KHL. Before the match Salavat Yulaev - Barys

Barys continues its road stand series with Salavat Yulaev in Ufa.

Two weeks have passed since the last meeting of both teams in the capital of Bashkortostan. In that match, the Ufa team secured a confident 5-1 victory.

Since then, Salavat Yulayev has scored in five straight games, but Viktor Kozlov's wards have lost three of them. Last tour, the Ufa team lost in a shootout at home to Avangard, 3-4. The game was notable for Mikhail Naumenkov's rather curious own goal. Sergey Shmelyov, Alexander Kadeikin and Pavel Koledov scored pucks against the opponent's goal. Goalie Ilya Ezhov stopped 34 shots. Salavat's head trainer said that his team stuck to its plan until the last moment of the game.

In 28 games, the Ufa team has scored 40 points, second place in the Eastern Conference. Sergey Shmelyov is the top sharpshooter (11+10), the first player on the team to reach the 20-point mark. The day before the game with Barys, defenseman Ryan Murphy, as well as forwards Artyom Pimenov and Joshua Ho-Sang, were on the injured list.

On Friday, the Kazakstans got one point in Magnitogorsk, losing to Metallurg on a shootout, 2-3. Nelson Nogier opened the scoring for his goals and assists in the KHL, the second was scored by Jeremy Bracco. Julius Hudacek made 28 saves. Andrei Skabelka, who has reached the 500 game in KHL, said that despite the defeat, the team produced one of the best matches of the season.

With 26 points after 29 games, the Astana team is ninth in the East. Linden Vey (12+7) nears another all-time scoring mark, currently the team's top scorer and one of the league's best snipers.

The match starts on the Ufa Arena at 17:00 capital time.

Live broadcast on Qazsport, KHL Prime and Bas Sport channels.

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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