KHL Before the match Barys – Sochi   

«Barys» will have to play three home matches in four days. The first rival of our team will be Sochi.

Andrei Nazarov's wards joined the fight for the top eight in the West. Three victories have been won in the last five meetings.  In the last round, the Sochi players lost to Salavat Yulaev in Ufa - 0: 5.  The guests took 23 shots on target, but they could not score Juha Metsola's property.  The best sharpshooter of the «leopards» Artyom Nikolaev (20 points, 7 + 13) finished the fight with a usefulness indicator (-3).    «Sochi» mentor noted that for his team it was the day when everything wasn’t coming out right. 

After 37 matches, the Russian team has 34 points to its credit, that allows it to be on the tenth line in the standings of the KHL Western Conference. The gap from the playoff zone is seven points. The list of injured «Sochi» today includes strikers Egor Babenko and Ilya Kruglov.

«Barys» after a successful voyage to Tatarstan slightly improved its position. On Monday, for the first time in seven years, Kazakhstanis beat «Ak Bars» in Kazan in regular time - 2: 1. The shots of Jacob Lilya and Arkady Shestakov became accurate. A huge contribution to the victory was made by goalkeeper Yoni Ortio, who made 35 saves. Yuri Mikhailis said at a press conference that the whole team, which played strictly, disciplined and selflessly, deserves praise.

In Kazan, the effective streak of Curtis Volk, who scored points ten matches in a row, was interrupted. The best scorer of «Barys» Nikita Mikhaylis (35 points, 15 + 20) was unable to score effective actions in two matches in a row for the first time this season.

The team from Nur-Sultan has 34 points on its account after 36 matches. To date, this is the tenth place in the East, and the gap from the cup eight is still three points. Defender Erik Martinsson is still listed in the team's infirmary. Striker Tomas Yurcho has been disqualified for one game.

In the current regular season, «Soch»i and «Barys» have already held one face-to-face meeting. Andrey Nazarov's team won a convincing victory on home ice (5:2) in mid-November.

The match starts at «Barys-Arena» at 19:30 Moscow time.

The beginning of the studio live broadcast of Barys LIVE with Dinara Baykadamova and Zhiger Azbergenov at 18:50 Moscow time.

Live broadcast on Kazsport and KHL Prime channels, as well as on our website and in the official mobile application, that is available for download in the Google Play Market and App Store.

Tickets for the upcoming match can be purchased at the ticket offices of «Barys-Arena», as well as on our online service. Please note that only persons with a "green" status are allowed to attend matches.

Fonbet - The official betting company HC «Barys» offers the following coefficients for the upcoming match: P1 - 2.05 | X - 4.10 | P2 - 3.10.

General Partner of HC «Barys» – JSC «NWF «Samruk Kazyna»

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