Hockey Tour tournaments, no overtimes have been witnessed in the competition's opening two stages. Overtime and penalty shots were only introduced to the Euro Hockey Tour in 2000. 

Thanks to this victory over Finland, Russia have 39 Euro Hockey Tour victories against these opponents compared to Finland's 38. The goal difference is 201 - 189 in Russia's favour. Ivan Telegin scored the 200th against the Finns.

Ilya Kovalchuk scored against Finland for the tenth time in his career. Overall, in 127 official matches with Finland, our team have scored 329 goals.

Defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin competed in his 15th Russia match. So far, he has two assists.

Vladimir Tkachyov boasts four points (3+1) from ten national team games.

In five Russia appearances, Igor Shestyorkin has conceded seven goals, won all of his matches and tallied up one shutout.

Ilya Kovalchuk netted his 60th Russia goal. It has taken him 153 matches to reach this landmark. At the Channel One Cup, Ilya has 19 points (8+11).

Maxim Shalunov scored his debut Euro Hockey Tour goal. It came in his eighth game.

Sergei Plotnikov played in his 30th Euro Hockey Tour match (4+5), it was Yegor Yakovlev's 25th game (3+1), Viktor Antipin's 20th (2+5) while both Alexei Bereglazov and Viktor Antipin appeared in their tenth fixture. 

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