Before the Barys vs Amur match

Barys continues its home series with a game against Amur.

The Khabarovsk team is going through tough times, arriving in Astana with 14 consecutive losses. In their last game, the «Tigers» lost a high-scoring match to Spartak in Moscow (3:7). Goals for Amur were scored by Viktor Baldaev, Vladislav Barulin, and Ignat Korotkikh. Goalies Dmitry Lozebnikov and Viktor Kobozev combined for 28 saves. Acting head coach Viktor Kostyuchenok noted that his team concedes too many easy goals and fails to finish plays.

In 28 regular-season games, Amur has earned 13 points. Their top scorer, Alexander Galchenyuk, has 12 points (7+5). This week, the Far Eastern team added goalie Matt Jurusik, traded from Kunlun for forward Jan Drozg. Injured players include goalie Igor Bobkov and forwards Devin Brosseau and Dmitry Shevchenko.

On Wednesday, Barys defeated Metallurg at home (2:1). Goals came from Maxim Mukhametov and Kirill Panyukov, who leads the team with six goals. Dinmukhamed Kaiyrzhan played his 100th KHL game, and Nikita Boyarkin made 35 saves. Coach Galym Mambetaliyev praised his players for their patient and committed defensive play, which brought success.

In 28 games, the Kazakh team has earned 20 points. Alikhan Omirbekov (5+6) remains Barys’ top scorer.

In the season's first game between Barys and Amur, held in early September in Astana, the Khabarovsk team won convincingly, 5:1.

Match details:

Start: 19:00 Astana time.

Tickets: Available at Barys Arena box offices or online at hcbarys.kz/tickets.

Live broadcast: Qazsport and KHL channels.

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