21 October 2022

KHL. Before the match Barys – Metallurg

Barys is completing a long home series with Metallurg.

The team from Magnitogorsk arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan as the Eastern Conference leader, after winning three of the last four meetings. Only last week, Ak Bars broke Metallurg's winning streak at home with a 3-2 overtime victory. Brandan Lypsik and Nikolai Goldobin added to their sniper accounts. Goalkeeper Edward Pasquale had 34 saves. Defender Grigory Dronov played his first game since his return from North America. Ural's head trainer Ilya Vorobiev mentioned that the team had a great chance to win in overtime, but didn't take that chance.

After 20 games, Metallurg has 29 points, which is first place in the East. Philippe Maye, with 14 (10+4 points), leads the team in scoring and is one of the top scorers in the league. Forward Mikhail Fisenko is on the injured list.

Before Metallurg, Barys won three straight games, only missing one puck per game. On Monday, Astana defeated Torpedo 4-1. Kirill Savitsky, Alikhan Asetov, Linden Vey, who was the first to reach the 10-goal mark this season, and Anton Sagadeev were the authors of the goals scored for Nizhny Novgorod. Nikita Mikhailis assisted his teammates twice and reached the 10-assist milestone. Nikita Boyarkin saved his team after 34 shots on goal. Summing up the meeting, Andrey Skabelka noted that to such rivals, first of all, should be prepared mentally, and also appreciated the contribution of his goalkeeper for another victory.

The Kazakhstan team has scored 23 points in 20 games, which allows them to take fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Linden Wei got his team-leading scorer back (15 points, 10+5). Jesse Graham shares first place on the list of the best KHL assists with SKA's Damir Zhafyarov. Both have 14 assists. Ansar Shaikhmeddenov and Michael Shapyu will not be able to help Barys in the next few games, they are in the injured reserve.

This will be the first official match between Barys and Metallurg in the current KHL season. However, the teams have already played two preseason games in August. During the home Cup of the President of Kazakhstan, the hosts beat Magnitogorsk with a 3:2 score. In Chelyabinsk, Metallurg won - 5:2.

The match begins on the ice Barys-Arena 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 .

Live broadcast on Qazsport, KHL and KHL Prime channels.

It should be noted that under the upcoming match the ecological event Qar Barysyn Saqtayik (Save the snow leopard!) will be held by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Barys hockey club.

According to the International Snow Leopard Day, celebrated annually all over the world on October 23, the event is held to draw public attention and raise awareness about the problem of preserving the snow leopard in our country as a rare and endangered species.

During the environmental action on the territory of Barys-Arena for fans will be a special photo zone, contests with raffle prizes, face painting for children and other activities. In addition, along with professional artists, visitors of the match will be able to try to create a large picture of a snow leopard.

General Partner of HC Barys – JSC NWF Samruk Kazyna

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