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KAZAN, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 27: Ilya Nikulin #5 of the Ak Bars and Alexander Frolov #82 of the Avangard scrambles to keep control of the puck during the game between Avangard and Ak Bars during the KHL Championship 2011/2012 on November 27, 2011 at the Arena Tatneft in Kazan, Russia. (Photo by Roman Kruchinin/KHL Photo Agency via Getty Images)

KAZAN, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 27: Ilya Nikulin #5 of the Ak Bars and Alexander Frolov #82 of the Avangard scrambles to keep control of the puck during the game between Avangard and Ak Bars during the KHL Championship 2011/2012 on November 27, 2011 at the Arena Tatneft in Kazan, Russia. (Photo by Roman Kruchinin/KHL Photo Agency via Getty Images)