Avangard - SKA. Match facts

Nikita Gusev netted SKA's 100th penalty shootout goal in the club's history. The first came in the 1969/1970 in the USSR Cup against Khimik, a match that SKA won. Overall, the team has competed in 71 shootouts, winning 38 of them and losing 33.

Also, Nikita became the 67th SKA player to step up for penalties, and he took the 274th shot. 23 different players have scored the 38 winning shootout goals, with Maxim Sushinsky becoming the hero on eight occasions, more than anyone else. He scored 23 of 43 attempts. Ilya Kovalchuk is in second place with 24 shots to his name, but he has only netted eight of them.

Nikita Gusev has scored on four of his six penalty shots, with Sergei Zubov netting three of five.

SKA's opponents have scored 87 of 272 penalty shots. Ilya Ezhov has been the club's most reliable goaltender in shootouts, celebrating eight victories.

In his sixth match against Avangard, Ilya Kovalchuk scored his first goal against the Omsk outfit. Overall, he has upset 30 separate opponents - only Kunlun Red Star have yet to concede against Ilya.

Avangard forward Ilya Zubov scored a shootout goal in a match against SKA for the second time. The first came on the 14th of March 2007 (SKA - Salavat Yulaev). However, teammate Maxim Pestushko failed to score a penalty shot against SKA for the first time. Previously he had taken advantage of all three attempts.