Traktor Chelyabinsk vs Amur Khabarovsk Prediction 29 August 2025

Last season, the team from Chelyabinsk delivered an impressive performance, amassing a staggering 96 points to clinch the Eastern Conference title. Notably, the "Polar Bears" wrapped up the regular season with a match against Amur, where even without Zac Fucale, they secured a 2-0 shutout victory over the Far East side. After stumbling in their first game of the Governor's Cup, Chelyabinsk bounced back to edge out HC Sochi with a 5-4 win. Newcomers Korshkov and Gross played key roles in preventing an upset on Tuesday. Two days later, in their clash with Lada, the "Black and Whites" found the net five times while allowing Tolyatti to score just once. Chris Driedger delivered a solid performance, and it seems that Gru's squad has finally hit their stride.

This summer, the renowned Belarusian defenseman Alexander Galchenyuk took the helm of the "Tigers." At a certain point in his intriguing career, he coached Alexander Galchenyuk Jr., Reid Boucher, and Ryan Spooner. Changes in Khabarovsk also impacted the management: Oleg Filimonov, who had long served as the club's goaltending coach, was appointed as the general manager. The Tigers' main hopes in attack rest on Alex Broadhurst and Alex Galchenyuk. After a successful start against the "Polar Bears," the Khabarovsk team displayed inconsistent results: first, they narrowly edged out Togliatti's Lada in overtime, and then they suffered a 1-2 defeat to the not-so-formidable Sochi team. The 31-year-old Galchenyuk made his mark by scoring a goal early in the second period. In the match against the Southerners, the Tigers were outshot, took more penalties, but excelled in face-offs.