2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season

The 2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season was the fourth season of the Bratislava-based club HC Slovan Bratislava in the Kontinental Hockey League. On July 2 it was officially announced that Slovan would continue playing in the KHL, with Miloš Říha appointed head coach. Tomáš Surový was appointed team captain with Ladislav Nagy and Michal Sersen as alternate captains.

Schedule and results

Pre-season The pre-season schedule was announced on July 12, 2015.

|-bgcolor= ddffdd |1||July 22|| Salavat Yulaev|| 2–3 ||Slovan Bratislava|| Maribor, Slovenia|||| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |2||July 24|| Salavat Yulaev|| 2–3||Slovan Bratislava|| Maribor, Slovenia|||| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |3||July 28|| Slovan Bratislava || 2–1 || Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod|| Kajot Arena, Brno|||| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |4||August 4|| Slovan Bratislava || 5 – 4 SO|| Kometa Brno || Slovnaft Arena ||6,355|| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |5||August 6|| Slovan Bratislava || 3 – 2 SO || PSG Zlín|| Slovnaft Arena ||4,673|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |6||August 8|| Slovan Bratislava || 1–3 || Medveščak Zagreb|| Slovnaft Arena ||5,043|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |7||August 11|| Kometa Brno ||5–1 || Slovan Bratislava || Kajot Arena |||| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |8||August 13|| PSG Zlín ||2–3 || Slovan Bratislava || Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky |||| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |9||August 18|| Vítkovice Steel || 3–6 || Slovan Bratislava || ČEZ Aréna |||| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |10||August 21|| HKm Zvolen || 1–6 || Slovan Bratislava || Steiger Aréna ||||

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Regular season

|-bgcolor= ffbbbb |1||26||Slovan Bratislava|| 1–3 ||Admiral Vladivostok || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 9,270 ||0–0–0–1|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |2||28||Slovan Bratislava||0–1||Amur Khabarovsk || Garnett || Slovnaft Arena || 7,218||0–0–0–2|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |3||30||Slovan Bratislava||6–0||Metallurg Novokuznetsk ||Garnett || Slovnaft Arena ||6,875||1–0–0–2||

|-bgcolor= ffbbbb |4||1||Slovan Bratislava|| 2–3 ||Sibir Novosibirsk || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 7,547 ||1–0–0–3|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |5||6||Slovan Bratislava|| 3–2 || Medveščak Zagreb || Brust||Slovnaft Arena || 8,123 ||2–0–0–3|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |6||10||Dynamo Moscow|| 1–2||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Luzhniki || 6,170 ||3–0–0–3|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |7||12||HC Vityaz|| 2–5 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Podolsk Hero Arena || 3,500 || 4–0–0–3 || |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |8||14|| Medveščak Zagreb|| 2 – 3 OT ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Dom Sportova || 5,000 || 4–1–0–3 || |-bgcolor= ffeeaa |9||17|| Slovan Bratislava || 1 – 2 OT || SKA St. Petersburg || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 || 4–1–1–3 || |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |10||19|| Slovan Bratislava || 2–5 || Spartak Moscow || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 9,329 || 4–1–1–4 || |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |11||21|| Slovan Bratislava || 3 – 2 OT || Dinamo Riga || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 7,577 || 4–2–1–4 || |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |12||23|| Jokerit Helsinki || 4–1 || Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Hartwall Arena || 9,503 || 4–2–1–5 || |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |13||25|| Dinamo Riga || 1 – 2 SO || Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Arena Riga || 7,586 || 4–3–1–5 || |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |14||28|| Slovan Bratislava || 0–3 || Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 7,080 || 4–3–1–6 || |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |15||30|| Slovan Bratislava || 1–3 || Traktor Chelyabinsk || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 6,883 || 4–3–1–7 ||

|-bgcolor= ffeeaa |16||2||Slovan Bratislava|| 3 – 4 OT ||Salavat Yulaev Ufa || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 7,820 ||4–3–2–7|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |17||4||Slovan Bratislava|| 2–5 ||Metallurg Magnitogorsk || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 8,342 ||4–3–2–8|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |18||7||Salavat Yulaev Ufa|| 3–2 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett, Brust ||Ufa Arena || 5,503 ||4–3–2–9|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |19||9||Metallurg Magnitogorsk|| 2–3 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Arena Metallurg || 5,785 ||5–3–2–9|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |20||11||Lada Togliatti|| 2–1 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Lada Arena || 3,289 ||5–3–2–10|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |21||13||Ak Bars Kazan|| 0–1 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||TatNeft Arena || 7,157 ||6–3–2–10|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |22||17||Slovan Bratislava|| 6–0 ||HC Ugra || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 8,440 ||7–3–2–10|| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |23||19||Slovan Bratislava|| 4 – 3 SO ||Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 7,143 ||7–4–2–10|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |24||21||Slovan Bratislava|| 5–3 ||Barys Astana || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 7,862 ||8–4–2–10|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |25||23||Slovan Bratislava|| 0–3 ||Avangard Omsk || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 ||8–4–2–11|| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |26||26|| Dinamo Minsk|| 3 – 4 SO ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Arena Metallurg || 9,726 ||8–5–2–11|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |27||28||Slovan Bratislava|| 2–5 ||Lada Togliatti || Brust, Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 7,887 ||8–5–2–12|| |-bgcolor= ffeeaa |28||30||Slovan Bratislava|| 1 – 2 SO ||Ak Bars Kazan || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 8,854 ||8–5–3–12||

|-bgcolor= ffbbbb |29||1|| Medveščak Zagreb|| 6–2 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Dom Sportova || 5,390 ||8–5–3–13|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |30||10||Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod|| 5–3 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Trade Union Sport Palace || 5,200 ||8–5–3–14|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |31||12|| Dinamo Minsk|| 2–1 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Minsk-Arena || 8,529 ||8–5–3–15|| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |32||14||Slovan Bratislava|| 3 – 2 SO ||CSKA Moscow || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 ||8–6–3–15|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |33||16||Slovan Bratislava|| 5–4 ||Severstal Cherepovets || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 9,284 ||9–6–3–15|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |34||19|| CSKA Moscow || 0–2 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||CSKA Ice Palace || 3,956 ||10–6–3–15|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |35||21|| Severstal Cherepovets || 1–2 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Ice Palace ||4,463 ||11–6–3–15|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |36||24||Slovan Bratislava|| 4–1 || Dinamo Minsk || Garnett ||Slovnaft Arena || 9,332 ||12–6–3–15|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |37||29||HC Ugra|| 1–3 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Arena Ugra || 3,000 ||13–6–3–15||

|-bgcolor= ffbbbb |38||1|| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg|| 4–3 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett, Brust ||KRK Uralets || 3,390 ||13–6–3–16|| |-bgcolor= ffeeaa |39||3|| Barys Astana|| 5–4 OT ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Barys Arena || 3,964 ||13–6–4–16|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |40||5|| Avangard Omsk|| 5–3 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Omsk Arena || 8,270 ||13–6–4–17|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |41||9|| Slovan Bratislava|| 4–5 ||HC Sochi || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 9,108 ||13–6–4–18|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |42||11|| Slovan Bratislava|| 0–1 ||Lokomotiv Yaroslavl || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 ||13–6–4–19|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |43||22|| Slovan Bratislava|| 4–2 || Dinamo Minsk || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 ||14–6–4–19|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |44||26|| Slovan Bratislava|| 3–0 || Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 ||15–6–4–19|| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |45||28|| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|| 0–1 SO ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Neftekhimik Ice Palace || 5,000 ||15–7–4–19|| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |46||30|| Traktor Chelyabinsk|| 1–2 SO ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Traktor Ice Arena || 7,000 ||15–8–4–19||

|-bgcolor= d0e7ff |47||4|| Dinamo Riga|| 1–2 SO ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Arena Riga || 3,888 ||15–9–4–19|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |48||6|| Slovan Bratislava || 4–2 || Jokerit Helsinki || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 || 16–9–4–19|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |49||11|| Spartak Moscow|| 0–4 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Sokolniki Arena || 4,103 ||17–9–4–19|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |50||13|| SKA Saint Petersburg|| 3–2 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Ice Palace || 11,046 ||17–9–4–20|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |51||16|| Slovan Bratislava || 4–2 || Vityaz || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 || 18–9–4–20|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |52||18|| Slovan Bratislava || 3–4 || Dynamo Moscow || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 || 18–9–4–21|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |53||20|| Slovan Bratislava || 3–2 || Medveščak Zagreb || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 || 19–9–4–21|| |-bgcolor= ddffdd |54||29|| Metallurg Novokuznetsk|| 2–3 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Sports Palace || 3,150 ||20–9–4–21|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |55||29|| Sibir Novosibirsk|| 3–2 ||Slovan Bratislava || Brust ||Ice Sports Palace || 7,400 ||20–9–4–22||

|-bgcolor= ddffdd |56||2|| Admiral Vladivostok|| 1–3 ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Fetisov Arena || 5,309 ||21–9–4–22|| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |57||4|| Amur Khabarovsk|| 2–3 SO ||Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Platinum Arena || 6,900 ||21–10–4–22|| |-bgcolor= d0e7ff |58||8|| Slovan Bratislava || 3–2 OT || Dinamo Riga || Brust ||Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 || 21–11–4–22|| |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |59||16|| HC Sochi ||5–2 || Slovan Bratislava ||Garnett ||Bolshoy Ice Dome || 6,789 ||21–11–4–23 || |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |60||18|| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl || 5 – 1 || Slovan Bratislava || Garnett ||Arena 2000 || 8,154 || 21–11–4–24 ||

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Playoffs

|-bgcolor= ffbbbb |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |1 || 21 Feb || CSKA Moscow || 2 – 0 || Slovan Bratislava || Brust || CSKA Ice Palace || 4,463 || 0 – 1 || |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |2 || 23 Feb || CSKA Moscow || 3 – 2 OT || Slovan Bratislava || Brust || CSKA Ice Palace || 5,073 || 0 – 2 || |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |3 || 25 Feb || Slovan Bratislava || 1 – 2 || CSKA Moscow || Brust || Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 || 0 – 3 || |-bgcolor= ffbbbb |4 || 27 Feb ||Slovan Bratislava || 1 – 3 || CSKA Moscow || Brust || Slovnaft Arena || 10,055 || 0 – 4 || []

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Standings

Western Conference

Player statistics Goaltenders Regular season Player Barry Brust 37 16 11 7 929 74 855 92.0 2.08 0 1 5 40 2130:42 Michael Garnett 28 8 16 2 759 72 687 90.5 2.85 0 0 2 10 1517:13

Skaters

Regular season Player Lukáš Kašpar 58 16 31 47 +15 39Cam Barker 55 9 31 40 0 75Rok Tičar 57 14 17 31 +1 24Žiga Jeglič 60 7 18 25 −2 24Václav Nedorost 54 12 12 24 +12 46Marek Viedenský 57 10 13 23 +6 26Andrej Šťastný 43 13 9 22 −3 76Milan Bartovič 60 8 12 20 +2 28Tomáš Surový 59 3 13 16 −5 42Michel Miklík 40 12 3 15 −2 16Ladislav Nagy 48 7 8 15 −7 34Michal Sersen 57 4 8 12 −7 57Tomáš Kundrátek 16 4 7 11 +4 14Tomáš Starosta 51 4 6 10 0 26Ľubomír Višňovský 9 2 8 10 +4 2Ivan Švarný 59 1 9 10 0 32Pavol Skalický 60 6 2 8 −15 20Patrik Lušňák 55 4 3 7 −10 18Francis Paré 16 3 2 5 −1 0Dávid Skokan 27 3 2 5 +2 18Vladimír Mihálik 49 1 3 4 +3 53Patrik Luža 36 1 2 3 −2 18Filip Novák 16 1 1 2 −1 12Radovan Puliš 5 1 0 1 0 0Anatoliy Protasenja 6 0 1 1 −1 4Juraj Valach 25 0 1 1 −1 26Lukáš Kozák 32 0 1 1 −4 8Samuel Petráš 2 0 0 0 0 0Patrik Bačík 2 0 0 0 −3 2Juraj Šiška 3 0 0 0 −2 2Marek Tvrdoň 4 0 0 0 −2 2Louis Leblanc 7 0 0 0 −6 16Mislav Rosandić 8 0 0 0 −1 2

Team statistics All statistics are for regular season only.

Statistic ValueMatches played 60 Total points 89 Record 21–11–4–24 Score 154 – 148Biggest win 6 – 0 (Round 3 vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk & Round 22 vs. HC Ugra)Biggest defeat 2 – 6 (Round 29 vs. Medveščak Zagreb) 1 – 5 (Round 60 vs.Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)Shots on goal % 7.79% (154/1977)Shutouts 6Penalty in minutes 840Powerplay % 16.7% (39/234)Penalty killing 86.2% (225/261)Average attendance 8,819 Number of sold-out home games 11 Most consecutive winsRegular time wins. 5 (Round 33 – Round 37)Most consecutive wins + overtime wins 7 (Round 43 – Round 49)Most consecutive undefeated matchesGames without a regular time loss. 7 (Round 43 – Round 49)Most consecutive losses Regular time losses 3 (Round 29 – Round 31 & Round 40 – Round 42)Most consecutive losses + overtime losses 6 (Round 10 – Round 15)Most consecutive matches without a winGames without a regular time win. 11 (Round 8 – Round 18)Longest time between scored goals 79:39 (Round 14 – Round 15)Longest time without a conceded goal 121:15 (Round 20 – Round 23) Notes

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Roster changes

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