KHL. Before the match Barys - Ak Bars

Barys continues the holiday homestand series with Ak Bars. KHL's Eastern Conference standings closers will play today in Astana.

Kazan team has suffered two straight roadstand losses after a thrilling win over SKA. On Monday, Ak Bars lost to Sibir, where the guests led by two goals, but failed to get any points as a result. Maxim Bykov and Kirill Petrov were the scoring authors. Goalkeeper Timur Bilyalov saved only 11 of 15 shots on net. Oleg Znarok noticed that the team lacked some shots, but overall his team plays better and better in each match.

In 32 meetings, the team from the Tatarstan capital has scored 32 points. For now, it allows them to close the cup's eighth in the East. Alexander Radulov (13+11) is Ak Bars' best sharpshooter and sniper. The injured list in the morning contained Nikita Yevseyev and Dinar Khafizullin. In the beginning of the week, Kazan club announced the contract termination with defenseman Maxim Chudinov, who joined Spartak.

Barys defeated Salavat Yulayev 4-1 at homestand last round. Kirill Savitski scored a double and reached the 10-point mark on the season. Jeremy Bracco (8+13) and Linden Vey (13+8) also scored once and remain the most productive players for Kazakhstan. Anthony Louis recorded his tenth assist of the regular season. Nikita Boyarkin saved 26 shots on net and missed the puck only from his teammate Jesse Graham. Andrei Skabelka congratulated his teammates after their victory and emphasized the balance of the players' actions at key moments of the game.

At the moment, Astana is two points behind the playoffs (30 points after 33 games). Tonight's game will mark the middle of the current regular season for our team. Canadian defenseman Alex Grant was transferred to Barys yesterday and will join the club by the end of this week.

Barys and Ak Bars have already met in Kazan on October 1. Then the team from the capital of Kazakhstan won (3-2).

The match at Barys Arena will begin at 19:30 capital time.

Tickets for the matches can be purchased at the ticket offices of Barys Arena and on our website ticket.hcbarys.kz .

The live broadcast will be available on Bas Sport website.

General Partner of HC Barys – JSC NWF Samruk Kazyna

Partner of HC Barys - CF Fund for the Support of the Tourism and Sports Industry

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