KHL. Metallurg – Barys. Before the match

Barys opens the away series with the game with Metallurg.

Metallurg is very successful in its recent matches. Team has a current streak of seven consecutive wins. In the last round, team from Magnitogorsk confidently beat Jokerit on the road - 5:1. Dennis Rasmussen, Taylor Beck (double), Andrey Chibisov and  Igor Shvyryov each scored a goal. Goalkeeper Juho Olkinuora blocked 24 shots on goal as well.

Ilya Vorobyov's team currently ranks third in the Eastern Conference. Metallurg earned 69 points after 51 matches. Forward Bogdan Potekhin is on the injured reserve.

Barys went on the road after two home defeats. On Monday, team from Nur-Sultan won back with 0:2 in the match with Avtomobilist, but the puck missed in the last minutes wiped out all the efforts of players in blue uniforms - defeat with 2:3. Jacob Lilja played his 50th game in the KHL and scored his 20th goal in his debut season. Another goal was made by Filip Varone. Henrik Karlsson has recorded 30 saves.

Yuri Mikhailis team is back to the eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 60 points after 51 games. The injured reserve includes goalkeeper Joni Ortio, as well as defenders Viktor Svedberg and Leonid Metalnikov. Matthew Frattin and Alikhan Asetov remained in Nur-Sultan since they will be engaged in an individual program.

In the current regular season, Barys and Metallurg have already held two full-time matches in the capital of Kazakhstan. Both games were out of regular time. In November, the Russian team won in the shootout - 2:1. But at the end of December, the hosts avenged in overtime – 3:2.

Match starts at Arena Metallurg at 08:00 pm capital time.

Live broadcast on Qazsport and KHL TV.

Fonbet - official betting company of Barys HC offers the following odds for the upcoming match: P1 - 1.83 | X - 4.30 | P2 - 3.65.

General partner of Barys HC - SWF "Samruk Kazyna" JSC

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