V duelu celků z druhé poloviny tabulky se Novosibirsk po výhře nad Nižným Novgorodem dotáhl v pořadí superligy na svého dnešního soupeře.
| Rusko - 8. kolo |
| Novokuzněck - CSKA Moskva 2:4 (za hosty Kohn 0+1), Novosibirsk - Nižnij Novgorod 2:1. |
| Tabulka |
| 1. | Petrohrad | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:16 | 18 |
| 2. | CSKA Moskva | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:20 | 15 |
| 3. | Ufa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:22 | 15 |
| 4. | Magnitogorsk | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:10 | 14 |
| 5. | Dynamo Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21:14 | 14 |
| 6. | Čerepovec | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:15 | 14 |
| 7. | Jaroslavl | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:15 | 13 |
| 8. | MVD Podolsk | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:14 | 13 |
| 9. | Kazaň | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23:19 | 12 |
| 10. | Čeljabinsk | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:16 | 12 |
| 11. | Chimik MO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:16 | 11 |
| 12. | Nižněkamsk | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11:11 | 9 |
| 13. | Novokuzněck | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17:19 | 9 |
| 14. | Nižnij Novgorod | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:20 | 9 |
| 15. | Novosibirsk | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:23 | 9 |
| 16. | Chabarovsk | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:20 | 7 |
| 17. | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12:19 | 7 |
| 18. | Omsk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17:22 | 6 |
| 19. | Viťaz Čechov | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:24 | 5 |
| 20. | Togliatti | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16:28 | 4 |
