28 September 2022

KHL. Before the match Spartak - Barys

On September 28, Barys will finish the away series with a match against Spartak.

The Muscovites are one of the leaders of the Western Conference. Last week, Spartak lost in the local derby to CSKA, 2-3, in overtime. Egor Savikov and Danila Kvartalnov were the authors of the goals, who scored in the minority just before the end of the third period. Goalkeeper Alexei Krasikov saved 26 shots. Head trainer Boris Mironov said he liked the game, but could have done better on the power play.

After 11 games, Muscovites have 15 points. Notably, Spartak is the only team in the top eight in the West with a negative goals-against average. The team's most productive player is forward Alexander Khokhlachev (7 points, 3+4). In the game against CSKA he dished out an assist and became the top scorer in the history of Spartak in the KHL. As of the evening of September 27, forward Dmitry Kugryshev was in the treatment room.

Barys beat Lokomotiv in Yaroslavl on Monday for the first time in 15 years, 1-0 in a shootout. The Kazakhstani team won after 32 saves by Nikita Boyarkin (his second shutout of the season). The team also had a successful shootout by Arkady Shestakov and Nikita Mikhailis. At the five-game mark, Jesse Graham, the team's top defensive scorer, broke his streak of scoring. Andrey Skabelka noted the principled nature of this confrontation and thanked his team for the sacrificial game.

In 11 meetings, the Astana team scored 11 points. Linden Wei (5+3) and Jeremy Bracco (2+6) are Barys' most productive players. The participation of Mikhail Rakhmanov, who was injured in Yaroslavl, is questionable.

Both of last season's head-to-head encounters went to the team from the Russian capital (4-1 and 5-2).

The start of the match on the ice arena Megasport at 22:30 capital time.

Live broadcast on Qazsport and KHL Prime 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